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Indiana\u2019s <strong>Michael Hixon<\/strong> secured Big Ten Diver of the Championships after earning Big Ten titles in the one- and three-meter diving events at the Big Ten Championships Feb. 22-25.<\/p>\n<p>Lanza earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after collecting two individual Big Ten titles and two relay titles at last week\u2019s Big Ten Championships. The sophomore touched first in the 200-yard individual medley, while also securing the title in the 200-yard butterfly. He also contributed to first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>Aub\u00f6ck claimed Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors after winning a pair of Big Ten titles in Columbus last week. The freshman claimed the 500-yard freestyle gold, touching first in a Big Ten Championship record time of 4:10.63. His mark was also the fastest time in the NCAA this season. Aub\u00f6ck recorded another NCAA top-time in the 1,650-yard freestyle, finishing in an A-cut time of 14:29.25 \u2013 a full three seconds ahead of the second-fastest swim this season.<\/p>\n<p>Hixon was named Big Ten Diver of the Championships after securing titles in both springboard diving events. The junior shattered the Big Ten Championships record in each of his diving victories, scoring a total of 488.65 in the one-meter and 520.40 points in the three-meter. Diver of the Championships is awarded to the diver who scores the most team points in his best two events.<\/p>\n<p>Big Ten Swimmer and Diver of the Year and Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The complete 2017 All-Big Ten Teams and Sportsmanship Award honorees are listed below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>2017 Big Ten Individual Honors<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Swimmer of the Championships: <\/strong>Vini Lanza, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diver of the Championships:<\/strong> Michael Hixon, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freshman of the Year:<\/strong> Felix Aub\u00f6ck, Michigan<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>First Team<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nMarwan El Kamash, Indiana<br \/>\nIan Finnerty, Indiana<br \/>\nRobert Glover, Indiana<br \/>\nMichael Hixon, Indiana<br \/>\nAli Khalafalla, Indiana<br \/>\nVini Lanza, Indiana<br \/>\nBlake Pieroni, Indiana<br \/>\nMohamed Samy, Indiana<br \/>\nAnze Tavcar, Indiana<br \/>\nFelix Auboeck, Michigan<br \/>\nPaul Powers, Michigan<br \/>\nCharlie Swanson, Michigan<br \/>\nMossimo Chavez, Ohio State<br \/>\nJoshua Fleagle, Ohio State<br \/>\nMatt McHugh, Ohio State<br \/>\nThomas Trace, Ohio State<br \/>\nShane Ryan, Penn State<br \/>\nMarat Amaltdinov, Purdue<br \/>\nSteele Johnson, Purdue<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Second Team<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nChristopher Klein, Michigan<br \/>\nJacob Montaque, Michigan<br \/>\nTristan Sanders, Michigan<br \/>\nVincent Tafuto, Michigan<br \/>\nJakub Maly, Minnesota<br \/>\nJordan Wilimovsky, Northwestern<br \/>\nJack Barone, Ohio State<br \/>\nNoah Lense, Ohio State<br \/>\nAndrew Loy, Ohio State<br \/>\nColin Zeng, Ohio State<br \/>\nCannon Clifton, Wisconsin<br \/>\nMatthew Hutchins, Wisconsin<br \/>\nBrett Pinfold, Wisconsin<br \/>\nRyan Stack, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Sportsmanship Honorees<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nBob Glover, Indiana<br \/>\nKenneth Mende, Iowa<br \/>\nJackson Goethe, Michigan<br \/>\nAdam Henley, Michigan State<br \/>\nNoah Busch, Minnesota<br \/>\nStephen Shull, Northwestern<br \/>\nJoey Long, Ohio State<br \/>\nMatt Stasiunas, Penn State<br \/>\nAlex Toetz, Purdue<br \/>\nHarrison Tran, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of the B1G conference.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big Ten announced the 2017 Big Ten Men\u2019s Swimmer of the Championships, Diver of the Championships and Freshman of the Year awards. 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