SAN DIEGO – Fresh off its third straight conference title and fifth in the last six years, the San Diego State swim and dive program garnered 56 all-Mountain West accolades at the 2024 MW Championships, held Feb. 21-24 in Houston, Texas. The announcement was made Wednesday by the league office in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
All-Mountain West honors are presented to the top eight finishers in each of the individual swimming and diving events, as well as the competitors on the top-three placing teams in each of the five relay events.
The Aztecs captured seven individual gold medals and won four of five relay competitions at the conference meet last week, compiling 1,487.50 points on the team scoreboard en route to their eighth MW crown since 2011.
Following the championships, Valentina Lopez Arevalo was named MW Diver of the Meet, marking the third time an SDSU competitor has earned such honors after Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez received the same distinction in 2019 and 2022.
Lopez Arevalo took home gold medals on the 3-meter springboard and in platform competition while claiming a silver in the 1-meter springboard event.
In all, the Scarlet and Black boasted 12 student-athletes that earned three or more all-Mountain West honors, including Meredith Smithbaker, who captured seven awards, while Alex Roberts collected five certificates, followed by Moa Bergdahl, Wilma Johansson, Mai McKenna, Reka Nyiradi, Alyssa Schiller and Christiana Williams with four apiece. See below for complete list of recipients.
San Diego State divers are now gearing up for the NCAA Zone E Championships, slated for March 11-13 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Meanwhile, Aztec swimmers who achieved NCAA "B" cut times eagerly await notice of qualification for the NCAA Championships, set for March 20-23 in Athens, Georgia.
2024 San Diego State All-Mountain West Swim & Dive Honorees
Moa Bergdahl (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, 400 medley relay)
Rachel Hubka (50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay)
Wilma Johansson (200 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay)
Valentina Lopez Arevalo (1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform diving)
Mai McKenna (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay)
Paige Mitchell (1650 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay)
Reka Nyiradi (200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay)
Alex Roberts (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay)
Alyssa Schiller (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay)
Meredith Smithbaker (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay)
Evonne Stehr (100 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay)
Abby Storm (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 400 medley relay)
Riley Tapley (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)
Avery Turney (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay)
Summer Westmoreland (1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform diving)
Christiana Williams (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay)