Mizzou junior Kendra Melnychuk has been selected the conference's Diver of the Week all three times this seasonMizzou junior Kendra Melnychuk has been selected the conference's Diver of the Week all three times this season

Melnychuk Named Co-Big 12 Diver of the Week

Nov. 28, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Big 12 Conference named University of Missouri junior Kendra Melnychuk the conference's Co-Women's Diver of the Week for meets from Nov. 5-22 on Wednesday. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native has received the award all three times it has been issued this season.

Melnychuk continued what has been a dominant junior campaign with two wins at the Purdue Invitational earlier this month. The Canadian recorded a personal best score of 317.90 in her win on the 3-meter board and tallied a score of 263.40 to claim victory on platform. She also dove to a third-place score of 251.50 in 1-meter diving in West Lafayette, Ind. With the 3-meter win, her eighth of the season on that board, Melnychuk remains undefeated in 3-meter diving competition this season.

Melnychuk and the 18th-ranked Tigers return to action in 2008 when they take on Arkansas and Missouri State on Jan. 12 in the friendly confines of the Mizzou Aquatics Center.