Hernandez, Botton Earn Big 12 Weekly Awards

TUCSON, Ariz. — Two Arizona Swim & Dive standouts earned weekly honors from the Big 12 Conference, the league workplace introduced on Thursday. Diver Luke Hernandez was chosen because the Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week, whereas swimmer Riley Botton was named the Big 12 Women’s Co-Swimmer of the Week.

Hernandez, a freshman competing in his first official collegiate occasion, took first place in each the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. The Holly Springs, N.C. native scored a 342.85 within the 1-meter and a 335.75 within the 3-meter. Hernandez is the second Arizona diver to win a weekly award because the program joined the Big 12 Conference final season.

Botton, a senior, claimed gold within the 50 freestyle with a time of twenty-two.29 and contributed to a pair of relay golds within the 200 medley relay (21.66 break up) and the 100 free relay (10.38 break up). The California native additionally picked up a fourth place end within the 100 freestyle to contribute to the primary weekly award of her profession.

The Wildcats are again in motion as a group on Thursday, Oct. 30 as they kick off a two-day meet towards SMU and TCU in Dallas.