Swimming & Diving Honors and Awards


2016-2017
 
  • K Club Award for Women - 
  • Most Valuable Men's Swimmer -
  • Most Valuable Women's Swimmer - 
  • Most Improved Men's Swimmer -
  • Most Improved Women's Swimmer - 
  • Hardest Working Men's Swimmer Award - 
  • Hardest Working Women's Swimmer Award - 
  • Midwest Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week - 
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Madeline Bruce (Sr., Dunlap, IL)
  • Midwest Conference Championships - 
  • New School Records - 
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Men) - 
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Women) - 

2015-2016
 
  • K Club Award for Women - 
  • Most Valuable Men's Swimmer -
  • Most Valuable Women's Swimmer - 
  • Most Improved Men's Swimmer -
  • Most Improved Women's Swimmer - 
  • Hardest Working Men's Swimmer Award - 
  • Hardest Working Women's Swimmer Award - 
  • Midwest Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week - 
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Madeline Bruce (Jr., Dunlap, IL), Harry Carpenter (So., Oak Park, IL)
  • Midwest Conference Championships - 
  • New School Records - 
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Men) - 
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Women) - 

2014-2015
 
  • K Club Award for Women - Colleen Shelly (Sr., Galesburg, IL)
  • Most Valuable Men's Swimmer - Harry Carpenter (Fy., Oak Park, IL)
  • Most Valuable Women's Swimmer - Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL)
  • Most Improved Men's Swimmer - Andrew Jacobs (Fy., Lake Bluff, IL)
  • Most Improved Women's Swimmer - (not awarded)
  • Hardest Working Men's Swimmer Award - Harry Carpenter (Fy., Oak Park, IL)
  • Hardest Working Women's Swimmer Award - Elizabeth Malone (So., Oak Park, IL)
  • Midwest Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week - Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL) - November 11, 2014
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL), Clarice Bernett (So., Chicago, IL)
  • CSCAA Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox women's team (recognized for 3.21 GPA fall term 2013)
  • CSCAA Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox men's team (recognized for 3.20 GPA fall term 2013)
  • Midwest Conference Championships - Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL) placed fifth in 200 yard butterfly
  • New School Records - Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL) 500 yard freestyle (5:32.39; also a new Lay Natatorium record) 11/15/14, Clarice Bernett (So., Chicago, IL) 100 yard backstroke (1:03.21) 2/14/15, 200 yard freestyle relay (1:44.73) team of Madeline Bruce (So., Dunlap, IL), Maddie Boehm (Jr., Kenosha, WI), Megan Binkley (So., Waunakee, WI), Clarice Bernett (So., Chicago, IL)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Men) - Harry Carpenter (Fy., Oak Park, IL), Mizuki Kaneta (Fy., Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan), Matt Klich (Sr., Chicago, IL), Nick Polizos (Sr., Hoffman Estates, IL), Jonathan Vardon (Sr., Accra, Ghana), Nyan Win (Jr., Yangon, Myanmar)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Women) - Clarice Bernett (So., Chicago, IL), ShirJia Bielefeld (Sr., Weston, WI), Allie Bird (Fy., Omaha, NE), Mariposa Gollery (Fy., Incline Village, NV), Marisol Gonzalez (Sr., Gurnee, IL), Nicolette Laird (So., Louisville, CO), Kathleen Magill (Sr., Bellbrook, OH), Elizabeth Malone (So., Oak Park, IL), Jennifer Ripka (So., Palatine, IL), Nadia Spock (So., Minneapolis, MN), Morgan Tonner (Sr., Taipa, China), Madeline Troy (Sr., Naperville, IL), Monica Weller (Fy., Westminster, CO)

