Freshman Matt Sluss of Southwestern University and senior Austin Howlett of Colorado College have been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Male Swimmer-of-the-Week and Male Diver-of-the-Week for their outstanding performance this past weekend.

Sluss, a freshman from Harker Heights, Texas, was a huge part of Southwestern's home victory this past weekend, defeating the Austin College 'Roos in a head-to-head matchup.

Sluss started the day with a win in the 200 IM, finishing with a time of 1:59.24 early on. He followed that up with a win in the 100 Breast, picking up the victory with a time of 1:02.09.

AUSTIN HOWLETT OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a senior from Macawao, Hawaii, has been selected the SCAC Men's Swimmer-of-the-Week for all meets through Sunday, November 9th.

Howlett started his season off with a bang in Colorado College's meet this past weekend against Colorado School of the Mines.

Howlett won both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards over the weekend. On the 1-meter, his score of 332.70 gave him a NCAA Qualifying Score. He followed that up with a score of 312.08 on the 3-meter, giving him a NCAA Qualifying Score in that event as well.

Southwestern hits the road for the first time this season, taking on fellow SCAC member Centenary College on Saturday in Shreveport, LA at 11am.