DENVER — Grand Canyon’s Hannah Kastigar and Bakersfield’s Carlee Burks have been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for December 12-18.
Kastigar, a freshman from Aberdeen, S.D. (Central HS), won three individual events and was a member of four victorious relay events in a three-day meet against the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio earlier this week. Kastigar won the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:15.92, the best time in the WAC this season by nine seconds. She also set WAC-best times in the 100 butterfly (54.59-exhibition) and 200 butterfly (1:58.06). Her 200 IM time of 2:00.99 is the second best in the WAC this season. Kastigar swam the lead-off leg of the 400 IM and set a school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.32.
Burks, a freshman from Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial HS), won the three-meter diving event in a dual meet against Cal Baptist last Saturday. She scored a season-best 235.20 points and followed that up with a third place finish on the one-meter event with a score of 222.22.
Other swimmers nominated: Bakersfield sophomore Michaela Paige.
Other divers nominated: None.
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