COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 3, 2025) – Washington State junior Emily Lundgren was named the Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Year, the conference announced Thursday. The conference coaches voted on the awards.

The junior from Chula Vista, Calif. produced the best season in program history, earning a pair of All-America honors, winning a pair of Mountain West individual titles in the 200 IM and 200 breast and helped the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay times to conference titles. Lundgren, who was named the MWC Championships Swimmer of the Meet led the team with 23 individual wins during the season that saw the Cougars go 8-0 in dual meets for the first time in program history.

Lundgren broke four school records in the 100 breast, 200 breast ,100 fly and 200 IM, was a part of three school relay records in the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley, and broke four WSU Gibb Pool records. Lundgren also earned two Mountain West Swimmer of the Week awards.

Lundgren, who qualified for her third straight NCAA Championships, earned All-America Honorable Mention in the 100 breast and became WSU's first All-American after finishing sixth in the 200 breast in the NCAA Championships final, the best finish by any swimmer in program history.

Lundgren joined her teammates, junior Dori Hathazi and freshman Darcy Revitt at the NCAA Championships as Lundgren and Hathazi have been to three straight championships together.