2013-2014
 
  • Arvid P. Zetterberg, Jr. Prize for Women - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • Harley Knosher Female Athlete of the Year Award - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • Michel Loomis Award - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • K Club Award for Women - Casey Stachelski (So., Joliet, IL)
  • Most Valuable Women's Swimmer - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • Most Valuable Men's Swimmer - Chris Walsh (So., Boulder, CO)
  • Most Improved Men's Swimmer - Nyan Win (So., Yangon, Myanmar)
  • Most Valuable Women's Newcomer - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • Most Valuable Men's Newcomer - Ben Heichman (Fy., Deerfield, IL)
  • Hardest Working Women's Swimmer Award - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL)
  • Hardest Working Men's Swimmer Award - Peter Liao (So., Hsinchu, Taiwan)
  • Men's Team Spirit Award - Niko Kontos (Jr., Northbrook, IL)
  • Women's Team Spirit Award - Kathleen Magill (Jr., Bellbrook, OH)
  • MWC Championships - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL) placed fourth in 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly
  • New School Records - Madeline Bruce (Fy., Dunlap, IL) 50 yard freestyle (:24.75), 100 yard freestyle (:54.67), 100 yard butterfly (:59.84), and 200 yard freestyle (1:59.79)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Women) - Amber Hogan (Sr., O'Fallon, MO), Melissa Jaffe (Fy., Brownsville, OR), Jazmine Kenny (So., Los Angeles, CA), Nicolette Laird (Fy., Louisville, CO), Susannah Lodge-Rigal (Jr., Bloomington, IN), Jennifer Ripka (Fy., Palatine, IL), Carrie Stephen (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Allison White (Sr., Carbondale, IL)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference (Men) - Niko Kontos (Jr., Northbrook, IL), Jonathan Vardon (Jr., Accra, Ghana), Nyan Win (So., Yangon, Myanmar)

2012-2013
 
  • Most Valuable Female Swimmer - Colleen Shelly
  • Most Valuable Male Swimmer - Chris Walsh
  • Most Improved Male Swimmer - Peter Liao
  • Most Valuable Female Newcomer - Maddie Boehm
  • Most Valuable Male Newcomer - Chris Walsh
  • Hardest Working Female Swimmer Award - ShirJia Bielefeld
  • Hardest Working Male Swimmer Award - Peter Liao
  • Team Spirit Award - Anna Claypool, Zoe Kudla, Nick Kontos
  • MWC Academic All-Conference Winter 2012-13 - Hannah Bloyd-Peshkin, Jessica Brode, Amber Hogan, Nicolette Laird, Allison Lewis, Carolyn Stephen, Madeline Troy

2011-2012
 
  • Dean S. Trevor Memorial Award for Women - Rachel Clark (Sr., Newton, IA)
  • Spring 2011 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox men's team
  • Spring 2011 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox women's team
  • New School Records - Rachel Clark (Sr., Newton, IA) - 50 yard freestyle (:25.89), Women's 200 yard freestyle relay team (1:45.25) - Tory Kassabaum (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Colleen Shelly (Fy., Galesburg, IL), Anne Heberle (Sr., Lodi, CA), Rachel Clark (Sr., Newton, IA), Women's 800 yard freestyle relay team (8:22.12) - Tory Kassabaum (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Bess Cooley (Sr., Shorewood, WI), Susannah Lodge-Rigal (Fy., Bloomington, IN), Rachel Clark (Sr., Newton, IA) - 2012 Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at Lawrence University
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Bess Cooley (Sr., Shorewood, WI) - November 16, 2011
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Women's 800 yard freestyle relay team (Tory Kassabaum, Bess Cooley, Rachel Clark, Susannah Lodge-Rigal) - December 7, 2011
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Tyler O'Neill (Sr., Bloomington, MN) - December 14, 2011
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Susannah Lodge Rigal (Bloomington, IN) - February 1, 2012
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Chris Holland (Jr., Kansas City, KS), Tyler O'Neill (Sr., Bloomington, MN), Rebekah Bally (Sr., Vancouver, WA), Laura Blue (Sr., Ann Arbor, MI), Rachel Clark (Sr., Newton, IA), Bess Cooley (Sr., Shorewood, WI), Anne Heberle (Sr., Lodi, CA), Tory Kassabaum (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Carrie Stephen (So., St. Louis, MO), Madeline Troy (Fy., Naperville, IL), Adrienne Wagner (So., Ballwin, MO), Allison White (So., Carbondale, IL)


