Edlefsen and McBratney earn MPSF Athlete of the Week

PROVO, Utah – BYU freshmen swimmers Tyler Edlefsen and Katie McBratney earned their first MPSF Athlete of the Week awards after standing out at the Intermountain Shootout.

Freshman Katie McBratney led the Cougar women in her collegiate debut in a team-win over Air Force and Colorado Mesa at the Intermountain Shootout. She finished in first-place in the 200 breast in 2:17.83, 400 IM in 4:21.38 and 200 IM in 2:03.16 and in second place in the 100 breast in 1:03.48 and 100 IM in 58.44. 

Tyler Edlefsen, also a freshman, made his collegiate debut in the Intermountain Shootout. by helping the Cougars win the Intermountain Shootout. He finished in first-place in the 400 IM in 3:52.50, the 1650 free in 15:56.32 and the 200 breast in 2:03.89, in addition to second-place swims in the 200 IM (1:51.53) and 500 free (4:39.89).