COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nine individuals and three relay teams from the Wyoming women's swimming and diving program were named to the All-Mountain West Team, the conference announced yesterday. Juniors
Samantha Burke and
Isobel Ryan earned the most honors, making three individual teams along with the relay team.
Two seniors, four juniors, one sophomore and two freshman earned All-MW accolades. Four Cowgirls received all-conference honors for the first time.
Senior
Maria Harutjunjan was named to the 200 butterfly All-MW team for the fourth time. Senior
Kelly Sheldon made the all-conference teams in the 200 freestyle for the second consecutive year and 200 backstroke for the third consecutive year.
Burke was named All-MW in the 100 backstroke for the second time, and was a first-time all-conference honoree in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley. Ryan earned all-conference honors in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke, each for the third year in a row. Junior
CeeJay Harris made her first career all-conference team on the one-meter. Junior
Marcela Gramcko was also a first-time All-MW selection in the 200 backstroke.
Karla Contreras was the lone sophomore to earn All-MW honors. She made all three diving all-conference teams for the second consecutive year.
Freshmen
Hannah Mclean-Leonard and
Monique Rae round out UW's group of individual all-conference selections. McLean-Leonard qualified in the 100 butterfly, while Rae earned All-MW honors in the 200 backstroke.
The 400 medley relay squad was comprised of Ryan, Harutjunjan, Burke and McLean-Leonard. All three upperclassmen were members of last season's all-conference 400 medley relay team.
The complete list of All-MW performers is below.
Individuals
Samantha Burke - 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley
Karla Contreras - 1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, platform
Marcela Gramcko - 200-yard backstroke
CeeJay Harris - one-meter springboard
Maria Harutjunjan - 200-yard breaststroke
Hannah Mclean-Leonard - 100-yard butterfly
Monique Rae - 200-yard backstroke
Isobel Ryan - 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle
Kelly Sheldon - 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke
Relay
400-yard medley relay -
Isobel Ryan,
Maria Harutjunjan,
Samantha Burke,
Hannah Mclean-Leonard