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

Swimmer of the Week  
Stuart Seymour, Northwestern 
Jr. – Brookfield, Wis.  

• Claimed event victories in all six events he participated in, earning wins in the 100 back (45.38) and 100 fly (45.65) 
• Was a part of the four victorious Wildcat relays, helping push Northwestern to victories over Purdue and Minnesota 
• Last Northwestern Swimmer of the Week: Diego Nosack (Jan. 22, 2025) 

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

• Swept the 3-meter and platform events at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern 
• 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 
• Scored a 415.40 in 3-meter and a 429.00 on platform  
• Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Tyler Wills (Jan. 28, 2026) 

Freshman of the Week  
Vicente Villanueva, Penn State 
Santiago, Chile 

• Helped Penn State to dual meet wins over West Virginia and George Washington 
• 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) 
• On Saturday vs. GW, earned wins in the 100 breaststroke (54.02) and 200 breaststroke (1:58.92) 
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Cooper Morley (Jan. 25, 2023) 

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