St. Bonaventure

Sophomore Dhavgely Mendoza earns GoBonnies.com Student-Athlete of the Week honors following a memorable Atlantic 10 Swim & Dive Championship performance.

Mendoza also re-wrote the program record books as she captured two gold medals to join elite Bonnies history.
The native of Venezuela became just the third women's diver in St. Bonaventure history to be crowned the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Diver.

She earned gold in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives – in the 3-meter competition on Thursday, her score of 315.60 placed her above the competition with Bona's first 3-meter medal since 2022. In the 1-meter on Saturday, she captured the conference title with a score of 303.10.

Mendoza joins SBU Hall of Famer Barbara Vassallo who earned the distinction in 1993 and Maureen Theis in 2004 as the only Bonnies to earn A-10 Women's Most Outstanding Diver honors. Her award will be nicely paired with coach Alejandra Fuentes who was named the Women's Diving Coach of the Year, becoming the first for the Bonnies since Allison Manion in 2004.