By: Anthony Moscaret, External Communications Assistant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Mesa University’s junior diver Emma Lence and freshman swimmer Caden Kelly claim the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s women’s swimming & diving weekly honors, announced Thursday.
 
Swimmer
Caden Kelly, Colorado Mesa (Fr., Germantown, Wisconsin)
Kelly won the 100 free and took second in the 100-yard butterfly, helping lead the Mavericks in Saturday's dual against NCAA Division I Denver. In the process, she set season-best and NCAA “B” cut qualifying times in both events. Her 100-yard freestyle time of 51.11 (altitude-adjusted) ranks 2nd in the RMAC and 11th nationally, while her 100-yard butterfly time (55.59) leads the conference and ranks 10th nationally. The freshman also swam on the Mavs' second-place 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard free relay teams and helped the Mavs set an NCAA qualifying time of 1:41.10 in the 200-yard medley relay, a time that leads the RMAC and ranks 3rd nationally
Others Nominated: Jessica Dreghici, Simon Fraser; Lyla Micklos, Texas Permian Basin; Jenna MacDougall, CSU Pueblo; Eleanor Schafer, Adams State.
Diver
Emma Lence, Colorado Mesa (Jr., Fraser, Colo.)
Lence won the 3-meter competition with a score of 245.55 and took second in the 1-meter, posting a score of 237.68 during Saturday's dual at NCAA Division I Denver. Her 3-meter score is the best in the RMAC this season. She led the Mavericks with both 6-dive scores and beat seven combined Denver divers.
Others Nominated: Autumn Zumpf, CSU Pueblo; Camilla Aguilar, 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.