| January 19, 2004
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that
Buena Vista University basketball player Amy Meggers (Manilla,
Iowa/I-K-M HS) and Simpson College wrestler Clint Manny
(Peru, Iowa/Winterset HS) were named IIAC Female and Male
Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 18.
Meggers, a senior forward, averaged 25.3 points
and 10.0 rebounds in three games during the week. She shot 51.5
percent from the floor (34-of-66) in an overtime loss to Loras and
victories over Simpson and Central, which helped the Beavers regain
first place in the Conference. She scored 39 points, grabbed 10
rebounds (1-9), and had four assists and three blocked shots in
a 78-73 loss to Loras. In a 94-91 victory over Simpson, Meggers
scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds (5-6) and had two blocks.
She finished the week with 21 points, nine rebounds (3-6) and two
steals in a 76-67 win over Central.
Manny, a junior, went 6-0 at 149-pounds at the
Cliff Keen/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National
Duals and was named the Division III Outstanding Wrestler. Manny
improved to 29-1 on the season and reached the 100 career-win plateau
with his six victories which included two major decisions. He defeated
Augustana (Ill.)’s Ryan McMurray (3-0), Augsburg’s Josh Erlandson
(9-2), Buena Vista’s Mike Vagher (4-0), Luther’s Matt Pyle (8-0),
Delaware Valley’s Jeremy Messenger (7-5, ot) and College of New
Jersey’s David Icenhower (8-0). Simpson, the eighth seed in the
National Duals, finished third.
The IIAC also announced on Monday its Players of
the Week in the Conference’s five sports in competition during the
week. Meggers and Manny earned the weekly honor in the women’s basketball
and wrestling, respectively, while the following individuals were
recognized for their athletic performances.
Men’s Basketball: Buena
Vista University senior forward Scott Weber (Audubon,
Iowa/Audubon HS) averaged 19.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists
in three games during the week as the Beavers remained unbeaten
in Conference play. In an 81-79 overtime victory over Loras, he
scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds (1-8). He had 11 points,
eight rebounds (4-4), seven assists and three blocked shots in a
69-66 victory over Simpson. Weber finished the week with 19-point,
seven-rebound (3-4), five-steal performance in a 71-59 victory over
Central.
Women’s Swimming & Diving: Coe
College freshman Naomi Fottral (Swisher, Iowa/Prairie
HS) had seven top-10 finishes at the Grinnell Invitational. She
won the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.01) and swam a 1:01.93 split for
the winning 400-yard medley relay team. She was a member of the
second-place 200-yard medley relay (1:57.96), swimming a 27.36 split.
Fottral had two third-place finishes - the 200-yard individual medley
(2:20.72) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:47.15, 26.53 split).
She also finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:24.67) and
10th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:17.32).
Men’s Swimming & Diving: Loras
College freshman Brian Johns (Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg
HS) won three events in the Duhawks double-dual victory over Beloit
and Marquette. He won the 50-yard freestyle in 27.06 seconds and
the 100-yard backstroke in 1:04.85. Johns also swam the first leg
for the winning 200-yard medley relay team that finished in 2:01.96.
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