EmilyMartin of Penfield, N.Y., Named WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 24)

2016 Feb 8

Emily Martin of the swimming and diving team has been named as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 24th.

Martin earned a pair of individual victories with a time of 2:13.93 in the 200-yard butterfly and a 1:01.69 in the 100-yard butterfly as WPI went on the road on Wednesday and defeated host Wheaton and UMass Dartmouth in a double dual meet. With the victories, the Engineers tied the 2014-15, 2012-13 and 1992-93 teams with nine dual meet wins heading into Wednesday's regular season finale at Clark.

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