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Full scoop on #Purdue having the most Swimmers -- 8 total -- selected to represent the UniUSA Team at the FISU America Games. Boilermakers in Peru 🇵🇪 this summer. #BoilerUp #BoilersAbroad @PurdueWSwim 

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NorthwesternSwimDive

West

Northwestern

Women’s Swimming & Diving

KÓS 😼🇭🇺🥉

Competing at Hungary Nationals, the sophomore took third in the 50M Back event today 👏 https://t.co/NBgfF3sESl

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Lima in July? Now that's a Summer Road Trip ✈

#Purdue will be well represented in Peru as this season's top performers in the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly &amp; IM are slated to compete for @UniUSATeam at the FISU America Games. #BoilerUp #BoilersAbroad 🌎 https://t.co/Rt0D0lPgZH

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Ohio State Swim/Dive

East

Ohio State

43 Buckeyes have earned Ohio State Scholar Athlete honors 👏

#GoBucks https://t.co/YbGSPfpKfn

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CSC Academic All-Disctrict 'Cats 📖👏

Recognizing the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. 🟣 https://t.co/CkaM36pUsY

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USC Swimming and Diving

Southern California

We lost a beloved member of the Trojan Family earlier this week ♥️ Fight On Forever, Nancy✌️ https://t.co/eUW0k1kw0J

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Michigan Swimming & Diving

Michigan

CRUSHING it in Canada!! #GoBlue https://t.co/0ZORxWXhEC

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Wisconsin Swimming & Diving

Wisconsin

Our CSC Academic All-District Team! 

Congrats to these eight Badgers on earning their spot! 👐 https://t.co/yI9LTGd2h3

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Indiana Swim & Dive

Indiana

Good luck to our @USADiving Hoosiers competing at the Canada Cup of Diving this week!

5️⃣ Hoosiers competing, led by head coach Eric Best! https://t.co/7f4JZuz5Lq

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These 43 'Cats are Academic All-Big Ten Honorees 👏

Putting in the work in the pool and the classroom 🌊📚 https://t.co/jwj5U8XMFX

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving postseason recipients on Thursday, as selected by the conference’s head coaches.  Indiana’s Josh Bey was named Swimmer of the Year and Freshman of the Year, while head coach Ray Looze was selected as Swimming Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive season. Purdue’s Tyler Wills was chosen as Diver of the Year and Boilermaker diving head coach David Boudia was named Diving Coach of the Year.  Bey extends Indiana’s Swimmer of the Year award to five consecutive seasons after leading the Hoosiers to a third-place NCAA finish and a fifth-straight Big Ten Championship. Bey collects Indiana’s first Freshman of the Year nod since Brendan Burns in 2020 and becomes just the fourth swimmer to earn both awards in the same season. Bey was recognized as a 2026 First-Team All-American in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM.  Looze led the Hoosiers to a third place showing at this year’s NCAA Championships, the program’s eighth consecutive top six national finish and fifth consecutive top five finish. This season, Indiana won its 32nd and fifth consecutive Big Teh Championship, winning 10 events, earning 27 medals and sweeping three events.  Wills earned silver in platform diving at this year’s NCAA Championships, claiming All-America honors to cap his sophomore season. Wills also earned silver on platform at this year’s Big Ten Championships.  Boudia guided three Boilermakers to All-American honors in three diving events for the fourth time this decade and four of the top 20 finishers on platform were Boilermakers. Boudia earns his first Diving Coach of the Year honor since being elevated to head coach in June 2024 at his alma mater.   </div>

