Oswego, N.Y. – Andrew Minnick of the men’s swimming and diving team has been named the Oswego State Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 23, 2014.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Erie Community College in Buffalo, N.Y. for SUNYAC Conference Championships this past weekend. The men’s team finished fifth overall out of nine teams with a total of 319 points. The women’s team finished eighth out of nine teams with 184 points on the three-day meet.
Senior Andrew Minnick was a critical swimmer throughout the weekend, bringing the men to their fifth place finish. Minnick finished top eight in all three of his individual events, posting personal bests in each. He then helped carry the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard medley relay team into finals to also finish in the top eight.
The first day of the meet, Minnick started out strong by finishing sixth overall in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.35. Day two, he took on the 500-yard freestyle and finished fourth overall with a time of 4:43.10. Hhe wasn’t finished yet, however, as the senior concluded his SUNYAC career by taking a third place finish overall in the 1,650 yard freestyle with a time of 16:39.75 on the third day.
The Latham native earned Second Team All-SUNYAC honors after his performance on the weekend and also finished with all career-best times.
