Week of November 17-23, 2008


Peter Brengel
Men's Swimming
Peter Brengel, a freshman from Milwaukee, Wis., showed off his versatility at the Lawrence Triangular on Nov. 22. Brengel, who was named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week, went the distance to win the 500-yard freestyle in 5:11.56 and then sprinted to a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle in 23.51 seconds. Led by Brengel, the Vikings won both dual meets. Lawrence defeated Ripon 137-60 and beat Marquette 110-79.

Rebecca Hamlyn
Women's Swimming
Rebecca Hamlyn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio, won two events to lead Lawrence to pair of dual meet victories this past Saturday at the Lawrence Triangular on Nov. 22. Named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week, Hamlyn was first in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.16. She also won the 100 butterfly in 1:03.34. Hamlyn's time in the 100 butterfly is the fastest in the league this season, and the 200 IM time ranks third. Lawrence defeated Ripon 137-68 and beat Marquette 145-43.

Nick Jennette
Hockey
Nick Jennette piled up a league-high seven points in games with Minnesota-Crookston on Nov. 21-22 with three goals and four assists and was named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Week. The senior forward from Grand Rapids, Mich., picked up a power-play goal and an assist in a 5-0 win Nov. 21 and then had two goals and three assists in an 8-0 victory on Nov. 22. All three assists came on Marc Howe's hat trick.

Evan Johnson
Hockey
Evan Johnson recorded back-to-back shutouts in Lawrence's 5-0 and 8-0 victories over the Minnesota-Crookston on Nov. 21-22 and was named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week. The sophomore goaltender from Suwanee, Ga., made 17 saves in each game. Johnson posted a school-record three consecutive shutouts and extended his scoreless streak to 180 minutes. The three consecutive shutouts has been done four other times in NCAA history, with the record of four straight shutouts being held by St. Norbert College's Kyle Jones in 2006 and St. John's University's Adam Hanna in 2004. Johnson's streak of 180 minutes is the seventh-longest in NCAA history.