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Big Ten Reveals Men’s Swimming and Diving Postseason Awards 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,127 students on winter sports rosters who have been named to the <a href="https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/Winter2026AcademicAllBigTenFINAL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
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 </a> Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 83 men’s and 119 women’s basketball students, 98 men’s ice hockey students, 59 men’s and 146 women’s gymnastics students, 154 men’s and 251 women’s swim and dive students, and 217 wrestling students. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for fall sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Among the winter Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 30 had unblemished GPAs: Men’s Basketball  Jacob Koch, Iowa, Sophomore, Business Direct Administration, Iowa City, Iowa Women’s Basketball  Emma Shumate, Michigan State, Senior, Sustainable Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Dresden Ohio  Sammy White, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Sports Communication Cert, Timonium, Md.  Men’s Gymnastics  Jax Washburn, Illinois, Sophomore, Community Health, Portland, Ore.  Kellen Ryan, Penn State, Graduate Student, Engineering, Janesville, Wis.  Women’s Gymnastics  Chloe Cho, Illinois, Sophomore, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Santa Clarita, Calif.   Aurelie Tran, Iowa, Sophomore, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada  Kaia Vanney, Iowa, Senior, Interdepartmental Studies, Redondo Beach, Calif.  Eva Volpe, Iowa, Junior, Public Health, Pearland, Texas  Sarah Moraw, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Human Rsrc/Indus Rel M H R I R, Holland, Mich.   Megan Steensland, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Sport Management M Ed, Chaska, Minn.  Mika Webster-Longin, UCLA, Sophomore, History, Richmond, Calif. Men’s Swim and Dive  Taye Ghadiali, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Warren, Mich.  Joe Polyak, Minnesota, Junior, Biochemistry B S, Iowa City, Iowa Women’s Swim and Dive  Mary Kate Cavanaugh, Indiana, Sophomore, Finance, Longmont, Colo.  Brady kendall, Michigan, Graduate Student, Pharmacy PharmD, Canton, Mich.  Letitia Sim, Michigan, Senior, Applied Exercise Science, Spanish Fort, Ala.  Jade Roghair, Minnesota, Senior, Neuroscience B S, Iowa City, Iowa  Rachel Bockrath, Ohio State, Sophomore, Biology, Wilmington, Del.   Delia Lloyd, Ohio State, Sophomore, Biology, Toronto, Canada  Caroline Frazier, Purdue, Sophomore, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Spring, Texas  Elena Dry, UCLA, Junior, Molecular, Cell and Development Biology, Raleigh, N.C. Wrestling  Dylan Connell, Illinois, Graduate, MS: Management, Marengo, Ill.  Charlie Fifield, Illinois, Graduate, MS: Management, Rolling Meadows, Ill.  Taye Ghadiali, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Warren, Mich.  Andy Hampton, Michigan State, RS-Senior, Media Analytics, Rochester, Mich.  Drew Roberts, Minnesota, RS-Senior, Non Degree, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho  Lucas Cochran, Penn State, Graduate Student, Real Estate Law & Valuation, Perry, Utah  Patrick Adams, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Old Bridge, N.J.  Cale Anderson, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, M.S. Kinesiology, Viroqua, Wis.  </div>

Winter Academic All-Big Ten 2026

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Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees 

<div class="payload-richtext">MADISON, Wis. - For the fifth consecutive season, Indiana has claimed the Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, which concluded on Saturday evening at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. The Hoosiers won their 32nd conference title and eighth in the past ten seasons with a final total of 1,544.5 points.   Michigan finished second with 1,208 points, followed by Ohio State with 1,035.5 points. Northwestern finished fourth with 840 points, ahead of Wisconsin (832.5), Purdue (783), USC (707.5), Minnesota (644) and Penn State (426).   Michigan’s Tyler Ray was selected as Swimmer of the Championships, while Andrew Bennett of Minnesota was named Diver of the Championships.   The complete list of individual award recipients, all-conference honorees and sportsmanship award winners can be found below.  2026 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Individual Honors Swimmer of the Championships: Tyler Ray, Michigan  Diver of the Championships: Andrew Bennett, Minnesota All-Big Ten First Team  Josh Bey, Indiana  Vidar Carlbaum, Indiana  Travis Gulledge, Indiana  Mira Knedla, Indiana  Mikkel Lee, Indiana  Owen McDonald, Indiana  Zalan Sarkany, Indiana  Dylan Smiley, Indiana  Kai Van Westering, Indiana  Ole Eidam, Michigan  Luka Mladenovic, Michigan  Tyler Ray, Michigan  Emmitt Reesor, Michigan  Antoine Sauve, Michigan  Jack Wilkening, Michigan  Andrew Bennett, Minnesota  Cornelius Jahn, Ohio State  Tristan Jankovics, Ohio State  Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State  Jordi Vichez, Ohio State  Max Miller, Purdue All-Big Ten Second Team Alexei Avakov, Indiana  Raekwon Noel, Indiana  Maxwell Weinrich, Indiana  Luke Whitlock, Indiana  Colin Geer, Michigan   Lorne Wigginton, Michigan  Stuart Seymour, Northwestern  Matthew Klinge, Ohio State  Mariano Lazzerini, Penn State  Tyler Wills, Purdue  Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, USC  Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin  Yoav Romano, Wisconsin  Enzo Solitario, Wisconsin  Luukas Vainio, Wisconsin All-Freshman Team  Josh Bey, Indiana  Noah Cakir, Indiana  Luke Ellis, Indiana  Andrew Shackell, Indiana  Luka Mladenovic, Michigan  Emmitt Reesor, Michigan  Antoine Sauve, Michigan  Ethan Reniewicki, Ohio State  Janis Dzirkalis, Purdue  Nathaniel Grannis, Purdue  Luc Goertzen, USC  Emiliano Zamudio, USC  Miles Cratsenberg, Wisconsin  Drew Gaerthofner, Wisconsin  Adam Graham, Wisconsin  Enzo Solitario, Wisconsin </div>

