Milwaukee's Leibold, Wright State's Weidert Named Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week

 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior Robby Liebold (men's swimming) and Wright State University senior Jessica Weidert (women's swimming) have been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Jan. 29).

Leibold won the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle events to lead the Panthers past Western Illinois University on Saturday (Jan. 26), giving UWM its third consecutive dual-meet victory. The junior posted a 4:48.87 clocking in the 500 event and finished the 1,000-yard event with a time of 9:37.25. He also finished second in the 200-yard butterfly, and has won 18 events with six runner-up showings in 28 races this season.

In the classroom, Leibold carries a 3.278 grade-point average as a health sciences major. This is his third Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Week honor of the year and the fourth of his career. Leibold also was tabbed as the League's Scholar-Athlete of the Month for November and earned Academic All-League recognition last winter.

Weidert won the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke races in Saturday's dual-meet victory over Xavier University. Her 2:21.06 effort in the 200 eclipsed her own pool record by more than one second and was nearly nine seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, while her 1:07.00 finish in the 100 was more than two seconds faster than the rest of the field. Weidert also was a member of WSU's winning 200-yard medley relay team.

In the classroom, Weidert owns a perfect 4.00 grade-point average as a modern language major. She has earned High Honors in every quarter during her four-year career. Weidert was an Academic All-League choice in 2006-07, and was named Wright State's Quad-Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2006.