Eastern Michigan Athletics
Athlete Awards
Mary Grace Van Allen
- Award:
- Athletes of the Week
- Week:
- 11/9/2015
- Sport:
- Swimming & Diving
- Bio:
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Grace Van Allen
Sport: Women’s Swimming & Diving
Position: N/A
Year: Junior
Major: Communications
Week’s Achievements:
Junior swimmer Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central) turned in one of her best performances to date to help the Eastern Michigan University women’s swimming and diving team to a win over Oakland University, Saturday, Nov. 7. Van Allen scored 27 of the Eagles’ 193.5 points, winning three individual events. The Indianapolis, Ind. product opened her day with her second win of the season in the 200 Freestyle. Trailing early on in the race, Van Allen passed up two people on the final two splits to take first. With a time of 1:51.34, Van Allen shaved three seconds of her previous season-best time. In her next event, Van Allen touched in six seconds faster than her season-best time in the 500 Free, to reel in her first top finish in the event this season. Her impressive day came to a close in the 200 IM where she finished with a career-best time of 2:06.33 to take first place. Van Allen’s strong performance pushed the Eagles past the Golden Grizzlies, 193.5-104.5, moving Eastern Michigan to 3-0 on the season.
Sport: Women’s Swimming & Diving
Position: N/A
Year: Junior
Major: Communications
Week’s Achievements:
Junior swimmer Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central) turned in one of her best performances to date to help the Eastern Michigan University women’s swimming and diving team to a win over Oakland University, Saturday, Nov. 7. Van Allen scored 27 of the Eagles’ 193.5 points, winning three individual events. The Indianapolis, Ind. product opened her day with her second win of the season in the 200 Freestyle. Trailing early on in the race, Van Allen passed up two people on the final two splits to take first. With a time of 1:51.34, Van Allen shaved three seconds of her previous season-best time. In her next event, Van Allen touched in six seconds faster than her season-best time in the 500 Free, to reel in her first top finish in the event this season. Her impressive day came to a close in the 200 IM where she finished with a career-best time of 2:06.33 to take first place. Van Allen’s strong performance pushed the Eagles past the Golden Grizzlies, 193.5-104.5, moving Eastern Michigan to 3-0 on the season.
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|---|---|---|
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