IND MSD

Indiana Wins Fifth Consecutive Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship 

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer and Freshman of the Week   Austin Hickok, Ohio State   Fr. – Westerville, Ohio <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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MSD Weekly Awards

   Ohio State Earns Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">The Big Ten Network today announced its 2026 Big Ten Winter Championships schedule, including men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s gymnastics. BTN will also broadcast the wrestling championships and men’s ice hockey tournament semifinals and championship in March, with full broadcast details announced at a later date.Coverage kicks off Feb. 18-21, with the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships presented by Allstate. All four days of coverage from Minnesota will be streamed exclusively on <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
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 </a>, with the opening night coverage beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Brendan Gulick and Margaux Farrell Hyde will be on the call across both championship events, while Manny Pollard will cover women’s diving and Brandis Heffner will anchor the men’s diving events.Winter championship coverage continues Feb. 26-28, with the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. Both the men’s and women’s events will take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis. Coverage of the three-day event will stream on <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
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 </a>.Beginning Friday, March 20, Big Ten Network will televise the first session of the Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships presented by Allstate at 7 p.m. ET. The second session will be televised Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the third and final session at 6 p.m. ET. Dean Linke and Olivia Karas will anchor all three sessions across the two-day championship event from Illinois.The Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Championships kicks off Friday, April 3, from Nebraska with live coverage on BTN at 8 p.m. ET, while session two will be televised Saturday, April 4, at 8 p.m. ET. Linke and Brandon Burns will provide on-air coverage of both sessions of the championships on BTN. Throughout the men’s and women’s championships, Big Ten gymnastics coverage can be found via the @B1GGymnastics accounts on <a href="https://x.com/B1GGymnastics">
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 </a>.Additional coverage of all the winter championships will be included throughout new episodes of B1G Today and The B1G Show on the Big Ten Network. All events on BTN can also be streamed live via the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/mobile">
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 </a> A full list of BTN’s programming can be found at <a href="https://bigten.org/btn/btn-tv-schedule/">
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 </a> with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month. For more information on how to watch events on B1G+, visit <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">
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<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Junhao Chan, USC  So. – Republic of Singapore <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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USC and Wisconsin Claim Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. — [February, 10, 2026] — The Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC) today <a href="https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/Big%20Ten%20Conference%20Statement%20Against%20Prop%20Betting.pdf">
 sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker
 </a> urging the NCAA to continue pushing for limitations or the outright elimination of proposition (“prop”) betting involving individual student-athletes competing in college athletics. The letter reinforces the Big Ten Conference’s unwavering commitment to protecting the well-being and safety of student-athletes across all 18 Big Ten campuses, and the integrity of intercollegiate athletics.“The Big Ten Conference is proud to support our student-athletes in calling for the restriction or elimination of individual proposition wagers on college athletics,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti. "The Big Ten Conference appreciates the NCAA’s effort to eliminate these wagers and will continue to assist student-athletes as they deal with the challenges that result from proposition bets in college sports.”President Baker recently sent letters to the <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/14/media-center-ncaa-urges-federal-agency-to-suspend-college-sport-prediction-markets.aspx">
 Commodity Futures Trading Commission
 </a> and to <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2026/1/15/media-center-ncaa-urges-gambling-commissions-to-eliminate-prop-bets.aspx">
 State Gambling Commissions 
