IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa student-athletes Drew Stevens (football) and Olivia Swalley (women’s swimming) were named November’s Student-Athletes of the Month, the Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced.
Stevens, a junior from North Augusta, South Carolina, most recently led Iowa to a 13-10 victory over Nebraska with a 53-yard game winning field goal. In the month of November, he made all three 50+ field goals, increasing his career total to a school-record, eight. Stevens contributed the second-most points on the team with 35, just one point behind running back Kaleb Johnson. He tied the school record and SECU Stadium record (Maryland) for field goals in a game with a 5-5 finish in Iowa’s win over Maryland. Stevens was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week in consecutive weeks, as he led the team to a 3-1 record in the month of November, and another eight win season for the football program. Concluding November, Stevens made all 11 PAT attempts and was 8-9 in field goals in the Hawkeyes’ final stretch of the season.
Swalley, a sophomore from Johnston, Iowa, has led the women’s swimming and diving team, breaking records and excelling in numerous events. At the Hawkeye Invitational, Swalley set Iowa’s program record, winning the 400 individual medley in 4:10.54. She also improved Iowa’s second-fastest 200 individual medley time, racing 1:57.89 and finishing first. Swalley collected NCAA B-cut times in the 200 and 400 IM, as well as the 200 Breast. In Iowa’s trip to No. 23 Minnesota, Swalley won three individual events in the 100 Breast, 200 Breast, and the 400 IM.