DENVER, Colo. (January 16, 2019) – The Northern Arizona women's Swimming and Diving team swept the WAC swimmer and diver of the week awards for the week of Jan. 8-14. Sophomore
Elisa Rodriguez took home the WAC Swimmer of the Week honor, while senior diver
Tatiana Kurach won the WAC Diver of the Week honor.
The Lumberjacks took part in a dual meet against Kansas and Northern Colorado on Jan. 11, where the team went 1-1. The 'Jacks took down the Bears with a score of 172-117, 172-117 while falling to the Jayhawks 197-101. The pair of Rodriguez and Kurach were crucial to Northern Arizona's success in the dual meet.
Rodriguez's success came over the span of four different events in which she took one first-place finish and three-second place finishes. The sophomores first place finish came in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.46. She earned runner-up in the 100 freestyle (51.73) and swam in the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay as they both placed second.
On the boards, Kurach won the Diver of the Week award after taking second place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events in the dual meet. In the 1-meter the senior totaled a score of 302.75, while in the 3-meter she recorded a score of 298.80.
