Harry & David and University Books & More are pleased to announce that Phil Devine (So. • Winnebago, Ill.) of the men's swimming and diving team and Ayla Mitchell (Sr. • New Richmond) of the women's cross country squad have been named UW-Oshkosh Student-Athletes of the Week for the period ending Nov. 15.

Devine dove to a pair of first-place finishes during UW-Oshkosh's 155-84 home loss to UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 14.

Devine won the one-meter diving with a score of 292.30 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 296.05. Both performances surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship on March 17-20 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Nick Badilla of UW-Eau Claire finished second to Devine in both events, posting scores of 238.60 in the one-meter diving and 251.80 in the three-meter diving.

Both diving events featured five participants.

Mitchell coasted to the finish line as she successfully defended her title at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional held Nov.14 at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

Mitchell, who also finished second at the meet in 2007, won this year's edition of the 6,000-meter race with a time of 20:51. Taryn Surtees of Washington University (Mo.) placed second with a time of 21:06 and Jenny Scherer of St. Norbert College third with a time of 21:31. A total of 273 runners finished the race.

Mitchell is unbeaten in her last four races, with victories coming at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, WIAC Championship, UW-Oshkosh Invitational and Notre Dame Invitational. She finished second at the Carroll University Invitational and Roy Griak Invitational.

Each week throughout the 2009-10 school year, one male and one female UW-Oshkosh student-athlete will be recognized for their accomplishments from the previous week. The award winners will be announced on the UW-Oshkosh athletics Web site every Tuesday morning.