Misericordia University swimming standouts Cali White and Kaylee DePietro have been named the Misericordia University Wendy's Female Athletes of the Month for February while Jared Piontkowski and Kevin Lazdowsky shared the men's honor.
 
White and DePietro led the women's swim to an undefeated regular season and a third place finish at the MAC Championships.
 
White won the 100 free, 200 free and 200 free relay in a regular season finale win at Messiah.
 
She was third in the 100 free and 200 free at the MACs while setting a school record in the latter.
 
She finished sixth in the 50 free.
 
She was part of school records on the winning 800 free relay and the 200 medley relay that finished third.
 
DePietro won the 100 back and was part of the winning 200 medley at Messiah.
 
She finished second in the 100 back at MACs and set the school record three times in the process.  She was fourth in the 200 back and finished 17^th in the 50 free.
 
She swam the lead leg on the school-record setting 200 medley relay.
 
Piontkowski led the men's volleyball team to a 6-3 record during the month while facing a schedule that featured five nationally-ranked opponents.
 
He hit .357 with 5.5 kills per set and leads the MAC in kills per set.
 
He added .36 aces and .58 blocks per set.
 

Lazdowsky averaged 15 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in a 5-3 month.   He finished third in the league in scoring and 11th in rebounding while leading the Cougars to a postseason berth.

The Wendy's Misericordia University Athlete of the Month program is celebrating its 26th year and is sponsored by Quality Served Fast (QSF), our local Wendy's franchise organization.