Irving, Texas \u2013 After claiming both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship titles in February, the Texas Longhorns lead the way for the 2015-16 Big 12 Swimming and Diving postseason honors. As voted on by fellow conference coaches, UT collected eight of the 10 accolades, while Kansas took the final two.<\/p>\n
MEN\u2019S SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n
Joseph Schooling<\/strong>, Texas, So., Singapore<\/p>\n Schooling set NCAA, Big 12 and Texas records in both the 100 fly and 200 fly, en route to two NCAA titles in both events. The sophomore played an integral part in the 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay, all which captured national titles, setting NCAA, Big 12 and school records in the process. The Singapore native was also named 2016 CSCAA NCAA Division 1 Men\u2019s Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Chelsie Miller<\/strong>, Kansas, Sr., Houston, Texas<\/p>\n Miller set school records in the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle and 200 fly. The senior qualified for her third straight NCAA Championship, swimming in the 200 fly, along with the 200 and 400 individual medley. The Jayhawk earned All-America accolades after placing eighth in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships, marking the first KU student-athlete to place in the top eight since 1993.<\/p>\n MEN\u2019S DIVER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Mark Anderson<\/strong>, Texas, Jr., Lake Forest, Calif.<\/p>\n For the second consecutive year, Anderson proved to be the only Big 12 diver to score on all three boards at the NCAA Championships. The junior earned All-America honors in the one-meter and platform events and honorable mention All-America honors on the three-meter. Additionally, Anderson won the three-meter and platform dive at the Big 12 Championship in February.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S DIVER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Meghan Houston<\/strong>, Texas, Sr., Austin, Texas<\/p>\n Houston placed 18th on the one-meter dive at the NCAA Championships, marking the highest finish by a Big 12 diver this season. The senior took the conference crown on the one-meter and three-meter dive at the Big 12 Championship and was named Women\u2019s Diver of the Meet.<\/p>\n MEN\u2019S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Townley Haas<\/strong>, Texas, Fr., Richmond, Va.<\/p>\n Haas made a clean sweep of the record books, setting American, NCAA, NCAA Championship, U.S. Open, pool, Big 12 and school records in the 200 freestyle, taking the national title in the event, along with the 500 freestyle. The freshman also played an important role on the\u00a0 800 freestyle relay that won a NCAA crown. Haas took first in the 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle at the Big 12 Championship and was selected as the Men\u2019s Newcomer of the meet.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Joanna Evans<\/strong>, Texas, Fr., The Bahamas<\/p>\n Evans earned Big 12 titles in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at the conference championship, being named Women\u2019s Swimmer of the Meet. At the NCAA Championships, the freshman finished 17th in the 500 freestyle, while also competing in the 200 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle. The Bahamas native became the first Longhorn in 24 years to eclipse the 4:40 mark in the 500 freestyle, swimming a 4:39.97 at the Big 12 Championship.<\/p>\n MEN\u2019S SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Eddie Reese<\/strong>, Texas, 38th Season<\/p>\n Texas head coach Eddie Reese guided the Longhorns to their 20th consecutive Big 12 Championship title and 12th overall NCAA National Championship during the 2015-16 season. UT won the NCAA championship with a total 541.5 points, nearly 100 points ahead of second place California. The win this season marked the Longhorns\u2019 third straight top three finish and marked their 37th consecutive top 10 finish at the NCAA Championship.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Clark Campbell<\/strong>, Kansas, 14th Season<\/p>\n Kansas head coach Clark Campbell helped guide the Jayhawks to a second place finish at the 2016 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship, the team\u2019s highest since the 2013-14 season. KU tallied a team score of 650.5, highest score in school history at a Big 12 Championship.<\/p>\n MEN\u2019S & WOMEN\u2019S DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/p>\n Matt Scoggin<\/strong>, Texas, 22nd Season<\/p>\n In his 24th season as the Texas head diving coach, Matt Scoggin earned his fifth consecutive men\u2019s diving coach of the year honor. He placed multiple divers in the NCAA Championship and helped the Longhorns secure multiple top performances at both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n Press release courtesy of the Big 12.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Irving, Texas \u2013 After claiming both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship titles in February, the Texas Longhorns lead the way for the 2015-16 Big 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":192569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-college"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n