ST LOUIS – Illinois State junior diver Eva Reyes continued her tear to open the season, earning Valley Diver of the Week for the second straight week, as announced by the league office Wednesday morning.
The honor comes off yet another strong performance last weekend at Ohio, where Reyes swept 1M and 3M for the second straight weekend to open the season and moved her combined season record to 4-0. It is the eighth time Reyes has earned Valley Diver of the Week as a Redbird, and the second time in her career that she has done so in consecutive weeks. She also won back-to-back honors Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 in 2021 during her freshman campaign.
On Friday night, Reyes turned in a mark of 301.50 on the 3M boards, which set a personal best and ranks second in program history. The score also qualified Reyes for the NCAA Diving Zones, which she has now punched a ticket for in both 1M and 3M. Reyes ranks No.1 in the MVC this season on the 3M boards and is the first diver in the Valley this year to surpass 300 in either event.
To top off her performance, she posted a mark of 269.03 in 1M on Saturday to win and remain unbeaten on the young season. She currently ranks third in the MVC in 1M from her performance of 269.18 to open the season Oct. 6 vs Eastern Illinois.
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