IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly women’s swimming and diving honors.
 
Swimming Athlete of the Week
Ella Dyson, Senior, Rice
Dyson earned two individual wins at the Owl-A-Pooluza against Houston and TCU October 10-11 in Houston. She placed first in the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 16:46.36 and first in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:01.10. Those times are both first in the American this season and rank fourth and 42^nd in Division I, respectively. The senior also placed second in the 500 freestyle in 4:55.37, a time that is also tops in conference this season. On Oct. 18, Dyson then competed in the MPSF Open Water Championships and won the 5K event in a time of 1:01:21.
 
Freshman Swimming Athlete of the Week
Maddie Emment, Marshall
In a dual meet against West Virginia on October 10, Emment earned individual wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.49) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:04.24), and placed second in the 500 free in 4:52.46. All three times rank second in the American this season, with her 1,000 time ranking 46^th in Division I.
 
Diving Athlete of the Week
Natalie Jones, Redshirt Junior, JMU
In wins over La Salle and Drexel on October 18 in Philadelphia, Jones won the 3-meter springboard event with a total score of 266.65 points. The redshirt junior also placed second in the 1-meter event with an NCAA Zone Diving-qualifying score of 279.30.
 
Freshman Diving Athlete of the Week
Libby Brewer, Tulane
Brewer picked up two top-3 places against Liberty October 10-11 in New Orleans. The freshman won the 1-meter springboard event with 256.95 points and placed third on the 3-meter boards with 236.78 total points.