SARAH KATE MRKONICH OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY named the SCAC's Diver of the Year.

Mrkonich, a junior from Marietta, Ga., defended both of her SCAC titles – winning the 1-meter and 3-meter boards for the third consecutive year and earning SCAC Female Diver-of-the-Meet honors in the process at the 2017 conference championships.

She also qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year and was runner-up on the 3-meter, while finishing third on the 1-meter board at the NCAA Region 2 Diving Championships in Iowa. 

After earning All-American honors on the 3-meter board last year, Mrkonich took eighth place on the 1-meter board to earn her second All-America honor and first on the low board. She also finished 11th on the 3-meter board this month to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Continuing the program's dominance on the boards, Mrkonich's selection as the league's Diver-of-the-Year marks the 12th consecutive year that a Trinity female student-athlete has earned the honor.