Ohio State’s Michael Salazar and Meg Bailey Sweep Big Ten Swimmers of the Week Honors

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Men’s Swimmer of the Week

Michael Salazar, Ohio State

Junior, El Cajon, CA

Placed first in the 100 (47.62) and second in the 200 butterfly (1:48.82) versus Kentucky
Recorded an NCAA B Standard qualifying time in the 100 butterfly
Earns his first career Swimmer of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Matt McHugh (Nov. 25, 2015)

Men’s Freshman of the Week

Nikola Bjelajac, Purdue

Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Placed first in the 50 (20.63) and 100 freestyle (46.26) versus Hawai’i
Helped the Boilermakers defeat Hawai’i 178-84
Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Ryan Lawrence (Oct. 18, 2017)

Women’s Swimmer of the Week

Meg Bailey, Ohio State

Senior, Merewether, Australia

Recorded a first place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:58.37) and the 400 IM (4:14.85) and a second place finish in the 200 IM (2:00.72) at Ohio State’s dual against Kentucky
Posted three NCAA “B” qualifying times in her top finishes as well as in the 200 IM
Earns her first career Swimmer of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Swimmer of the Week: Liz Li (Jan. 25, 2017)

Women’s Freshman of the Week

Camryn McPherson, Ohio State

Saline, MI

Recorded a first place finish in the 1-meter (305.60) and 3-meter (302.00) events
Posted NCAA zone qualifying scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events
Earns her first career Freshman of the Week award
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Freya Rayner (Nov. 8, 2017)

Women’s Diver of the Week

Sarah Bacon, Minnesota

Sophomore, Indianapolis, IN

Recorded a first place finish in the 1-meter event with a final score of 327.90
Posted NCAA zone qualifying scores in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events
Earns her first Diver of the Week award
Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Yu Zhou (Dec. 7, 2016)

The above press release courtesy of the Big Ten Conference

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Veyru

6 years ago

Oh yeah