Hill Named Horizon League Diver of the Week For Third Time
11/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Youngstown State sophomore diver Casey Hill has been named the Horizon League Diver of the week for the second straight time and third time overall this season. Milwaukee's Diana Diel has been named the Horizon League Women's Swimmer of the week for Nov. 9-15.
Hill, a sophomore from Bethlehem, Pa., won both diving events on Friday (Nov. 12) when Youngstown State hosted Bowling Green. She earned a 267.00 in the One-Meter dive while scoring 276.25 in the Three-Meter dive. Hill has won Diver of the Week honors for two consecutive weeks and three times on the season.
Diel, a freshman from Delafield, Wis., set a pool record and won the 200 Individual Medley (2:07.15) at the Stevens Point Border Battle on Friday (Nov. 12). She also took first-place in the 100 Butterfly (57:93) and 100 Backstroke (58.89). Diel was a member of the winning 200 and 400 Freestyle relay teams along with the 200 and 400 Medley relay teams.
Youngstown State is back in action this weekend (Nov. 18-20) competing at the Radford Invitational. Milwaukee will take this week off and is scheduled to compete at the Hawkeye Invitational Dec 3-5 in Iowa City, Iowa.
