Augustana's Vens, Illinois Wesleyan's Peterson and Kozak named CCIW Swimmers of the Week

Augustana's Ramsey Vens and Illinois Wesleyan's Andrea Peterson and Michael Kozak were named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Swimmers of the Week Tuesday.

Vens, a senior from Bettendorf, Iowa and Pleasant Valley High School, won both the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes in a dual meet with Grinnell on Saturday. Vens won the 100 with a time of 1:03.36 and the 200 with a time of 2:19.00. She is a Communication major.

Peterson, a sophomore from Homewood, Ill., and Homewood-Flossmoor High School, won the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke in a dual meet with Carthage on Saturday. Her 200 time of 2:12.80 was an un-tapered best by over a second, while her 100 backstroke time of 1:00.81 was also an un-tapered best by over a second and was faster than her time in prelims at last season's CCIW meet. She also finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.56. Peterson is a Psychology major.

Kozak, a senior from Aurora, Ill., and Waubonsie Valley High School, had two first place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard butterfly during a dual meet with Carthage on Saturday. He finished with a time of 51.84 in the 100, which was an un-tapered best by 0.6 seconds. His 200 time of 1:55.60 was 1.5 seconds faster than his previous un-tapered best. Kozak also finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with an un-tapered best time of 49.32. He is a History major.