DENVER - CSU Bakersfield's Jayssie Haynes and NM State's Raina Brommer have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 10-16.
Haynes, a sophomore from San Jose, Calif., dominated the pool in the home opener victory over Pacific. She won all three of her individual events and helped the Roadrunners win the 400 free relay with a season-best time of 3:32.93. Haynes's times in the 200 free (1:53.43) and 500 free (5:02.65) are the best in the WAC so far this year. Her 2:07.97 mark in the 200 individual medley is the second best among all WAC women this season.
Brommer, a junior from Riverside, Calif., helped her team come out victorious in its season-opening meet with a 171-127 win over Northern Colorado. She contributed a first place finish in the three-meter diving event with a score of 291.70. This mark qualified her for the NCAA Division I Zone Diving Meet. Brommer also finished just behind two of her teammates in the one-meter diving event placing third with a score of 250.45.
Other swimmer nominees: Idaho's Cara Jernigan placed first in the 100 breast (1:07.00), 200 breast (2:24.86), 200 individual medley (2:12.16) and helped her team win the 200 medley relay (1:49.41) in the 182-78 team victory over Seattle U… NM State's Hannah McGowan helped her team defeat Northern Colorado by coming in first in the 100 breast (1:05.03) and third in 200 breast (2:23.33) as well as helped her team win the 200 medley relay (1:47.32)… Northern Colorado's Ioanna Sacha placed first in the 200 back (2:02.39), 100 back (56.56) and 200 individual medley (2:08.85) which earned her team 27 points for their total overall score… Seattle U's Bryn Lasher won both the 100 butterfly (57.61) and the 200 butterfly (2:09.64) in her first collegiate meet.
Other diver nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Hannah Chernabaeff placed first in both the one-meter (211.27) and three-meter (225.00) diving events with season-best scores to help her team come out victorious over Pacific.