Lai, Lafferty, and Solt Awarded All Three Big 12 Weekly Accolades

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas swimming and diving swept all three Big 12 girls’s weekly awards, as junior Shiyun Lai was named Big 12 Women’s Diver of the Week, senior Lydia Lafferty earned Big 12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week, and freshman Ivy Solt was chosen Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Week. It is the primary time Kansas has claimed all three awards in the identical week since October twenty seventh, 2021.

“Our team is so happy for Lydia, Ivy and Shiyun,” head coach Clark Campbell mentioned. “They had a strong meet along with the majority of the team. We are looking forward to taking that momentum into our mid-season championship.”

With this week’s honors, Lai picks up her second Big 12 diving award of the season and the tenth of her Kansas profession. Lafferty earns her first profession weekly convention honor and is the primary Jayhawk to win Swimmer of the Week since Lezli Sisung on January twenty fifth, 2023. Solt turns into the second Kansas freshman this season, becoming a member of Sammy Cummins, to obtain the league’s newcomer award.

Lai continued her robust season on the boards in final week’s twin meet in opposition to Nebraska, profitable her third occasion title of the yr with a first-place rating of 359.78 within the 3-meter dive. She additionally added a runner-up end within the 1-meter occasion with 309.38 factors.

Lafferty broke a number of information in opposition to the Huskers, clocking 53.19 seconds within the 100-yard butterfly to set a brand new Kansas program report and surpass her earlier private finest. She additionally posted a private finest and Devaney Center pool report within the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.19 seconds.

Competing in her third collegiate meet, Solt earned runner-up finishes in each the 1650-yard freestyle at 16:54.52 and the 500-yard freestyle at 4:53.02. She additionally delivered a 50.83 second cut up on the 400-yard freestyle relay to assist the Jayhawks place third. Solt now has eight prime three finishes on the season.

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Kansas will compete on the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, a 4 day meet starting on November 18th at 10 a.m. CT.