Courtesy: WAC Sports
ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’s Paula Martinez Moreno and California Baptist’s Audrey Thordarson-Wehner have been named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the week, for the competition week ending on Monday, Oct. 28.
Martinez Moreno, a junior, took her second swimmer of the week honor after finishing first in three butterfly events at a dual meet with Hawaii. She swam a 24.78 in the 50 butterfly, 53.47 in the 100 butterfly, and 2:01.39 in the 200 butterfly. Martinez Moreno’s times in the 100 and 200 butterfly are the best times in the WAC by nearly three whole seconds.
Thordarson-Wehner, a sophomore, also claimed her second weekly honor after winning all four diving events she partook in. At Pomona-Pitzer, Thordarson-Wehner won the 1-meter dive (289.50) and the 3-meter dive (304.65). Thordarson-Wehner improved her scores at Cal Tech/San Diego with 317.70 in the 3-meter as well as setting a program record score of 315.30 in the 1-meter dive.
2024 WAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Paula Martinez Moreno, Jr., Grand Canyon (Oct. 30)
Ginger Kiefer, So., Idaho (Oct. 16)
Paula Martinez Moreno, Jr., Grand Canyon (Oct. 9)
WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Audrey Thordarson-Wehner, So., California Baptist (Oct. 30)
Manou Meulebeek, Fr., UTRGV (Oct. 16)
Audrey Thordarson-Wehner, So., California Baptist (Oct. 9)