DENVER – For the second week in a row, the top performers on the NM State swimming and diving teams have put together outings impressive enough to earn a WAC Athlete of the Week award. This week's honor goes to junior diver Italia Aranzabal who was named the WAC Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 24 through Jan. 30.
 
The weekly award comes on the heels of a weekend in which Aranzabal swept the diving events as she helped the Aggies earn a 174-126 over New Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 29.
 
In the 3-meter event, she claimed the top spot after posting a score of 305.40 which made her the only diver of the meet to eclipse 300 points. This also marks the top 3-meter dive score for any Aggie this season, besting her own previous mark of 281.48.
 
The Mexico City, Mexico, native also posted the top score from the 1-meter board as she was the recipient of 277.35 points from the judges in the event. As was the case in the 3-meter, her posted score was the highest for any NM State diver this year.
 
The now three-time WAC Diver of the Week has also been selected as the WAC Diver of the Year in both years that she has been at NM State.
 
Aranzabal and her fellow Aggie divers will compete one final time before heading to the WAC Championships as they head to Flagstaff, Ariz., to take part in the Lumberjack Diving Invite on Feb. 4-6.
 
Following the meet at Northern Arizona, NM State dive will be joined by the swimmers as they compete for a WAC title in Houston on Feb. 23-26. The WAC Championships will be available to watch on ESPN+ for those viewing from the United States while international viewers can find the broadcast at wacdigitalnetwork.com.