Courtesy: Mountain West Conference
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado State’s Julia Box and Wyoming’s Melissa Mirafuentes have been named MW Swimming and Diving Peak Players of the Week. Box was named swimmer of the week, while Mirafuentes garnered diver of the week.
The honor marks Box’s first and Mirafuentes’ third of her career.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Julia Box, Colorado State
Senior, Boulder, Colorado/Fairview HS
- Won two individual events and a relay event, as Colorado State defeated Northern Colorado 146.5-114.5 in its final dual of the season.
- Place first in the 100 back (56.71), 100 fly (56.19) and the 200 medley relay (1:45.34). The senior also tallied a season-best time in the 100 free (52.80), good for second.
DIVER OF THE WEEK
Melissa Mirafuentes, Wyoming
Freshman, Guadalupe, Mexico/Preparatoria 9
- Took first place in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform dive at the Air Force Invite.
- Tallied a 298.60 on the 1-meter board, a school-best 365.55 on the 3-meter board and a 287.80 on the platform.
2019-20 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Players of the Week
Swimmer of the Week
Diver of the Week
Oct. 1 – Andressa Cholodovskis, Sr., Nevada
Oct. 1 – Karla Contreras, Jr., Wyoming
Oct. 8 – Sefilina Maile, Fr., Air Force
Oct. 8 – Gabby Peltier, Fr., Air Force
Oct. 15 – Klara Thormalm, So., San Diego State
Oct. 15 – Marti Erlam, Fr., Boise State
Oct. 22 – Robin Pinger, Sr., Boise State / Courtney Vincent, Sr., San Diego State
Oct. 22 – Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, So., San Diego State
Oct. 29 – Wiktoria Samula, So., Nevada
Oct. 29 – Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez, So., Nevada
Nov. 5 – Donna dePolo, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 5 – Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez, So., Nevada
Nov. 12 – Sefilina Maile, Fr., Air Force
Nov. 12 – Melissa Mirafuentes, Fr., Wyoming
Nov. 26 – Morganne McKennan, Sr., San Diego State
Nov. 26 – Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, So., San Diego State
Dec. 10 – No Selection
Dec. 10 – No Selection
Jan. 14 – Katelyn Blattner, Jr., Wyoming
Jan. 14 – Skylar Williams, Jr., Colorado State
Jan. 21 – Phoebe Brown, So., Wyoming
Jan. 21 – Melissa Mirafuentes, Fr., Wyoming
Jan. 28 – Nicholle Toh, Fr., New Mexico
Jan. 28 – Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez, So., San Diego State
Feb. 4 – Manuela Mendolicchio, So., Fresno State
Feb. 4 – Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez, So., Nevada
Feb. 10 – Julia Box, Sr., Colorado State
Feb. 10 – Melissa Mirafuentes, Fr., Wyoming