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Warrior of the Week

Joao Ribeiro 2018 headshot

Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro

  • Award
    Warrior of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/24/2020
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • Bio
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Senior Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) helped the men's swimming & diving program finish second at the 2020 GLIAC Championships.

Senior Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was the lone Warrior in the 200 IM Championship finals.  Ribeiro earned All-GLIAC Second Team after notching an NCAA B-cut time of 1:47.91 in second place. Ribeiro notched a victory in the 400 IM Championship finals, clocking in at 3:49.74.  He also swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay that finished second (3:16.82).

On Friday, he finished third in the 100 breast (55.18) and led off the 800 free relay that earned the bronze medal in a time of 6:41.88.  He concluded his results on Saturday by placing second in the 200 breast (1:59.85), which was good for an NCAA B cut time.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/16/2018 Jessie Kluz Women's Track & Field
4/16/2018 Niklas Karcz Men's Tennis
4/9/2018 Patrick Adams Baseball
4/9/2018 Andreea Mitrache Women's Tennis
4/2/2018 Mats Westkamp Men's Tennis
4/2/2018 Brooke Busse Women's Golf
3/26/2018 Rainey Psenicka Softball
3/26/2018 Ziad Elsissy Men's Fencing
3/19/2018 Lauren Bohn Women's Track & Field
3/19/2018 Dima Drobnych Men's Swimming & Diving
3/12/2018 Jared Tobey Baseball
3/12/2018 Brooke Turkalj Softball
3/5/2018 Khadija Da-Silva Women's Tennis
3/5/2018 Jared Tobey Baseball
2/26/2018 Ziad Elsissy Men's Fencing
2/26/2018 Shanice Leach Women's Track & Field
2/19/2018 Joao Martimbianco Ribeiro Men's Swimming & Diving
2/19/2018 Jia Yi Koh Women's Swimming & Diving
2/12/2018 Chuck Key Men's Basketball
2/12/2018 Karrington Seals Women's Track & Field
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