Last Friday, Carleton College women’s track & field hosted its annual "Meet of the Hearts" and that seemed to be a fitting title, with senior distance runner Alison Smyth (Billings, Mont./West) showing plenty of heart in a standout performance. Smyth finished first in the women's mile with a time that helped her leap towards the top of the MIAC performance list and into the Top 25 nationally as well. For her performance, Smyth has been named the MIAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week.

The Carleton College women's swimming and diving team got to test the waters for the MIAC Championships over the weekend at a similarly big event in the same pool, and the results were extremely encouraging for both the Knights and junior swimmer Erin McDuffie. She emerged as one of the top Division III freestylers at the meet, setting season-best times in two events and recording the fastest time of all D-III entrants in both events as well. For her performances, McDuffie secured her first career MIAC Women's Swimmer-of-the-Week award.

The Carleton College men's swimming and diving team and sophomore Jesse Gourevitch both appear to be peaking at the right time. Over the weekend Gourevitch had one of his best collegiate performances at the Minnesota Challenge, setting a season-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke and a lifetime best in the 200-yard breaststroke. For his performances, Gourevitch has been named the MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving Athlete-of-the-Week.

Sometimes Goliath manages to avoid the upset and does indeed beat David… Sunday was one of those days. Despite spirited play, the Carleton College men’s tennis team proved unable to slay the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, falling 7-0 to the Phoenix, a NCAA Division I program. The match concluded the Knights’ two-day trip into America’s Dairyland.

The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team concluded competition at the two-day Minnesota Challenge meet held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. This competition concludes the regular season for the Knights and features NCAA Division I, II and III teams from across the Upper Midwest. This meet also provides those team members not on the MIAC Championship squad to taper and compete at one of the top facilities in the nation. The non-rested portion of the team participated in its final races before the upcoming conference championships.

The Carleton College men’s swimming and diving team took part in the Minnesota Challenge meet held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. This competition concludes the regular season for the Knights and features NCAA Division I, II and III teams from across the Upper Midwest. Alex Simonides was part of Carleton's taper group for this meet and dropped nearly 30 seconds in from his previous best in the 500-yard freestyle.