Purdue Men's Swim-Dive

The #ClassOf2025 becomes the 1st batch of Boilermakers to compete at the #PurdueInvite for 4 straight seasons. Midseason magic on tap as the 6-session showcase begins Thursday morning. #BoilerUp 

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Ohio State Swim/Dive

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USC Swimming and Diving

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Michigan Swimming & Diving

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Indiana Swim & Dive

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Wisconsin Swimming & Diving

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Illinois Swimming & Diving

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📅 Nov. 21-23
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Swimmer of the Week &nbsp; Krzysztof Chmielewski, USC&nbsp; So. – Warszawa, Poland – Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace&nbsp;– Major: Communication&nbsp;<ul><li>Won three individual events to help USC to a decisive 169.5-130.5 win over Arizona on Friday, Nov. 8&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Chmielewski blasted an 8:48.78 to win the 1000-yard freestyle for Troy- the 8th fastest time in the country this season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Chmielewski also claimed the 200y butterfly (1:42.37 - 9th fastest time in the country this season) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:22.86)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>The sophomore also swam on USC's second-place 400-yard freestyle relay &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Chmielewski is the first USC swimmer to be named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Diver of the Week&nbsp; Moritz Wesemann, USC&nbsp; Fr. - Aachen, Germany – Coven Gymnasium Aachen – Major: Computer Science&nbsp;<ul><li>During his USC diving debut, Wesemann swept the springboard competition against Arizona, winning on 1-meter and 3-meter&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>One 1-meter, Moritz tallied 403.60 points, winning by more than 45 points&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>On 3-meter, he scored 407.20 points, winning by 57.35 points&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>His two scores over 400 points are the most ever by a freshman at USC during their first outing&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Wesemann is the first USC diver to be named Big Ten Diver of the Week&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week &nbsp; Martin Perecinsky, Ohio State&nbsp; Kings Park, N.Y. – Kings Park High School – Major: Biology&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped the Buckeyes to a win over Penn State&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Was the winner of the 200 backstroke with an NCAA B standard time of 1:43.53&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Placed fourth in the 200 free with a time of 1:36.85&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Joseph Roth (Oct. 30, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 16&nbsp; S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND&nbsp; D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 23&nbsp; S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., OSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Joe Polyak, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 30&nbsp; S: Cooper Morley, Jr. PSU&nbsp; D: Kylie Flory, Jr., OSU&nbsp; F: Joseph Roth, OSU&nbsp; Nov. 6 &nbsp; S: Tristan Jankovics, Jr., OSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Nov. 13&nbsp; S: Krzysztof Chmielewski, So., USC&nbsp; D: Moritz Wesemann, Fr., USC&nbsp; F: Martin Perecinsky, OSU&nbsp;

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USC and Ohio State Receive Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

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Swimmer of the Week &nbsp; Tristan Jankovics, Ohio State&nbsp;&nbsp; Jr. – Guelph, Ontario – Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute – Major: Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering&nbsp;<ul><li>In a victory against Virginia Tech, won the 400 IM with an NCAA B standard time of 3:47.43&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Was also the winner of the 200 fly with a time of 1:47.45&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Placed second in both the 200 IM (1:46.77) and the 200 breast (1:58.88)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Was on the third place 400 free relay team (3:00.62)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week:&nbsp;Tomas Navikonis (Oct. 23, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Diver of the Week&nbsp; YuTong Wang, Minnesota&nbsp; So. - Beijing, China – Beijing Dive Club&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Placed first in both diving events on Nov. 1 at Wisconsin with a score of 357.15 on 1-meter and 406.13 on 3-meter&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Diver of the Week:&nbsp;YuTong Wang (Oct. 23, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>  &nbsp; Freshman of the Week &nbsp; Jacob Johnson, Minnesota&nbsp; Springfield, Pa. – Springfield High School &nbsp;<ul><li>Broke his own school record in the 200 fly with a time of 1:41.70&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>His previous record time was 1:42.41 which he set in Minnesota’s home opener on Oct. 11, 2024&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns his third Freshman of the Week honor this season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week:&nbsp;Jacob Johnson (Oct. 16, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 16&nbsp; S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND&nbsp; D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 23&nbsp; S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., OSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Joe Polyak, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 30&nbsp; S: Cooper Morley, Jr. PSU&nbsp; D: Kylie Flory, Jr., OSU&nbsp; F: Joseph Roth, OSU&nbsp; Nov. 6 &nbsp; S: Tristan Jankovics, Jr., OSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp;

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Ohio State and Minnesota Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards 11.6.24

