Leibold Earns Horizon League Scholar-Athlete Of The Week Honors
Oct. 23, 2007
MILWAUKEE - Junior Robby Leibold of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's swimming team has been named the Horizon League's Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today. Leibold is the second UWM athlete to earn the weekly honor this year, which is in its second year and encompasses all sports sponsored by the league. He joins Zeke Dombrowski of the men's soccer team (Oct. 9) as an award winner this school year. Complete Horizon League Release in PDF Format
Leibold recorded three first-place finishes against Mid-American Conference champion Eastern Michigan Saturday, winning the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the 200 butterfly. On Friday against Wright State, he finished in second in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle events and also added a second-place effort in the 200 butterfly. In the classroom, Leibold has earned recognition as a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's Honor List at UWM. Last year, Leibold was named a member of the Academic All-League Team, as well as a two-time U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete. He carries a 3.845 grade-point average as a health sciences major. The Horizon League instituted the Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards last year as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes.
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