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
| Men | Event |
|---|---|
| Morgan Cooper | 3-Meter |
| Josue Dominguez | 100-Breast |
| Bryce Farabee | 1-Meter |
| Javier Matta | 200 Fly |
| Payton Sorenson | 50 Free, 100 Free |
| Tama Tuitama | 400 IM |
Second Team
| Men | Event |
|---|---|
| Matt Abernethy | 200 Fly |
| Morgan Cooper | 1-Meter, Platform |
| Josue Dominguez | 200 Free Relay |
| Bryce Farabee | 3-Meter |
| Nathan Gonzales | 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform |
| Levi Jensen | 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay |
| Cameron Lindsay | 100 Back |
| Kimble Mahler | Platform |
| John Morris | 400 IM |
| Javier Matta | 100 Fly |
| Kunmi Ogunfeibo | 100 Back, 200 Back |
| Nathan Rogers | 400 IM, 200 Fly |
| Jared Shaw | 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| James Sorensen | 1650 Free |
| Ryan Sorensen | 100 Breast, 200 Breast |
| Payton Sorenson | 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Connor Stirling | 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Tama Tuitama | 200 IM, 200 Back |