Purdue Sweeps Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

Swimmer of the Week  
Blake Rowe, Purdue 
So. – Traverse City, Mich. 

• Became the first Boilermaker to post an NCAA Championship qualifying time this season, doing so while winning the 200 back in a lifetime best time of 1:41.95 as Purdue swept the triple dual vs. Cincinnati and Oakland  
• Also won the 100 fly, winning the event for the first time at an NCAA meet  
• Helped the 400 medley relay team win in a pool record time of 3:10.38, which was also the eighth-fastest time in school history. His leadoff leg time of 47.52 was just .05 seconds off his lifetime best in the 100 back  
• Collects second Swimmer of the Week honor of the season 
• Last Purdue Swimmer of the Week: Blake Rowe (Oct. 1, 2025) 

Diver of the Week 
Max Miller, Purdue 
Jr. - Conroe, Texas 

• Set a pool record at the Oakland Aquatic Center and led a 1-2-3-4-5 finish for Purdue with a team season-best list score of 427.50 on 1-meter, winning the event by 54.65 points  
• With Miller taking third with a score of 325.15, Purdue also went 2-3-4 on 3-meter, as Purdue swept Oakland and Cincinnati in the two-day triple dual  
• Posted NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both events  
• Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Jordan Rzepka (Jan. 29, 2025)

    
Freshman of the Week  
Biko Hooper-Haviland, Purdue 
Chicago, Ill.  

• Eclipsed the Purdue freshman record in the 200 fly while leading a 1-2-3 finish for the Boilermakers in the two-day dual vs. Oakland and Cincinnati 
• Took down the freshman record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.84, also the ninth fastest time in the 200 fly in school history 
• Also touched third in the 500 free (4:31.71) and finished fourth in the 200 free (1:39.09) 
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Jānis Dzirkalis (Oct. 22, 2025) 

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