 </a>calling for amended state laws and regulations to better-protect student-athletes.The letter from the Big Ten Conference SAIC outlines the growing concerns around the rise of individual performance prop wagering in college sports, including:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Increased harassment student-athletes experience because of wagers on individual-performance proposition wagers</li><li
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 >Negative impact individual-performance proposition betting has on student-athletes’ mental health</li><li
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 >Accusations of impropriety, even when unfounded, damage the student-athlete experience</li><li
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 >Potentially jeopardizing the integrity of athletic competition</li></ul>“While we understand that sports betting is becoming increasingly more common across the country and allows for states to generate increased tax revenue, prop betting represents unique risks at the college level,” the Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission wrote. “We believe protecting student-athletes must be a priority. Limiting or eliminating prop betting on college athletics would be a meaningful step toward reducing harassment, protecting mental well-being, and preserving the integrity of college competition.”The Big Ten Conference SAIC was founded in 1994. SAIC members take an active role in monthly meetings discussing the issues most important to Big Ten Conference student-athletes and highlighting ongoing initiatives on their respective campuses. SAIC executive leadership members also represent Big Ten student-athletes in front of the Conference’s Joint Group council and represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA’s Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where they review NCAA activities, proposed legislation and offer feedback on behalf of the Big Ten’s student-athletes.  Student-athletes are nominated by their institution and appointed by the Conference’s Joint Group Executive Committee to serve on the commission for one academic year. The Big Ten Conference SAIC members signing the letter include:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Callin Hake, SAIC Chair, University of Nebraska Women’s Basketball</li><li
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 >Mia Rogan, SAIC Internal Vice Chair, Women’s Cross Country & Track, Michigan State University</li><li
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 >Michael Long, SAIC External Vice Chair, Men’s Swim & Dive, University of Wisconsin</li><li
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 >Nya Robinson, SAIC Secretary, Women’s Swim & Dive, Penn State University</li><li
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 >Samuel Edwards, NCAA Board of Directors, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
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 >Abigail Lynch, NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Women’s Soccer & Track, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
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 >Demetrious Allen, Men’s Football, Rutgers University</li><li
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 >Javiera Baeza, Women’s Field Hockey, Indiana University</li><li
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 >Ava Bayless, Women’s Wrestling, University of Iowa</li><li
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 >Josh Eernisse, Men’s Ice Hockey, University of Michigan</li><li
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 >Taji Flynn, Men’s Lacrosse, The Ohio State University</li><li
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 >Jordan Hall, Men’s Football, Michigan State University</li><li
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 >Tali Joelson, Women’s Gymnastics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</li><li
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 >Franck Kepnang, Men’s Basketball, University of Washington</li><li
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 >Nuala Macfarlane, Women’s Rowing, University of Minnesota</li><li
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 >Ava Morales, Women’s Soccer, University of Maryland</li><li
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 >Myranda Quinton, Women’s Golf, Penn State University</li><li
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 >Kansas Robinson, Women’s Softball, Northwestern University</li><li
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 >James Rowley, Men’s Wrestling, Purdue University</li><li
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 >Jaidin Russell, Men’s Volleyball, University of California, Los Angeles</li><li
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 >Russell Soohoo, Men’s Tennis, University of Oregon</li><li
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 >Madison Whyte, Women’s Track & Field, University of Southern Californi</li></ul></div>

Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission Calls for Limitations or Ban of Individual Prop Betting on  College Athletics

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Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission Calls for Limitations or Ban of Individual Prop Betting on College Athletics

