By: Anthony Moscaret, External Communications Assistant
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Colorado University’s freshman swimmer Maggie Hansel and senior diver Camilla Augilar capture the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s women’s swimming & diving weekly honors, announced Thursday.
Swimmer
Maggie Hansel, Western Colorado (Fr., Louisville, Colo.)
Hansel tallied three first-place finishes while coming in second and fifth in two other events as Western Colorado took first out of six teams at the University of Nebraska Kearney Sprint Meet last weekend. Her first-place finishes came in the 1D,650-yard freestyle (17:42.12), the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:45.19), and the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.55). She posted a time of 1:57.00 in the 200-yard freestyle to finish second, and in the 100-yard freestyle she recorded a time of 54.83 for fifth.
Others Nominated: Kat Tilley, UTPB; Jessica Dreghici, Simon Fraser; Loralie Gallegos, Adams State.
Diver
Camilla Aguilar, UTPB (Sr., Odessa, Texas)
Aguilar won both diving events during UTPB's home double dual meet on Saturday. The UTPB women were victorious 219-32 over McMurry and 198-60 over Adams State. In the 1-meter dive, she posted a score of 256.15, while posting a mark of 251.61 in the 3-meter dive.
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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