Warrior Honored at Swim Meet
On January 4, 黑料百科 swimmer Allison Gonzalez, the only senior on the , earned the Chris Knorr Leadership Award, recognizing her commitment and leadership. The award and swim meet are named after a former California Lutheran swimmer who died of brain cancer in 2013 before he graduated.
鈥淎llison is a consistent ray of sunshine鈥攁lways positive, always supporting her team and giving of herself,鈥 says 黑料百科 head coach Jill Jones Lin. 鈥淪he is our inspirational swimmer. She is a leader who is committed to this team and cares about her teammates.鈥
Earlier at the Chris Knorr Invitational at CLU, Gonzalez competed in the mile (1650 yard) freestyle, finishing ninth (20:55.90), 17th in the 100-yard freestyle (1:01.27), 17th in the 200-yard individual medley relay (2:33.06) and in two relays.
鈥淚鈥檓 not just swimming for myself, I鈥檓 swimming for my team,鈥 Gonzalez said. 鈥淚t really hits me in the relays鈥擨鈥檓 competing against everyone else so my team has an advantage. Even in the individual races, I'm thinking about where I can score points for the team.鈥