Courtesy: Big Ten Conference
Swimmer of the Week
Freya Rayner, Ohio State
Jr. – Sunderland, England – Southmoor Community School – World Literature
- Collected two podium finishes against Kentucky last weekend
- Recorded a first-place finish and a NCAA B-cut time in the 50-yard freestyle with a 22.68 time
- Touched first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.03
- Garners her first career Swimmer of the Week award
- Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Meg Bailey (Jan. 10, 2018)
Diver of the Week
Joy Zhu, Minnesota
So. – Wuhan, China – Hubei Sports School – Sports Management
- Recorded a pair of NCAA Zone qualifying scores at the Tennessee Diving Invitational last week
- Earned first place on the 1-meter out of 51 competitors with a score of 313.55
- Secured first place on the 3-meter against 45 participants with a 365.85 total
- Marks her third sweep on the springboard this season
- Earns her second career Diver of the Week award
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Joy Zhu (Dec. 11, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Hannah Brunzell, Northwestern
Västerås, Sweden – Västerås Simsällskap – Business
- Collected five podium finishes during two meets last week
- Tallied first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.08) and 400-yard medley relay (3:40.75) against Arizona and Northern Arizona
- Finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.99), 200-yard breaststroke. (2:14.85) and 400-yard medley relay (3:40.41) against Arizona State
- Garners her fourth career Freshman of the Week
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Hannah Brunzell (Nov. 27, 2019)
2019-20 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees
Sept. 25
S: Maggie MacNeil, So., MICH
D: Allie Klein, So., MICH
F: Kaitlynn Sims, MICH
Oct. 2
No selections
Oct. 9
S: Beata Nelson, Sr., WIS
D: Sam Tamborski, So., IOWA
F: Millie Sansome, IOWA
Oct. 16
S: Calypso Sheridan, Jr., NU
D: Sam Tamborski, So., IOWA
F: Hannah Brunzell, NU
Oct. 23
S: Abigal Cabush, So., ILL
D: Taylor Shegos, So., ILL
F: Mallory Jump, PUR
Oct. 30
S: Tevyn Waddell, Sr., MINN
D: Emily Bretscher, Jr., PUR
F: Claire Abbasse, PUR
Nov. 6
S/F: Hannah Brunzell, Fr., NU
D: Jayah Mathews, Sr., IOWA
Nov. 13
S: Lindsey Kozelsky, Sr., MINN
D: Jayah Mathews, Sr., IOWA
F: Sofia Chichaikina, RU
Nov. 20
S: Terka Grusova, So., RU
D: No Selection
F: Sofia Chichaikina, RU
Nov. 27
S: Calypso Sheridan, Jr., NU
D: Emily Bretscher, Jr., PUR
F: Hannah Brunzell, NU
Dec. 4
No selections
Dec. 11
S: Maggie MacNeil, So., MICH
D: Joy Zhu, So., MINN
F: Kaitlynn Sims, MICH
Dec. 18
S: Kelsey Drake, Jr., IOWA
D: Jayah Mathews, Jr., IOWA
F: Millie Sansome, IOWA
Dec. 25
No sections
Jan. 1
No selections
Jan. 8
S: Freya Rayner, Jr., OSU
D: Joy Zhu, So., MINN
F: Hannah Brunzell, NU