University of Massachusets Athletics
Justin Houck Named Atlantic 10 Rookie Of The Week
January 18, 2000 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 18, 2000
AMHERST, Mass. ? University of Massachusetts freshman Justin Houck (Wyomissing, Pa.) has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men?s Swimming Rookie of the Week, for the week ending January 16. Houck was honored for his outstanding performance during the Rhode Island Invitational on January 14-15.
At the Rhode Island Invitation, Houck captured first place in the 200 yard backstroke with a season-best time of 1:56.53. Houck also placed fourth in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 4:19.30. UMass won the meet with an overall score of 412.5 points. La Salle came in second with 322 points, while Dartmouth finished third (171.5 points) and Rhode Island came in fourth (124 points).
The Minutemen will return to action this Saturday, January 22, when they play host to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County at the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool. Action is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m.