New Mexico State’s Jessica Legge and Northern Arizona’s Kristy Ardavanis have been named the Verizon WAC Swimmer and Diver of the week, respectively, for the week of Jan. 3-10.
Legge, a freshman from Newcastle, Australia (Lambton HS), garnered runner-up honors in the 200 individual medley (2:08.34) at a five-team meet in Tucson, Ariz. She also paced the Aggies in the breaststroke events with a fourth-place showing in the 100 breast (1:04.75) and sixth-place finish in the 200 breast (2:21.11).
Ardavanis, a junior from Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesquite HS), won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions over competitors from No. 5 Arizona and New Mexico State. She won the 3-meter by 12.65 points with a season-best score of 326.75. She won the 1-meter by 15.90 points with a score of 294.00. She has swept the diving events in five of the seven events this season in which she has competed on both boards, and has won the 1-meter in seven of the eight events she has competed in on that board.
Other swimmers nominated: North Dakota sophomore Morgan Lynch … Northern Arizona sophomore Rachel Palmer … San Jose State sophomore Darcie Anderson.
Other divers nominated: Hawai’i senior Daniella Nero … North Dakota senior Megan Keidel.