Sam Ankley of the Kalamazoo College men's swimming & diving team was named the SAAC Men's Hornet of the Week on Wednesday (Dec. 7).
The men's swimming & diving team competed in the three-day Calvin Invitational meet this past weekend. The event consisted of three NCAA DII and two NCAA DIII opponents. The Hornets ended up with 546 points as 33 competitors made the finals in their events.
Ankley was the best men's diver overall at the meet in the event, finishing with the largest point total at 849. He took the top spot in the 3-meter with 455.75 points while finishing third in the 1-meter at 393.25 points. In the 11-dive event, the only two divers that finished ahead of Ankley in the 1-meter were from Grand Valley and Northern Michigan.
Even after taking last season off, Ankley has an incredible resume as a Hornet. He was an All-MIAA performer in his first season after collecting five MIAA Diver of the Week honors and finishing third in the 3-meter at the MIAA Championships. Then, Ankley turned it up the following season as he finished second in the 1-meter and 3-meter events at the MIAA Championships, made the All-MIAA team, was the MIAA Co-Most Valuable Diver, and was a CSCAA All-American in the 1-meter and 3-meter.
The Hornets will not compete again until after the new year when the program hosts the Michigan-Illinois Quad on Jan. 14 in the Natatorium.
2022-23 Men's Hornets of the Week
Sam Ankley, Diving
Josh Decker, Basketball
Lukas Broadsword, Basketball
Sam Ankley, Diving
Jonah Spates, Football
Payton Fleming, Football
Zach Butters, Swimming
Ben Pickrel, Swimming
Tyler Omness, Golf
Josh Nichols, Football
Lance Taylor, Football
Bubba Wilson, Football
Ian Burr, Football