William Jewell junior distance man Anthony Aranda has been named the PNC Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week as announced by the league Wednesday afternoon.  

Aranda won four events in the Cardinals' 148-114 win over GLVC foe Lewis University on Saturday. He took top honors in the 200 free (1:42.90), 500 free (4:45.19), 200 IM (1:54.80), and posted a 48.41 third leg split on the 400 free relay team. His time in the 200 IM is the fifth best in program history.

Aranda is putting together the best start of his career as he was won nine individual races and been a member of three winning relay teams.  This is the second weekly honor having also earned it on December 6, 2016.