Arizona, Houston and TCU Earn Big 12 Swimming and Diving Honors

Arizona’s Tomas Lukminas (males’s swimmer), Luke Hernandez (males’s diver) and Alexandre Desangles (males’s newcomer) have been named the recipients of the Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving weekly awards. On the ladies’s facet, Arizona’s Kayman Neal (ladies’s swimmer), Houston’s Michelle McLeod (ladies’s diver), and TCU’s Avery Dillon (ladies’s newcomer) rounded out the weekly honors for competitors ending November 2.
 
Lukminas led the Wildcats to a powerful exhibiting in twin meets in opposition to SMU and TCU, gathering first-place finishes within the 50 freestyle (19.57), 100 freestyle (42.30), and contributing profitable splits within the 200 free relay (19.65), 400 medley relay (42.02), and 400 free relay (42.22). The sophomore additionally posted an NCAA Division I qualifying time within the 100 free. It is his first Big 12 weekly award of his profession.
 
Hernandez took dwelling the 3-meter dive title in opposition to the Mustangs and the Horned Frogs with a rating of 359.40 and positioned second within the 1-meter dive (316.55). His scores rank twelfth and seventeenth nationally, respectively, and he beforehand swept each occasions on the All-Arizona meet. Hernandez has completed within the prime three in each occasion this season. This is his second Conference weekly recognition this season.
 
Desangles garnered three gold medals as he gained the 100 (46.63) and 200-yard backstroke (1:42.29) and led off the victorious 400 medley relay (46.82). Arizona’s 400 medley relay efficiency was the 12^th quickest nationally this season. The freshman from Toulouse, France is the primary Wildcat to be named the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Newcomer of the Week since becoming a member of the Conference in 2024.
 
Neal highlighted her weekend with first-place finishes within the 200 backstroke (1:54.38), 400 free relay (49.03 break up) and 200 free (1:46.49) in opposition to TCU and SMU. Her 200 again time is the 26^th quickest within the NCAA this season, whereas the 400 free relay she contributed to sits at 18th. Neal additionally posted an NCAA Division I qualifying time within the 200 again and set a private greatest within the 100 free. It is her second Conference weekly award of her profession and the primary Big 12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week accolade.
 

McLeod completed second in each the 1-meter (287.48) and 3-meter (308.63) occasions in Houston’s meet in opposition to Texas A&M. The junior is the second Cougar to be awarded a number of Big 12 Women’s Divers of the Week in the identical season. It is her second Big 12 weekly award this season and third of her profession.
 
Dillon earned two occasion wins and set a pair of top-10 program occasions in opposition to SMU and Arizona. The freshman swam the third-fastest time in TCU historical past within the 1650 free (16:35.14) and the third-fastest mark within the 500 free (4:50.09), to win each occasions. She additionally positioned fifth within the 200 free (1:50.85) to finish her weekend.
 
Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards- November 6
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Tomas Lukminas, Arizona
Men’s Diver of the Week: Luke Hernandez, Arizona
Men’s Newcomer of the Week: Alexandre Desangles, Arizona
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Kayman Neal, Arizona
Women’s Diver of the Week: Michelle McLeod, Houston
Women’s Newcomer of the Week: Avery Dillon, TCU