INDIANAPOLIS – Susan LaGrand and Mack Flowers have been named Nike^® Horizon League Swimmers of the Week after a dominating weekend performance announced on Tuesday.
 
Flowers had a strong opening weekend for the Golden Grizzlies, tallying seven first place finishes. Flowers opened the weekend against league foe Milwaukee with three top finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:32.27), 100 butterfly (49.20) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.83). The junior also placed second in the 50 freestyle in a time of 21.22. Flowers continued his dominating performance into Saturday's Golden Grizzly Relays as he recorded four top finishes in the 400 medley relay (3:23.68), 200 medley relay (1:31.67), 3 x 100 butterfly relay 2:31.18 and the 400 freestyle relay 3:03.65. Flowers also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1:23.94.
 
On the women's side, LaGrand swam to an impressive seven first place finishes over the weekend in the Golden Grizzlies' regular season opener. In Friday's tri-meet against Milwaukee and Vanderbilt, the sophomore tallied three top finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:42.78), 200 freestyle (1:52.74), and the 200 backstroke (2:02.68). LaGrand also swam to a second place finish in the 400 freestyle relay 3:31.73. The Grand Rapids, Mich. native finished the weekend strong at the inaugural Golden Grizzly Relays with four first place finishes in 400 medley relay (3:53.86), 200 medley relay (1:44.38), 300 butterfly relay (2:50.11) and 400 freestyle relay (3:30.50).
 
The women's swimming and diving team resumes competition Friday, Oct. 18 at Toledo beginning at 5:30 p.m.
 
Both the men and women are back in action when they travel to Wayne State Friday, Oct. 25 at 5:30.
 
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