Monday, January 15, 2007
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne
Randolph-Macon’s Shafer Busch Named ODAC Swimmer-of-the-Week
ASHLAND , VA – Randolph-Macon College's Shafer Busch has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Swimmer-of-the-Week for her performance in the Yellow Jackets win over Greensboro College this weekend.
Busch, a sophomore from Virginia Beach (Princess Anne HS), established a new Estes pool record in the 100 fly, winning the event in 1:00.69 in her team’s 96-64 victory against Greensboro College on Saturday in Ashland. She also placed first in the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly on Friday night in the Yellow Jackets’ intrasquad meet.
With the win, R-MC improved to 9-1 on the season. The Yellow Jackets will be off until February 16-18 when they will travel to Radford University for the 2007 ODAC/Atlantic States Championship.