Four Wildcats Earn Big 12 Weekly Honors After Dominant Weekfinish

TUCSON, Ariz. – Four Arizona Swim & Dive prime performers earned Big 12 Conference awards this week. Tomas Lukminas, Free specialist, gained Big 12 Swimmer of the Week. Diver Luke Hernandez gained Big 12 Diver of the Week for the second time this season. Freshman Alexandre Desangles gained Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, and Kayman Neal gained Big 12 Women’s  Swimmer of the Week.
 
Lukminas, a sophomore, had a fantastic efficiency final week towards SMU and TCU. Lukminas claimed gold within the 50 Free (19.57), 200 Free Relay (19.65), 100 Free (42.30), 400 Medley Relay (42.02), and the 400 Free Relay (42.22). He additionally obtained second within the 200 Free (1:34.53).
 
Hernandez, a freshman, has been dominating in his first collegiate season, completely inserting within the prime three in each the 1-meter and 3-meter thus far within the season. This final weekend was no totally different, with a first-place end on the 3-meter (359.40) and a second-place end towards SMU and TCU individually (316.55).
 
Desangles, a freshman, has additionally been a fantastic addition to the group this 12 months. Desangles had first-place finishes in three occasions: 100 Back (46.63), 400 Medley Relay (46.82), and the 200 Back (1:42.29). The 400 Medley Relay is ranked 12 in NCAAs. Desangles additionally dominated on the World Cup in the midst of October, setting three private greatest instances.
 
Neal, a sophomore, had an incredible two-day meet with season-best instances in three occasions and a private greatest time within the 100 Free (49.36). Neal’s 200 Back time is ranked 26 within the NCAA (1:54.38), and the 400 Free Relay is ranked 18 (49.03).
 
The Wildcats are again in motion this Friday, November 7^th, towards USC, and the Women’s group is dealing with UCLA Saturday, November 8^th.