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Stuart Seymour, Northwestern  Jr. – Brookfield, Wis.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Claimed event victories in all six events he participated in, earning wins in the 100 back (45.38) and 100 fly (45.65) </li><li
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 >Was a part of the four victorious Wildcat relays, helping push Northwestern to victories over Purdue and Minnesota </li><li
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 >Last Northwestern Swimmer of the Week: Diego Nosack (Jan. 22, 2025) </li></ul> Diver of the Week   Tyler Wills, Purdue  So. – Carmel, Ind.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Swept the 3-meter and platform events at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern </li><li
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 >Won both events for the second time this month, sweeping a pair of events at an NCAA meet for the first time in his career </li><li
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 >Scored a 415.40 in 3-meter and a 429.00 on platform  </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Tyler Wills (Jan. 28, 2026) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week   Vicente Villanueva, Penn State  Santiago, Chile <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped Penn State to dual meet wins over West Virginia and George Washington </li><li
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 >On Friday against WVU, earned a win in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 1:56.60, adding a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (53.73) </li><li
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 >On Saturday vs. GW, earned wins in the 100 breaststroke (54.02) and 200 breaststroke (1:58.92) </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Cooper Morley (Jan. 25, 2023) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 7   S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS  F: Enzo Solitario, WIS  Jan. 14  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 21  S: Michal Chmielewski, Jr., USC  D: Tyler Read, Jr., OSU  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Jan. 28  S: Matt Klinge, So., OSU  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Feb. 4  S: Stuart Seymour, Jr., NU  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Vicente Villanueva, PSU</div>

Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Matt Klinge, Ohio State  So. – West Lafayette, Ind.   <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >At the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, won the 50 fly with a time of 20.38 and won the 100 fly with an NCAA standard time of 45.12 </li><li
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 >Was on the fourth place 200 free relay team (1:17.80), the fourth place 400 free relay team (2:53.77) and the fourth place 200 medley relay team (1:24.95) </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Luke Paxton (Feb. 19, 2025) </li></ul> Diver of the Week   Tyler Wills, Purdue  So. – Carmel, Ind.   <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won on platform at Indiana with a team season-best list score as Purdue swept the diving events </li><li
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 >Scored a 429.38 on platform, just 1.12 points shy of his lifetime best </li><li
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 >Scored a 331.80 on 1-meter, teaming with Kaden Springfield for a 1-2 finish </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Tyler Wills (Jan. 14, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week   Noah Cakir, Indiana  Deer Park, N.Y.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped Indiana defeat Purdue, 209.5-90.5 with two individual victories and one runner-up finish </li><li
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 >Posted personal best times in all three events, sweeping distance events </li><li
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 >Won 1,000 freestyle by 8.62 seconds with a time of 8:54.58, becoming the No. 4 performer in program history  </li><li
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 >Won 500 freestyle by 1.08 seconds in 1-2-3 Indiana finish with a time of 4:19.73 </li><li
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 >Finished second in 200 butterfly with a time of 1:44.55  </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Noah Cakir (Oct. 15, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 7   S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS  F: Enzo Solitario, WIS  Jan. 14  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 21  S: Michal Chmielewski, Jr., USC  D: Tyler Read, Jr., OSU  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Jan. 28  S: Matt Klinge, So., OSU  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Noah Cakir, IND</div>

Indiana, Ohio State and Purdue Share Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Michal Chmielewski, USC  Jr. – Warszawa, Poland <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Against No. 4 Cal, set a program and Uytengsu Aquatics Center pool record in the 100 fly with a time of 45.08 </li><li
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 >Part of the 400-yard medley relay that took first against Cal and set a new Uytengsu Aquatics Center pool record with a time of 3:04.04 </li><li
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 >Won the 200-yard butterfly to sweep both of his individual events of the meet vs. No. 9 Stanford </li><li
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 >Last USC Swimmer of the Week: Luke Maurer (Feb. 12, 2025) </li></ul> Diver of the Week   Tyler Read, Ohio State  Jr. – Richmond, Va.  <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in a win against Michigan  </li><li
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 >Scored a 378.75 on 1-meter and a 374.40 on 3-meter, both are NCAA Zone qualifying scores </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Diver of the Week: Kylie Flory (Oct. 30, 2024) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week   Luka Mladenovic, Michigan  Salzburg, Austria <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won the 100-yard breaststroke against Ohio State with a time of 52.02 </li><li
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 >Touched second in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:54.76 </li><li
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 >Earns fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of the season </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Luka Mladenovic (Nov. 26, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 7   S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS  F: Enzo Solitario, WIS  Jan. 14  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 21  S: Michal Chmielewski, Jr., USC  D: Tyler Read, Jr., OSU  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH</div>

