SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Jessica Maeda, Kaitlin Calvery, Dylan Wright and Zyad Morsy have been recognized as the 2024-25 Summit League Swimmers and Divers of the Year, league officials announced Thursday. Selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches, the honors reflect the student-athletes’ exceptional performances throughout the season.
 
Maeda claimed her second career Women’s Swimmer of the Year award, marking the 12th consecutive year a Pioneer has earned the honor. On the diving side, teammate Calvery was named Women’s Diver of the Year, becoming the fifth Denver women’s athlete in six seasons to receive the accolade
 
Wright secured his first career Men’s Swimmer of the Year distinction, while Zyad Morsy continued his dominance in diving, earning his third consecutive Men’s Diver of the Year title. Morsy becomes the first male diver to achieve three straight of-the-year honors since Western Illinois’ Ben Spence accomplished the feat from 1998 to 2001.
 
Below is a more thorough breakdown of each student-athlete’s 2024-25 season.
 
Jessica Maeda, Denver
Senior | Tigard, Oregon

• Captured the Peak Performer of the Week award twice this season.
• Two-time Summit League Women’s Swimming Championship MVP (2023-24, 2024-25).
• Achieved NCAA B Standards in both the 100-yard breast and the 200 breast.
• Clocked the third-best 100 breast time in DU history (1:00.83).
• Is the first women’s swimmer in Summit League history to win all four league titles in her career in three different events (200 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast).
• Also earned gold medals in the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay at the Summit League championships.
• Ranked 82^nd nationally in the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.46.
• Finished second on Denver’s team in dual meet points with 85 and all-meet points with 287.5.

Kaitlin Calvery, Denver
Junior | Louisville, Kentucky

• Was named Peak Performer of the Week three times during the season.
• Led Denver divers in dual meet points this year and finished fourth on the team overall with 71. Was also Denver’s leader in all-meet points with 136.
• Became the second-best diver in DU history on the 3-meter board with a score of 330.0.
• At the Summit League Championships, was part of the winning diving team event.
• Finished second on the 1-meter board (266.45) and third on the 3-meter board (264.20) at the Summit League Championships.
• Qualified for both the 1-meter and the 3-meter boards at the NCAA Zone E Championships, finishing 24^th on the 1-meter board.

Dylan Wright, Denver
Senior | Cape Town, South Africa

• Earned Peak Performer honors once during the regular season.
• Led Denver in dual meet points with 98 and all-meet points with 303.
• Notched an NCAA B Standard in the 200 back (1:42.52) which ranks 99^th in the country this season.
• Won the 200 back at the Summit League Championships with his NCAA B Standard time (1:42.52).
• Finished third in the 100 back (47.95) at the Summit League Championships.
• Was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:26.64) and 800 free relay (6:29.62) at the Summit League championships.
• Ranked first among the league in the 200 back (1:42.52), second in the 50 back (22.23) and third in the 100 back (47.95).

Zyad Morsy, Denver
Senior | Cairo, Egypt

• Collected seven Peak Performer honors during the regular season.
• Owns the record for most league weekly accolades in a career with 14.
• Three-time Summit League Men’s Diver of the Year (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25).
• Two-time Summit League Men’s Diving Championship MVP (2023-24, 2024-25).
• Earned NCAA Zone Cuts on the men’s 1-meter board, men’s 3-meter board and on the platform.
• Second-best diver in program history on the 1-meter with his score of 371.75 at the Summit League Championships.
• Part of the winning diving event team at the Summit League Championships.
• Swept both the 1-meter (345.40) and the 3-meter (371.75) at the Summit League Championships.
• Finished 11^th in the men’s 1-meter dive (584.60) at the NCAA Zone E Championships.