Indiana State’s Grace Cummings and Jecza Lopez swept the Missouri Valley Conference’s weekly women’s swimming and diving honors. Cummings earned Swimmer of the Week after winning two freestyle events at a double dual meet with Missouri and Missouri State, while Lopez claimed Diver of the Week after leading Valley divers on both boards.

By the Numbers
  • Cummings won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:47.49, by 1.07 seconds.
  • She won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:49.72, by nearly 8 seconds.
  • Lopez scored 260.40 on 1-meter and 250.70 on 3-meter, leading the nearest Valley competitor by more than 30 points on 3-meter.
State of Play
  • This is Cummings’ first weekly conference honor.
  • Lopez earns her second Diver of the Week award; she also received the honor on Oct. 14.
What’s Next

Indiana State’s divers are scheduled to compete at the Dan Ross Invite at Purdue on Oct. 24.

Bottom Line

Cummings delivered two decisive distance wins, and Lopez was the Valley’s top scorer across both diving events—giving Indiana State a sweep of the conference’s weekly awards.