Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Madeira and Leong take MVC Swimming & Diving honors
10/26/2005 | 12:00:00 | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 26, 2005
By Matt Crouch
www.SIUSalukis.com
ST. LOUIS - After sweeping the University of Evansville last weekend in its dual meet, the Southern Illinois University swimming & diving team pulled off another sweep as freshmen Isabel Madeira and Jessica Leong picked up the initial weekly Missouri Valley Conference honors, the league announced Wed., Oct. 26.
Madeira, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, earned MVC Swimmer of the Week honors after participating in her first collegiate event. She won the 100 and 200 Free at the weekend meet with Evansville, while also swimming on the winning 200 Free Relay team.
Madeira's time of 52.50 in the 100 Free and 1:53.05 in the 200 Free are tops in their respective categories on the MVC Best List.
Leong, also participating in her first event as a Saluki, earns MVC Diver of the Week following her performance in the 3-Meter Dive at the dual meet with Evansville.
The Edmonton, Alberta native scored a 296.00 in the 3-Meter Dive, which is a NCAA provisionally-qualifying mark. Leong also finished second in the 1-Meter Dive (259.60), behind teammate Cristina Curtuneanu.
Leong's 3-Meter score is tops on the MVC Best List by more than 40 points, while her 1-Meter score is second to Curtuneanu.
The SIU swimming & diving teams return to action Nov. 5 in Bloomington, Ind., against Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin.
