Jackson Kogler Named MPSF Male Athlete of the Week

WOODLAND, Calif., – Freshman Jackson Kogler was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) swimming and diving male Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

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Kogler, the Stillwater, Minn., native, won his first conference weekly award after an impressive meet at the UNLV Invitational. In the 200-yard backstroke, Kogler would post a first-place time of 1:43.44, good for the new No. 2 time in program history.

He won the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:46.48 and set four personal bests throughout the meet. He would also lead off the 400-yard freestyle relay that took third with a time of 2:56.11. As the first leg, his 100-yard freestyle was a personal record at 44.76.

Kogler joins sophomore Isaac Lee as Cowboys to win MPSF Athlete of the Week awards this season. He is also the fifth-ever Wyoming student-athlete to win Athlete of the Week honors in the MPSF.

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Kogler and the rest of the Cowboys compete again in the new year when they travel down I-25 for the second of three meets at the University of Denver, Jan. 17.

Stay up to date with Wyoming swim and dive by following @wyo_swimdive on X and @wyo_swim_dive on Instagram.

Tara Joyce Named Mountain West Swimmer of the Week, first of Her Career

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., – Junior swimmer Tara Joyce was named the Mountain West Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Joyce, from Cody, Wyo., won the weekly MW award after setting two school records and swimming an NCAA standard time at the UNLV Invitational. Joyce added to her sprint freestyle records when she won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.56. She now holds the 100- and 200-yard freestyle records and the No. 2 time in the 50 yards.

Joyce would also break the school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, anchoring the team with a time of 3:18.15, for first place. With two event wins, she added 60 team points to lead the Cowgirls to a fourth-place team finish at the meet.

Joyce is the first Cowgirl swimmer to win MW Swimmer of the Week since Carly Palmer did so on Jan. 16, 2024, and the first non-senior swimmer since 2021. She is also just the second this season to earn a conference weekly award on the women’s side, following up Alicia Gonzalez's Diver of the Week in October.

UP NEXT
Joyce and the rest of Wyoming compete again in the new year when they travel down I-25 for the second of three meets at the University of Denver, Jan. 17.

Stay up to date with Wyoming swim and dive by following @wyo_swimdive on X and @wyo_swim_dive on Instagram.

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