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NAPERVILLE, Ill. – For the second time this season, Illinois Wesleyan freshman
Amber Gauthier has been chosen as the "Diver of the Week" in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Gauthier (Battle Creek, Mich., Pennfield HS) had two personal bests against Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Jan. 14. She scored 186.15 on the 1-meter board, which was 22 points better than her previous best, followed by a score of 177.30 on the 3-meter board, which was 23 points better than her previous best.
A psychology major at Illinois Wesleyan, Amber is the daughter of Cynthia Gauthier and Greg Gauthier.
The CCIW coaches will select either a male or female diver of the week each Tuesday, when there are nominees, until the week of the CCIW Championship.
2016-17 CCIW Divers of the Week
Gauthier – Illinois Wesleyan (1/17/17)
Hailey Hathaway – Carthage (1/10/17)
Emily Richardson – Carroll (12/5/16)
Gauthier – Illinois Wesleyan (11/22/16)
Connor Pierson – Carthage (11/8/16)
Zoe Rodriguez – Carthage (11/1/16)
Aaron San Juan – Carthage (10/25/16)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2015-16 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,600 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 36 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and over 100 all-Americans.