Rachel Millet- Swimming and diving
In a meet that featured a few of the stars from the United States Olympic team this summer in London, Idaho’s Rachel Millet exhibited some of her own star power at last weekend’s AT&T Winter National Swim Meet, hosted in Austin, Texas. In her first event Friday, Millet broke the Idaho record in the 200 individual medley race, finishing in 2:03.6, good enough for 38th place. The sophomore from Spokane finished 27th in the 100 freestyle event on Saturday, when she broke another school record with her time of 50.26. Idaho’s Kelsie Saxe, Jamie Sterbis, Laura Griffing and Janelle Stacy also competed in the meet.
Stephen Madison- Men’s basketball
It took an all-around effort to top the UC Davis Aggies in Idaho’s Cowan Spectrum opener on Saturday, but Stephen Madison’s contribution was the most significant in the Vandals’ 73-66 win, their second of the season. Madison went for 21 points in the victory, shooting 50 percent from the field and converting on seven of eight free throws. The Portland native pulled down six rebounds and tallied one assist while turning the ball over just once. Though Idaho stands at 2-5, Madison is the team’s leading scorer with 15.8 points-per-game. He has scored at least 20 points on two occasions and has more than five rebounds in three separate games.
Alyssa Charlston- Women’s basketball
The junior standout continues to prove why she could very well be in the running for WAC Player of the Year come March. A 1-6 Idaho team that has yet to build its chemistry has been able to rely on Charlston, and it’s safe to say the team would be in much more trouble without its leading scorer and second-leading rebounder. In the team’s first season win, Charlston’s heroics were called upon as the Vandals were in a deadlock with Eastern Washington with the clock winding down. An Idaho steal opened up the court and Krissy Karr slotted a pass to the unguarded Charlston underneath the hoop. Charlston’s layup left .2 seconds on the clock and the Vandals escaped Memorial Gym with the victory. The Sammamish, Wash., native scored an astounding 29 points in the win. In the team’s Lady Griz Classic losses, Charlston scored 10 and 15 points respectively against Montana and Tennessee State.