Arizona and Utah Acknowledged in Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards

Arizona’s Haakon Naughton (males’s swimmer) and Eleni Gewalt (girls’s swimmer) have been joined by Utah’s Elias Petersen (males’s diver), Callie Eaglestone (girls’s diver), Nolan Dunkel (males’s newcomer) and Stephanie Oiesen (girls’s newcomer) because the recipients of the Big 12 Swimming & Diving weekly awards for competitors ending Dec. 28.
 

Naughton led the Wildcats towards No. 24 Texas A&M, profitable each the 100 fly (45.21) and 200 fly (1:42.67), and contributing to relay victories within the 400 medley (45.56 butterfly break up) and 200 medley (20.07 butterfly break up). The senior from Lakeville, Minnesota additionally posted a private finest leadoff break up (43.32) within the 400 free relay. It is his first Big 12 weekly award this season and the second of his profession.
 

Gewalt collected two particular person medals and three relay medals towards Texas A&M. The senior from Spring Grove, Illinois took residence gold medals within the 100 breaststroke (59.41) and 400 medley relay (58.95 breaststroke break up). She added a second-place end within the 200 medley relay (26.75 breaststroke break up), and bronze medals within the 200 breast (2:13.42) and 400 free relay (50.42 break up). Gewalt’s efficiency within the 200 breast was a season-best and helped the Wildcats to a 179-135 meet victory over the Aggies.
 
Petersen swept the springboard occasions for Utah towards FIU and Marshall, profitable each the 1-meter (307.05) and 3-meter (348.30). Against Hawaii, the senior added one other win within the 3-meter dive occasion (361.88) and added a runner-up end on the 1-meter (327.60). The Malmo, Sweden native now boasts three wins on each springboards this season. It is his second Big 12 weekly honor this season and the fifth of his profession.
 
Eaglestone swept the 3-meter occasion in each meets for the Utes (289.85 vs. FIU/Marshall, 326.10 vs. Hawaii), together with her Hawaii rating marking a brand new private finest and the eighth-best in program historical past. She added runner-up finishes on the 1-meter springboard in each meets, with a rating of 279.05 towards FIU and Marshall and 276.30 towards Hawaii. The wins within the 3-meter have been her first two wins within the occasion this season. It is the primary weekly Conference accolade of her profession.
 
Dunkel, a sophomore from Arlington, Virginia, helped Utah to a commanding 165-59 win over Hawaii. He touched the wall second within the 100 fly (48.79), his highest-placing end of the season within the occasion, and led off each profitable relays for the Utes. In the 200 medley relay, he clocked a break up of twenty-two.16 and a 21.24 break up within the 200 free relay. He is the primary Ute to be named Big 12 Men’s Newcomer of the Week this season.
  
Oiesen helped information Utah to a 126-98 win over Hawaii. The freshman from Pflugerville, Texas positioned second within the 100 again (57.58), sixth within the 100 free (54.20) and led off the 200 free relay with a 25.25 break up that completed in fourth place (1:40.09). She is the primary Ute to be named Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Week this season.
 
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Haakon Naughton, Arizona
Men’s Diver of the Week: Elias Petersen, Utah
Men’s Newcomer of the Week: Nolan Dunkel, Utah
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Eleni Gewalt, Arizona
Women’s Diver of the Week: Callie Eaglestone, Utah
Women’s Newcomer of the Week: Stephanie Oiesen, Utah