Courtesy: Big Ten Conference
Swimmer of the Week
Abigail Cabush, Illinois
So. – Sussex, Wis. – Arrowhead – Biomedical Engineering
- Collected five first-place finishes against Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Michigan State last weekend
- Tallied two first-place finishes in 200-yard freestyle (1:52.41 and 1:52.30) and one in the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.34)
- Contributed to two first-place results in the 400-yard freestyle relays that finished in 3:33.37 against Illinois State and Southern Illinois and in 3:27.76 against Michigan State
- Garners her first career Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Illinois Swimmer of the Week: Samantha Stratford (Oct. 28, 2015)
Diver of the Week
Taylor Shegos, Illinois
So. – Fenton, Mich. – Fenton Senior – Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
- Recorded three NCAA Zone qualifying scores against Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Michigan State last weekend
- Earned two first-place finishes with Zone qualifying scores on the 3-meter (284.30 and 311.70)
- Finished first with a Zone qualifying score of 287.92 on the 1-meter of against Michigan State
- Set a personal record with her 311.70 on the 3-meter
- Earns her first career Diver of the Week award
- Last Illinois Diver of the Week: Lauren Wismer (Oct. 13, 2009)
Freshman of the Week
Mallory Jump, Purdue
St. Charles, Ill. – St. Charles North – Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
- Earned three first-place finishes at the Indiana Intercollegiate last weekend
- Earned a pair of individual titles in the 100-yard butterfly (54.94) and 100-yard backstroke (55.92)
- Swam the butterfly leg, contribute to a first-place result in the 200-yard medley relay (1:42.88)
- Earns her first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Maizie Seidl (Feb. 14, 2018)