Linfield star women's swimmer Kirsti Keppo was voted Northwest Conference Women's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week after a dominating week in the pool against Whitman and Whitworth. Keppo topped the leaderboards in all six events she competed in over the two meets of the week.
 
Against the Blues, the junior placed first and recorded a time of 4:46.87 in the 400 individual medley, good for the second-best time in the Northwest Conference this season. She also took top honors in the 500 freestyle (5:24.81) and the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:25.72.
 
Against Whitworth, the Eugene native put together several impressive performances. Keppo came in first and recorded the second-best conference time in the 200 freestyle at 2:02.28. She also blazed to victories in the 500 freestyle (5:27.76) and 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:11.66, good for the 4^th best time in the NWC this season.
 
The Wildcats' women swimmers are 2-2 on the season and return to the pool on December 16 at the UNLV invitational.