Taking full advantage of an extra year of eligibility, fifth-year senior Lily Lockhart threw the weight for a school record 19.07m at Harvard this week. Not to be outdone, freshman Isaac Weigel made a splash on the national scene. Competing at the U.S. Open in North Carolina, the Iowa City native earned a medal, finishing in seventh place in the 200 free.
Their efforts are rewarded by being named the DartmouthSports.com Athletes of the week.
Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.
Isaac Weigel, Fr., Iowa City, Iowa, Free/IM, Men’s Swimming
Isaac Weigel competed in the U.S. Open this past weekend, leaving North Carolina following some great swims. He made it back to finals in the 200 IM, 200 free and 100 free. The freshman swimmer took 22nd in the 100 free, two-tenths of a second behind an athlete from Northwestern. In finals, he dropped almost half a second, touching the wall in 51.43 for a 17th place finish. The meet was highlighted by his seventh-place finish in the 200 free, which earned him his first U.S. Open medal.