DENVER - CSU Bakersfield's Lovre Soric and Wyoming's Elijah Chan have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 10-16.
Soric, a senior from Zagreb, Croatia, won first place in both the 200 free and 200 individual medley when the Roadrunners came out victorious over Pacific. He also took second in 200 back and contributed to a third place finish in the 400 free relay. Soric posted a few second best scores in the WAC as he raced to a 1:40.92 finish in the 200 free, 1:52.16 in the 200 back and 1:52.12 in the individual medley.
Chan, a freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., won the three-meter diving event for the first time in his collegiate career with a score of 243.60 against Denver. He scored over 40 points higher than any other competitor in this event. Chan also placed second in the one-meter diving event with a score of 221.18.
Other swimmer nominee: Wyoming's Wade Nelson helped the Cowboys earn 22 out of 138 points in the loss to Denver as he won the 200 fly (1:53.62), 200 individual medley (1:54.00) and helped his team get a second place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:32.59).
Other diving nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Adam Estrella came in both the first in the three-meter board (161.50) and the one-meter (249.27).