By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser University sophomore Keira Kennedy is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s latest women’s swimming & diving weekly honoree for the period Oct. 6-19, announced Thursday.

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Keira Kennedy, Simon Fraser (Sophomore, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Kennedy secured a pair of NCAA Division II B qualifying marks in Simon Fraser’s triangular with UC San Diego and  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Oct. 18 in La Jolla, California . She posted a 17:01.34 in the 1650-yard freestyle to win the event and earn a B Qualifying mark. Kennedy also posted a season-best in the 500-yard freestyle, with a B-Qualifying mark of 4:58.48 that topped her previous best by 13.44 seconds, and won the event.
Others Nominated: Anna Bream, Colorado School of Mines; Ava McCormack, Texas Permian Basin.

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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