DENVER - Wyoming's Liam Holt and Scotia Mullin have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 22-28.
Holt, a junior from Carl Junction, Mo., helped the Cowboys to dual victories this past weekend. He swept the 100 (56.57) and 200 (2:03.29) breast events, accounting for two of UW's five individual victories. This is the fourth time Holt has won the 200 breast in duals this season. He also contributed to Wyoming's third-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:32.41.
Mullin, a sophomore from Glasgow, Scotland, swept the one-meter and three-meter boards in his first meet back since last year's NCAA Zones. In the one-meter, he posted a score of 309.65 and a 338.85 on the three-meter board.
Other swimmer nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Loren Gillilan posted two individual first place finishes (200 free in 1:41.06 and 100 fly in 49.73) and two relay first place finishes (200 free relay in 1:25.66 and 400 medley relay in 3:27.08) … UNLV's Brad Gonzales has won every single 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free he has swam and this past weekend was no different with him winning the 500 free in 4:30.91 and 1,000 free in 9:19.05.
Other diver nominee: CSU Bakersfield's Adam Estrella won both the one-meter board with a score of 266.63 and the three-meter dive posting a 257.40.