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Kwak Earns MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week Award
12/11/2024 3:59:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced on Wednesday afternoon that Marialis Kwak of the University at Buffalo swimming and diving team is this week's MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week.
Kwak, a senior at UB, is a chemical engineering major with a 3.699 grade point average.
Kwak won both the one-meter (295.20) and three-meter finals (304.95) at Akron's Zippy Invite, extending her streak in the diving well to eight straight individual wins since the beginning of the season. The senior's final score of 304.95 in the three-meter was a season-best. Kwak took first place in both preliminary rounds too, the one-meter (300.45) and three-meter (304.70). The senior was also a member of the Bulls' first-place team diving trio, scoring 296.80.
Kwak also earned MAC Women's Diver of the week honors for the third time this season on Wednesday. More information regarding that award can be found here.
The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to a MAC male and/or female student-athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
Kwak and the Bulls are next in action when they host the UB Diving Invite from January 10th through January 12th. The Buffalo swimmers will compete on January 11th at Duquesne in a head-to-head competition. A complete schedule of UB Swim and Dive can be accessed here.
For more coverage, check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").
Kwak, a senior at UB, is a chemical engineering major with a 3.699 grade point average.
Kwak won both the one-meter (295.20) and three-meter finals (304.95) at Akron's Zippy Invite, extending her streak in the diving well to eight straight individual wins since the beginning of the season. The senior's final score of 304.95 in the three-meter was a season-best. Kwak took first place in both preliminary rounds too, the one-meter (300.45) and three-meter (304.70). The senior was also a member of the Bulls' first-place team diving trio, scoring 296.80.
Kwak also earned MAC Women's Diver of the week honors for the third time this season on Wednesday. More information regarding that award can be found here.
The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to a MAC male and/or female student-athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
Kwak and the Bulls are next in action when they host the UB Diving Invite from January 10th through January 12th. The Buffalo swimmers will compete on January 11th at Duquesne in a head-to-head competition. A complete schedule of UB Swim and Dive can be accessed here.
For more coverage, check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").
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