TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Grand Canyon's Jack Armstrong and Wyoming's Juan Gonzalez has been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week for Jan. 12 through 16.
Armstrong, a sophomore from Manvel, Texas, went four for four in the Lopes' win over Concordia, Saturday. He won the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.95, just under the 20-second mark, the 100 freestyle (43.75) and 100 butterfly (49.15). He added another win swimming the butterfly leg of the Lopes' 400 medley relay team (3:25.45).
Gonzalez, a sophomore from Medellin, Colombia, placed within the top eight in all three events at the UCLA Diving Invite, Friday through Sundar. His top finish came in the platform where he placed runner-up with a total score of 666.85 after leading the prelims with a score of 337.1. He finished sixth in the 1-meter (616.85) and seventh in the 3-meter (653.55).
Other swimmer nominee: California Baptist's Robby Moseley picked up a win in the 400 individual medley (4:15.30) and two runner-up finishes in the 100 (51.09) and 200 backstroke (1:52.30) in the Lancers' loss to Santa Barbara, Saturday … Wyoming's Gavin Smith showed team spirit contributing to the Cowboys' 200 medley relay (1:31.11) and 400 freestyle relay (3:09.84) wins while picking an individual win in the 200 freestyle (1:43.02) on their win over Mines, Friday.
Other diver nominees: California Baptist's Evan Honer placed third in the platform with a total score of 613.9 at the UCLA Diving Invite, Friday through Sunday ... UNLV's Dima Tereshchenko finished fifth in the 1-meter with a score of 624.30 at the UCLA Diving Invite, Friday through Sunday.