The Mountain West Conference has named its weekly award winners for January 3rd. The press release from the conference is below, or you can watch the video announcement by following this link.
Mountain West press release:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Boise State sophomore Brittany Aoyama has been named Mountain West Swimmer of the Week, while Colorado State junior Ariana Milone has earned MW Women’s Diver of the Week honors for competition completed through Sunday, February 1. It is the second MW weekly honor for Aoyama this season and the fifth in her career. For Milone, it is the second weekly accolade this season and the fifth of her career.
WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
BRITTANY AOYAMA, BOISE STATE
Sophomore, Stockton, Calif. / Linden HS
- Led the Broncos to a 163-97 win over Nevada on January 31 to close out the regular season.
- Won two individual events and two relays.
- Set a Boise West Family YMCA pool record with the winning 50-yard freestyle time of 23.21, while posting a BSU top-seven time of 54.70 in the 100-yard butterfly for the victory.
- Swam a leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay (3:47.65) and the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.52.
- Both relay times rank among the top-seven in Boise State history.
WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
ARIANA MILONE, COLORADOO STATE
Junior, The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands HS
- Won both springboard events as the Rams defeated Northern Colorado 188-110 on January 28 in Fort Collins.
- Set a CSU record off the 3-meter board with a 329.03 and scored a 280.73 on the 1-meter board.
- Competed in both events at the Air Force Diving Invitational in Colorado Springs on January 30 and 31.
- Posted a 274.35 in the 1-meter preliminaries and finished fourth in the finals with a 273.30.
- Scored a 308.40 to finish fifth in the 3-meter finals after finishing the preliminaries in first place with a 304.65.
- All six scores were NCAA Zone qualifying marks.
2014-15 Mountain West Women’s Swimmers of the Week
Oct. 14 – Sam Wicks, Jr., Boise State
Oct. 21 – Morgan McCormick, Fr., San José State
Oct. 28 – Anika Apostalon, So., San Diego State
Nov. 4 – Brittany Aoyama, So., Boise State
Nov. 11 – Yawen Li, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 25 – Anika Apostalon, So., San Diego State
Dec. 16 – Genevieve Miller, So., Air Force; Molly Coonce, Jr., Wyoming
Jan. 6 – Chelsea Bailey, Sr., San Diego State
Jan. 13 – Anika Apostalon, So., San Diego State
Jan. 20 – Jessica Wong, Jr., UNLV
Jan. 27 – Emilie Campbell, Sr., San Diego State
Feb. 3 – Brittany Aoyama, So., Boise State
2014-15 Mountain West Women’s Divers of the Week
Oct. 14 – Cari Reiswig, Fr., San José State
Oct. 21 – Cari Reiswig, Fr. San José State
Oct. 28 – Krysta Palmer, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 4 – Alexandra Caplan, Fr., San Diego State
Nov. 11 – Krysta Palmer, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 25 – Shelbie Holden, So., Fresno State
Dec. 16 – Jordan Marthens, So., Boise State
Jan. 6 – Alexandra Caplan, Fr., San Diego State
Jan. 13 – Krysta Palmer, Jr., Nevada
Jan. 20 – Ariana Milone, Jr., Colorado State
Jan. 27 – Krysta Palmer, Jr., Nevada
Feb. 3 – Ariana Milone, Jr., Colorado State