Newport News, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its weekly swimming and diving awards this afternoon with Fordham freshmen
Amelia Bullock (Westport, Conn.) and
Joseph Vizza (North Wales, Pa.) being named Women's and Men's Rookie of the Week, respectively. It is Bullock's second weekly award of the season and the first for Vizza.
Bullock was the only Ram to win an individual event at the Big Al Open/Princeton Invitational this past weekend, taking first in the 200 butterfly in 2:01.53. She added a second place finish in the 100 butterfly (56.44), while being a part of the 200 medley relay that grabbed third in 1:47.74. She also placed 13th in the 200 IM (2:09.32), and fifth in both the 200 freestyle (1:38.28) and 400 medley (3:55.68) relay events.
Vizza was again among Fordham's top men's performers at the Big Al Open/Princeton Invitational. He kicked off the invitational meet with a fifth place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (1:25.97) and followed with a fifth place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:40.09). He finished sixth as a part of the 400 medley relay in 3:33.25. On Saturday, he grabbed fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:42.88), 13th in the 100 backstroke (53.87), sixth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:03.87) and 13th in the 100 freestyle (47.42). The freshman capped off the meet by placing sixth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:11.80).
Bullock and Vizza will next be in action on December 2-4, as they compete at the Bucknell Invitational.
