Penn State and Ohio State Claim Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards
Nittany Lions’ Morley and Buckeyes’ Flory and Roth earn weekly accolades
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