NEAC Athletes of the Week

Feudale Feted By North Eastern Athletic Conference

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – With her team-leading performance this past weekend against Utica College, freshman Hilary Feudale (Coal Township, Pa.) was selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Feudale and the Express posted a 65-57 victory over the Pioneers this past Saturday.

Feudale, a freshman, made appearances in four events for the Express on Saturday, finishing first in all but one event while contributing to a total of 21 points in the team's victory. Feudale set a personal record in the 100-yard backstroke, posting a time of 1:08.35 to rank her fourth all-time in program history in that event.

She also claimed first place in the Women's 50 Yard Freestyle (0:28.57) and second in the Women's 200 Yard Backstroke (2:34.00), trailing the event leader by just greater than one second in the latter event. In relay competition, Feudale helped her team take first place in the Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay with an overall time of 2:05.42.

The selection of Feudale by the NEAC is her second career conference award nod, having also received the award earlier this season on Oct. 22.

Sleezer Named NEAC Student-Athlete Of The Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Junior Matthew Sleezer (Gloversville, N.Y.) was named the North Eastern Athletic Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for his performance against Utica College this past weekend, the conference office announced Monday.

Sleezer, a junior, set the program record in the Men's 1000 Yard Freestyle and placed first in all three of his individual events during the Express' dual against Utica on Saturday. In the aforementioned freestyle event, Sleezer posted a field-best time of 11:36.93, which ranks first all-time in program history and shatters the previous team record by 19 seconds.

In the Men's 100 Yard Freestyle, Sleezer also captured first place with a time of 0:51.96.  In his only relay appearance in the Men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, Sleezer also posted his team's fastest time (0:22.37) while swimming the final leg. Sleezer, who also set the Express record in the Men's 50 Yard Freestyle last Saturday, now has the top-two marks in that event after finishing with a first-place finish time of 0:22.50 against Utica.

With the award, Sleezer has now received Student-Athlete of the Week honors five different times dating back to his sophomore season.