Virginia men's diver Peter Amstutz and women's swimmer Megan Roesch received ACC swimmers of the week accolades yesterday.
Amstutz, a sophomore, is the first Virginia diver to earn the weekly honor. Amstutz was named the ACC swimmer of the week after winning the one-meter diving competition at Clemson this past weekend with a career-best score of 299.48 points.
Roesch, a senior, helped the Cavaliers win the 400-meter freestyle relay, placed second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free against Clemson and Rice this past weekend.
Eskandarian, Martino named candidates for M.A.C. award
Virginia men's soccer players Alecko Eskandarian and Kyle Martino were two of 15 players selected as candidates for the 2001 Missouri Athletic Club's Men's Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year award yesterday.
The M.A.C. award is given annually by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and adidas to an outstanding Division I player.
The winner will be announced in early December. He will be presented at an awards banquet on Jan. 11, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. The winner also will be honored at the NSCAA convention in January in Philadelphia.
-Compiled by Lindsay Means
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