Sept. 28, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State sophomore Leona Jennings earned the first Mountain West Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week honors of the 2010-11 season. It was the second career MWC accolade for Jennings, who won the MWC Swimmer of the Week award as a freshman during the 2009-10 campaign.
Jennings, a product of Seattle, Wash., took top honors in the Aztecs' pentathlon meet held Sept. 24 vs. the University of San Diego. The sophomore finished first overall among the 35 student-athletes who competed in all five events, as San Diego State captured nine of the top 10 places in the final individual standings.
Jennings won the 100-yard butterfly in 56.35, which is the third-fastest time for the event in Aztec Aquaplex history. She also clocked a time of 56.94 to win the 100-yard backstroke, and completed her day by taking first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.88).
Her other finishes included third in the 100 free (52.72) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.69)
Jennings, who also captured first place in an exhibition 100-yard individual medley (57.89), finished the pentathlon with a total time of 6:00.48.
San Diego State will have its first dual meet of the season this Saturday, Oct. 2, when Oregon State visits the Aztec Aquaplex with the first event schedule to start at noon.