Red Leafs’ Vellescig Claims RMAC’s Weekly Swimming & Diving Honors

Vellescig competed in eight events for the Red Leafs, claiming one win and three seconds at Grand Canyon

11/21/2025 10:00:05 AM

By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser University freshman Evan Vellescig is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Swimmer of the Week following competitions of Nov. 3-17.

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Evan Vellescig, Simon Fraser (Freshman, Coquitlam, Canada)
Vellescig had a busy weekend when Simon Fraser traveled to Grand Canyon University for a quadrangular that also included Ottawa University and Arizona Christian. He competed in eight events, winning the 400-yard individual medley in 4:02.26. Vellescig also set personal bests in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.79) and 200-yard individual medley (1:52.01), finishing second and third, respectively. He also finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:02.18). Vellescig was also a member of the Red Leafs’ 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay teams.

Also Nominated: Sean Greene, UT Permian Basin.

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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