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Sholdra & Espina-Esquivel Named Atlantic 10 Performers of the Week

Sholdra Earns Fourth Career Performer Honor, while Espina-Esquivel Receives First

The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its weekly swimming & diving award winners today, with Fordham swimmer Steve Sholdra (Renton, Wash.) and diver Wendy Espina-Esquivel (Santiago, Chile) earning Men's and Women's Performer of the Week honors, respectively.
 
It is Sholdra's fourth career performer award and 11th weekly award overall, while being the first A-10 accolade for Espina-Esquivel.
 
Sholdra, had a great start to his 2015-16 season, leading the Rams to a 3-0 record.  In a win against Marist, he placed first in the 200-yd breaststroke (2:08.14), the 500-yd freestyle (4:40.81) and the 1000-yd freestyle (9:36.18).  He followed that up by winning three more events at the Fairfield/Monmouth tri-meet: the 200-yd butterfly (1:50.28), the 400-yd IM (4:01.37) and the 1000-yd freestyle (9:32.08).
 
Espina-Esquivel, a transfer from the University of Nevada, had a tremendous week to help the Fordham women to a 3-0 start.  The transfer from Nevada broke school records in the meet against Marist, scoring a 280.20 in the one-meter dives and a 307.20 in the three-meter dives, which are both NCAA-Zones qualifying scores.  She then captured two more first-place scores in the Fairfield/Monmouth tri-meet, with a 279.30 in the one-meter dives and a 281.10 in the three-meter dives.
 
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Players Mentioned

Steve Sholdra

Steve Sholdra

Distance Free/IM
6' 0"
Senior
Wendy Espina-Esquivel

Wendy Espina-Esquivel

Diving
5' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Steve Sholdra

Steve Sholdra

6' 0"
Senior
Distance Free/IM
Wendy Espina-Esquivel

Wendy Espina-Esquivel

5' 2"
Sophomore
Diving