Courtesy: Big Ten
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Paige Hall, Ohio State
Jr. – Vienna, VA – Bishop O’Connell High School – Major: Biology
- Placed first in the 100 freestyle (51.37)
- Placed second in the 100 backstroke (55.21)
- Placed first in the 200 IM exhibition (2:01.68)
- Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Josephine Panitz (Nov. 1, 2023)
Women’s Diver of the Week
Janie Boyle, Ohio State
Gr. – Orange, Ohio – Orange – Major: Biomedical Informatics
- Placed first in the 1 meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 306.90
- Placed first in the 3 meter with an NCAA zone qualifying score of 313.87
- Earns her first career Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Lena Hentschel (Nov. 8, 2023)
Women’s Freshman of the Week
Elysha Pribadi, Rutgers
Fr. – Jakarta, Indonesia – St. Peters Lutheran College – Major: Communication
- Placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a new PR time of 2:14.92
- She now holds the sixth fastest time in program history in the 200 breaststroke
- Holds the fifth fastest time in the Big Ten in the 200 breaststroke
- Placed third in the 1000 freestyle (10:17.01)
- Placed third in the 200 IM (2:03.45)
- Earns her second career Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week
- Last Rutgers Women’s Freshman of the Week: Elysha Pribadi (Oct. 11, 2023)
2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
Oct. 4
S: Cat Stanford, PSU
D: Abbey Ekstrom, PSU
F: Morgan Jenny, PSU
Oct. 11
S: Abby Carlson, WIS
D: Skyler Liu, IND
F: Elysha Pribadi, RU
Oct. 19
S: Megan Van Berkom, MINN
D: Daryn Wright, PUR
F: Abigail Ekstrom, PSU
Oct. 25
S: Phoebe Bacon, WIS
D: Daryn Wright, PUR
F: Beatrix Tanko, NEB
Nov. 1
S: Josephine Panitz, OSU
D: Lena Hentschel, OSU
F: Olivia Swalley, IOWA
Nov. 8
S: Mackenzie McConagha, WIS
D: Lena Hentschel, OSU
F: Hailey Tierney, WIS
Swimmer of the Week
Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State
So. – Lithuania – Major: Computer & Information Science
• Posted a victorious time of 20.92 in the 50 Free
• Recorded the meet’s fastest time in the 500 Free (4:29.08)
• Garners first third Swimmer of the Week honor
• Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Alex Quach (Jan. 18, 2023)
Diver of the Week
Clayton Chaplin, Ohio State
Jr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista – Major: Psychology
• Won the 1-meter diving event with an NCAA Zone qualifying score of 377.85
• Placed fourth in the 3-meter even with a score of 377.62, achieving an NCAA Zone qualifying score
• Earns second Diver of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Diver of the Week: Lyle Yost (Nov. 1, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Eli Stoll, Ohio State
Fr. – Plain City, Ohio – Jonathan Alder – Major: Exploration Program
• Earned his first collegiate win with a time of 50.13 in the 100 Back
• Contributed to a victory in the 200 Medley Relay, posting a 23.5 in the first leg
• Earns his first Freshman of the Year honor
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Sam Campbell (Jan. 18, 2023)
2023-24 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees
Oct. 18
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Oct. 25
S: Dominik Mark Torok, Wisconsin
D: Max Miller, Purdue
F: Davide Harabagiu, Minnesota
Nov. 1
S: Jassen Yep, Indiana
D: Lyle Yost, Ohio State
F: Ahmed Hafnaoui, Indiana
Nov. 8
S: Brady Samuels, Purdue
D: YuTong Wang, Minnesota
F: Pat Broderick, Purdue
Nov. 15
S: Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State
D: Clayton Chaplin, Ohio State
F: Eli Stoll, Ohio State