Eighteen Men Earn All-Conference Honors

Eighteen Men Earn All-Conference HonorsEighteen Men Earn All-Conference Honors

PROVO, Utah – The BYU men’s swim and dive team represented the program well during the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships with 18 Cougars being named 2018-19 All-Conference honorees.

“These awards are a great way to represent BYU’s conference achievements in the water,” BYU head coach John Brooks said.

Senior Payton Sorenson led the team with five honors, including two first-team and three second-team placements. Levi Jensen followed with four second-team honors.Freshman Tama Tuitama claimed a first-team award and two second-team awards, while teammates Jared Shaw and Levi Jensen earned three second-team honors apiece. Divers Morgan Cooper and Nathan Gonzales earned an award in each diving event, Cooper taking one first-team and two second-team awards and Gonzales taking three second-team awards. 

First and second teams are determined by the placings in the MPSF Championships individual and relay events. The top-three finishers in each individual event and the first-place relay team are awarded first-team All-Conference. Second-team honors are earned by placing fourth through eighth in the individual events or on the second- and third-place relay teams.

Overall, the BYU men earned seven first-team awards and 33 second-team awards out of the 18 athletes honored.

A complete list of all BYU men swimmer and diver honorees are listed below.

 

First Team

MenEvent
Morgan Cooper3-Meter
Josue Dominguez100-Breast
Bryce Farabee1-Meter
Javier Matta200 Fly
Payton Sorenson50 Free, 100 Free
Tama Tuitama400 IM

Second Team

MenEvent
Matt Abernethy200 Fly
Morgan Cooper1-Meter, Platform
Josue Dominguez200 Free Relay
Bryce Farabee3-Meter
Nathan Gonzales1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
Levi Jensen100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay
Cameron Lindsay100 Back
Kimble MahlerPlatform
John Morris400 IM
Javier Matta100 Fly
Kunmi Ogunfeibo100 Back, 200 Back
Nathan Rogers400 IM, 200 Fly
Jared Shaw50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
James Sorensen1650 Free
Ryan Sorensen100 Breast, 200 Breast
Payton Sorenson100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Connor Stirling200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Tama Tuitama200 IM, 200 Back