Loftus was part of a 200-yard medley relay team that posted an automatic qualifying time at the Wheaton College (Ill.) Invitational held Nov. 30-Dec. 1, placing second in the event. He also posted an NCAA b-cut time enroute to a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:05.96.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Alex Strom, Junior, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-La Crosse, Stephen Hanko, Sophomore, Sauk Prairie, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Patrick Keleny, Freshman, Madison, Wis. (LaFollette)
UW-River Falls, Mike Schuenke, Junior, Faribault, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Joe Devroy, Sophomore, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)