Swimmer of the Week Cooper Morley, Penn State&nbsp; Jr. – Auckland, New Zealand – Rangitoto College – Major: Economics&nbsp;<ul><li>Earned two individual first-place finishes vs. Pitt this weekend and helped three different relay squads&nbsp;finish first &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Took first in the 100 back and the 100 fly while also leading the 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams to first-place finishes &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: &nbsp;Victory Baganha (Jan. 17, 2024)</li></ul>&nbsp;Diver of the Week&nbsp; Kylie Flory, Ohio State&nbsp; Jr. - Fairfax, Va. – Robinson Secondary High School – Major: Computer Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;<ul><li>Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in the Buckeyes’ victory against Denison&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won the 3-meter with a score of 369.38 and the 1-meter with a score of 353.93, both are NCAA Zone qualifying scores &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Diver of the Week: &nbsp;Lyle Yost (Nov. 22, 2023)</li></ul>&nbsp; Freshman of the Week Joseph Roth, Ohio State&nbsp; Ellwood City, Pa. – Lincoln High School – Major: Business&nbsp;<ul><li>Earned his first collegiate win in the 50 backstroke with a time of 23.40&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Also won the 100 back with a time of 49.08&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Was on the fifth-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:32.86 as the Buckeyes topped Denison&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: &nbsp;Henry Dvorak (Feb. 21, 2024)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 16&nbsp; S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND&nbsp; D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 23&nbsp; S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., Ohio State&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Joe Polyak, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 30&nbsp; S: Cooper Morley, Jr. PSU&nbsp; D: Kylie Flory, Jr., OSU&nbsp; F: Joseph Roth, OSU&nbsp;

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Penn State and Ohio State Claim Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week &nbsp; Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State&nbsp; Jr. – Panevezys, Lithuania – Juozo Miltinio Gymnasium – Major: Geographic Information Sciences &nbsp;<ul><li>Turned in the first NCAA B standard time of the season for the Buckeyes, winning the 200 free with a time of 1:34.53 in a dual meet against Kentucky &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won the&nbsp;100 free with a time of 43.63&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Was on the 400 free relay team that turned in a top time of 2:55.95 as part of an exhibition race &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Nathan Holty (Feb. 21, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>Diver of the Week&nbsp; YuTong Wang, Minnesota&nbsp;&nbsp; So. - Beijing, China – Beijing Dive Club– Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Set a new school record on 1-meter with a score of 435.15 on Oct. 18 vs. South Dakota and St. Thomas to win the event&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won the 3-meter with a scored of 430.95 &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: YuTong Wang (Oct. 9, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>Freshman of the Week &nbsp; Joe Polyak, Minnesota&nbsp; Iowa City, Iowa – Iowa City High School – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Won the 200 free vs. South Dakota State and St. Thomas with a time of 1:41.38&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Jacob Johnson (Oct. 16, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 16&nbsp; S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND&nbsp; D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 23&nbsp; S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., Ohio State&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Joe Polyak, MINN&nbsp;

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Ohio State and Minnesota Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week &nbsp; Owen McDonald, Indiana&nbsp; Jr. – Alpharetta, Ga. – Rivers Academy&nbsp;<ul><li>Won four individual events and one relay as Indiana won the SMU Classic&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Set NCAA B cuts in wins of 500 free (4:18.10), 100 back (45.35), 200 IM (1:42.09) and 400 IM (3:41.69)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Also set NCAA B cut as relay leadoff of 800 freestyle relay win in 1:35.32&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>200 IM and 400 IM times are best in NCAA DI so far this season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>100 back time ranks No. 3 nationally, 500 free time ranks No. 4&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Brendan Burns (Feb. 7, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Diver of the Week&nbsp; Jordan Rzepka, Purdue&nbsp; Sr. - Solon, Ohio – New Albany – Major: Selling &amp; Sales Management&nbsp;<ul><li>At the eight-team Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, Rzepka placed first on the 1-meter (393.60) as Purdue had the top three finishers and five of the top six&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won the 3-meter (431.25) as Purdue had five of the top six finishers &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Rzepka swept the diving events at the Indiana Intercollegiate for the second time in his career&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Jordan Rzepka (Jan. 31, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;  &nbsp; Freshman of the Week &nbsp; Jacob Johnson, Minnesota&nbsp;&nbsp; Springfield, Pa. – Springfield High School – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Set the 200 fly school record with a time of 1:42.41 on Oct. 11 vs. Army. The previous record was set by Kaiser Neverman at 1:42.47&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Also won the 100 fly with a time of 46.58&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns his second straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Jacob Johnson (Oct. 9, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp; Oct. 16&nbsp; S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND&nbsp; D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp;

