This week's Vectren Student-Athlete of the Week at the University of Evansville is freshman swimmer Michelle Tipton.  Tipton earned this week's honor after setting the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle event in UE's swim meet against Southern Illinois on Friday afternoon.

Tipton, in her first collegiate 1,000-yard race, touched the wall with a time of 10:24.55, beating UE's previous school record by four seconds.  Tipton also came back to post a second-place finish in the women's 500-yard freestyle event and teamed with seniors Alex Howard and Hannah Quast and fellow freshman Samantha Montgomery to post a first-place finish in the women's 400-yard freestyle relay.

Tipton and the Purple Aces will return to action this Saturday, as UE will travel to Normal, Illinois to take on Illinois State.