Nov. 6, 2007
Swimmer of the Week
Ben Hesen, Indiana
Sr., Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville
In facing No. 1 Texas and No. 5 Michigan, Hesen recorded seven first-place finishes and tallied five NCAA `B' cut times. Against the Longhorns, the senior swept the 100-yard and 200 backstroke in times of 47.75 and 1:44.73, respectively, notching NCAA `B' standards in both. In the same meet, he aided the Hoosier 200 medley relay team to a winning and NCAA `B' time of 1:28.37. The Jeffersonville, Ind. native's NCAA `B' time of 47.77 in the 100 butterfly was good for third-place. Squaring off against the Wolverines, Hesen swept all four backstroke events meeting another `B' cut time in the 100 back (48.51). This marks the second career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor for the Indiana native.
Last IND SOW: Todd Patrick (10/30/07)
Diver of the Week
Kyle Mitrione, Purdue
So., Haddonfield, N.J. /Haddonfield Memorial
Mitrione guided the Boilermakers to double victories last weekend squaring off against Notre Dame, Northwestern and Texas A&M. In Friday's meet, the sophomore diver scored a personal best of 333.50 off the three-meter board which is an NCAA Zone qualifier. On Saturday, Mitrione repeated his first-place performance on the three-meter board scoring 324.10 and was runner-up from the one-meter board, posting a NCAA Zone Qualifying mark of 335.35. The New Jersey native earns his first weekly award.
Last PUR DOW: Zach Schultz (1/23/07)
