Swimmer of the Week
Vini Lanza, Indiana
So. – Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Colégio Estadual Governador Milton Campos
- Collected six top-five finishes at AT&T Winter Nationals, including school records and NCAA “A” standard times in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events with times of 45.56 and 1:41.34, respectively
- Recorded first-place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (1:43.57) and 200-yard butterfly (1:41.34) and took second in the 100-yard butterfly (45.56)
- Contributed to a trio of first-place marks and NCAA Provisional qualifying times in the 200-yard medley relay (1:25.13), 400-yard medley relay (3:09.51) and 400-yard freestyle relay (2:52.93)
- Earns his first career Swimmer of the Week honor
- Last Indiana Swimmer of the Week: Blake Pieroni (Nov. 16, 2016)
Diver of the Week
Matt Barnard, Minnesota
Sr. – Brisbane, Australia – Ormiston College
- Swept the diving events at AT&T Winter Nationals, scoring 385.45 in the one-meter event and 441.65 in the three-meter event
- The 2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten honoree recorded NCAA Zone qualifying marks in both events
- Earns his seventh Diver of the Week award
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Matt Barnard (Oct. 19, 2016)
Freshman of the Week
Cooper Hodge, Wisconsin
Cincinnati, Ohio – Archbishop Moeller
- Placed seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (3:53.22) at the Texas Invitational
- Recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 200-yard individual medley (1:48.29)
- Contributed to a 400-yard medley relay team that took 20th in a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:48.29.
- Took 26th in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.01) and 32nd in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.40)
- Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Kevin Pomeroy (Oct. 26, 2016)
2016-17 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 5
S: Jack Smith, So., IOWA
D: Brandis Heffner, Sr., IOWA
F: Scott Piper, MSU
Oct. 12
S: Shane Ryan, Sr., PSU
D: Hector Garcia Boissier, So., PSU
F: Jacob Montague, MICH
Oct. 19
S: Shane Ryan, Sr., PSU
D: Matt Barnard, Sr., MINN
F: Justin Temprano, WIS
Oct. 26
S: Blake Pieroni, Jr., IND
D: Steele Johnson, So., PUR
F: Kevin Pomeroy, WIS
Nov. 2
S: Marat Amaltdinov, Jr., PUR
D: Steele Johnson, So., PUR
F: Nick McDowell, PUR
Nov. 9
S: Shane Ryan, Sr., PSU
D: Michael Hixon, Jr., IND
D: Steele Johnson, So., PUR
F: Jacob Montague, MICH
Nov. 16
S: Blake Pieroni, Jr., IND
D: James Connor, Jr., IND
D: Colin Zeng, So., OSU
F: Charlie Swanson, MICH
Nov. 23
S: Shane Ryan, Sr., PSU
D: Steele Johnson, So., PUR
F: Kaelan Freund, PSU
Dec. 7
S: Vini Lanza, So., IND
D: Matt Barnard, Sr., MINN
F: Cooper Hodge, WIS
News courtesy of the Big Ten.
Congratulations Vini!