The following is a press release courtesy of the Big Ten Conference:
Swimmer of the Week
Nate Savoy, Penn State
Sr. – Reading, Pa. – Wilson
- Tallied five first-place finishes in Penn State’s dual meet against Yale
- Finished first in the 100 backstroke (48.65), 200 backstroke (1:47.08), 200 individual medley (1:50.51), 200 medley relay (1:29.60), 400 freestyle relay (2:58.98) and 200 freestyle relay (1:21.66)
- Earns his first Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: Shane Ryan (Nov. 12, 2013)
Diver of the Week
Michael Hixon, Indiana
So. – Amherst, Mass. – Amherst Regional
- Collected first-place finishes in the one-meter and three-meter diving events in Indiana’s tri-dual against Wisconsin and Notre Dame
- Scored 444.20 points on one-meter and 433.65 points in three-meter diving
- Tallied NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both events
- Earns his fourth Diver of the Week honor
- Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Michael Hixon (Dec. 23, 2014)
Freshman of the Week
Blake Pieroni, Indiana
Fr. – Valparaiso, Ind. – Chesterton
- Collected five first-place finishes in Indiana’s tri-dual against Wisconsin and Notre Dame
- Finished first in the 100 freestyle (44.82), 200 freestyle (1:36.62), 200 freestyle relay (1:21.92), 400 medley relay (3:16.26) and 800 freestyle relay (6:34.47)
- Recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 200 freestyle
- Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Blake Pieroni (Dec. 9, 2014)
2014-15 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 7
S: Richard Funk, Sr., MICH
D: Manny Pollard, Jr., MINN
F: Aaron Whitaker, Fr., MICH
Oct. 14
S: Anze Tavcar, So., IND
D: James Connor, Fr., IND
F: Ali Khalafalla, Fr., IND
Oct. 21
S: Matt Hutchins, So., WIS
D/F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Oct. 28
S: Dylan Bosch, Jr., MICH
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Paul Powers, MICH
F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Nov. 4
S: Anze Tavcar, So., IND
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Jerzy Twarowski, IOWA
Nov. 11
S: Josh Fleagle, Jr., OSU
D: Steele Johnson, Fr., PUR
F: Evan White, MICH
Nov. 18
S: Drew teDuits, Sr., WIS
D: John Andrade, Sr., NU
F: Lachie McLeish, MSU
Nov. 25
S: Jordan Wilimovsky, Jr., NU
D: Steele Johnson, Fr., PUR
F: Braydon Seal, OSU
Dec. 9
S: Dylan Bosch, Jr., MICH
D: Manny Pollard, Jr., MINN
F: Blake Pieroni, IND
F: Evan White, MICH
Dec. 23
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Jan. 13
S: Matt Hutchins, So., WIS
D/F: Steele Johnson, PUR
Jan. 20
S: Nate Savoy, Sr., PSU
D: Michael Hixon, So., IND
F: Blake Pieroni, IND