Heath Ogawa Named MWC Performer of the Week for Fourth Time this Season

Photo by Sydney Gardner
Photo by Sydney Gardner

Lake Forest College diver heath Ogawa was named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Tuesday for his performance at Saturday's UIC Diving Invitational.

Ogawa, a junior, won the 3-meter competition with 343.20 points for his six dives, nearly four more than the runner-up from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also second off the 1-meter board by just .55 seconds with a score of 318.05. It was the first event this season he did not win.

Ogawa was one of four NCAA Division III athletes in the 12-diver field, which also included six from Division I institutions and two from a junior college.

MWC Performers of the Week are selected by the league's director of media and information. Ogawa also earned the award in back-to-back weeks in January, once in November, and twice during each of his first two seasons.

Midwest Conference Release (pdf)