SAN FRANCISCO – Thanks to back to back days of strong swimming in inclement weather, Cal men's swimming standout Andrew Seliskar earned recognition from the Pac-12 for his efforts as the sophomore has been named the conference's swimmer of the month for January.

Seliskar is the second Cal men's swimmer in a row to earn the Pac-12's monthly award as he follows December winner Ryan Murphy. The sophomore from McLean, Va. helped lead the Bears to victories over Arizona and Arizona State as Cal won its first two dual meets of 2017.

With rain and wind playing a factor during both legs of Cal's trip to the desert, Seliskar didn't let conditions stand in the way of winning races. Against the Wildcats, he got the day started with a win in the 200-yard butterfly and finished with the top time in the 200 individual medley.

The reigning Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year was back at it the next day against the Sun Devils, winning the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke before closing out the road trip by recording the top time in the 400 IM. Seliskar already owns NCAA "A" qualifying times in the 200 butterfly and 400 IM as well as the 400 and 800 free relays.

Seliskar will take the blocks at Spieker Aquatics Complex one more time this season when the Bears host Stanford on Feb. 18 at noon. From there, he'll head to the Pac-12 Championships, a meet at which he was named Swimmer of the Meet in 2016 after capturing three individual titles and three relay titles. Cal wraps up its season at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. from March 22-25.