Wurm Selected as AU Student-Athlete of the Week Presented by GEICO

American University swimming & diving student-athlete Matt Wurm has been named the AU Student-Athlete of the Week Presented by GEICO, as announced by Department of Athletics officials.

The fourth-year swimmer led the Eagles at the 2014 Patriot League Championships in Annapolis, Md., this past weekend, helping the American men to a sixth-place finish at the conference meet.

Wurm was AU's top point-earner, totaling 14 points for American. He advanced to the B-Final of the 100 backstroke, placing fourth in the heat with a time of 50.58. Wurm also went on to win the B-Final in the 200 back, touching the wall at 1:49.72 -- nearly a second faster than his preliminary time.

Wurm and the Eagles are back at the Reeves Aquatic Center today, getting races in at the annual Eagle Invite as AU challenges eachother in timed events.