Becca Reher | Posted: 26 Feb 2020 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Cougars Earn All-Conference Honors

main image
Image
BYU Cougar swimming breaststroke

PROVO, Utah – The BYU swim and dive team shined during the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships and represented the program with 18 Cougar men and 14 Cougar women being named 2019-20 All-Conference honorees. 

“It’s always great to receive honors and and represent BYU any way that we can,” BYU head coach John Brooks said. 

Junior Connor Stirling and sophomore Javier Matta led the men’s team with five honors each; one first-team and four second-team placements for Stirling and five second-team standings for Matta. Senior Levi Jensen followed with four second-team honors, while Josue Dominguez landed with three total, including two second-team and one first-team award. 

Freshman Mickey Strauss earned first-team honors in all three diving events. Kimble Mahler and Morgan Cooper claimed two awards each; Mahler with one first-team and one second-team and Cooper with two second-team placements. 

Sophomores Gwen Gustafson and Brynn Sproul led the women with five awards each, both earning two first-team and three second-team spots. Katie McBratney and Tiare Coker both followed with four honors apiece. McBratney took three first-team and one second-team, while Coker claimed four second-team awards. 

Overall, the BYU men earned 11 first-team awards and 29 second-team awards out of the 18 men athletes honored. Fourteen women earned nine first-team awards and 28 second-team awards. 

First Team

Men Event
Josue Dominguez 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Tyler Edlefsen 200 IM, 400 IM
Nathan Gonzales 3-Meter
Kimble Mahler 1-Meter
Jared Shaw 50 Free
Connor Stirling 50 Free
Mickey Strauss 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform

 

Women Event
Kennedy Cribbs 1-Meter, 3-Meter
Gwen Gustafson 50 Free, 100 Free
Katie McBratney 100 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breast
Brynn Sproul 100 Back, 200 Back

 

Second Team

Men Event
Garrett Anderson 200 IM, 400 IM
Morgan Cooper 1 Meter, 3 Meter
Josue Dominguez 400 Medley Relay
Ryan Evans 3-Meter
Nathan Gonzales Platform
Levi Jensen 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Free Relay
Ethan Kramer 400 Medley Relay
Kimble Mahler Platform
Javier Matta 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
Eric Muir Platform
Tanner Murphy 200 Back
Jared Shaw 200 Free Relay
James Sorensen 1650 Free
Connor Stirling 200 Free Relay, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Roger Woods 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

 

Women Event
Kali Brown 200 Free Relay
Tiare Coker 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Free
Charlotte Fie'eiki 200 Medley Relay
Gwen Gustafson 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free
Kaylie Jackson Platform
Jessica LeSueur 800 Free Relay, 1650 Free
Mariah Lindsay 200 Free Relay
Katie McBratney 800 Free Relay
Morgan Mellow 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
Morgan Paul 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
Lily Plaudis 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Brynn Sproul 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, 500 Free
Summer Westover 1-Meter, Platform

 

 

 

Recent Stories

Image
swim and dive team photo 21-22
BYU men's team wins back-to-back MPSF championship, women's team takes third

BYU’s swim and dive teams wrapped up competition at the MPSF Championships on Saturday, with the men’s team taking…

Image
swimmers cheer on their teammate 21-22
Cougars compete in day three of MPSF Championship, men's team stands in first

BYU’s swim and dive teams continued competition in California on day three of the MPSF Championships, with the men…