Michigan, Ohio State and USC Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Zalán Sárkány, Indiana  Sr. – Budapest, Hungary <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped Indiana defeat No. 11 Michigan 187-113 in Ann Arbor </li><li
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 >Swept distance events, winning the 500 free in 4:13.65 and 1,000 free in 8:39.94 </li><li
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 >Set the No. 2 fastest time in 1,000 free in the NCAA this season and No. 1 in the Big Ten  </li><li
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 >Owns nine of Indiana’s 10 all-time best 1,000 free performances  </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Zalán Sárkány (Nov. 26, 2025) </li></ul> Diver of the Week   Tyler Wills, Purdue  So. – Carmel, Ind.   <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won 3-meter springboard vs. Southern Illinois with a lifetime best and 10th in Purdue history score of 426.90 </li><li
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 >Earned a season-best in a fourth-place finish as Purdue had the top six finishers with a 388.50 on 1-meter event </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Max Miller (Nov. 5, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week   Jānis Dzirkalis, Purdue  Ikskile, Latvia <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won all four of his events in Purdue’s final home dual, helping the Boilermakers win 16 of 17 events vs. Southern Illinois </li><li
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 >Swept the freestyle sprints for a fourth time this season and leads the team with 10 event victories </li><li
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 >Placed first in the 50 free (19.75) and 100 free (44.10) </li><li
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 >Helped 200 free relay to first-place finish in 1:20.09 and 400 medley relay to first-place finish in 3:11.74 </li><li
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 >Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Jānis Dzirkalis (Dec. 10, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 7   S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS  F: Enzo Solitario, WIS  Jan. 14  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Tyler Wills, So., PUR  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR</div>

Indiana and Purdue Earn Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Ben Wiegand, Wisconsin  R-Sr. – Sun Prairie, Wis.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Finished in a time of 43.93 in the 100 free to touch first </li><li
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 >Led off with a 19.82 split to help the 200 free relay to a first-place finish </li><li
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 >Swam a 52.66 breaststroke split to help the 400 medley relay to a first-place finish </li><li
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 >Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Dominik Mark Torok (Oct. 25, 2024) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week   Enzo Solitario, Wisconsin  New Orleans, La.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned two individual event wins in Wisconsin’s win over UCSD </li><li
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 >Finished in a time of 1:44.72 in the 200 fly to place first </li><li
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 >Touched first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.56 </li><li
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 >Anchored a 43.25 split to help the 400 medley relay to a second-place finish </li><li
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 >Led off with a 20.80 split to help the 200 free relay to a third-place finish  </li><li
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 >Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Yoav Romano (Jan. 8, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Jan. 7   S: Ben Wiegand, R-Sr., WIS  F: Enzo Solitario, WIS </div>

Wisconsin Sweeps Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer and Freshman of the Week   Jānis Dzirkalis, Purdue  Fr. – Ikskile, Latvia <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >In Purdue’s dual meet at Wisconsin, swept the freestyle sprints at a meet for the third time this season and contributed to his team-leading eighth relay winner </li><li
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 >Won the 50 free in a time of 19.48 </li><li
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 >Won the 100 free in a time of 43.38 </li><li
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 >Helped the 200 free relay to a first-place finish in a time of 1:18.62 with a 19.72 split on anchor leg </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Swimmer of the Week: Blake Rowe (Nov. 5, 2025) </li><li
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 >Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Biko Hooper-Haviland (Nov. 5, 2025) </li></ul>Diver of the Week  Maxwell Weinrich, Indiana  Sr. - Rockville, Md.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Had a pair of top two finishes as Indiana defeated Cincinnati </li><li
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 >Won 3-meter event with a 425.55, 28 points clear of the field </li><li
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 >Placed second on 1-meter with a 388.05, .08 shy of his personal best  </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Josh Hedberg (Oct. 29, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Dec. 10  S/F: Jānis Dzirkalis, Fr., PUR  D: Maxwell Weinrich, Sr., IND  </div>

