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Women's Swimming

Montevallo Players of the Week Presented by Jack's Feb. 24th

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 19th-22nd (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 20th-21st (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 19th-22nd (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

 
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Players Mentioned

Joseph Pitard

Joseph Pitard

Sophomore
Walter Womack

Walter Womack

Sophomore
Ethan Brewer

Ethan Brewer

Distance/Free/Flyer
6' 5"
Sophomore
Aleksei Kolesnikov

Aleksei Kolesnikov

Butterfly
5' 10"
Junior
Alexander Kim

Alexander Kim

Butterfly/Freestyle
6' 0"
Freshman
Petra Cajkas

Petra Cajkas

Backstroke, IM
5' 7"
Sophomore
Keara McGee

Keara McGee

Butterfly/Freestyle
5' 7"
Junior
Alexandria Morgan

Alexandria Morgan

Butterfly/Freestyle
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joseph Pitard

Joseph Pitard

Sophomore
Walter Womack

Walter Womack

Sophomore
Ethan Brewer

Ethan Brewer

6' 5"
Sophomore
Distance/Free/Flyer
Aleksei Kolesnikov

Aleksei Kolesnikov

5' 10"
Junior
Butterfly
Alexander Kim

Alexander Kim

6' 0"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle
Petra Cajkas

Petra Cajkas

5' 7"
Sophomore
Backstroke, IM
Keara McGee

Keara McGee

5' 7"
Junior
Butterfly/Freestyle
Alexandria Morgan

Alexandria Morgan

5' 7"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle