Minnesota Garners Trio of Big Ten Weekly Awards

Three pupil athletes for the University of Minnesota swimming and diving applications earned Big Ten honors this afternoon following their efficiency at The Dual Meet Tournament final weekend. Junior Katie McCarthy has been named this week’s Swimmer of the Week, freshman Kayla Barr was named this week’s Freshman of the Week, and senior Drew Bennett was named  Diver of the Week.

McCarthy collected six particular person occasion wins all through the course of the event, serving to lead the Gophers to a fifth place general end. She tallied first place finishes within the 500 free (4:46.40) and 200 IM (1:58.91) over No. 20 Auburn and first place finishes within the 200 fly (1:58.44) and 500 free (4:47.17) over George Washington University. McCarthy went on to shut out the event with one other pair of first place finishes within the 200 fly (1:59.06) and 500 free (4:50.20) over Georgia Tech. This marks her first Big Ten honor of the season and of her profession.

Barr performed a significant position in serving to the Gophers earn a 581-208 victory over George Washington University and a 445-345 victory over Georgia Tech, amassing her first collegiate particular person occasion win within the 200 IM (2:02.67) over GWU. This additionally marks her first Big Ten honor of the season and of her profession.

Bennett collected three particular person occasion wins all through the event, tallying a primary place end within the 3-meter diving occasion (181.50) over No. 20 Auburn earlier than incomes first place finishes within the 1-meter (193.80) and 3-meter (193.50) diving occasions over George Washington University. This marks his first Big Ten honor of the season and fourth of his profession.

The University of Minnesota ladies will head to Iowa City to tackle the Hawkeyes earlier than each applications return to Jean Okay. Freeman Aquatic Center for a Senior Day twin meet with the University of Wisconsin. Action towards the University of Iowa is about to happen on Friday, Oct. 31, at 1:30 PM.