Lake Forest College Sports Information
January 24th, 2002 
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Erin Motzer Named Forester Athlete of the Week
Junior Swam to Three Top-6 Finishes in Competitive Hope Quad Meet 
  

Erin Motzer recorded two season-best times at the Hope College meet.
LAKE FOREST, IL - Lake Forest College swimmer Erin Motzer (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville) was named the Forester Athlete of the Week for her performance in the highly competitive Hope College Quad Meet Saturday, January 19.

In leading the women's team at Hope, Motzer scored 34.5 points and had her best swim of the year in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing fourth in 2:16.86. That time is just .95 seconds off her personal best and 3.87 seconds short of the national meet B-cut qualifying time. Motzer also swam her season-best time in the 500-yard freestyle (5:33.16) to place sixth, and anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a sixth-place finish.

For the season, Motzer has recorded the Foresters' best times (also the Midwest Conference's second-best times) in the 200-yard butterfly and the 1650-yard freestyle and the second-best times in the 100-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle. She is also a member of four of the team's five top relay units.

The Forester Athlete of the Week is chosen by the Athletic Department on Thursdays.