California Golden Bears Athletics
California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week
March 25, 2013
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BERKELEY - Elizabeth Pelton claimed her unprecedented third Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week award after the freshman earned the Swimmer of the Meet award at the NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships that ended on March 23 in Indianapolis. The Towson, Md., product set a slew of awards to win the 200-yard backstroke title, earned a total of seven All-America honors and helped the Golden Bears take second place at the national meet.
Pelton broke her own American record in winning the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:47.84, which also set U.S. Open, NCAA, Pac-12 and school records. That marked the first NCAA crown of the young Bears' collegiate career.
She almost won two more titles, as Pelton finished second in the 200-yard individual medley - to senior teammate Caitlin Leverenz, the 2012 NCAA Championships' Swimmer of the Meet - and in the 200-yard freestyle. Pelton was a member of four relays - 400-yard medley relay (placed third) and 200- (fifth), 400- (third) and 800-yard (third) freestyle relays - that posted top-eight finishes at NCAAs.
Pelton also won the Muscle Milk honor on March 5 and Dec. 3. No other Bear has won more than two Muscle Milk awards this season.
| Date | Student-Athlete | Sport |
| March 25 | Elizabeth Pelton | Women's Swimming |
| March 12 | Michael Kim | Men's Golf |
| March 5 | Elizabeth Pelton | Women's Swimming |
| Feb. 26 | Justin Cobbs | Men's Basketball |
| Feb. 19 | Lindsey Ziegenhirt | Softball |
| Feb. 11 | Talia Caldwell | Women's Basketball |
| Feb. 4 | Richard Solomon | Men's Basketball |
| Jan. 28 | Chioma Amaechi | Track & Field |
| Dec. 3 | Elizabeth Pelton | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Nov. 27 | Justin Cobbs | Men's Basketball |
| Nov. 5 | Shannon Hawari | Women's Volleyball |
| Oct. 22 | Shannon Hawari | Men's Water Polo |
| Oct. 15 | Russell Webb | Rugby |
| Oct. 8 | Zach Maynard | Football |
| Oct. 1 | Rachel Mercik | Women's Soccer |
| Sept. 24 | Stefano Bonomo | Men's Soccer |
| Sept. 17 | Jake Anderson | Rugby |
| Sept. 10 | Lauren Battung | Women's Soccer |
| Sept. 4 | Emi Lawson | Women's Soccer |
| Aug. 27 | Tony Salciccia | Men's Soccer |
| Aug. 20 | Grace Leer | Women's Soccer |
