Jan. 9, 2013

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - UNLV junior Jessica Heim and San Diego State junior Anna Steiner have earned Mountain West Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Week honors, respectively, for meets contested from Jan. 4-7, 2013. It is the second MW honor for Heim this season and the fourth of her career. It is the first Conference weekly accolade for Steiner.

Heim, a native of San Diego, Calif., won three individual events and swam a winning relay to lead the Rebels to a pair of dual meet victories against Fresno State (168-126) and CSU Bakersfield (188-96) on Jan. 5. Heim won the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle events with times of 5:05.26 and 10:33.17, respectively. She added a victory in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.22. Heim also swam the anchor leg of the Rebels' 400-yard freestyle relay that recorded a first-place time of 3:31.36.

Steiner, who hails from Seattle, Wash., captured first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events in the Aztecs' 67-58 dual win over Tulane on Jan. 7. Steiner recorded a career-high score of 281.25 on the 1-meter board and a season-best 301.65 on the 3-meter board. Both marks qualify Steiner for the NCAA Diving Zones in March.

2012-13 Mountain West Women's Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 10 - Mikaela Macklin, Jr., San Diego State
Oct. 17 - Dani Yoho, Sr., Fresno State
Oct. 24 - Melanie Garibaldi, Sr., San Diego State
Oct. 31 - Mengjiao Mi, Sr., Nevada
Nov. 7 - Jessica Heim, Jr., UNLV; Devin Madsen, Fr., Boise State
Nov. 14 - Morgan Hartigan, Jr., Wyoming
Nov. 21 - Katelyn Weddle, Sr., San Diego State
Dec. 5 - Rachel Heaney, Jr., Boise State
Dec. 19 - Marissa Campbell, Sr., New Mexico
Jan. 9 - Jessica Heim, Jr., UNLV

2012-13 Mountain West Women's Diver of the Week
Oct. 10 - Aubrey Bush, Sr., New Mexico
Oct. 17 - Stacey Luke, Sr., Fresno State
Oct. 24 - Ariana Milone, Fr., Colorado State
Oct. 31 - Grace Huang, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 7 - Megan Harper, Jr., New Mexico
Nov. 14 - Grace Huang, Jr., Nevada
Nov. 21 - Hannah Prigge, Jr., Fresno State
Dec. 5 - Hannah Prigge, Jr., Fresno State
Dec. 19 - Lexi Pfeiffer, Sr., Boise State
Jan. 9 - Anna Steiner, Jr., San Diego State