ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State swimmer Grace Cummings and diver Jecza Lopez swept the Missouri Valley's weekly women's swimming and diving awards as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Cummings picks up her first Swimmer of the Week nod following her performance this past weekend in the double dual meet against Missouri and Missouri State, while Lopez claimed her second Diver of the Week recognition.
 
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.
 
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, 28^th 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.
 
Indiana State Swimming & Diving 2026-27 Valley Athletes of the Week

• October 14 - Jecza Lopez (Diver)
• October 21 – Grace Cummings (Swimmer), Jecza Lopez (Diver) 

The Sycamores divers are back in action this upcoming weekend at the head to the Dan Ross Invite next Saturday, October 24, to take on the field in West Lafayette, Ind. at Purdue University. 
 
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