LAS VEGAS – The Mountain West announced on Tuesday athletes of the week for men’s swimming & diving, with student-athletes from Air Force and Wyoming being honored for their efforts in the first week of the regular season.
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
JACKSON KOGLER, WYOMING
Sophomore, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area HS
- Won all four individual events he competed in at the Front Range Invite in Fort Collins, Colo.
- Leads the Mountain West in the events he won, including the 100- and 200-yard backstroke (49.72 and 1:47.24) and the 200- and 400-yard individual medley (1:47.64 and 3:56.75).
- Ranks 29th nationally in the 100 back.
- Also aided the Cowboy 400-yard freestyle relay to a victory.
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
BRADY NICHOL, AIR FORCE
Junior, Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy
- Helped lead Air Force to a team win at the Front Range Invite in Fort Collins, Colo.
- Swept all three diving events at the meet.
- Earned a career-best and NCAA Zone-qualifying score of 312.20 on the 1-meter boards.
- Posted a score of 310.0 points on platform to also qualify for Zones.
- Captured the 3-meter event with 290.6 points.
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
JOEY SUDERMANN, WYOMING
Lakewood, Colo./Columbine HS
- Aided the Cowboys to a second-place team finish at the Front Range Invite in Fort Collins, Colo.
- Earned one second place, one third place and two fourth places in individual events in his first collegiate meet.
- Placed second in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:52.48, which ranks first in the Mountain West.
- Touched third in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.03.
- Earned fourth in the 100 fly (50.35) and 200-yard individual medley (1:53.54)