Atlantic 10 Release
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – For the second consecutive week, La Salle freshman
Mattias Glenesk has been named Atlantic 10 Men's Swimming & Diving Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.
"We knew what we were getting when we signed Mattias last year," associate head coach Jamie Platt said. "A driven and focused student-athlete who loves to race."Â
The Austin, Texas native continues to excel in the distance freestyle events, taking home a first and second place finish in La Salle's meet at Penn on Saturday.
He captured first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a 9:24.89. Later in the afternoon, he finished second in the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:38.63.Â