The Indiana Hoosier women were honored with two of three weekly Big Ten awards on the women’s side, with Brooklynn Snodgrass and freshman Gia Dalesandro winning Swimmer and Freshman of the Week awards, respectively.
The other winner was Minnesota Golden Gopher diver Sarah McCrady, meaning the two teams that battled for last year’s Big Ten title split the weekly awards with the 2014 conference championships looming ever closer.
Snodgrass won four races in Indiana’s big win over an undefeated Purdue squad. Snodgrass was a quick 53.97 in the 100 back and 1:56.11 in the 200 back for the Hoosiers. Only a sophomore, Snodgrass has already had a prolific Big Ten career, winning 7 weekly honors prior to this one, including 4 previous Swimmer of the Week awards.
McCrady swept the diving events in Minnesota’s big win over North Carolina State, scoring solidly over 300 points in both. She scored 341.40 on 3-meter and 306.83 on 1-meter. McCrady is no stranger to Big Ten weekly awards either, as this is her fourth career Diver of the Week honor.
Dalesandro also won four events for the Hoosiers against Purdue. She swept the butterflys, going 54.44 and 1:59.50, while also adding a 200 IM victory. She combined with Snodgrass on the winning 200 medley relay. This is her fourth Freshman of the Week award of the season.
Below, per the Big Ten Conference, is the full list of weekly conference award winners on the women’s side so far:
Big Ten Women’s Weekly Award-winners, 2013-2014
Oct. 1
S: Ali DeLoof, So., MICH
D: Carey Chen, Jr., MICH
F: Emma Sougstad, IOWA
Oct. 8
S: Ivy Martin, Jr., WIS
D: Maggie Keefer, Sr., MINN
F: Breanne Siwicki, MINN
Oct. 15
S: Ali DeLoof, So., MICH
D: Sarah McCrady, Sr., MINN
F: Amy Bopp, OSU
Oct. 22
S: Brooklyn Snodgrass, So., IND
D: Maggie Keefer, Sr., MINN
F: Gia Dalesandro, IND
Oct. 29
S: Lindsay Vrooman, Sr., IND
D: Michelle Cabassol, So., PUR
F: Olivia Barker, IND
Nov. 5
S: Brooklyn Snodgrass, So., IND
D: Maggie Keefer, Sr., MINN
F: Breanne Siwicki, MINN
Nov. 12
S: Carly Mercer, Sr., PUR
D: Maggie Keefer, Sr., MINN
F: Lacey Locke, NU
Nov. 19
S: Kierra Smith, So., MINN
D: Abby Grilli, Jr., IOWA
F: Breanne Siwicki, MINN
Nov. 26
S: Carly Mercer, Sr., PUR
D: Casey Matthews, Sr., PUR
F: Lauren Abruzzo, NU
Dec. 10
S: Lindsay Vrooman, Sr., IND
D: Anna Filipcic, Fr., NEB
F: Gia Dalesandro, IND
Dec. 17
S: Lindsay Seemann, Sr., IOWA
D: Abby Grilli, Jr., IOWA
F: Anna Filipcic, NEB
Dec. 24
S: No selection
D: Casey Matthews, Sr., PUR
F: No selection
Jan. 7
S: Ali DeLoof, So., MICH
D: Casey Matthews, Sr., PUR
F: Meagan Lim, PUR
Jan. 14
S: Carly Mercer, Sr., PUR
S: Ivy Martin, Jr., WIS
D: Michelle Cabassol, So., PUR
F: Meagan Lim, PUR
Jan. 21
S: Alex Norris, Sr., OSU
D: Abby Grilli, Jr., IOWA
F: Gia Dalesandro, IND
Jan. 28
S: Brooklyn Snodgrass, So., IND
D: Sarah McCrady, Sr., MINN
F: Gia Dalesandro, IND