ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State swimming & diving swept the Missouri Valley Conference weekly swimming and diving awards as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.
Haley Halsall (Swimmer),
Jecza Lopez (Diver), and
Grace Cummings (Freshman) claimed the conference's weekly honors as Indiana State claimed all three MVC honors in the same week for the first time in the 2025-26 season.
Halsall claims her first MVC Swimmer of the Week recognition as the Woodstock, Ill. native capped her senior day in the pool by setting the Indiana State record in the 200-yard Fly, and in the process became the first swimmer in the Valley to break the 2:00 mark this season in recording a time of 1:59.73. Halsall topped the field by nearly five seconds in the win, highlighting a meet where Indiana State won 14 of 16 events against Toledo. Halsall followed up finishing third overall in the 500-yard Free in 4:59.72, while adding a sixth-place result in the 200-yard IM in 2:09.24.
Lopez claims Diver of the Week honors for the fifth time in the 2025-26 season after topping the field in both the 1M and 3M Springboard diving events over the weekend as she continued her dominant stretch this season. The junior posted a 280.28 to win the 1M event by nearly 50 points and then added a 288.60 to top the field by 51 points in the sweep.
Cummings claimed her second Freshman of the Week honors over the 2025-26 season as the Kent, England native swept the 500-yard and 1000-yard Freestyle events to highlight her weekend against Toledo. Cummings native posted the fastest time in the conference in the 1000-yard Freestyle this season going 9:49.88 to win the event on Sunday afternoon. She followed up going 4:52.67 to claim the 500-yard Free win and added a time of 2:13.17 in the 200-yard IM to close out the weekend.
Indiana State Swimming & Diving 2025-26 Valley Athletes of the Week
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Indiana State swimming and diving returns to competition after the new year as the Sycamores travel to Carbondale, Ill. heading to Southern Illinois on Saturday, January 10. Competition is set to begin at 2 p.m.
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