LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV women's swimming sophomore Fernanda Mendez Guerra has been named the Raising Cane's Outstanding Rebel of the Week, the school announced Tuesday.
Mendez Guerra has earned the recognition for the first time this season, while the Scarlet & Gray swimming & diving teams win the award for the second time this season.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletics Strategic Communications department.
A native of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Mendez Guerra earned four medals and seven top-8 finishes as she led the Rebels to a second-place finish at the Mountain West Championships. Over the four-day meet, Mendez Guerra earned a gold medal in 100 fly with the third-fastest time in school history (52.61), giving the Rebels the team's third consecutive gold medal in the event, and a bronze in the 100 free (48.90).
Additionally, Mendez Guerra grabbed podium finishes with the Scarlet & Gray's pair of relays that set school records. She swam the butterfly leg (21.95) of the Rebels' 200 medley relay team that earned a bronze medal (1:37.49) and contributed as the anchor leg (48.62) for their 400 free relay team that took home silver (3:16.33).
2024-25 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 5 - Jordyn Freeman, Volleyball
Sept. 12 - Ricky White III, Football
Sept. 19 - Jackson Woodard, Football
Sept. 26 - Caden Fioroni, Men's Golf
Oct. 3 - Hajj-Malik Williams, Football
Oct. 10 - Illia Maksymchuk, Men's Tennis
Oct. 17 - Jackson Woodard, Football
Oct. 24 - Hugo Lemos, Men's Soccer
Oct. 31 - Nico Lopez, Men's Soccer
Nov. 7 - Erika Carlson, Swim & Dive
Nov. 14 - Illia Maksymchuk, Men's Tennis
Nov. 21 - Jalen Catalon, Football
Nov. 28 - Jai'Den Thomas, Football
Dec. 5 - Hajj-Malik Williams, Football
Dec. 12 - Daniel Nicusan, Men's Swim & Dive
Dec. 19 - Julian Rishwain, Men's Basketball
Dec. 26 - Jacob De Jesus, Football
Jan. 2 - Dedan Thomas Jr., Men's Basketball
Jan. 9 - Kiara Jackson, Women's Basketball
Jan. 13 - Aaliyah Alexander, Women's Basketball
Jan. 23 - Amarachi Kimpson, Women's Basketball
Jan. 29 - Illia Maksymchuk, Men's Tennis
Feb. 6 - Coco Zhao, Women's Tennis
Feb. 13 - Aaliyah Alexander, Women's Basketball
Feb. 19 - Zach Little, Men's Golf
Feb. 25 - Fernanda Mendez Guerra, Women's Swim & Dive
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