Genevieve Miller earns MW Senior Award
2/18/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Air Force senior Genevieve Miller earned the prestigious Mountain West Conference Senior Award on the final day of the Mountain West Championships, Saturday, Feb. 18, in College Station, Texas. Miller is the second Falcon in the last three years to win the award as Kim Davis won it in 2015.
Miller is the first swimmer in the history of the Mountain West Conference to win two different events all four years. Miller set the standard by winning the 500 free this past Thursday and the 1650 earlier today. She holds the Air Force, Mountain West and Mountain West Championships record in both events with a 4:38.98 in the 500 free and a 15:58.06 in the 1650 free. Her swim today was the first sub-16-minute mile in league history. On Friday, Miller broke her own school record, and placed third in the MW, in the 200 free with a time of 1:47.91.
"We witnessed history tonight," head coach Casey Converse said. "Genevieve has set a standard in Mountain West swimming for the next generation of swimmers to pursue. A perfect career record of four championships in four years in one event is a rare feat in the world of athletics. To win two events four straight years is unheard of. Her dramatic win in the 500 free on Thursday night was a classic battle of strategy and willpower. Her win tonight in the mile, the most grueling event in swimming, put an exclamation point on an unprecedented career. Genevieve represents the heart of college athletics. She is bold in competition and humble in victory. She has raised the standard of excellence for female athletes at the Air Force Academy."
The senior from Winston-Salem, N.C., became the first Falcon to earn NCAA Division I All-America honors as she placed 10th in the 1650 and 13th in the 500 free. She has earned NCAA "B" cuts in both events this season.
"Genevieve has set a new standard for others to follow in women's swimming at USAFA and she has done it on the biggest stages of competition," said George Nelson, sports administrator for swimming at the Academy. "It should be no surprise however, that she also excels in the classroom and in her squadron as well. Congratulations to the coaching staff as they have helped mold this young lady along the way into a great leader who performs at her best when it counts the most. She will be tough to replace."
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