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Indiana, Purdue and Minnesota Garner Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week Tylor Kim, Penn State&nbsp; So. – Lake Oswego, Ore. – Lake Oswego – Major: Division of Undergrad Studies&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped Penn State to its first win of the 2024-25 campaign at Navy&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Took home two individual first-place finishes and helped his relay team finish first&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>secured first in the 50 free with his time of 20.25 and placed first in the 100 free. His 100 free time was 43.90, a personal best time &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Swam the first leg of the 400 free relay and helped the squad to finish first in the event with their time of 2:58.76&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: Victor Baganha (Jan. 17, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Diver of the Week&nbsp; YuTong Wang, Minnesota &nbsp; So. - Beijing, China – Beijing Dive Club– Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Placed first on 10/4 vs. South Dakota (at Nebraska) in both 3-meter and 1-meter, helping Minnesota to a first-place finish in its opening weekend &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Scored a 349.70 on 1-meter and 387.30 on 3-meter &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: YuTong Wang (Dec. 6, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp; Freshman of the Week Jacob Johnson, Minnesota &nbsp; Springfield, Pa. – Springfield High School – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Won the 200 fly, 100 free, and 400 free relay (second leg) on 10/4 vs. South Dakota (at Nebraska), helping Minnesota to a first-place finish in its opening weekend&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>His 200 Fly time is currently ranked No.2 in NCAA&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Davide Harabagiu (Feb. 7, 2023)</li></ul>2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors&nbsp; Oct. 9 &nbsp; S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU&nbsp; D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN&nbsp; F: Jacob Johnson, MINN&nbsp;

Penn State and Minnesota Earn First Men’s Swimming & Diving Awards of 2024-25 Season

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Abbott and the Big Ten Conference Tackle U.S. Blood Shortages with First-of-its-Kind, Nationwide Blood Donation Competition, 'The We Give Blood Drive'

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten announced the 2024-25 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch on Wednesday, featuring one swimmer and one diver from each of the nine men’s swim and dive programs. The watch list was determined by the conference’s head coaches.&nbsp; The list features five First Team All-Big Ten selections and three Second Team honorees from last season. &nbsp; Featured on the list is Indiana’s Carson Tyler returns for the Hoosiers as the reigning National Champion on both the 3-meter and platform. Tyler was named the Big Ten Diver of the Year and Diver of the Championships, helping Indiana to its third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a fourth overall finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships.&nbsp; Also on the preseason list is Michigan’s Gal Groumi who was named the Swimmer of the Championships. The season is set to unofficially begin this weekend with intersquad meets prior to the official start of the 2024-25 campaign on Friday, Oct. 4. The complete list of 2024-25 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch can be found below.&nbsp; 2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch&nbsp; Zalán Sárkány, Jr., Indiana&nbsp; Carson Tyler, Sr., Indiana&nbsp; Cameron Gammage, Sr., Michigan&nbsp; Gal Groumi, Sr., Michigan&nbsp; Bar Soloveychik, Sr., Minnesota&nbsp; YuTong Wang, So., Minnesota&nbsp; Adam Cohen, So., Northwestern&nbsp; Josh Staples, Fr., Northwestern&nbsp; Clay Chaplin, Sr., Ohio State&nbsp; Tristan Jankovics, Jr., Ohio State &nbsp; Hayden Elliott, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Mariano Lazzerini, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Jordan Rzepka, Sr., Purdue&nbsp; Brady Samuels, Sr., Purdue&nbsp; Krzysztof Chmielewski, So., USC&nbsp; Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC&nbsp; Jaden Eikermann, Fr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Taiko Torepe-Ormsby, Jr., Wisconsin

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Big Ten Reveals 2024-25 Men’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

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University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Wednesday, recognizing two student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten member institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program. These honorees will be awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements. This year’s recipients, who represent 15 different sports, will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines. Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarships. Student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA), demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program. The Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student’s postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. To retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection. The complete list of 2024 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship recipients can be found below. Illinois Kate Duong, Tennis Connor Milton, BaseballIndiana Kennedy Reardon, Field Hockey Maxwell Reich, Swimming &amp; DivingIowa Vipasha Mehra, Tennis Jeremiah Pittman, FootballMaryland Shaylan Ahearn, Lacrosse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrett Kappes, WrestlingMichigan Bode Saul, Soccer Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michigan State Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey&nbsp; Josh Smith, Cross CountryMinnesota Brady Jurgella, Baseball Madeline Wethington, Ice HockeyNebraska Kolby Heinerikson, Track &amp; Field Lindsey Thiele, Golf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwestern Ben Forbes, Swimming &amp; Diving Levi Hoogendoorn, Fencing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State Katelyn Abeln, Pistol Trent DiCicco, LacrossePenn State Olivia Damico, Soccer Ben Doyle, Swimming &amp; DivingPurdue Michaela Herwig, Swimming &amp; Diving&nbsp; Evie Sierra, Swimming &amp; DivingRutgers Steven Coponi, Track &amp; Field Emily Mahaffy, RowingWisconsin &nbsp; Gabriel Huber, Tennis Josefina Laznickova, Rowing

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