Nov. 20, 2012
Park Ridge, Ill. -
Swimmer of the Week
Carly Mercer, Purdue
Jr. – Fishers, Ind. – Hamilton Southeastern
- Posted three first-, one second- and two third-place finishes to lead the Boilermakers to the team title at the Purdue Invitational last weekend
- Finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (22.75), 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.66) and 400-freestyle relay (3:18.07), second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.45) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.18) and 200-yard individual medley (2:01.59)
- Her times in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and 400-yard freestyle relay were NCAA provisional qualifying marks
- All seven of her times last weekend stand in Purdue’s all-time top 10
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Purdue Swimmer of the Week: Samantha Fuelner (Feb. 14, 2012)
Diver of the Week
Maddie Miskulin, Purdue
Jr. – Valparaiso, Ind. – Valparaiso
- Recorded scores of 283.80 on the platform, 273.35 in the 1-meter and 300.45 in the 3-meter diving events en route to the Boilermakers’ team title at the Purdue Invitational last weekend
- Placed first in the platform diving event
- All three scores were NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Purdue Diver of the Week: Erin Mertz (Nov. 9, 2010)
Freshman of the Week
Shelly Patton, Northwestern
Littleton, Colo – Heritage
- Posted one first-, two second- and one third-place finish as Northwestern won the team title at the TYR Invitational last weekend
- Finished first in the 400-yard individual medley (4:18.08), second in the 50-yard backstroke (25.82) and 200-yard backstroke (1:59.54), third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.59) and also competed in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.48)
- Her time in the 400-yard individual medley was an NCAA provisional qualifying mark
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: N/A
2012-13 Big Ten Women’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 2 S: Angela Chokran, Jr., MICH
D: Carey Chen, So., MICH
F: Elizabeth Brown, MSU
Oct. 9 S: Tess Behrens, Jr., MINN
D: Sarah McCrady, Jr., MINN
F: Lauren Votava, MINN
Oct. 16 S: Jessica Plant, So., MINN
S: Ivy Martin, So., WIS
D: Maggie Keefer, Jr., MINN
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Oct. 23 S: Kierra Smith, Fr., MINN
D: Sarah McCrady, Jr., MINN
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Oct. 30 S: Brooklyn Snodgrass, Fr., IND
D: Maggie Keefer, Jr., MINN
D: Cheyenne Cousineau, Jr., OSU
F: Brooklyn Snodgrass, IND
Nov. 6 S: Tori Simenec, So., MINN
D: Cheyenne Cousineau, Jr., OSU
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Nov. 13 S: Kierra Smith, Fr., MINN
D: Alison Menzies, So., MSU
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Nov. 20 S: Carly Mercer, Jr., PUR
D: Maddie Miskulin, Jr., PUR
F: Shelly Patton, NU
