WEST POINT, NY - Army West Point women's distance swimmer Sabrina Mortell has earned AAA Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season after a stellar performance at the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships last week. The sophomore shares the honor with men's basketball's Kevin Ferguson. The Mechanicsburg, PA, native broke two individual Academy records and was part of one relay Academy record. Mortell was Army's top competitor and earned the most points for the Black Knights with 40. Click here to watch the video.
Mortell was the only cadet to win an event at the league meet. She won the 1650 free when she touched the wall in 16:36.22 to set a new Academy standard. In the 500 free, Mortell placed third and clocked an Academy record time of 4:49.45. The sophomore was a part of the 800 free relay team alongside Shannon Rogers, Monica Sowinski and Jess Burkett that recorded a time of 7:24.78 to capture the Academy record. Read More