COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UNLV’s Erika Carlson was tabbed the Mountain West Swimmer of the Week. Wyoming’s Alicia Gonzalez was named the MW Diver of the Week, while teammate Avery True earned the MW Swimming & Diving Freshman of the Week nod.  

 

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK 

ERIKA CARLSON, UNLV 

Junior, Seattle, Washington/Ingraham HS 

  • Guided the Rebels to a split week with a dual-meet win at BYU.  
  • At BYU, logged three individual event first-place finishes, in the 100-yard freestyle (50.30), the 200-yard free (1:48.86) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.05).  
  • Anchored the 400-yard free relay to a first-place finish with a time of 3:22.35.  
  • At Utah, collected three first-place finishes, in the 100-yard free (51.47), the 200-yard free (1:51.18) and the 500-yard free (4:58.75). 

 

DIVER OF THE WEEK 

ALICIA GONZALEZ, WYOMING 

Junior, Canary Islands, Spain/Salesianos School  

  • Assisted the Cowgirls to a 2-0 week with dual wins over Northern Colorado and Air Force. 
  • Against Northern Colorado, recorded a first-place score on the 3-meter springboard (291.90), surpassing the NCAA Diving Qualifying zone, and a second place 1-meter score of 253.28.  
  • Against Air Force, collected two additional wins on the 1-meter (290.40) and the 3-meter (336.30), with both scores surpassing the NCAA Diving zones. 

 

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK 

AVERY TRUE, WYOMING 

Swimmer, Kansas City, Missouri/Liberty North HS 

  • Helped the Cowgirls to two dual-meet victories over Northern Colorado and Air Force. 
  • Against Northern Colorado, logged a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.14 and a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.39). 
  • Against Air Force, logged fifth- and sixth-place finishes in the 500-yard free (5:19.11) and the 200-yard free (1:56.31), respectively.