Nov. 13, 2012
Park Ridge, Ill. -
Swimmer of the Week
Michael Weiss, Wisconsin
Sr. – Reno, Nev. – Reno
- Posted first-place finishes in all three of his events last weekend
- Placed first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.59), 500-yard freestyle (4:31.85) and 400-yard individual medley relay (3:53.89) in Wisconsin’s win over Northwestern
- His time in the 400-yard individual medley was an NCAA provisional qualifying mark
- Has won 16 straight events, dating back to the Badgers’ first meet on Sept. 28
- Earns the first weekly award of his career
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Dan Lester (Oct. 16, 2012)
Diver of the Week
Shane Miszkiel, Ohio State
Jr. – Victoria, B.C. – Claremont
- Placed first in the 3-meter (387.98) and third in the 1-meter (318.15) diving events last weekend
- Both event scores were NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks
- Helped Ohio State defeat No. 13 Tennessee in Knoxville
- Earns the fifth weekly award of his career and third of the season
- Last Ohio State Diver of the Week: Shane Miszkiel (Nov. 6, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Shane Ryan, Penn State
Havertown, Pa. – Haverford
- Placed first in all four events he competed in last weekend
- Took first in the 50-yard freestyle (20.46), 100-yard freestyle (45.00), 200-yard medley relay (1:29.54) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:24.24) in Penn State’s victory over Villanova
- His time in the 100-yard freestyle was a personal best
- Earns the first weekly award of his career
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Nate Savoy (Feb. 7, 2012)
2012-13 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 2 S: Connor Jaeger, Jr., MICH
D: Jack Lee, Jr., MICH
F: Dylan Bosch, MICH
Oct. 9 S: Richard Funk, So., MICH
D: Jordan Lesser, So., MINN
F: Dylan Bosch, MICH
Oct. 16 S: Dan Lester, Sr., WIS
D: Logan Knauss, Fr., WIS
F: John Bushman, WIS
Oct. 23 S: Bryan Williams, Jr., MSU
D: Layne Rogers, Fr., PUR
F: Layne Rogers, PUR
Oct. 30 S: Miguel Ortiz, Sr., MICH
D: Shane Miszkiel, Jr., OSU
F: Dylan Bosch, MICH
Nov. 6 S: Kyler Van Swol, Jr., MINN
D: Shane Miszkiel, Jr., OSU
F: Roman Trussov, IOWA
Nov. 13 S: Michael Weiss, Sr., WIS
D: Shane Miszkiel, Jr., OSU
F: Shane Ryan, PSU
