IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the second weekly swimming and diving honors of the 2026-27 season.

Swimming Athlete of the Week
Lily Archibald, So., Rice
Archibald won three individual races and swam with two victorious relays during the Rice Fall Splash on Oct. 9-10 in Houston. Archibald won the 50 freestyle with a CSCAA B cut time of 23.18, added a second CSCAA cut in winning the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.02 and claimed the 100 freestyle in 51.61 for the Owls.

Freshman Swimming Athlete of the Week
Ava Vercollone, East Carolina
Vercollone picked up two individual event wins during an East Carolina tri-dual meet against UNC Asheville and UNC Pembroke on Oct. 16-17 in Greenville, North Carolina. Vercollone swept the 200 IM (2:05.90) and 400 IM (4:25.15), registering a CSCAA B cut time in the 400, and finished as the runner-up in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.84.

Diving Athlete of the Week
Cecilia Bragantini, 2nd, East Carolina
Bragantini posted a pair of NCAA Zone diving qualification scores across two event victories for East Carolina in competition against UNC Asheville and UNC Pembroke on Oct. 16-17. Bragantini scored 273.90 points to win the 1-meter competition and added a score of 295.20 points off the 3-meter board to complete the sweep.

Freshman Diving Athlete of the Week
Elizabeth Ann Hobby, Liberty
Hobby registered an NCAA Zone qualifying dive for Liberty in a tri-dual meet with James Madison and Rutgers on Oct. 16-17 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Hobby scored 268.90 points in the 1-meter competition to finish within the NCAA zone scoring threshold.