COLORADO SPRINGS – Mines redshirt senior Joe Peak was named the RMAC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Wednesday after celebrating Senior Day on Saturday with the Colorado School of Mines Men's Swimming team.
 
Peak earned the first weekly honor of his career after an iron-man day against NCAA Division I Wyoming. Senior celebrations preceded the competition. Then, Peak proceeded to appear in five races including three individual events and two relays. He collected second-place points in the 200-free with a time of 1:47.33 and helped with second-place points in the 200-freestyle relay as well thanks to a 1:28.49 pace. The Roswell, Ga., native added #3 finishes with the 400-medley relay (3:28.34) and the 200-fly (1:56.79). He added an exhibition in the 50-free and touched in 22.72
 
The next action for Mines swimming will be the RMAC Championships running Feb. 8-11. A full preview will be released at www.minesathletics.com the week of the event.
 
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