Penn State’s Eduardo Cisternas Earns Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week Accolades

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January 25th, 2023 Big Ten, College, News

Courtesy: Big Ten

Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Eduardo Cisternas, Penn State
Fr. – La Reina, Chile – Trewhelas School, Athletic Study Center – Major: Liberal Arts

  • Set program and pool records as the Nittany Lions fell to No. 13 Virginia Tech
  • Broke the McCoy Natatorium and program record for the 1,000 Free with a winning time of 8:56.63, the second fastest time in the Big Ten and seventh in the country this season.
  • Set another pool in the 500 Free, finishing second with a time of 4:18.50, sixth fastest in the conference and surpassing the NCAA B-cut qualification time.
  • Garners his first career Swimmer of the Week award.
  • Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week: Michael Daly (Oct. 16, 2019)

Men’s Diver of the Week
Carson Tyler, Indiana
So. – Moultrie, Ga. – Colquitt County – Major:

  • Won the platform diving event in Indiana’s victory over Purdue.
  • Scored a 423.80 in the event, the best score in the country this season.
  • Finished fourth in the 1-meter springboard with a score of 342.95.
  • Achieved NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in both events.
  • Garners his third career Diver of the Week award and first of the season.
  • Last Indiana Diver of the Week: Andrew Capobianco (Jan. 18, 2023)

Men’s Freshman of the Week
Cooper Morley, Penn State
Fr. – Aukland, N.Z. – Major: Computer Science

  • Scored a victory in his first meet a as Nittany Lion.
  • Won the 100 Back with a time of 47.41, the 12th fastest time in the Big Ten this season.
  • Added a fifth place finish in the 200 Back and a sixth place finish in the 50 Free.
  • Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor.
  • Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Jake Houck (Jan. 20, 2021)

2022-23 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honorees

Oct. 19
S: Victor Baganha, PSU
D: Jordan Rzepka, PUR
F: Mariano Lazzerini, PSU

Oct. 26
S: Brendan Burns, IND
D: Quinn Henninger, IND
F: Dominik Torok, WIS

Nov. 2
S: Charlie Clark, OSU
D: Jack Matthews, OSU
F: Tristan Jankovics, OSU

Nov. 9
S: Wyatt Davis, MICH
D: Cameron Gammage, MICH
F: Eitan Ben-Shitrit, MICH

Nov. 16
S: Ruslan Gaziev, OSU
D: Clayton Chaplin, OSU
F: Alex Axon, OSU

Nov. 23
S: Ruslan Gaziev, OSU
D: Quinn Henninger, IND
F: Eitan Ben-Shitrit, MICH

Nov. 30
No awards

Dec. 7
S: Jake Newmark, WIS
D: Drew Bennett, MINN
F: Alberto Hernandez, MINN

Jan. 4
S: Andrew Benson, WIS

Jan. 11
D: Drew Bennett, MINN
F: Drew Bennett, MINN

Jan. 18
S: Alex Quach, OSU
D: Andrew Capobianco, IND
F: Sam Campbell, OSU

Jan. 25
S: Eduardo Cisternas, PSU
D: Carson Tyler, IND
F: Cooper Morley, PSU

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