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The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ men's and women's swimming program reaped the rewards of a strong 2024-25 campaign, earning two of the top honors at the All-Conference awards.

The Mountain 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Sports Federation, the conference 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½â€™s swim teams compete in, named senior  â€™25, a mechanical engineering major, men's swimmer of the year. Hopper scored 27 individual points toward the Tigers first-ever conference championship, tied for the most in the conference meet.

91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Head Coach  was named men's swimming head coach of the year for leading the Tigers to their first-ever Mountain 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Sports Federation team championship in 2025.

91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ won a conference-high 11 men's swimming titles and placed in the top three in all but one of the swim events. Herrington represents 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½'s first-ever MPSF swim coach of the year recognition.

"This was by far the best year and the best team I've had in the six years I've been head coach at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½," Herrington said. "We have had the strongest culture, and that showed on our overall team performances because everyone bought in on one common goal."

Hopper, a native of Happy Valley, Oregon, recorded first-place Mountain 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Sports Federation season-best swims in the 200 IM, 100 free and 200 free. Hopper swam for three winning relays—200 medley, 800 free and 400 medley—giving him six first team All-MPSF honors.

His 200 IM swim of 1:46.49 was a personal-best and a new 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ record, while his 100 free was a personal-best of 43.39, the second-fastest time in 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ history. Backed by the three winning relays, he helped the Tigers automatically qualify for the National Invitational Championship, where the team moved up three places from last year to ninth.

Hopper was named Mountain 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Sports Federation athlete of the week twice this season and is 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½'s first-ever swimmer of the year in the conference.

First-year student-athlete  â€™28, a data science major, earned Mountain 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Sports Federation’s men’s freshman of the year award. He scored 24 points in the conference championship, the most for any first-year male competitor.

Lopez Guillen, a native of Inca, Spain, helped the Tigers win each relay he swam—the 200 medley, 800 free and 400 medley—which all qualified for the National Invitational Championship. He recorded a podium finish in all three of his individual championship events, taking the title in the 100 and 200 fly, and placing third in the 500 free to earn six first team all-conference awards.

At the mid-season event, Lopez Guillen swam his personal-best time in the 200 Fly of 1:43.62, a new 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ record by nearly two seconds. He also holds the second-fastest time in 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ history in the 100 fly with a 46.85. 

First-year student-athlete  ’28, a speech language pathology major,  joins Lopez Guillen as the women's freshman swimmer of the year. The native of Nicosia, Cyprus tallied 53 individual points at the championships, fourth-most in the entire meet and more than any other first-year competitor. She helped the Tigers win conference titles in the 800 free and 400 free relays—both of which qualified for the National Invitational Championship. 

"These three had a vital impact towards our success this season," Herrington said. "What impressed me the most about each of them was their consistency of competitiveness at practice. Their work ethic, passion and commitment to this team all make them very deserving of these awards."

In total, the Tigers earned 58 conference awards on the men's side and 31 conference on the women's side.