Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser’s Marcus Mak is the Week Eight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Swimmer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
 
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Marcus Mak | Simon Fraser | So. | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Mak won three individual events in his first of two meets meet over the weekend and was a key figure in the Red Leafs’ dominant performances over UC Santa Cruz and Southwestern Oregon on Saturday. He claimed gold in the 100-yard freestyle (46.60), 100-yard backstroke (51.65) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.77) events. In addition to his solo performances, Mak contributed to Simon Fraser’s victorious 400-yard medley relay team, which finished nine seconds ahead of second place, by swimming the butterfly leg in a time of 50.71. The following day, the sophomore tabbed three podium finishes, two individual medals and one relay medal. His 200-yard freestyle time of 1:41.19 scored him a silver medal, while his 49.42 100-yard butterfly garnered a bronze medal. Mak and his teammates finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, wrapping up a weekend consisting of seven total medals.
 
Honorable Mention: Luca Burns, Colorado School of Mines; Ivan Torres, UTPB.