Rachel Degnan, of Guilderland, a member of the State University of New York at Cobleskill women’s swim team, was named the school’s Fighting Tiger Athlete-of-the-Week.

The talented rookie was the women’s swimming team’s top performer in a 104-to-47 home loss to the College of Saint Elizabeth last Saturday afternoon at the Bouck Hall Natatorium. Degnan set a new program record in the 400-yard individual medley, finishing second overall in a time of 5:09.67 while winning the 100-yard butterfly in 1:07.53, and placing second in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:05.

The Fighting Tigers will return to action this Saturday when the team travels to Saratoga Springs for the 2013 Skidmore College Women’s Invitational hosted by Skidmore College beginning at 1 p.m.