After claiming both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship titles and the NCAA men\u2019s crown in March, the Texas Longhorns lead the way for the 2016-17 postseason honors. UT collected at least a share of all 10 awards, while West Virginia earned co-honors for women\u2019s Newcomer of the Year, as voted on by league coaches.<\/p>\n
The All-Big 12 Teams were also announced. Student-athletes must place 1-3 at the Big 12 Championships to earn first team honors and 4-6 to earn second team recognition.<\/p>\n
Will<\/strong> Licon<\/strong>, Texas, Sr., El Paso, Texas<\/p>\n Licon became the 4th swimmer in the history of college swimming and the first Big 12 swimmer to win four separate individual events throughout his career at the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n In addition, Licon earned three individual events during the 2017 championships, the first Big 12 swimmer to do so, earning first in the 200 IM, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.<\/p>\n The Longhorn also set league and program records in the 200 and 400 medley relays this year.<\/p>\n Madisyn<\/strong> Cox<\/strong>, Texas, Sr., Lubbock, Texas<\/p>\n Competed in the NCAA Championships, earning All-America finishes in all three of her individual events (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast) and added All-America finishes in the 800 free relay (4th) and 400 medley relay (3rd).<\/p>\n Notched Honorable Mentions for her showings in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.<\/p>\n Selected as Women\u2019s Swimmer of the Meet at the Big 12 Championships after setting three Big 12 and program records.<\/p>\n Mark Anderson<\/strong>, Texas, Jr., Lake Forest, Calif.<\/p>\n Registered the top finish by a Big 12 diver at the NCAA Championships with his seventh-place finish on the one-meter.<\/p>\n Was the only Big 12 diver to qualify on all three boards at the national championships.<\/p>\n The Lake Forest native won the one-meter and took second on the three-meter boards at the Big 12 Championship in February.<\/p>\n Alison Gibson<\/strong>, Texas, Fr., Austin, Texas<\/p>\n Won a national title at the NCAA Championships for her performance on the 1-meter board, notching 332.60 points.<\/p>\n Placed second on the one-meter (327.00) and third on the three-meter (311.70) at the Big 12 Championships.<\/p>\n Grayson Campbell<\/strong>, Texas, Fr., Vienna, Va.<\/p>\n Campbell was the only Big 12 freshman swimmer or diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors by placing eighth on the three-meter board.<\/p>\n At the Big 12 Championship, the diver won the three-meter final with a score of 451.85 and took sixth on the one-meter (300.15).<\/p>\n Morgan Carr<\/strong>, West Virginia, So., Charleston, W.Va.<\/p>\n Carr won bronze in the 200 butterfly after advancing to the A finals with an NCAA B cut and career-best time of 1:57.86 in the prelims, for the second-fastest time in school history at the Big 12 Championship.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s 500 freestyle, Carr advanced to the B finals where she placed 10th overall with a personal-best time of 4:52.41 at the Big 12 Championship.<\/p>\n Eddie Reese<\/strong>, Texas, 39th Season<\/p>\n Recorded his 13th NCAA Championships victory and owns the title of winningest coach in the history of swimming and diving.<\/p>\n Won his third consecutive national title, and surpassed Michigan for No. 1 all-time with 13 NCAA men\u2019s swimming and diving national titles.<\/p>\n Reese earned his 38th consecutive conference championship in February.<\/p>\n Carol Capitani<\/strong>, Texas, 5th season<\/p>\n Led Texas to the top NCAA Championships finish by an active Big 12 member institution since 2009 as UT placed 5th, just one-half of a point behind 4th place Georgia.<\/p>\n Led her team to a No. 1 ranking in the CSCAA top 25 poll in January and notched wins against California, Georgia and Texas A&M, among others.<\/p>\n Matt Scoggin<\/strong>, Texas, 25th Season<\/p>\n In his 25th season as the Texas head diving coach, Matt Scoggin earned his sixth consecutive men\u2019s diving coach of the year honor.<\/p>\n His divers produced two All-America finishes at the national championship (Campbell and Anderson).<\/p>\n Press release courtesy of the Big 12 conference.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After claiming both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship titles and the NCAA men\u2019s crown in March, the Texas Longhorns lead the way for the 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WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
MEN\u2019S DIVER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
WOMEN\u2019S DIVER AND CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
MEN\u2019S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
WOMEN\u2019S CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
MEN\u2019S SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n
MEN\u2019S & WOMEN\u2019S DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/h3>\n