MONTEVALLO, Ala.— University of Montevallo
Aleksei Kolesnikov,
Walter Womack, and
Keara McGee women's swimming have been named the Montevallo Players of the Week presented by Jacks for the week of February 24th.
Aleksei Kolesnikov (Men's Swimming)
This week Aleksei Kolenikov was named Conference Carolina's Swimmer of the year, after his impressive performance at the 2025 Conference Carolinas Championship, held at the Triangle Aquatic Center Feb 19
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nd (Cary, NC.)
Kolenikov was the high point scorer for the meet, obtaining three individual first place wins in the 50-yard free (20.03), 100-yard free (44.16), and 100-yard Butterfly (46.44). Achieving personal bests in all three events, obtaining all three school records and swimming Division II B-cuts for the three as well.
Additionally, Kolenikov also contributed to four relays, three winning second place. He lead off the 200-yard free relay going a time of 19.99 seconds, the first ever men's swimmer to break the 20 second barrier, lead off the 800-yard free relay going a personal best time of 1:41.69, as well as swam the fly leg of the 400-yard Medley relay, and finally anchored the 400-yard free relay that won first place with a time of 3:02.34, just beating Converse University by .04 seconds. This marked the first relay in program history to win at a Conference Championship.
Walter Womack (Men's Track & Field)
This week
Walter Womack earned the Gulf South Conference Most Outstanding Track Performer, because of his performance at GSC Indoor Track and Field Championship which took place at the Birmingham Metro CrossPlex on Feb 20
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st (Birmingham, Ala.)
Womack was the team high point scorer for the meet, winning first place in the 60-meter sprint going a time of 6.88 seconds and second in the 200-meter sprint with a time of 21.73 seconds. Womack was also a key contributor in the 4x400-meter relay, running the third leg that set a new school record with a time of 3:17.34, earning a third-place finish.
Keara McGee (Women's Swimming)
Keara McGee had an outstanding performance at the 2025 Conference Carolinas Swimming Championship this week which took place at the Triangle Aquatic Center Feb 19
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nd (Cary, NC.)
McGee was the team high point scorer breaking school records in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard Butterfly, obtaining second place at the meet in the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:06.61, fourth place in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:05.31), and first place in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 54.77 seconds. McGee's times in the 100-yard Butterfly and 100-yard Freestyle obtained her Division II B-cuts.
Additionally, McGee also contributed to four relays, three winning third place and one winning fourth. She swam the fly leg of the 200-yard Medley relay (24.87), as well as the fly leg of the 400-yard Medley relay (55.09), and lead off the 200-yard Free relay going a personal best with a time of 24.35 seconds. McGee also led off the 400-yard Free relay going a time of 51.94 seconds, going another personal best that secured her a Division II B-cut.
MONTEVALLO PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9
Mark Shoebridge Men's Soccer
Natalie Warner Women's Cross Country
Sept. 16
Tomas Valles Gilbert Men's Soccer
Nikol Antova Volleyball
Sept. 23
Seth Acton Men's Soccer
Rilee Bradbury Women's Soccer
Oct. 7
Cristobal Porter Men's Soccer
Danielle Greene Volleyball
Oct. 14
Joseph Pitard Men's Cross Country
Petra Cajkas Women's Swimming
Oct. 21
Alexander Kim Men's Swimming
Shadia Valenzuela Women's Soccer
Oct. 28
Matt Sheahan Men's Soccer
Meredith Bennett Women's Golf
Nov. 4
Eric Boutwell Men's Golf
Morgan Goehring Women's Soccer
Nov. 11
Jaylen Curry Men's Basketball
Natalie Warner Women's Cross Country
Nov. 18
Baxter Hoffman Men's Wrestling
Shadia Valenzuela Women's Soccer
Nov. 25
Noah Smith Men's Wrestling
Emily Hounsell Women's Soccer
Dec. 2
Jordan Gillies Women's Basketball
Lainey Farabaugh Women's Soccer
Dec. 9
Brandon Fussell Men's Basketball
Isabel Girmes Women's Basketball
Dec. 16
Jake Chisolm Men's Wrestling
Alexandria Morgan Women's Swimming
Dec. 23
Aleksei Kolesnikov Men's Swimming
Jordan Gilles Women's Basketball
Jan. 6
Chad Strickland Men's Wrestling
Aubrey Sorrells Women's Basketball
Jan. 13
Jaylen Curry Men's Basketball
Lia Edwards Women's Basketball
Jan. 20
Derek Moore Men's Basketball
Zauren Burton Women's Track & Field
Jan. 27
Ethan Brewer Men's Swimming
Petra Cajkas Women's Swimming
Feb. 3
Brandon Shaffner Men's Lacrosse
Ellery Shearer Women's Lacrosse
Feb. 10
Jaylen Curry Men's Basketball
Ramie Reid Women's Basketball
Feb. 17
Paul Sobich Men's Tennis
Taylor Lloyd Softball
Feb. 24
Aleksei Kolesnikov Men's Swimming
Walter Womack Men's Track & Field
Keara McGee Women's Swimming