2010-2011
 
  • Midwest Conference Performer of the Week - Tyler O'Neill (Jr., Bloomington, MN) - February 1, 2011
  • Spring 2010 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox men's team
  • Spring 2010 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America Award - Knox women's team
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week  - Tory Kassabaum (Jr., St. Louis, MO) - December 8, 2010
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week  - Rachel Clark (Jr., Newton, IA) - November 10, 2010
  • New School Records - Tory Kassabaum (Jr., St. Louis, MO) - 100 yard backstroke (1:03.67), 200 yard freestyle (2:01.64), 100 yard freestyle (:56) - 2011 Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving Championships February 18-20, 2011 at Grinnell College
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Tyler O'Neill (Jr., Bloomington, MN), Jesse Sindler (So., Cannon City, CO), Jeff Wickman (Jr., Naperville, IL), Junyoung Cho (Jr., Wilmette, IL), Sarah MacDowell (Sr., Rockton, IL), Krista Ahlberg (Sr., Longmont, CO), Kelley O'Connor (Sr., Flossmoor, IL), Tory Kassabaum (Jr., St. Louis, MO), Anne Heberle (Jr., Lodi, California)


2009-2010

  • Most Valuable Male Swimmer - Tyler O'Neill (So., Bloomington, MN)
  • Most Valuable Female Swimmer - Emilie Perrot (Jr., Besancon, France)
  • Most Improved Male Swimmer - Tom Clark (Fy., Denver, CO)
  • Most Improved Female Swimmer - Laura Blue (So., Ann Arbor, MI) and Alexandra Braun (Sr., St. Louis, MO)
  • Male Newcomer of the Year - Tom Clark (Fy., Denver, CO)
  • Female Newcomer of the Year - Rachel Clark (So., Newton, IA)
  • Hardest Working Male Swimmer Award - Tyler O'Neill (So., Bloomington, MN)
  • Hardest Working Female Swimmer Award - Rachel Clark (So., Newton, IA)
  • Male Team Spirit Award - Fayne Lawson (Sr., Logansport, IN)
  • Female Team Spirit Award - Sara Dreiser (Sr., Downers Grove, IL)
  • 2010-11 Men's Captain - Tyler O'Neill (So., Bloomington, MN)
  • 2010-11 Women's Captains - Tory Kassabaum (So., St. Louis, MO) and Sarah MacDowell (Jr., Rockton, IL)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Krista Ahlberg (Jr., Longmont, CO), Rebekah Bally (Vancouver, WA), Laura Blue (So., Ann Arbor, MI), Rachel Clark (So., Newton, IA), Bess Cooley (So., Shorewood, WI), Sara Dreiser (Sr., Downers Grove, IL), Anna Dvorak (So., Shorewood, WI), Tory Kassabaum (So., St. Louis, MO), Sarah MacDowell (Jr., Rockton, IL), Lu Yaeger (Sr., Pueblo, CO)
  • New School Records - Emilie Perrot (Jr., Besancon, France) - 100 yard backstroke (1:03.98), 200 yard backstroke (2:18.45, 2:16.75, 2:14.92), 200 yard IM (2:17.79, 2:16.67, 2:14.98), 400 yard IM (4:45.38), Bess Cooley (So., Shorewood, WI) - 100 yard breaststroke (1:09.06), 200 yard breaststroke (2:33.09, 2:29.87, 2:28.79, 2:28.64), Women's 200 yard medley relay team (Emilie Perrot, Bess Cooley, Ann Heberle, Rachel Clark) - 1:56.79, Women's 400 yard medley relay team (Tory Kassabaum, Bess Cooley, Emilie Perrot, Rachel Clark) - 4:15.80, Women's 200 yard freestyle relay team (Tory Kassabaum, Ann Heberle, Rachel Clark, Emilie Perrot) - 1:45.78, Women's 400 yard freestyle relay team (Bess Cooley, Rachel Clark, Tory Kassabaum, Emilie Perrot) - 3:46.95, Women's 800 freestyle relay team (Bess Cooley, Laura Blue, Rachel Clark, Tory Kassabaum) - 8:24.76


