CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the second time in her career, senior Gwen Bakker has been named NCAC Athlete of the Week. Bakker tallied four top-15 finishes at this weekend's Akron Zip Classic, where Denison women's swimming and diving team finished fifth against Division I opponents University of Akron, Cleveland State, Ohio State, Xavier, and Youngstown. 

Bakker helped the Big Red earn 29 points, which was highlighted by a third-place finish in the 100 breast. She swam the 100 breast in 1:01.53, a B-cut time and one of three B-cut times earned throughout the weekend. Bakker finished sixth in the 200 breast in 2:16.10 (B-cut) and took seventh and 11th in the 200 and 400 medley relays, respectively. In the 200 medley relay, she swam the second leg after Avery Anderson, followed by Maddie Schaefer and Elina Eko; the relay would finish with a B-cut time of 1:43.76. In the 400 medley relay, Caroline Ramirez, Bakker, Eko, and Ollie Morse finished 11th in 3:51.02. 

The Big Red return to Granville for its Mission 34 meet, where the swimming team will compete against Xavier University, while the diving team will host the Denison Invitational, with teams from the College of Wooster and Carnegie competing in the 6-dive invite.