INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Connor Bichsel (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit West) has earned his second career Player of the Week award after his performance at UMSL on Friday.

Connor Bichsel (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit West), a junior, recorded two first-place finishes against UMSL and Maryville last week.

𝙂𝙇𝙑𝘾 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆

Connor Bichsel (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit West) has earned his second career Player of the Week award! 

He recorded two first place finishes in both the 200 IM and the 100 Breaststroke at UMSL on Friday!

Congrats Connor! 👏👏#minerpride pic.twitter.com/M1aAeR2pPc
— S&T Swimming (@Miners_SWIM) December 19, 2024
 

He started out the day with a win in the 200-yard IM with a final time of 1:53.83. Later in the 100-yard breaststroke, his time of 58.13 gave S&T another win on the day. His relay of Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe), Kevin Williams (Houston, TX/Westside) and Gabriel Peragallo () finished as the runner-up in the 400-yard freestyle relay. They finished with a time of 3:10.31.

Those three events guided the Miners to a 104-101 win over Missouri-St. Louis and 174-18 win against Maryville.

With the two wins, the Miners moved back into the top 25 at #24. They were receiving votes in the last CSCAA poll but moved back in this past vote. Other GLVC teams in the top 25 include Drury (#1), Indianapolis (#4), McKendree (#6) and Lewis (#10).

What's Next

The Miners will be back in action when the calendar flips into 2025 on Jan. 11 at Quincy. Following that meet, they will travel to Truman State on Jan. 18 until they come back home to face Rockhurst on Jan. 24.

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