Wildcats Seize Three Big 12 Yearly Awards Following Championship Success

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats took dwelling three Big 12 yearly awards after the conclusion of the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Championships, highlighted by Head Coach Ben Loorz being named Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year. Dwight Dumais was additionally named Men’s Diving Coach of the Year, whereas Luke Hernandez was named Men’s Freshman of the Year. These awards come after the Wildcats secured two second-place finishes on the Big 12 Championships.

Loorz has had an enduring influence on the staff in simply his second yr as head coach at Arizona. Under Loorz’s route, the ladies’s staff earned one other second-place end on the convention championships and ended the season ranked within the high 25 nationally. Eight ladies improved or earned a spot on the top-10 Arizona greatest instances checklist. Nine athletes earned All-Big 12 First Team, and 11 earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors. Additionally, on the Big 12 Championships, the 200 free relay and 200 medley squads earned convention titles. Dumais led the boys’s diving staff to one of many strongest finishes lately.

Dumais developed a constant males’s diving squad, putting within the high three at each twin meet this season. At the Big 12 Championships, the boys’s staff positioned within the high three in each occasion, with convention titles earned within the 1-meter and platform occasions. The males’s diving staff additionally had three athletes qualify for NCAAs, which is the primary time since 2001.

Hernandez was named Big 12 Men’s Freshman of the Year after an excellent debut season. At the Big 12 Championships, Hernandez earned the title within the 3-meter occasion with a rating of 427.60 and second-place finishes within the 1-meter and platform occasions. Hernandez then went on to qualify for all three occasions on the NCAA Championships. During the season, Hernandez earned 13 high three finishes in varied occasions, displaying his consistency and flexibility for the staff. Hernandez received Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week Honors 3 times this season.

In addition to the Wildcats haul of yearly awards, a mess of Arizona swimmers and divers earned All-Conference nods. First and Second Team All-Conference recognition have been earned based mostly on finals placement on the Big 12 Championships. Athletes who positioned within the high 4 of their particular person occasion obtained First Team honors, whereas fifth by way of eighth have been acknowledged as Second Team All-Big 12.

Men’s All-Big 12 First Team

Bo Bridges, 1 Meter

Ralph Daleiden, 200 Free

Alexandre Desangles, 100 Back, 200 Back

Gage DuBois, Platform, 1 Meter

Ryan Hardy, 100 Back

Duncan Henderson, 100 Back

Luke Hernandez, 1 Meter, 3 Meter, Platform

Tomas Lukminas, 200 Free, 100 Free

Joel Nace, 200 Fly

Haakon Naughton, 100 Fly, 200 Fly

Beck Parnham, 400 IM

Tavner Wisdom, 100 Breast

Men’s All-Big 12 Second Team

Colin Agor, 1 Meter

Ben Butler, 200 Free

Ralph Daleiden, 200 Free

Ryan Hardy, 200 Back

Duncan Henderson, 50 Free

Theo Hrach, 3 Meter

Will Meyers, 200 Back

Joel Nace, 500 Free

Mason Nyboer, 1650 Free

Beck Parnham, 500 Free

Women’s All-Big 12 First Team

Zara Ayazi, 3 Meter, Platform

Riley Botton, 50 Free, 100 Free,

Eleni Gewalt, 100 Breast, 200 Breast

Patricija Kondraskaite, 100 Free

Lila Lillie, 100 Back

Kayman Neal, 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back

Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, 100 Fly

Julia Smurzynska, 100 Back

Julia Wozniak, 50 Free, 100 Free

Women’s All-Big 12 Second Team

Paige Armstrong, 200 IM, 200 Back

Zara Ayazi, 1 Meter

Elise Clift, 800 Free Relay, 500 Free

Meric Demirtepe, 100 Free

Magdalena Hagsten Skarda, 100 Back

Ava Sutphin, 1650 Free

Emma Kinsey, 100 Fly, 200 Fly

Patricija Kondraskaite, 50 Free

MJ Neilson, 200 Fly

Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, 100 Free

Julia Smurzynska, 200 Back