LAS VEGAS (Oct. 6, 2026) – Three Pokes, senior Tara Joyce, sophomore Jackson Kogler and freshman Joey Sudermann, picked up the first Mountain West swimming and diving weekly awards of the 2026-27 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Tara Joyce
Joyce was named the Women's Swimmer of the Week with continued success in the first invitational meet of the season at the Front Range Invite. She won two individual events (50 Free, 100 Free) and anchored the victorious 200 and 400 Free Relays. The Cody, Wyo., native holds the top MW time in five events this season and currently sits at No. 52 in the nation in the 100 Free. This is Joyce's third-career MW Swimmer of the Week award, her last two being won on Dec. 23, 2025, and Jan. 20 of this year.

Jackson Kogler
Kogler, from Stillwater, Minn., won the Men's Swimmer of the Week in his first meet as a Mountain West student-athlete. At the Front Range Invite, he won all four individual races he swam in (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM) and added another first-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. Kogler holds six top times in the MW this season and holds four top 50 times in the nation, including the No. 14 time in the 400 IM. Last season in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Kogler won Freshman of the Year as well as Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 23.

Joey Sudermann
Sudermann, the highly touted freshman from Lakewood, Colo., broke out in his first real college meet to earn the Mountain West Men's Freshman of the Week. At the Front Range Invite, he placed top four in all his individual races and finished as the top freshman in each event. He currently leads the MW as the top freshman in backstroke, butterfly, and 200 IM, and holds the No. 1 time in the conference in the 200 Fly. Sudermann is also the only freshman in the MW to lead an event this season.

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