Comets of the Week - January 13, 2025
The Male Comet of the Week is senior Tyler Herrema, of Grandville, and graduate of Grandville High School. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Herrema won each of his three matches at the NWCA National Dual Meet Championships. He beat Duncan Detzell, ranked No. 13 nationally, from Central (Iowa) College, 18-3; Chase Fiser, ranked No. 12 nationally, from Loras (Iowa) College, 9-4; and Andrew Ross from Wabash (Ind.) College, 15-2.
The Female Comet of the Week is senior Bridgette Shroll, of Murrieta, California, and graduate of Vista Murrieta High School. Shroll won the 100-yard breaststroke to help the women’s swimming team split a triangular against Aquinas College and Lake Superior State University. She overcame a more than one second deficit at the halfway point to win the race with a time of one minute and 15 seconds and edge the runner-up swimmer by .14 seconds. Shroll also placed third in the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.36).
