Veroniki Nikolaki of Markopoulo, Athens, Greece, Tabbed WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

2014 Nov 10

Veronica Nikolaki from the swimming and diving team has been honored as the WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 9th.

Nikolaki amassed a score of 286.10 on the 1-meter board and a 276.25 on the 3-meter board as the Engineers sweep a triple dual meet against Babson, Smith and Brandeis on Sunday. The junior eclipsed her own new school records on both boards and established a new pool record in the 1-meter event. Nikolaki remains unbeaten so far this season in dual events.

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