TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Air Force's Adam Grimm and UNLV's Jesse Cawley have been named the Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 25 through Jan. 31.
Grimm, a junior from O'Fallon, Mo., had a solid showing in the Falcons dominating win over Denver. He secured finishes in the 200 IM (1 minute and 50.81 seconds) and 200 free (1:40.26). Grimm's altitude adjusted 200 IM time (1:49.21) is also good for the fastest time in the conference this season while his altitude adjusted 200 free time (1:38.66) places him sixth among WAC swimmers.
Cawley, a senior from Portland, Ore., racked up a pair of podium finishes on Senior Day as the Rebels took on divers from Hawai'i and Wyoming. Cawley's top dive came in the 3-meter event where he took first with a score of 330.0 points. He also managed a third-place finish on the 1-meter board, finishing with 300.45 points in finals.
Other swimmer nominated: UNLV's Vuk Celic earned top spots in both of the distance events last week as he picked up first-place finishes in the 1650 free (15:20.88) and 500 free (4:25.90)… Wyoming's Harry Tjaden posted career-best times in the 200 fly (1:51.30), 100 fly (50.71) and 500 free (4:36.59) as he finished second, fourth and sixth, respectively.
Other diver nominees: Air Force's Cole Armagost posted a monster score of 350.70 in the 3-meter event as the Falcons had an intersquad competition after Denver did not travel divers… Wyoming's Brendan Byrnes was the top diver for the Cowboys as he posted a season-best score of 289.60 on the 3-meter board.