University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

Richetto won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle in the Pointers’ win over UWO.  She won the 200-free with a time of 2:02.76, four seconds faster than the second-place finisher.  In the 100-free, her winning time of 55.71 was nearly three seconds ahead of the field.  Richetto also swam the second leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay that won with a time of 1:42.85.  She swam her leg in 24.94, the faster in the entire field.

Other Nominees: 

Jess Posch: 

Posch won both the one- and three-meter diving events in UWSP’s win over UW-Oshkosh on Friday.  In the one-meter dive, she scored 208.95, 46 points better than the runner-up.  Her win the in three-meter event was by a 14 point margin with a score of 179.95.

Harrison Stasik: Stasik won the 100-yard freestyle by 0.57 seconds with a time of 50.00 in UWSP’s dual victory over UWO on Friday.  He also helped the 200-yard freestyle relay to victory with a time of 1:28.76.  Stasik also had the fastest final leg in the 200-yard medley relay to pull his quartet to within 0.70 seconds of the other UWSP squad that won the event.

Bailee Collins: Collins had a break-put game for the Pointers in a narrow defeat to No. 16 Illinois Wesleyan last week.  She poured in a career-high 26 points, more than triple her previous high.  She shot 10-for-12 from the floor and went 6-of-8 at the free throw line.  Collins also snagged five rebounds.

Drew Fredrickson: Fredrickson scored a career-high 20 points in UWSP comeback win at Hope College on Saturday.  He made five of his career-best six three-pointers in the second half as the Pointers erased an 11-point deficit for the win.  Fredrickson also made both free throws to continue with flawless start to the season at the charity stripe.  He also added three assists to his team-lead in the category and grabbed two rebounds.

Alex Heiden: Heiden had a pivotal pin in the dual that changed the momentum in an eventual win over UW-Platteville on Wednesday.  He was behind in the match against 2017 NCAA qualifier Trevor Harsh and turned the tables with a fall at 4:45 to spark three-straight win by UWSP to take the lead in the dual.