Courtesy: Mountain West Conference
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nevada’s Wiktoria Samula and Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez have notched MW Swimming and Diving Peak Player of the Week honors. Samula was named swimmer of the week, while Vazquez Lopez garnered diver of the week accolades.
This marks Samula’s first career weekly honor and Vazquez Lopez’s second.
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Wiktoria Samula, Nevada
Sophomore, Lublin, Poland
- Placed atop the podium five different times, winning four individual events and one medley in victories over Fresno State and UC Davis.
- Against the Bulldogs, Samula won the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.05, good for 23rd in the NCAA, and the 200 breast (2:15.84).
- Versus UC Davis, the Poland native took first in the 100 breast (1:02.96) and 200 breast (2:16.89). Samula also swam the second leg of the first-place finishing 200 medley relay (1:43.36).
DIVER OF THE WEEK
Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez, Nevada
Sophomore, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Helped lead the Wolf Pack to victories over Fresno State and UC Davis, claiming victories in the 3-meter board in both meets and took second on the 1-meter board against UC Davis.
- Tallied a 358.13 against Fresno State and 362.63 against UC Davis on the 3-meter dive, good for first in both meets.
- Posted a second-place finish in the 1-meter dive against UC Davis with a score of 312.75.