University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks swimming team is back in the pool this weekend, taking on Azusa Pacific in a two-day Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference (PCSC) meet at the Patty Center Pool.
 

Opponent	Azusa Pacific Cougars
Date & Times	Friday, Oct. 28 at 6pm AKT | Saturday, Oct. 29 at Noon AKT
Location	Patty Center Pool | Fairbanks, Alaska
Follow Along	Live Stream (no audio): Alaska Nanooks Stretch Portal – Saturday ONLY
Social Media	Twitter | Facebook

Last Time Out
Last weekend, the Alaska Nanooks swim team officially opened the 2016-17 season against the No. 1 NCAA DII ranked team in the nation, Drury University. Despite falling in both Friday and Saturday's meets as a team, the Nanooks defeated the Panthers in almost relay event and five Nanooks swam fast enough to fit in the top-10 nationally.

Adams Named PCSC NCAA DII Athlete of the Week
Senior Victoria Adams was named the PCSC's DII Female Athlete of the Week after her strong performance against Drury last weekend at the Patty Pool. Adams won one event and finished in the top-three in four other events throughout the two-day meet. The Anchorage, Alaska native led the 400 medley relay team to a first place finish with a time of 3:56.19, which currently ranks third in the nation. Furthermore, Adams swam a 0:57.49 100-yard backstroke to rank sixth in DII, as well as placing in the top-20 in the nation in the 400-yard IM (4:41.18) and the 200-yard IM (2:10.55).

SAAC Game of the Month
Attention all Alaska Nanooks student-athletes! Don't forget Friday's meet is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee's (SAAC) game of the month. The Athletics Department strongly encourages student-athletes who are in town to attend Friday's swim meet to support their fellow student-athletes.

Alaska Nanooks Receiving Votes in CSCAA Top-25
On Thursday, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America/TYR released the NCAA DII Top-25 Swimming and Diving Poll. Rankings are compiled by CSCAA-member coaches and released on a monthly basis. The Alaska Nanooks didn't quite crack the top-25 in the DII section but received 20 votes to rank 27th. The Nooks' recent competition Drury University ranked No. 1 with 221 points.

Streaming Saturday
The Alaska Nanooks will be streaming Saturday's meet on the Alaska Nanooks Stretch Internet Portal free of charge. The stream will be quite simple with no audio commentary but should pick up the pool announcements throughout the meet.

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