COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- BYU's Leilani Roberts and Utah's Kelsey Patterson have been named the Mountain West Conference Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively. It marks the first weekly honor for Roberts and the fourth for Patterson, including her second this season.
Freshman Roberts took first place in all five events she swam, including three individual wins in dual meets against UNLV (Nov. 11) and San Diego State (Nov. 12). In BYU's win over UNLV, she picked up first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.19, just .15 seconds ahead of second place. She also won the 100-yard freestyle in 51.54, marking the best time in the conference this season. In addition, she was a member of the 400-yard medley relay team that captured top honors. In the win over San Diego State, she won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.64, the top mark in the conference this season, and was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.90).
Patterson, a junior from Edmonton, Alta., swept both diving events against San Diego State (Nov. 11) and UNLV (Nov. 12). The UNLV meet marked the third straight meet that Patterson has won both boards. She tallied 290.70 points in the 1-meter, which marks the best total in the conference this season, and 359.62 points in the 3-meter, an 86.25-point margin of victory, against San Diego State. Patterson won the 1-meter with 283.80 points and the 3-meter with 287.30 points against UNLV.