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

Swimmer of the Week  
Zalán Sárkány, Indiana 
Sr. – Budapest, Hungary 

• Helped Indiana defeat No. 11 Michigan 187-113 in Ann Arbor 
• Swept distance events, winning the 500 free in 4:13.65 and 1,000 free in 8:39.94 
• Set the No. 2 fastest time in 1,000 free in the NCAA this season and No. 1 in the Big Ten  
• Owns nine of Indiana’s 10 all-time best 1,000 free performances  
• Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Zalán Sárkány (Nov. 26, 2025) 

Diver of the Week  
Tyler Wills, Purdue 
So. – Carmel, Ind.   

• Won 3-meter springboard vs. Southern Illinois with a lifetime best and 10^th in Purdue history score of 426.90 
• Earned a season-best in a fourth-place finish as Purdue had the top six finishers with a 388.50 on 1-meter event 
• Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Max Miller (Nov. 5, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week  
Jānis Dzirkalis, Purdue 
Ikskile, Latvia 

• Won all four of his events in Purdue’s final home dual, helping the Boilermakers win 16 of 17 events vs. Southern Illinois 
• Swept the freestyle sprints for a fourth time this season and leads the team with 10 event victories 
• Placed first in the 50 free (19.75) and 100 free (44.10) 
• Helped 200 free relay to first-place finish in 1:20.09 and 400 medley relay to first-place finish in 3:11.74 
• Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season 
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Jānis Dzirkalis (Dec. 10, 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 
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