ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’sPaula Martinez Moreno and California Baptist’s Natalia Bedolla have been named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week for the competition week ending on Jan. 24. Grand Canyon’sVitaly Kostin and California Baptist’s Gael Jimenez have been named the Western Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, for the competition week ending on Jan. 24.
Moreno, a freshman from Madrid, Spain, closed last week's competition with two first place finishes in the GCU quad-dual, facing off with GCU, Arizona Christian, and Ottawa. Moreno posted a time of 54.27 in the 100 butterfly and posted a time of 2:01.37 in the 200-yard butterfly.
Bedolla, a freshman, swept the diving events at the GCU quad-dual meet last week. Bedolla won the1-meter event with a score of 258.90 and then won the 3-meter event with a score of 293.78.
Kostin, a sophomore from Novosibirsk, Russia, closed last week's competition with two first place finishes in the GCU quad-dual, facing off with GCU, Arizona Christian, and Ottawa. Moreno posted a time of 1:38.06 in the 200-yard freestyle and posted a time of 4:25.64 in the 500-yard freestyle.
Jimenez, a freshman, took first place in the 1-meter event with a score of 336.30 at the GCU quad-dual meet. Jimenez also competed in the 3-meter event and scored 252.68.
2022 TicketSmarter WAC Women’s and Men’s Swimming and DivingWeekly Awards
Women's Swimmer of the Week
Paula Martinez Moreno (Jan. 25)
Aimee Burton, NM State (Jan. 11)
Maria Brunlehner, Grand Canyon (Dec. 7)
Casey Craffey, Northern Arizona (Nov. 23)
Naomi Slee, NM State (Nov. 9)
Saana Liikonen, Jr., Northern Colorado (Oct. 26)
Women's Diver of the Week
Natalia Bedolla, California Baptist (Jan. 25)
Maegen Jensen, Northern Arizona (Jan. 11)
Abigail Erickson, Grand Canyon (Dec. 7)
Makenna Sammons, Norther Arizona (Nov. 23)
Grace Wesche, Northern Arizona (Nov. 9)
Maggie Wesche, Fr., Northern Arizona (Oct. 26)
Men's Swimmer of the Week
Vitaly Kostin, Grand Canyon (Jan. 25)
Wen Zhang, Air Force (Jan. 18)
Vitaly Kostin, Grand Canyon (Dec. 7)
Wen Zhang, Air Force (Nov. 23)
Wen Zhang, Air Force (Nov. 9)
Adnan Beji, So., UNLV (Oct. 26)
Men's Diver of the Week
Gael Jimenez, Fr., California Baptist (Jan. 25)
Alex Kenyon, Air Force (Jan. 18)
Isaac Poole, Grand Canyon (Dec. 7)
Payton Lee, Wyoming (Nov. 23)
Dima Tereschenko, UNLV (Nov. 9)
Gael Jimenez, Fr., California Baptist (Oct. 26)