DENVER SMUs Lisa Wanberg has been named the Western Athletic Conference swimming and diving Athlete of the Week.
Wanberg, a senior from Malmo, Sweden, had a standout weekend at the Texas Quad Meet in Austin, Texas. Joining the fifth-ranked Mustangs, were No. 6 Arizona, No. 14 Arizona State and host, No. 8 Texas. Wanberg earned two runner-up finishes in both the 100 (50.61) and 200 (1:49.47) yard freestyle. Her time of 23.65 in the 50 free was good for fourth in the highly contested event. She was SMUs opening leg of its 400 free relay that took second, and was also a member of the third-place 200 free relay team.
Additional nominees included: Sarabeth Schweitzer, Nevada and Charlotte Pierce, San Jose State.