CANTON, Ga. – Ava Easley and Juliet Hood of Trinity earn week seven Athlete of the Week honors from the Southern Athletic Association.
Around the SAA:
SAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Schedule/Results
SAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Performance List
2026 SAA Swimming & Diving Championship
Athletes of the Week:
Swimming:
Ava Easley | Trinity | FY | Allen, TX – First-year Ava Easley was a part of four wins in the Tigers' win over Division II UT Permian Basin on Saturday. She split 58.4 to lead off the winning 400 medley relay. That time would have been good for bronze at last season's SAA championship. At the end of the meet, Easley anchored the winning mixed 200 free relay in 24.82. Individual, Easley was first to the wall in the 100 fly (59.90) and 50 free (25.44)
Diving:
Juliet Hood | Trinity | FY | Wexford, PA – In her collegiate debut, Juliet Hood was dominant on both boards in Saturday's win over UT Permian Basin. The first year totaled 249.10 points on the 3 meter board. She followed that up with a score of 241.65 to win the 1 meter competition.
Notable Performances:
Swimming
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Ashley Young | Berry | SR | Chattanooga, TN– A senior from Chattanooga, TN Young helped lead the Vikings women past Sewanee in a tightly contested meet 151-142. Young led the Vikings winning all three of her races while also helping the 200 Medley Relay to a win in the first event with a time of 1:51.81. Young then went on to win the 100 Back in 1:02.10, the 200 Breast in a time of 2:30.26 and capped off the meet by winning the 200 IM in a time of 2:11.97, which was the 31st fastest time in Division III so far this year.
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Audrey Francell | Sewanee | SR | Austin, TX– Audrey Francell took home first in the 100 fly with a time of 1:01.51 and anchored the 400 freestyle relay that came in first, swimming a 55.58 split. She also collected two second-place finishes in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.33 and the 200 freestyle, swimming a 2:02.49.
2025-2026 Women’s Swim and Dive Report Archive (AOW Swimmer/Diver)
Week One – Sept. 23 (Kendall Mitzel)
Week Two – Sept. 30 (Makenna Mitzel)
Week Three – Oct. 7 (None)
Week Four – Oct. 14 (Caroline Lee/ Erin Dannemiller)
Week Five – Oct. 21 (Kaitlyn Phan/ Riley Taylor)
Week Six – Oct. 28 (Sarah Feild/ Zoe Napier)
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