Wisconsin’s Matt Hutchins garnered Big Ten swimmer of the week honors after his performance at the Texas Invite. Hutchins set a new school record in the 1650, clocking a 14:38.14. Matt Barnard earned diver of the week honors once again after sweeping the diving events at the Jean K. Freeman invite.
Swimmer of the Week
Matt Hutchins, Wisconsin
Jr. – Christchurch, New Zealand
- Finished in the top five in the 1,650-yard freestyle (first), 800-yard freestyle relay (second), 500-yard freestyle (third) and 200-yard freestyle (fifth) at the Texas Invitational
- School-record time of 14:38.14 in the 1,650-yard freestyle is an NCAA automatic qualifying mark and currently ranks first in the nation
- Recorded NCAA provisional qualifying times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.77 in prelims; 1:35.95 in finals), 500-yard freestyle (4:15.64) and 800-yard freestyle relay (6:24.36)
- Times in the 500-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay currently rank No. 6 and No. 7 in the nation, respectively
- Earns his third career Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Matt Hutchins (Jan. 13, 2015)
Diver of the Week
Matt Barnard, Minnesota
Jr. – Brisbane, Australia – Orniston College
- Swept the diving events at the Jean K. Freeman Invitational at Minnesota, scoring 446.40 points in the one-meter event and 475.40 points on platform
- Recorded NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks and Minnesota school records in both diving events
- Earns his fifth career Diver of the Week honor
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Matt Barnard (Nov. 4, 2015)
Freshman of the Week
Will Brenner, Iowa
Fr. – Ypsilanti, Mich. – Huron
- Finished first in the one-meter diving event with 365.00 points, fourth in the three-meter event with 309.25 points and fourth on platform with 267.55 points at the Hawkeye Invitational
- Score in the one-meter event is an NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark and school record
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Jerzy Twarowski (Nov. 4, 2015)
2015-16 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 7
S: Ian Rainey, So., MICH
D: Matt Barnard, Jr., MINN
F: Rory Lewis, PSU
Oct. 14
S: Nick Orf, Jr., MINN
D: Matt Barnard, Jr., MINN
F: Hunter Doerr, MINN
Oct. 21
S: Blake Pieroni, So., IND
D: Matt Barnard, Jr., MINN
F: Joe Cifelli, PUR
Oct. 28
S: Andy Jovanovic, Jr., NU
D: Andrew Cramer, Jr., NU
F: Carter Page, NU
Nov. 4
S: Blake Pieroni, So., IND
S: Dylan Bosch, Sr., MICH
D: Matt Barnard, Jr., MINN
F: Michael Messner, MINN
F: Hector Garcia Boissier, PSU
Nov. 11
S: Ali Khalafalla, So., IND
S: Marat Amaltdinov, So., PUR
D/F: Joe Cifelli, PUR
Nov. 18
S: Matt Stasiunas, Jr., PSU
D: Colin Zeng, So., OSU
F: Hector Garcia Boissier, PSU
Nov. 25
S: Matt McHugh, Jr., OSU
S: Marat Amaltdinov, So., PUR
D: Colin Zeng, So., OSU
F: Joe Cifelli, PUR
Dec. 9
S: Matt Hutchins, Jr., WIS
D: Matt Barnard, Jr., MINN
F: Will Brenner, IOWA
Swimming news courtesy of Big Ten Conference.
