Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - February 20, 2023

The Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is junior Jennifer Mann, of Orange, Calif., and graduate of Villa Park High School. Mann won the 400-yard individual medley and 200-yard breaststroke, and took second in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2023 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Swimming & Diving Championships. In the 400 IM finals, she broke the school record by more than 10 seconds with a time of 4:30.11, and in the 200 breast prelims, she set a school record with a time of 2:19.99.

Other notable female performances were by Lily Connelly (basketball), Gabby Jolliff (track and field) and Kennedy Karns (tennis).

The Dean Trailways Male Comet of the Week is senior Ryan Robinette, of Escanaba, and graduate of Escanaba High School. Robinette averaged 21.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in leading the men’s basketball team to two wins last week. In an 81-79 win over Albion College, he scored 19 points, and in an 88-85 win at Alma College, Robinette posted a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. For the week, he posted 53.1 field goal percentage (17-of-32), including 50 percent (6-of-12) from behind the arc. Robinette also had seven assists and four steals.

Other notable male performances were by Chris Davis (track) and Takato Timmerman (swimming).