Junior Priscilla Arana has been voted the Baruch Athlete of the Month for February 2011.
During the month of February, Priscilla won seven gold medals with school record-breaking performances to lead her team to back-to-back CUNYAC Championships.
The monthly award is voted by the athletic department staff. For a complete list of Arana’s highlights, please read below.
*Arana recorded one of the top performances in CUNYAC Championship swimming history by winning seven events (200yd Freestyle Relay, 200yd Medley Relay, 400yd IM, 100yd Breaststroke, 800yd Freestyle Relay, 200yd Breaststroke, 400yd Freestyle Relay), and broke the CUNYAC Championship record in every one to total seven gold medals.
*Against top regional Div. I, II, III competition at the Metro Finals, she finished in 15th place in the 200 Breaststroke, 16th place in the 100 Breaststroke, and 18th place in the 400 individual medley (school record time).
*Named the CUNYAC Women’s Performer of the Year and also the CUNYAC Championship Swimmer of the Meet.