UW-Whitewater

Megan Kraft

  • Award
    Swimming Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/9/2010
  • Sport
    Women's Swimming and Diving
  • School
    UW-Whitewater
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Menomonie, Wis.
  • High School
    Menomonie

Against Luther College (Iowa) Nov. 5, Kraft won two individual events – 100-yard backstroke (1:01.34) and 200-yard individual medley (2:13.09). The Warhawks won the dual meet 116-108. In a 225-67 dual-meet victory over Lawrence University Nov. 6, she won three events. Kraft was victorious in the 200-yard individual medley (2:12.94), 100-yard backstroke (1:01.65) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:11.22). Her time in the 200-yard backstroke set the UW-Whitewater record, breaking the previous mark of 2:13.53 set by Courtney Jenkins Feb. 13, 2010, and her performance in both backstrokes led 1-2-3 sweeps of the events for the Warhawks.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Abby Diehl, Sophomore, Prairie du Sac, Wis. (Sauk Prairie)
UW-Oshkosh, Melissa Harvey, Junior, Kingsford, Mich. (Iron Mountain)
UW-River Falls, Sarah Koch, Sophomore, Bloomington, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret’s)