Jan. 9, 2008

IRVING, Texas - SMU's Petra Klosova claims this week's Conference USA Swimmer of the Week award after having solid performances at the European Short Course Championships and against No. 2 Georgia. Against the Bulldogs, she won the 100-yard freestyle and was a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team. The Mustangs' Audra Egenolf is the Diver of the Week. The freshman took silver in the platform diving competition at the Georgia Diving Invitational and also finished third on the one-meter and fifth on the three-meter. Against No. 2 Georgia, she won both diving events.

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK (1/9)
PETRA KLOSOVA - SMU
Jr., Koprivince, Czech Republic (Masarykoro)
Klosova, the reigning C-USA Swimmer of the Year, competed for the Mustangs at the European Short Course Championships Dec. 13-16, 2007. She competed in the 100m freestyle, the 100m IM, the 50m backstroke and the 50m freestyle. She qualified for the semifinals in the 100m back, but placed just outside the finals. Most recently, Klosova won the 100-yard freestyle at No. 2 Georgia, swimming a 50.54, good for NCAA consideration. She was also a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay team which beat Georgia and qualified for NCAA consideration with a time of 3:22.88. The weekly award is the first for Klosova in 2007-08 and fourth of her career.

DIVER OF THE WEEK (1/9)
AUDRA EGENOLF - SMU
Fr., Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian)
Egenolf faced stiff competition at the Georgia Diving Invitational. In the one-meter board prelims, Egenolf scored 264.60, putting her in fourth place going into the finals. During the finals she boosted her score to 277.80 to take third place, less than three points behind the event-winner from Purdue. The three-meter board prelims saw much of the same, with Egenolf scoring 270.75, good for fifth. She turned in a consistent performance in the finals, again scoring 270.75, taking fifth place for the competition. Egenolf saved her best performance for last, winning silver in the platform finals with a score of 255.90, just six-and-a-half points behind the gold medalist from LSU. After her performance at the Georgia Diving Invitational, Egenolf went on to win both the one-meter and three-meter boards in a dual-meet against No. 2 Georgia, scoring 264.60 on the one-meter (almost 30 points better than the second-place finisher) and 270.75 on the three-meter. This is Egenolf's second weekly honor in 2007-08.