Jan. 26, 2005
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico junior Robyn Miller and senior Becca Barras have been named Mountain West Conference Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively. Miller is a two-time award winner, while Barras is a 13-time recipient.
Miller, a Yountville, Calif., native, won a pair of individual events and helped the UNM 200-yard medley relay team to a third place finish vs. Air Force in the Lobos’ conference dual meet victory last week. She won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:10.30 and followed with a victory in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in with a time of 5:10.97. Miller also swam the second leg for the 200 medley relay squad which clocked in at 1:51.97.
Senior Becca Barras earned her 13th career MWC Diver of the Week honor today. |
Barras, a native of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, turned in a first place finish in the 3-meter springboard and a second-place finish in the 1-meter board in the Lobos conference dual meet win over Air Force. She scored 323.33 in the 3-meter for the victory and a score of 272.55 in the 1-meter. Barras holds the top point total in the 3-meter board, scoring 484.15 at the Texas Invitational earlier this season.
Mountain West Conference Women’s Swimmers and Divers of the Week
| Date | Swimmer | Diver |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28 | Lauren White, So., Air Force | Becca Barras, Sr., New Mexico |
| Nov. 3 | Michelle Blair, Fr., Utah | Kelsey Patterson, So., Utah |
| Nov. 10 | Brittany Davis, So., BYU | Becca Barras, Sr., New Mexico |
| Nov. 17 | Katie Wronn, So., UNLV | Kelsey Patterson, So., Utah |
| Nov. 24 | Marta Stepanczuk, Sr., Utah | Elyse Hall, Fr., Colorado State |
| Jan. 13 | None | Brittany Wainwright, Fr., Wyoming |
| Jan. 19 | Alison McInturff, So., Utah | Becca Barras, Sr., New Mexico |
| Jan. 26 | Robyn Miller, Jr., New Mexico | Becca Barras, Sr., New Mexico |