TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's swimming & diving's Grace Cummings was named this week's Hannig Construction Indiana State Student-Athletes of the Week as announced by the athletic department on Monday afternoon.
 
Cummings went out in 16:08.21 on her way to establishing a new standard in the Indiana State record books and shattering the oldest standing swimming record in the MVC record books in the first heat of the 2026 NCAA Championships held at the McAuley Aquatic Center.
 
Cummings' top 16 finish garnered her the program's first-ever College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention honors as recognized by the organization following the conclusion of the event.

Cummings' time broke the previous mark of 16:15.49 set by SIU's Kirsten Groome on February 13, 2010. The Kent, England native also broke her own previous-best time of 16:17.25 set on February 28, 2026, at the 2026 MVC Championships.
 
Cummings also set a new Indiana State and MVC record in the 1000-yard Freestyle as her split of 9:44.85 broke the previous mark set by teammate Claire Parsons (9:46.34) last year in a dual meet against Toledo on February 7, 2025.
 
In the first NCAA appearance by an Indiana State swimmer in program history, Cummings came off the blocks fast going 26.54 over the opening 50 yards to secure an early lead. The Sycamore freshman posted a time of 4:50.43 at her 500-yard split and held a lead of nearly three seconds at the turn.
 
She consistently posted 50-yard splits hovering between 29.63 and 29.40 for a majority of the race before finishing strong down the stretch to win her heat by 9.64 seconds over Harvard's Alexandra Bastone.
 
Her victory in the opening heat of the day marked Indiana State's first-ever heat win at the NCAA Championships and put her seventh in the field following the morning sessions.
 
The Hannig Construction Indiana State Student-Athlete of the Week will be announced every week throughout the 2025-26 athletic season.
 
2025-26 Recipients

• August 18 – Addyson Warner (Women's Soccer)
• August 25 – Brooklyn Woods (Women's Soccer)
• September 2 – Plez Lawrence (Football)
• September 9 – Logan Wilson (Football)
• September 15 – Delaney Timmons (Women's Soccer)
• September 22 – Kira Holland (Volleyball)
• September 29 – Kaitlynn Long (Women's Soccer)
• October 6 – Yang Tai (Women's Golf)
• October 13 – Sophia Florek (Women's Golf)
• October 20 – Jecza Lopez (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 27 – Brooklyn Woods (Women's Soccer)
• November 3 – Rashad Rochelle (Football)
• November 10 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• November 17 – Rashad Rochelle (Football)
• November 24 – Grace Cummings (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• December 1 – Jayci Allen (Women's Basketball)
• December 8 – Ian Scott (Men's Basketball)
• December 15 – Casey Hood (Men's Track & Field)
• December 22 – Jecza Lopez (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• January 5 – Clemisha Prackett (Women's Basketball)
• January 12 – Grace Cummings (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• January 19 – Jahnel Bowman (Women's Track & Field)
• January 26 – Grace Cummings (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• February 2 - Kennedy Claybrooks (Women's Basketball)
• February 9 – Markus Harding, Enel St. Bernard (Men's Basketball)
• February 16 – Trent Jones (Men's Track & Field)
• February 23 – Rachel Mehringer (Women's Track & Field)
• March 2 – Grace Cummings (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• March 9 – Janiya Bowman (Women's Track & Field)
• March 16 – Tierney Kelsey (Women's Basketball)
• March 23 – Grace Cummings (Women's Swimming & Diving)

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