ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State swimming & diving's
Jecza Lopez (Diver) and
Grace Cummings (Freshman) were named among the Missouri Valley Conference weekly swimming and diving awards as announced by the conference office on Wednesday morning.
Cummings claims Freshman of the Week honors for the third time in 2025-26, while Lopez earns her sixth Valley Diver of the Week honors.
Lopez continued her dominance on the boards this season as the junior topped the field in both the 3M and the 1M Springboard events on Saturday afternoon in Shea Natatorium.
The Guadalajara, Mexico native scored 282.30 in the 3M Springboard event to win by nearly 44 points over teammate
Brenna Woodruff. She added a 273.30 on the 1M Springboard to win by 55 points in leading the Sycamores to the top five scoring positions in the event.
Grace Cummings went undefeated this past weekend against Southern Illinois and Evansville as the freshman topped the field in both the 1000-yard Freestyle and the 500-yard Freestyle events in Shea Natatorium.
Cummings went 9:52.98 in the 1000-yard Freestyle to top the field by nearly 16 full seconds. She followed up with a 4:53.79 in the 500-yard Freestyle to top teammate
Erin Cummins. Cummings' pair of wins helped highlight eight Indiana State event wins on the day.
Indiana State Swimming & Diving 2025-26 Valley Athletes of the Week
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving remains on the road over January 23-24 in South Bend, Ind. for the annual Tim Welsh Invite hosted by Notre Dame.
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