Men's Swim and Dive Weekly Awards

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<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Zalán Sárkány, Indiana  Sr. – Budapest, Hungary <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Swept distance freestyle events as Indiana won the Ohio State Invitational </li><li
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 >Set NCAA leading times in 500 free (4:09.57) and 1,650 free (14:23.85) </li><li
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 >Led 1-2 finish in 500 free with No. 2 performance in program history  </li><li
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 >Led 1-2-3 finish in 1,650 free, winning by 13.62 seconds </li><li
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 >Set program record in 400 IM (3:39.73) to finish third and beating 11-year-old standard after tying it a season ago </li><li
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 >Split 1:33.87 in second place finish in the 800-freestyle relay  </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Raekwon Noel (Oct. 29, 2025)  </li></ul>Diver of the Week  Moritz Wesemann, USC  Gr. - Aachen, Germany <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won two events and finished fifth on platform at the Trojan Diving Invitational, helping USC sweep eight events over the weekend </li><li
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 >Led a 1-2 USC finish on 3-meter, claiming the event with a final score of 885.90 </li><li
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 >Won the 1-meter with 822.60 points, outscoring the second-place finisher by 200.65 points </li><li
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 >Finished fifth on platform with 637.15 </li><li
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 >Last USC Diver of the Week: Mortiz Wesemann (Oct. 15, 2025) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week   Luka Mladenovic, Michigan   Salzburg, Austria   <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Set a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 50.92, the fastest time in the Big Ten and fifth-fastest in the nation  </li><li
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 >Gathered multiple wins in the 200-yard breaststroke as part of the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge </li><li
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 >Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season  </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Luka Mladenovic (Nov. 12, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 26  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Moritz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH </div>

Indiana, Michigan and USC Share Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors  

Jackie Robinson Award 2025-26

Big Ten Announces Institution Winners for the 2025-26 Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award presented by Discover

<div class="payload-richtext">Swimmer of the Week   Mariano Lazzerini, Penn State  Sr. – Santiago, RM, Chile <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned wins in two individual events and two relays in Penn State’s win over Army  </li><li
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 >Swam a 51.52 in the 100 breaststroke to touch first  </li><li
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 >Finished in a time of 1:53.94 in the 200 breaststroke to place first </li><li
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 >Swam a 23.39 split to help earn a win in the 200 medley relay </li><li
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 >Recorded a 43.39 split to help the 400 freestyle relay team to victory  </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: Mariano Lazzerini (Oct. 22, 2025) </li></ul> Diver of the Week  Drew Bennett, Minnesota  Sr. - Madison, Wis. <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Led the Gophers with two individual event wins, sweeping all diving events against No. 22 Wisconsin </li><li
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 >Tallied a score of 371.40 to win 3-meter and scored a 350.25 to win 1-meter </li><li
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 >Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Drew Bennett (Oct. 22, 2025) </li></ul>    Freshman of the Week   Luka Mladenovic, Michigan   Salzburg, Austria   <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won all three individual events he competed in and a relay against Oakland and Pittsburgh </li><li
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 >Won the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 53.92, the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:57.93 and the 200-yard IM in a time of 1:47.75 </li><li
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 >Was on the winning 200 yard medley relay team that placed first with a time of 1:26.24 </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Luka Mladenovic (Oct. 29, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors  Oct. 1   S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Joshua Sollenberger, So., IND  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 15  S: Zalán Sárkány, Sr., IND  D: Mortiz Wesemann, Gr., USC  F: Noah Cakir, IND  Oct. 22  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Jānis Dzirkalis, PUR  Oct. 29  S: Raekwon Noel, So., IND  D: Josh Hedberg, Fr., IND  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH  Nov. 5  S: Blake Rowe, So., PUR  D: Max Miller, Jr., PUR  F: Biko Hooper-Haviland, PUR  Nov. 12  S: Mariano Lazzerini, Sr., PSU  D: Drew Bennett, Sr., MINN  F: Luka Mladenovic, MICH </div>

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Michigan, Minnesota and Penn State Collect Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

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