Dorvinen set a pool record in the 200-yard butterfly as the Blugolds beat UW-River Falls 120-27 on Nov. 19. Her time of 2:11.33 was nearly two seconds faster than the previous pool record, which was set in 2001, and she won by more than 14 seconds. Dorvinen was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team and the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished with the top time. On Nov. 20, at the UW-La Crosse Relays, she was part of two winning relay teams, taking first in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:58.18 and 850-yard freestyle relay with a time of 8:38.49.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Danielle Ellingson, Junior, Madison, Wis. (Memorial)
UW-Oshkosh, Katie Duffey, Sophomore, McFarland, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Tamra Knight, Senior, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stevens Point, Beth Ann Abraham, Senior, Eden Prairie, Minn.