Women's Swimming and Diving

MVC Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors (Oct. 21)

Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Kiefer Roemer, Missouri State
Men’s Diver of the Week: Oliver Mebs, Southern Illinois
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Grace Cummings, Indiana State
Women’s Diver of the Week: Jecza Lopez, Indiana State
 
Kiefer Roemer captured first place in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events, posting times of 52.61 and 1:56.53, respectively. Both performances rank among the top times in NCAA Division I, with his 100-yard breaststroke time ranking 16th nationally and his 200-yard breaststroke time ranking 29th. Both times also stand among the top times in The Valley. Roemer added a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking a time of 1:49.82 to rank second in the MVC this season.
 
Oliver Mebs delivered a standout performance in Southern Illinois’ dual meet against St. Thomas, sweeping both diving events to earn a pair of first-place finishes. Mebs took the top spot on the 3-meter with a score of 316.65 before securing his second victory in the 1-meter event with a score of 302.70. His 1-meter performance also met the qualifying score for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.
 
Grace Cummings went undefeated on the week in the double dual meet against Missouri and Missouri State over October 17-18. The Kent, England native turned in a 4:47.49 to win the 500-yard Freestyle event to claim the Sycamores’ first win of the weekend to claim the victory by 1.07 seconds. She was even more dominant in the 1000-yard Freestyle as the sophomore touched the wall in 9:49.72 to claim the win by nearly eight seconds. Cummings remained undefeated in individual events in the pool after winning her heat of the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:51.41 on her way to placing fourth overall in the field. She added swimming the fourth leg of the Sycamores’ C Team in the 400 Freestyle Relay.
 
Jecza Lopez was top overall MVC scorer in the double dual meet against Missouri and Missouri State as the Sycamore diver placed second overall in the field behind Missouri’s Megan Jolly (6th-best score in the NCAA in 1M, 28th in 3M). Lopez topped the Valley divers in the meet in the 1M with a score of 260.40 to top Missouri State’s Delaney Nickels (246.45). Lopez followed with a score of 250.70 in the 3M to top the closest Valley competitor by over 30 points.