TOWSON, Md. – For the third time this season, sophomore Nicholas Heinio-Widell has been selected as the Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week.
 
Heinio-Widell registered a tremendous showing for Drew at the Ranger Invitational this past Friday and Saturday. He posted three school records, four meet records, two Landmark Conference records, and one NCAA B cut while winning all seven of his events (50-freestyle, 100-freestyle, 100-butterfly, 200-freestyle relay, 400-freestyle relay, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay).
 
He posted his top performance in the 100-freestyle, breaking the school, meet, and conference record with an NCAA B cut of 44.60, then lowered that mark with a leadoff split of 44.51 in the 400-freestyle relay, which the Rangers won in a school and meet record of 3:04.05. He also swam the butterfly leg of the 200-medley relay that set the school, meet, and conference record in 1:31.15, broke a meet record with a time of 20.48 in the 50-freestyle, won the 100-butterfly in 49.93, and swam on the winning 200-freestyle and 400-medley relays.
 
With his performances, Heinio-Widell now ranks 11th in Division III in the 100-free, 29th in the 50-free, 33rd in the 200-free (1:40.19), and 46th in the 100-fly (49.43).
 
The Rangers return to action on Jan. 18 when they take on Landmark Conference foe Goucher College in a dual meet starting at 1 p.m.