Utah Utes campus briefs

SWIMMING AND DIVING: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On Tuesday night, the Mountain West Conference announced that sophomore Nelson Foo and senior Kwan Ling Yu were named the MWC Men's and Women's Diver of the Week, while senior Natalie Edge earned the MWC Women's Swimmer of the Week award.

Last Friday, all three athletes achieved victory in their individual events against Denver.

Hailing from Hong Kong, Foo won both the 1-meter and the 3-meter dives against the Pioneers with scores of 346.95 and 326.10, respectively. This is the second time Foo has earned this honor this season, the first being the week of Oct. 13 for his success on the boards at the Mesa State Invitational, where he scored 466.15 on the 1-meter dive and 458.95 on the 3-meter dive..

Against Denver last Friday, Yu topped the charts on the 1-meter and 3-meter dives for the women's side with respective scores of 265.35 and 276.90. This is the second time for Yu, a fellow Hong Kong native, to earn the honors as well. She achieved MWC Women's Diver of the Week last season for the week of Nov. 10, 2009.

Edge, from South Jordan, Utah, achieved victory against Denver in the 100 free (51.38) as well as in the 200 free (1:53.95). She also swam in the winning 400 medley relay against the Pioneers (3.48.91). This is the first time Edge has earned the MWC Swimmer of the Week award in her collegiate career..