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Grant Steadman Named Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week

Sophomore Earns Honor after Recording Three Individual Wins Last Week, Two Season-Best Times

Sophomore Grant Steadman was named Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week on Monday.

Jan. 23, 2006

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell men's swimming sophomore Grant Steadman (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) was named Lewisburg Hotel Bison Athlete of the Week on Monday after posting team season-best times in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events against Columbia and helping the Bison to a win over Colgate with two individual wins against the Raiders last week.

Steadman won the 50 free with a time of 21.83 and the 100 free with a time of 47.72 to help Bucknell defeat Colgate by a 200.5-94.5 margin on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Hamilton, N.Y. In the same meet, Steadman anchored the 200 medley relay that won the event with a time of 1:34.78

This past Saturday against Columbia, Steadman set new team season-best times in the 50 free (21.44) and in the 100 free (47.18), finishing first and second in those events, respectively. Once again, he was a part of the 200 medley relay squad which won the event in 1:34.68.

The Bison will next compete on Friday, Jan. 27, as the team will close out its 2005-06 home schedule with a dual meet against Delaware beginning at 6 p.m. in Kinney Natatorium.