Athletes of the Week (Ending Nov. 18)

- November 19, 2012

David Sharpe competing in the butterfly event. (Jim Neale photo)
David Sharpe competing in the butterfly event. (Jim Neale photo)

Dalhousie University presents our G2 Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 18, 2012.

Keishia Mills, Swimming

Science student Keishia Mills set new AUS, Dalhousie and Nova Scotia provincial records in the 100m breaststroke last weekend with a time of 1:10.78. She also set a new Dalhousie record in the 50m breaststroke (33.12) and was victorious in the 200m breaststroke and the 400m medley relay. Mills qualified for the CIS championship in each of the individual events she won and is currently ranked third in the CIS in the 50m breaststroke event. A third-year member of the swim team, Mills is originally from Miramichi, N.B.

Other nominees - Robbi Daley (basketball), Tarah-Lynn Truant (volleyball)

David Sharpe, Swimming

Fourth-year swimmer David Sharpe set two AUS, Dalhousie and Nova Scotia provincial records at the Dalhousie Invitational last weekend. First he swam a new best time of 1:57.91 in the 200m backstroke and then he set the record for the 200m individual medley event in the preliminary race before beating his own time in the final in 2:01.33. Sharpe also took first place in the 200m butterfly and the 400m medley relay. He is currently ranked number one in the CIS in each of the individual events he won this weekend. A science student, Sharpe hails from Halifax, N.S.

Other nominees - Ben Breault (hockey), Bryan Duquette (volleyball)