Penn State and Ohio State Claim Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Swimmer of the Week
Cooper Morley, Penn State 
Jr. – Auckland, New Zealand – Rangitoto College – Major: Economics 

• Earned two individual first-place finishes vs. Pitt this weekend and helped three different relay squads finish first  

• Took first in the 100 back and the 100 fly while also leading the 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams to first-place finishes  

• Last Penn State Swimmer of the Week:  Victory Baganha (Jan. 17, 2024)

Diver of the Week 
Kylie Flory, Ohio State 
Jr. - Fairfax, Va. – Robinson Secondary High School – Major: Computer Science & Engineering 

• Won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in the Buckeyes’ victory against Denison 

• Won the 3-meter with a score of 369.38 and the 1-meter with a score of 353.93, both are NCAA Zone qualifying scores  

• Last Ohio State Diver of the Week:  Lyle Yost (Nov. 22, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Joseph Roth, Ohio State 
Ellwood City, Pa. – Lincoln High School – Major: Business 

• Earned his first collegiate win in the 50 backstroke with a time of 23.40 

• Also won the 100 back with a time of 49.08 

• Was on the fifth-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:32.86 as the Buckeyes topped Denison 

• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week:  Henry Dvorak (Feb. 21, 2024)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors 
Oct. 9  
S: Tylor Kim, So., PSU 
D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN 
F: Jacob Johnson, MINN 
Oct. 16 
S: Owen McDonald, Jr., IND 
D: Jordan Rzepka, Sr., PUR 
F: Jacob Johnson, MINN 
Oct. 23 
S: Tomas Navikonis, Jr., Ohio State 
D: YuTong Wang, So., MINN 
F: Joe Polyak, MINN 
Oct. 30 
S: Cooper Morley, Jr. PSU 
D: Kylie Flory, Jr., OSU 
F: Joseph Roth, OSU