Jimenez Earns First WAC Diver of the Week Award
10/26/2022 2:12:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
ARLINGTON, Texas – California Baptist University diver Gael Jimenez has been named the Western Athletic Conference Men's Diver of the Week, for the competition week ending on Oct. 25.
Jimenez, a freshman from, set a new 3-meter program record and won the event and took second to another CBU diver in the 1-meter. Also hit the NCAA Zone qualifying marks in both events.
Jimenez was on point from dive one, setting a new program record in the 3-meter event, posting a score of 382.60. He breaks the record set by current teammate Evan Honer in 2020 of 369.23. His 1-meter result of 349.80 was good enough to place him third all-time in the Lancer record book.
Next up for the teams is the first home meet of the season as the Lancers prepare to host Cal Poly and San Diego at the Lancer Aquatics Center on Saturday, November 5. That meet is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time.
2022 TicketSmarter WAC Women's and Men's Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
Women Swimming Player of the Week
Saana Liikonen, Jr., Northern Colorado (Oct.26)
Women Diving Player of the Week
Maggie Wesche, Fr., Northern Arizona (Oct.26)
Men Swimming Player of the Week
Adnan Beji, So., UNLV (Oct.26)
Men Diving Player of the Week
Gael Jimenez, Fr., California Baptist (Oct.26)
