ASU and BYU Gather Big 12 Swimming and Diving Recognitions

Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun (males’s swimmer), Miriam Sheehan (girls’s swimmer), Kayden Hayes (girls’s diver) and Alexia Sotomayor (girls’s newcomer) had been joined by BYU’s Marti Llop (males’s diver) and Mattia Reina (males’s newcomer) because the Big 12 Swimming and Diving weekly award winners for competitors ending October 9.

Kharun opened his junior season with 4 gold medals in opposition to UNLV. The Las Vegas native set an ASU pool report within the 100 butterfly (43.91), gained the 200 butterfly (1:37.94), and contributed to first-place finishes in each the 200 medley relay (18.91 cut up on the fly leg) and 400 free relay (41.17 anchor cut up). His 200 butterfly time was simply one-hundredth of a second off his private finest and a college report. This marks Kharun’s seventh Big 12 weekly honor and first of the 2025 season.

Llop led BYU’s diving squad with a first-place end within the 3-meter occasion (467.40) and a third-place consequence within the 1-meter (306.90) in opposition to CMU and Adams State. The sophomore from Barcelona, Spain, contributed to the Cougars’ meet-winning rating of 266 factors. It is his first Big 12 weekly award of his profession.

Reina made his collegiate debut for BYU with a second-place end within the 100 fly (47.58) and a victory within the 200 fly (1:47.12), which ranks because the ninth-fastest time in program historical past. The freshman from Milan, Italy, additionally competed within the 200 and 500 freestyle occasions, with a fourth-place end within the 500 freestyle (4:37.75).

Sheehan claimed 4 victories for Arizona State in opposition to UNLV, successful the 100 backstroke (52.24), 100 butterfly (52.76), and contributing to first-place finishes within the 200 medley relay (24.25 backstroke leg) and 400 free relay (49.31 cut up). The junior from Dubuque, Iowa, helped the Sun Devils sweep all relay occasions. It is her first profession Big 12 weekly award.

Hayes swept each diving occasions for Arizona State, successful the 1-meter (264.08) and 3-meter (274.58) dive competitions in opposition to UNLV. The junior from Victoria, British Columbia, scored 18 factors for the Sun Devils and helped the ladies’s group to a 242-57 season-opening win. It is the primary Conference of her profession.

Sotomayor positioned within the prime two in all 4 of her occasions in her first collegiate meet for Arizona State. The freshman gained the 200 backstroke (1:55.44) and positioned second within the 100 again (53.24) with private finest occasions in each of her particular person occasions. She then contributed a 24.57 cut up within the 200 medley relay and a 50.88 cut up within the 400 free relay.

 

Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards- October 9

 

Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Ilya Kharun, Arizona State

Men’s Diver of the Week: Marti Llop, BYU

Men’s Newcomer of the Week: Mattia Reina, BYU

Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Miriam Sheehan, Arizona State

Women’s Diver of the Week: Kayden Hayes, Arizona State

Women’s Newcomer of the Week: Alexia Sotomayor, Arizona State