DENVER - Grand Canyon's Alyssa Christianson and Northern Arizona's Tatiana Kurach have been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Nov. 14-Nov. 20.
Christianson, a sophomore from Montrose, Colo., made the NCAA “B†cut in the 200 individual breaststroke with a time of 2:13.85 placing third in the Northwestern Tyr Invitational. She also contributed to CSCAA National Invitational Relay “A†cut times in the 200 free relay and 200 medley. Individually, Christianson posted a time of 2:03.30 in the 200 medley and 1:03.04 in the 100 breast. She then contributed times of 24.51 for 50 yards in the free relay, 1:03.59 for 100 yard breast in the medley relay, 29.37 for 50 yard breast in the medley relay, 1:54.05 for 200 yard free as the relay leadoff and 52.80 for 100 yards as the leadoff in the free relay.
Kurach, a junior from Saint Petersburg, Russia, was one of only two divers to place in the top seven in all three events at the Lumberjack Diving Invitational, featuring divers from eight schools across the Pac-12, WAC and Mountain West. Kurach finished fifth-place on one-meter with a two-round score of 573.35. She then placed seventh on three-meter with a score of 589.05. On both springboards, she concluded the weekend by posting a career-best score on platform of 215.25 to finish sixth overall.
Other swimmer nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Jayssie Haynes produced a time of 4:56.95 in the 500 free, 4:24.20 (400 medley)and helped the 400 free relay team produce a time of 3:29.58 before individually finishing with a time of 2:17.86 (200 breast) … Idaho's Leah Fisk posted the fastest time in the WAC in 100-yard freestyle (51.27), clocked a 4:56.85 in the 500-yard freestyle, 1:51.82 (200-yard freestyle), then helped Idaho post the WAC's fastest time in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:31.82) and swam on Idaho's 200- (1:35.24) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:28.27)… NM State's Hannah McGowan placed first in both the 200 breast (2:17.56) and 100 breast (1:02.61)… Northern Arizona's Sarah Takach swam on three relays - the 200 (1:46.14) and 400 medley (3:49.80) and 800 freestyle (7:43.76), as well as posted individual times in the 400 medley (4:22.86), 200 medley (2:04.22), 200 breast (2:18.24) and 100 breast (1:04.79).
Other diver nominees: Idaho's Janelle Lucas posted scores of 248.50 in the one-meter board, 278.90 in the three-meter board and 269.95 on the platform… NM State's Raina Brommer scored 249.95 in the one-meter event and 210.50 in the three-meter event.