Men’s Swimmer: Ozgur Yonca, Southern Illinois
Men’s Diver: Carson Harrington, UMass
Women’s Swimmer: Makenzie Kurre, Missouri State
Women’s Diver: Avery Hogan, Northern Iowa
 
Ozgur Yonca delivered a strong performance in the distance freestyle events, winning the 500-yard freestyle in 4:22.04. He also recorded a time of 9:08.09 in the 1000-yard freestyle and 1:38.55 in the 200-yard freestyle during the dual meet against the Tigers. In the Missouri Valley Conference rankings, Yonca currently holds the top spot in both the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle and ranks third in the 200-yard freestyle with these performances.
 
Carson Harrington helped the Minutemen win 159-138 over Boston University on Saturday. Harrington placed second in the one-meter dive with a score of 331.73, marking the sixth-best score in program history. In the three-meter dive, Harrington sat atop the podium in with a six-dive total of 377.45. Both scores helped Harrington meet his NCAA Zone Cuts.
 
In a dual meet win over Omaha, Missouri State senior Makenzie Kurre turned in a pair of individual wins and two relay victories. Kurre finished first in the 100-yard freestyle event in 50.47, while posting a winning time of 1:49.91 in the 200-yard freestyle. She swam the third leg of the 200-medley relay (1:42.54) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:24.71), helping her team win both events. All four performances rank amongst the top five in the Conference this season.
 
Avery Hogan captured the 1-meter win with a season-best score of 259.35, the third-best mark in the Conference this season, to help UNI to a team title at the Coyote Extravaganza last weekend. Hogan also placed second behind teammate Trista Thompson in the 3-meter event, finishing with a score of 254.95.