Volleyball

Ginger Kiefer Earns Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week Honors

San Diego State senior Ginger Kiefer was named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week after helping the Aztecs capture the team title at the Rick Rowland Joust, Nov. 6-7, in Riverside, California.

Ginger Kiefer Earns Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week HonorsGinger Kiefer Earns Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week Honors

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State’s Ginger Kiefer was named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week after her outstanding performances at the Rick Rowland Joust, hosted by California Baptist, Nov 6-7, in Riverside, California. The announcement was made Wednesday by the league office in San Ramon, California.

A senior transfer from Idaho, Kiefer earned the Aztec swim and dive program's first weekly honor as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Kiefer helped the Scarlet and Black capture the team title at the Rick Rowland Joust after leading the squad with 96 individual points, according to Swim Cloud, winning four gold medals and one bronze for the weekend.

Among her many highlights, Kiefer emerged triumphant in the 200 butterfly, where she logged the fastest time in the Pac-12 this season with a personal-best clocking of 1:58.12, which ranks fourth on SDSU’s all-time charts.

In addition, Kiefer recorded the league’s second-fastest time of the year in the 500 freestyle, where she completed a first-place swim of 4:54.46, the first time she entered the event this season.

A native of Bend, Oregon, Kiefer also emerged victorious in the 200 backstroke with a season-best effort of 1:57.89, which ranks second in the Pac-12 so far this year.

Not to be outdone, Kiefer took home a gold in the 400 individual medley, where she posted the fastest time in league this week at 4:18.85, beating the second-place finisher by 3.38 seconds.

Elsewhere, Kiefer placed third in the 200 freestyle with a career-fast clocking of 1:49.48, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12 this season.

The Aztec senior also contributed to SDSU’s point-total after swimming anchor on its 400 freestyle “B” relay team that placed fifth at 3:27.27.

Kiefer and her Aztec swimming teammates will look to defend their team title at the Utah Tech Trailblazer Invitational, scheduled for Nov. 18-21 in St. George, Utah. Meanwhile, SDSU divers will be back in action that same week at the first installment of the Lumberjack Invitational, Nov. 19-21, in Flagstaff, Arizona.