by staff–2 Feb ’21
Cowgirl diver Melissa Mirafuentes was named the Mountain West Conference Diver of the Week for January 25-February 1 and the second time this season. It’s the fifth time in her career she has been awarded the honor.
Mirafuentes, a sophomore from Guadalupe, Mexico, won the 1 and 3-meter in the Cowgirls duals against Hawaii and UNLV over the weekend.
She scored 18 points for the Cowgirls in the two dual meets over the weekend. Mirafuentes recorded a season-best 313.50 over six dives in the 3-meter.Followed that up with a season-best dive total of 297.40 in the 1-meter.
She has now finished first in the 1 and 3-meter in dual meets against Air Force and CSU plus Hawaii and UNLV.
The Cowboy and Cowgirl diving squads will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Air Force Diving Invite.
