ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University men's swimming & diving team has now had three different athletes tabbed as Empire 8 Men's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week for the 2022-23 season as Emiliano Terrazas (La Paz, Bolivia/Saint Andrew's) earned the honor on Monday, as made official by Association Commissioner, Joe Venniro.
 
Phillip Volaski (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) and William LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne) both earned the honor earlier this year. Volaski earned the recognition at the end of October while LaMastus was tabbed for the award to begin November.
 
Terrazas established himself as the top-scorer during the Ithaca College Bomber Invitational among Empire 8 competitors as he scored the sixth most points in the three-day meet. He tallied 97 points with only swimmers from Ithaca College, University of Rochester and Susquehanna University scoring more than him. Terrazas helped the Saxons finish fourth overall behind Rochester, Ithaca and Hamilton College. His top finish of the weekend finishing third in the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking in a time of 2:10.39. He also picked up a fourth place finish in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 54.41 to lead his best individual performances. Terrazas was undefeated by Empire 8 foes (except for fellow Saxons) in his individual races, taking eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.27) and in the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.82).
 
He then picked up three relay top finishes while posting a strong time in the exhibitioned relay he was part of. In the 400-yard medley relay, his team finished fourth with a time of 3:33.14 behind Ithaca, Rochester and Hamilton. Terrazas then teamed with Saxons for a sixth place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.19 and a seventh place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:28.86, once again, out-swimming both Empire 8 teams in attendance.
 
Terrazas was also named a Saxon of the Week along with women's track & field's McKenzie Hall (Hornell, NY/Hornell) on Monday. He and the Saxons will next head to Florida for their Winter Break Training Sessions before returning to Alfred to host the Dolphins of Le Moyne College on Tuesday, January 10 at 1:00pm in the McLane Natatorium.