Amanda Iken has been named the CUNYAC/Applebee's Women's Swimming & Diving Rookie of the Week for the week of 11/18-11/24. In the Lady Hawks' 134-88 win over conference opponent Lehman, the first year swimmer finished atop of her competition in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 12:57.32. For her next event on the day, Iken went on to place first in the 200 freestyle relay along with teammates Backiel, Xue, and Collazo with a time of 1:56.67. In their next meet against Queens College, the Staten Island native out swam her competition in the 1000 freestyle by placing first with a time of 12:43.91, close to 14 seconds better than her last race. The Curtis alumni would also go onto to finish first in her next event, the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:14.74. The freshman had a strong showing this week with four first place finishes in four events.