Swimming: April Martin Named WAC Athlete Of The Week
1/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Martin, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., and a graduate of Mountain Pointe High School, claimed three individual titles and led Rice to a first-place finish at the University of San Diego Invitational on Jan. 8. The Owls scored 809 points to top San Diego (678.5), the second-place finisher, by more than 100 points, at the four-team meet.
Martin won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:10.04, and then captured the 100- and 200-yard backstroke races with times of 1:00.68 and 2:07.05, respectively. Martin also anchored the Owls' 400-yard freestyle relay that posted a time of 3:40.03 for the win.
Rice returns to the pool on Saturday, at 1 pm at the University of Houston in a three-way meet with the Cougars and New Mexico State.