ALFRED, NY — David Coombes (Dansville, NY/Dansville), a senior on the Alfred University men's swimming and diving team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Male Athlete of the Week.
                
Coombes was honored for his performance in two dual meets last week -- a win at LeMoyne College and a victory at home against Hartwick College – in which he won four individual events and swam on three winning relays.
                
In the win at LeMoyne, he won the 200 free (1:48.38) and 100 free (48.25) and swam the anchor on the winning 200 free relay (1:29.43). Against Hartwick, he swam the lead leg on the winning 200 medley relay (1:39.01) and the anchor on the winning 200 free relay (1:27.68). He also won the 200 freestyle (1:43.25) and 100 free (46.70).
                
AU (6-1 in dual meets this year) wraps up its dual-meet season Saturday, Jan. 24, at home against Ithaca.