Student-Athlete of the Week - January 5, 2008

Name: Lauren Mar
Sport: Women's Swimming
Year: Senior
Events: Back, Free

Lauren Mar has been named the Spartan Foundation Student Athlete of the Week for her performances for the San Jose State women’s swimming team last week. One of four fourth-year seniors, Mar was the Spartans' top performer in a pair of road competitions over the first weekend of the new year.
 
In a 166.5-109.5 victory at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, January 3, that extended the Spartans' win streak to 10 straight meets since a season-opening loss at No. 2 Stanford, Mar was first in her only individual event of the day, sprinting 24.72 in the 50 free. She also led off the first-place 'A' 400 freestyle relay to conclude the meet, with that foursome timing 3:38.76.
 
Mar then participated in six of 10 events at the UC Irvine/Ayres Hotels Relay Invitational in Irvine, Calif., on Sunday, January 4, as the defending champion Spartans were narrowly edged by Nebraska for the title, 423-400. The San Francisco native swam the second leg of the winning 3x100 backstroke relay. She also had the leadoff backstroke legs of the 200 and 400 medley relays, the second leg of the 4x50 freestyle relay, and the leadoff 100-yard freestyle legs of the 800 free (100-200-500) and 4x100 free relays. All were 'A' foursomes for the Spartans, with the exception of the 'B' 200 medley relay to start the day.

Past 2008-09 Spartan Foundation Student-Athletes of the Week
August 25 - Emmy Belding, Women's Soccer
September 2 - Kyle Reed, Football
September 8 - Emily Burke, Volleyball
September 15 - Erica Moston, Women's Golf
September 22 - Hiroki Akiyama, Men's Soccer
September 29 - Jared Strubeck, Football
October 6 - Kelly Crow, Volleyball
October 13 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
October 20 - Carl Ihenacho, Football
October 27 - Jay Myers, Men's Golf
November 3 - Jared Strubeck, Football
November 10 - Nick Cukar, Men's Soccer
November 17 - Ricky Dorrego, Men's Soccer
November 24 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
December 1 - Natalie White, Women's Basketball
December 8 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
December 15 - Tim Pierce, Men's Basketball
December 22 - Tim Pierce, Men's Basketball
December 29 - C.J. Webster, Men's Basketball
January 5 - Lauren Mar, Women's Swimming