University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Troncoso Named BCBSNC Athlete of the Week
11.13.2014 | Women's Swimming & Diving
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Junior swimmer Alessandra Troncoso is this week's s Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Athlete of the Week at UNC Asheville.
Each week the school selects a BCBSNC Athlete of the Week upon their performance from the previous week's action.
Alessandra enjoyed a great meet on Saturday as the Bulldogs nearly upset Georgia Southern. She earned three first-place finishes against the Eagles. Alessandra won both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes on the day. She posted a time of 1:06.74 to win 100 and then compiled mark of 2:26.71 in the 200. Both were season-bests for the junior. She was a part of the Bulldogs 400 medley relay winning team as she swam the breaststroke part of the leg and had a split of 1:06.98.
