ALFRED, NY – Alfred University's William LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne) was named the Empire 8 Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week on Monday in an official announcement by Associate Commissioner, Joe Venniro.
 
LaMastus had three wins and a second place finish against New York State and regional powerhouse, Ithaca College on Saturday afternoon. He started the day by teaming with his brother, Wade LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne), Colby Watkins (New Orleans, LA/St. Martin's Episcopal) and Emmanuel Drappatz (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Area) in the 200-yard medley relay, winning the event with a time of 1:37.10 over the Ithaca time of 1:37.77. LaMastus then led a 1-2-4 finish in the 50-yard backstroke as he swam a 24.41 to clinch his first individual win of the day, defeating Ithaca by 1.19 seconds. His final individual victory was in the 200-yard individual medley, edging out the win with his time of 2:01.76, winning by 0.18 seconds. LaMastus added a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.39, narrowly dropping a 0.10 decision.
 
LaMastus was joined by Olivia Gilbert (Ontario, NY/Wayne) as the Women's Track & Field Co-Track Athlete of the Week and Natalee Collins (Waterville, NY/Waterville) as the Empire 8 Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week. LaMastus and Gilbert were also named Saxons of the Week.