WSU's Hogle Named GLIAC Women's Swimming & Diving "Athlete of the Year"

WSU's Hogle Named GLIAC Women's Swimming & Diving "Athlete of the Year"
Posted: Feb 20, 2009

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Jenison, Mich.-- Wayne State's Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich./East) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Swimming and Diving "Athlete of the Year".  Grand Valley State's Lauren Dorsey (Howell, Mich.)was tabbed with "Freshman of the Year" honors and Coach of the Year accolades went to Andy Boyce from Grand Valley State.

Elaina Hogle - WSU

Athlete of the Year
Elaina Hogle - Wayne State University
Junior - Kentwood, Mich./East
Butterfly/Breaststroke/IM
 Senior Elaina Hogle, who earned her second consecutive GLIAC Women's Athlete of the Year award, contributed to five championships for the Warrior women's squad last week. Individually, she won the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.12) and 400-yard individual medley (4:26.52), her second career titles in both events. She also set GLIAC records and broke her own school marks in both. Hogle was also part of the first-place 400-yard freestyle (3:28.57), 800-yard freestyle (7:31.19), and 400-yard medley (3:47.37) relays, all of which broke GLIAC and WSU records.

Lauren Dorsey - GVSU Freshman of the Year
Lauren Dorsey - Grand Valley State University
Freshman - Howell, Mich.
IM/Breaststroke
Freshman Lauren Dorsey scored 50 individual points and was a part of two relays that scored 68 points for a total of 118 points scored in the GLIAC Championship meet. Dorsey claimed the GLIAC title in the 200-yard breaststroke with a GLIAC and school-record time of 2:17.09. Dorsey finished second and set the GVSU school record in the 100-yard breast 1:03.41, while her time of 2:07.42 in the 200-yard IM was good for sixth and hit the NCAA DII A cut. Dorsey also hit the A standard in the 100-yard and 200-yard breast.

 

Andy Boyce - GVSU Coach of the Year
Andy Boyce - Grand Valley State University
 Grand Valley State women's swimming & diving coach Andy Boyce has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year. Boyce led the Laker women to their first-ever GLIAC Championship with a GLIAC Championship meet record 897 points. Boyce, in his first full season as head coach, led the Lakers to a 7-0 GLIAC dual-meet record and a first-place finish in the Wheaton Invitational. In addition, the GVSU women's swimming and diving team hit 52 individual qualifying marks and all qualified all five relays for the NCAA DII National Championships.

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2008-09 Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
 10/20    Isabela Tafur - University of Indianapolis
10/29    Cassie Chetosky - Wayne State University
11/06    Jenna Thayer - Grand Valley State University
11/11    Karen Verbrugge - Grand Valley State University
11/20    Natalia Buso - Wayne State University
11/25    Antonia Musto - Grand Valley State University
12/09    Courtney Roberts - Wayne State University
01/14    Erica Smith - University of Indianapolis
01/21    Erica Smith - University of Indianapolis
01/27    Linda Okonkowski - Hillsdale College
02/04    Kelli Vander Baan - Northern Michigan University

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