By: Anthony Moscaret, External Communications Assistant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Freshman swimmer Jakob Werner of Colorado Mesa University and freshman diver Daniel Henry of the University of Texas Permian Basin capture the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s men’s swimming & diving weekly honors, announced Thursday.

Swimmer
Jakob Werner, Colorado Mesa (Fr., Darmstadt, Germany)
Werner posted a pair of dominant wins in the distance freestyle events, helping lead the Mavericks to a commanding 83-point (188.5-105.5) team win over NCAA Division I Denver. He broke a nine-plus year-old school record in the 500-yard freestyle by 1.7 seconds, posting an NCAA-leading and NCAA “B” cut time of 4:21.43 (altitude adjusted).  The freshman won the race by 9.9 seconds and leads the country by 2.54 seconds over his teammate. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Werner won by 10.55 seconds with a time of 9:13.99, which is nearly 39 seconds under the NCAA “B” cut time. He continues to rank second nationally in the 1000 free with an earlier time of 9:03.24, trailing only 2026 NCAA D-II Swimmer of the Year from Tampa, who is third behind Werner and Bernot in the 500 free.
 Others Nominated: Marcus Mak, Simon Fraser; Dylan Schrock, Texas Perian Basin; Kenny Rupp, Adams State.

Diver
Daniel Henry, Texas Permian Basin (Fr., Arlington, Texas)
Henry led the UTPB men in a 208-77 dual-meet win against Trinity (Texas) with two individual wins. He posted a score of 302.78 to win the 1-meter dive and took the 3-meter dive with a score of 296.25. Henry's performance in the 1-meter dive was good for his first NCAA Division II provisional regional qualifying score as a freshman.
 Others Nominated: Giani Benoit, Colorado Mesa.

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.