2008-2009
 
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Krista Ahlberg (So., Longmont, CO), Sara Drieser (Jr., Downers Grove, IL), Fayne Lawson (Jr., Logansport, IN), Sarah MacDowell (So., Rockton, IL), Tony Meyer (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Kelley O'Connor (So., Flossmoor, IL), Alison Rashid (Sr., Murray, KY), Sarah West (Sr., Boulder, CO), Lu Yaeger (Jr., Pueblo, CO)
  • New School Records - Women's 400 yard freestyle relay team - (Sarah West, Tory Kassabaum, Krista Ahlberg, Sarah MacDowell) - 4:03.05, Bess Cooley (Fr., Shorewood, WI) - 100 breaststroke (1:10.98), 200 yard breaststroke (2:33.74), 200 yard IM (2:18.72)


2007-2008

  • Most Valuable Male Swimmer - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, MO)
  • Most Valuable Female Swimmer - Christy Dechaine (Sr., New Hope, MN)
  • Male Newcomer of the Year - Jon Hoeven (Sr., St. Louis, MO)
  • Female Newcomer of the Year - Krista Ahlberg (Fr., Longmont, CO)
  • 2008-09 Male Captain - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, MO)
  • 2008-09 Female Captains - Sara Dreiser (So., Downers Grove, IL), Sarah West (Jr., Boulder, CO)
  • All-Midwest Conference - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, MO) - 5th in the 100-yard freestyle at the MWC Championships (49.87); 6th in the 50-yard freestyle at the MWC Championships (22.84); Women's 400-yard medley relay team - 6th at the MWC Championships (4:34.60); Women's 800-yard freestyle relay team - 6th at the MWC Championships (8:49.80)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Leigh Abrams (Sr., Englewood, CO), Christy Dechaine (Sr., New Hope, MN), Karin Gordon (So., St. Louis, MO), Jon Hoeven (Sr., St. Louis, MO), Heather Kopec (So., St. Charles, IL), Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, MO), Sarah West (Jr., Boulder, CO), Lu Yaeger (So., Pueblo, CO)
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, MO) - November 6, 2007


2006-2007

  • Evelyn Bielfeldt Award - Erin Vorenkamp (Sr., Appleton, WI)
  • Most Valuable Male Swimmer - Joe Okine (Sr., Bellwood, IL)
  • Most Valuable Female Swimmer - Erin Vorenkamp (Sr., Appleton, WI)
  • Most Improved Male Swimmer - Tim Powers (Sr., Rogers, AR)
  • Most Improved Female Swimmer - Alison Rashid (So., Murray, KY)
  • Male Team Spirit Award - Nick Benson (Fy., Long Lake, MN)
  • Female Team Spirit Award - Sarah Williams (So., Chicago, IL)
  • 2007-08 Male Captain - Tony Meyer (Fy., St. Louis, MO)
  • 2007-08 Female Captains - Christy Dechaine (Jr., Crystal, MN), Sarah West (So., Boulder, CO)
  • Academic All-Midwest Conference - Christy Dechaine (Jr., Crystal, MN), Alison Rashid (So., Murray, KY), Erin Vorenkamp (Sr., Appleton, WI), Sarah West (So., Boulder, CO), Sarah Williams (So., Chicago, IL)
  • Prairie Fire Performer of the Week - Tony Meyer (Fy., St. Louis, MO) - November 6, 2006