TOWSON, Md. – Junior Brendan Burkett has been selected as the Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week.
 
Burkett won four events (two individual, two relay) and helped set a pair of pool records in Drew's 146-136 victory at the University of Scranton this past Saturday in the team's dual-meet finale. He touched first in the 50-freestyle (21.44) and the 200-freestyle (1:45.04), and he also swam on the winning 200-medley (1:33.49) and 200-freestyle (1:25.90) relays that broke pool records. 
 
On the current Landmark Conference performance list, Burkett ranks second in the 50-freestyle (21.02), 100-freestyle (45.50), and 200-freestyle (1:43.45) and seventh in the 100-backstroke (55.17). In addition, he is a member of four different relay teams that are ranked among the top-50 in Division III: the 200-medley (25th, 1:31.15), 400-freestyle (27th, 3:04.05), 800-freestyle (31st, 6:54.91), and 200-freestyle (36th, 1:23.63).
 
The Rangers, who finished with a 3-2 dual-meet record, will now compete at the Landmark Conference Championships Feb. 13-16 at Loyola University's Mangione Aquatic Center in Baltimore.