East Carolina, Rice Choose Up First Swimming and Diving Honors of the Yr

IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has introduced the weekly girls’s swimming and diving honors.
 
Swimming Athlete of the Week
Ava Portello, Sophomore, Rice
Portello began off the season sturdy with two particular person wins on the Seminole Fall Classic, Sept. 26-27, in Tallahassee, Florida. The sophomore captured the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:48.01, which ranks first within the American and fifth in Division I, whereas additionally successful the five hundred freestyle in 4:50.08, which ranks first within the convention and second in Division I.
 
Freshman Swimming Athlete of the Week
Lily Archibald, Rice
Archibald began off her collegiate profession with three particular person top-2 finishes on the Seminole Fall Classic, Sept. 26-27, in Tallahassee, Florida. She gained the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 53.65 and completed second within the 50 butterfly (24.46) and 200 butterfly (2:00.89). All 3 times are first within the American and within the high 15 in Division I. She additionally led off the 200 freestyle relay with a 50 freestyle-time of 23.33, which additionally ranks first within the convention.
 
Diving Athlete of the Week
Frida Zuniga, R-Senior, East Carolina
Zuniga opened the season on Sept. 26 with a meet in opposition to ACC competitors Boston College and Duke by successful the 1-meter occasion with a rating of 301.10 and putting second within the 3-meter competitors with a rating of 292.45. Both marks are NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scores. Every week later in opposition to Liberty, the redshirt senior picked up wins on 1-meter (264.55) and 3-meter (279.95).
 
Freshman Diving Athlete of the Week
Romina Hernandez, East Carolina
Hernandez picked up a pair of top-3 finishes in her first two collegiate contests. She positioned second on 1-meter in opposition to Liberty with a rating of 233.45 after ending third on 3-meter with a rating of 273.30 in opposition to Boston College and Duke.