Nick Fulton is the National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative for the Big 10 Conference and the current Chair of the committee. He spent the last year serving as the Vice-Chair. Nick graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2009 with a dual degree in Political Science and Economics. As a Swimming Student-Athlete, he competed in the 100 and 200 Backstroke events for the Badgers.
Look here to see what Nick had to say about competing at the Division-I level and his experience as a National SAAC representative.
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Indiana's Titus Knight and Purdue's David Boudia earned the nod as Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively, the Big Ten Conference office announced today.
In a dual meet against Purdue, Knight touched the wall first in every event he swam last weekend while registering two NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the 100 and 200 freestyle events. In the diving competition, Boudia earned season-best scores to sweep the springboard events. READ MORE ...
The conference office announced on Tuesday the 13th weekly men's swimming and diving honors for meets from Jan. 11 -17. Michigan's Tyler Clary becomes the third Wolverine to earn Swimmer of the Week honors in as many weeks and Ohio State's Ryan Jefferson brings home the first weekly diving award of the season for the Scarlet and Gray.
Clary led the seventh-ranked Wolverines to their second consecutive title at the prestigious SMU Classic with four top-two finishes over the weekend. Overall, the U-M junior picked up four NCAA provisional marks. In the springboard events, OSU's Jefferson posted two NCAA qualifying marks two sweep the one- and three-meter events in the Buckeyes' dual meet victory over Indiana.
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Michigan nabbed its second straight weekly award as sophomore Dan Madwed earned the nod as Swimmer of the Week while Purdue sophomore David Boudia collected his 10th career weekly diving accolade.
Madwed was one of two multiple-event winners for the seventh-ranked Wolverines as Michigan defeated No. 20 Indiana, 158-82, to kick off Big Ten competition. Madwed picked up an NCAA consideration time in the 200-yard freestyle with a winning time of 1:38.24. In other Big Ten action, Boudia led the Boilermakers to a sweep of the top five places in both springboard events against Michigan State. He scored 377.40 points from the one-meter and tied his season-best score of 469.80 off the three-meter to win both events and help Purdue defeat the Spartans.
To learn more about this week's honorees, look here.
There was no selection for diver of the week. READ MORE ...
Five Big Ten teams earned spots in the CollegeSwimming.com/CSCAA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday, Dec. 15. Michigan continued to lead the way for all conference schools and retained its spot at No. 7 in the national poll. Minnesota followed close behind the Wolverines, moving up three spots to No. 8.
The Ohio State Buckeyes checked in at No. 12 while Purdue voted in at No. 19. Rounding out the conference contingent to appear in the national rankings is Indiana at No. 20.
Three Big Ten teams are also receiving votes in Iowa, Penn State and Wisconsin.
Look here for a complete look at this week's rankings.
Meanwhile, Tyler Clary led the Wolverines to their second consecutive USA Swimming Short Course National Championship title, earning the high-scorer award in the collegiate division.
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