MWC Announces Swimmers and Divers of the Week

BYU's John Kendrick and Rachel Grant named MWC Swimmers of the Week, while TCU sweeps diving honors

Oct. 27, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -

BYU junior John Kendrick and TCU junior Kyle Callens earned the first Mountain West Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week honors of the 2009-10 season, while BYU junior Rachel Grant and TCU senior Jennifer Ferguson earned women's swimming and diving honors, respectively.

Kendrick, from Plano, Texas, earned more points for BYU than any other swimmer at the Pacific Invitational, held in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 16 and 17. The junior won the 1650-yard freestyle in 16:11.36, which currently ranks sixth in the country. He also clocked a time of 1:41.97 to win the 200 free at the Invitational. Kendrick also earned two relay medals at the meet, as the Cougars won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:08.18 and placed third in the 800 free relay at 7:05.52.

Callens, a native of Deer Park, Texas, was TCU's lone male diver at Air Force, and captured wins in both springboard events, as the Horned Frogs defeated the Falcons, 169-125. The junior captured first place in the 3-meter springboard with a score of 321.05, and also finished first in the 1-meter with a mark of 301.50.

Grant, who hails from Walnut, Calif., won four events at the Pacific Invitational to help the BYU women's team finish first. On Fri., Oct. 16, the junior picked up a gold medal in the 400 individual medley, after finishing the race in 4:21.25. She followed suit on Sat., Oct. 17, by taking first place in the 100 butterfly (56.52), the 200 fly (2:01.17) and the 200 IM (2:05.37).

Ferguson, a product of Beaconsfield, Quebec, has started the 2009-10 season undefeated in both springboard events. The senior earned back-to-back 3-meter titles in the Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 meets at Colorado State and at Air Force, scoring 304.20 and 308.70, respectively. She also swept the 1-meter springboard at both meets by scoring 273.60 vs. the Rams and 285.44 vs. the Falcons.