Colorado College swept the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekly awards after convincing wins over league foes Southwestern University and Centenary College to open the 2021-22 season last weekend in Georgetown, Texas.
 
In the pool, junior Kate Brush and freshman Collin Ralston won the women's and men's swimmer of the week awards, respectively.
 
Brush, from Greenwich, Conn., was a perfect five-for-five in her individual events, collecting wins in the 200 freestyle (1:58.90), 200 butterfly (2:14.45) and 500 freestyle (5:23.81) on Friday, and the 200 freestyle (1:59.57) and 100 butterfly (1:00.06) on Saturday.
 
Ralston, from Mercer Island, Wash., posted four individual and two relay wins in his first collegiate competition. He won the 200 IM (1:58.40), 200 breaststroke (2:10.62), 400 IM (4:22.28), and 100 breaststroke (59.47), while swimming on the winning 400 medley (59.75 breaststroke split) and 200 medley (26.82 breaststroke split) relays.
 
On the boards, junior Mac O'Brien and freshman Emma Krasemann were named the SCAC divers of the week.
 
O'Brien, from Omaha, Neb., gathered three wins during the weekend. On Friday, he won the 3-meter event (269.17), and was second to teammate Aidan Richter on the 1-meter (247.40), then captured both the 1- (263.00) and 3-meter (279.35) competitions on Saturday.
 
Krasemann, from Suffield, Conn., won all four diving events in her college debut. She won the 1-meter events each day with an NCAA qualifying score (262.10 on Friday and 258.60 on Saturday). Krasemann also won both 3-meter events (238.20 and 227.55).
 
"I am so happy to know that these four outstanding competitors were recognized for their accomplishments," head coach Anne Goodman James said. "It was definitely a full team effort that resulted in our wins, and these four were great leaders in that effort."