Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Swimmers Sweep Student-Athlete of the Week Honors
10/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Oct. 25, 2010
Boca Raton, Fla. - The Budapest, Hungary connection strikes again as swimmers Eszter Bucz and Csaba Pek have been earned the Florida Atlantic University athletic department's Student-Athlete of the Week Honors.
It marks the third time this season that Bucz has received the honor while Pek is being recognized for the second time. Both athletes had standout performances during their teams' triangular meet against Sun Belt Conference foe Western Kentucky and Georgia Tech last Saturday in Atlanta, Ga.
Bucz, the reigning Sun Belt Conference Female Swimmer of the Week, had another banner day in the pool by taking first-place honors in three events. The sophomore has now won her last 10 individual races. She edged a WKU Hilltopper for the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke by a half-second, winning in 1:04.24. She came from behind to win the 200-yard breaststroke event (2:18.58) and had a three-second victory in the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.45).
Meanwhile, Pek paced the Owls' effort with two event victories and a runner-up showing in his third race. He won the 200-yard backstroke in dramatic fashion, edging WKU's Adam Dajka by three-tenths of a second with a time of 1:52.80. He trailed with 50 yards remaining before rebounding with a strong final stage. Pek also came in first in the 200-yard individual medley (1:54.54) and was second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:37.32).
Other male nominees for this week's Student-Athlete of the Week Award were golfer Casey Matthews, soccer player T. J. Pluskota and tennis player Marc Abdelnour. On the women's side Eszter Bucz was challenged by soccer's Jesse Shugg.
FAU's Homecoming Week culminates on Saturday with the football team's match up against rival FIU at 4 p.m. from Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The women's soccer team will also battle the FIU in Boca Raton at 7 p.m., Friday, October 29 at the FAU Soccer Stadium, 777 Glades Road on the Boca Raton campus. It will be the team's final match of the regular season.
Meanwhile, the men's and women's swimming and diving programs will have road dual meets against Nova Southeastern on Friday in Davie before conducting an alumni meet on Saturday at 11 a.m. from the FAU Aquatic Center. The volleyball team will travel to Alabama for matches against Troy and South Alabama this weekend while the men's soccer team continues its quest for a Mid-American Conference tournament berth at the Buffalo on Sunday, October 31 at 1 p.m. Women's golf begins play on Sunday in the Pat Bradley Invitational in Fort Myers, and the men's tennis team will participate in the UCF's Fall Invitational in Orlando, beginning on Friday, October 29.
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