Miami Athletes of the Week
2/5/2018 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢'¬" For their performances last week, senior swimmers Thomas Blackstone and Holly Schuster are Miami Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4.
Blackstone led the men's team to a dominating victory (206-55) in the senior meet against Xavier with three wins and one runner-up finish on the day. Blackstone's first-place finishes came as part of the 400 medley relay team (3:24.10), part of the 200 free relay team (1:25.91) and individually in 100 breast (57.64). His second-place time was in the 200 breast (2:07.15), just four one-hundredths of a second behind the winner. Blackstone holds the fastest time this season in three of these four events: 100 breast, 200 breast and 400 medley relay.
This is the first time this season and in his career that Blackstone has been named Miami's Male Athlete of the Week.
Schuster led the women's team to a convincing 184-75 victory against Xavier in the senior meet on Saturday, registering three wins on the day. Schuster individually won the 100 breast (1:04.67) and the 400 IM (4:27.04) in addition to being a part of the winning 400 medley relay team (3:50.91). She is part of the fastest 400 medley relay team for the women this season. This is Schuster's second win in both the 400 medley relay and 100 breast this season.
This is the first time this season and second time in her career that Schuster has been named Miami's Female Athlete of the Week. She last won it for the week of Jan. 19-25, 2015.
The next Miami Athletes of the Week will be announced on Monday, Feb. 12.
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