Liz Duncan, Colorado College, Women's Swimming & Diving - Character & Community

Liz Duncan, Colorado College, Women's Swimming & Diving - Character & Community

LIZ DUNCAN OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a sophomore on the women's swimming and diving team from Glenview, Ill., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week beginning November 13.

The SCAC Character & Community award honors the efforts of student-athletes who excel in the field of athletics, and also serve their campus and community.



Liz, along with the rest of the CC swim team, participate in serving the community by teaching younger kids how to in their Little Cats program. She pointed out the strengths of character and culture from CC when she was going through the recruiting process that helped draw her to the program and university.

“I was taken back by the strength of character that every single member of our team seems to exhibit, it’s incredible really,” Duncan said. “The positive environment in practice, you notice it. I wouldn’t have gone anywhere else.”

Additionally, Liz organized a blessing bag event with other members of the women’s swim team. They put together 40 bags of essentials such as blankets, clothes, hand warmers and other much needed items that benefited the Colorado Springs unhoused community.

“Girls have been handing the bags to people they interact with in their daily lives,” Duncan said. “I think that grassroots connection to the Colorado Springs community has been really beneficial to our team.”

Liz mentioned the place that herself and teammates are currently in within the community and the team, she iterated that actively benefiting the community has reflected the love and support they have received from other Colorado Springs locals.

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