Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Bess Cooley

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/16/2011
  • Sport
    Women's Swimming & Diving
  • Bio
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Cooley helped lead the Prairie Fire to a fourth place finish out of eight teams November 12 at the Monmouth Invitational.  She won two events and placed second in another while also earning points as part of a relay team. 

Cooley placed first in both the 100 yard breaststroke (1:11.55) and the 400 yard IM (4:59.06).  Her second place finish was in the 200 yard breaststroke, which was won by Lake Forest College All-American Becky Shaak.  She also swam in the Prairie Fire’s third place 400 medley relay team, which earned Knox 12 points in the event.

In addition, Cooley won twice on November 5 in the team’s season-opening victory at home against Eureka College.  She placed first in the 200 yard IM and the 100 yard breaststroke and helped the 200 yard medley relay team to a first place finish in the meet.



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Date Athlete Sport
1/29/2014 Chantal Heckman Women's Basketball
1/22/2014 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
1/14/2014 Grace Theisen Women's Basketball
1/8/2014 Matt Surprenant Wrestling
12/18/2013 Clarice Bernett Women's Swimming & Diving
12/11/2013 Esai Ponce Wrestling
11/20/2013 David Jones Men's Basketball
11/13/2013 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
11/6/2013 Gabe Moreno Men's Cross Country
10/30/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/23/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
10/16/2013 Jordan Willits Football
10/9/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/2/2013 Charlie Harned Men's Soccer
9/25/2013 Lauren Metcalf Volleyball
9/18/2013 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/11/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
9/4/2013 Ella Petersen Women's Soccer
5/14/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/8/2013 Phil Tallman Baseball
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