Men's Swimming & Diving's Norris, Wang Earn UAA Athlete of the Week Honors

11/07/07

New York University junior Eric Wang earned the University Athletic Association (UAA) Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week, while ffreshman Max Norris was named the Association's Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week.

Wang was instrumental in the Violets' 139-99 victory over Rowan University on Nov. 3, as he won the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.32) as well as the 200-yard butterfly (1:57.53). He also swam a leg on the victorious 400-yard medley relay team (3:35.89) as the Violets improved to 3-0 on the season.

Norris turned in solid performances in both the one-meter and three-meter springboards, helping the Violets secure a 139-99 victory over Rowan. He finished second in the three-meter dive with 226.80 points and took third in the one-meter event with 247.80 points.