Zac Solis Named MIAC Men’s Swimmer Of The Week Posted on November 4th, 2014 by

Senior Zac Solis has earned the MIAC's first Swimmer of the Week honor for his performance last weekend against UW-Eau Claire.

Release Courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director

The Gustavus men’s swimming and diving team started the 2014-15 season with a great performance in a narrow loss to UW-Eau Claire 148-139. Though the Gusties came up a little short, senior Zac Solis (Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill) starred in his season debut. Solis totaled four first-place finishes – three in individual events and one relay – in his impressive opening act. For his performance, the MIAC sports information directors honored Solis Tuesday with the first MIAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Athlete-of-the-Week award of the 2014-15 season.

Solis not only showed off his talent, but also his versatility, as he won individual races of three different distances with two different strokes. He was victorious in the 500-freestyle (4:59.73), the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:24.31) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.14). He also helped the Gusties’ 400-yard freestyle relay team swim to victory with a time of 3:17.89. Solis’ 500-free and 200-back times rank first in the MIAC this season.

Solis and the Gusties will continue their season this weekend, as they make their home debut with a dual against NCAA Division II foe St. Cloud State. The dual will start in St. Peter, Minn., Saturday at 1 p.m. They’ll also be in action the following Friday (Nov. 14) with a dual at defending MIAC champion St. Olaf.

 

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