Sam Vande Pol of the Kalamazoo College women's swimming & diving team was selected as the MIAA Women's Diver of the Week on Tuesday (Jan. 17). The sophomore has now earned the accolade twice this season. 

The women's swimming & diving team hosted the Michigan-Illinois Quad on Jan. 14 against Hope, Lake Forest, and Wheaton. Hope scored the most points at 669 points, followed by Lake Forest (432 points), Kalamazoo (427 points), and Wheaton (390 points). The Hornets had 19 top-eight finishes in the 13 events.

Vande Pol was the best women's diver for Kalamazoo in the event, finishing third in the 3-meter and fourth in the 1-meter. In the six-dive 3-meter event, she finished with a total of 229.7 points. The 1-meter event had 11 dives and Vande Pol finished with a score of 377.75 points. Her combined 607.45 points on the weekend were the fourth most at the meet. 

Last season, Vande Pol posted 387.30 points in the 1-meter and 382.45 points in the 3-meter for her career best with 11 dives. This season, she has set a new personal best with 237.07 points in the 3-meter for six dives. Her best for the 1-meter with six dives came last season with 237.90 points.

Kalamazoo will next compete in the Hope Tr-Meet that will include Olivet on Friday (Jan. 20), beginning at 6 p.m.