Arizona State’s Caroline Bentz (women’s swimmer), Andy Dobrzanski (men’s swimmer), Julia Ullmann (women’s newcomer) and Tolu Young (men’s newcomer) were joined by Arizona’s Zara Ayazi (women’s diver) for the Conference’s weekly swimming and diving awards.

Dobrzanski became the second Sun Devil named Big 12 Men’s Swimmer of the Week this season as he swept the breaststroke events in ASU’s win over Grand Canyon. The junior from Monroe, Michigan clocked times of 52.92 in the 100 breaststroke and 1:55.30 in the 200 breaststroke before helping Arizona State’s 200 medley relay finish third (1:26.77; 20.78 split).

Bentz won all three individual events she participated in against Grand Canyon and Rice to accrue her fourth swimmer of the week honor. The graduate student swept the 100 and 200 yard freestyle events against Grand Canyon with times of 48.73 and 1:47.41, respectively, before adding two more golds in the 50 freestyle (22.31) and 200 backstroke (1:53.23) against Rice. She capped off her weekend by helping ASU’s 200 medley relay break the school record with a time of 1:35.69 (21.47 split).
 
Ayazi is the second student-athlete from Arizona to be named Big 12 Women’s Diver of the Week. The junior from La Crescenta, California earned her first career event title on the 1-meter dive against NAU by over 20 points with a zone cut score of 286.73.
 
Young took home two gold medals against Grand Canyon as he won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. The freshman was the only swimmer to log a sub-20 second time in the 50 free (19.90) and won the 100 butterfly (47.62) by 0.07 seconds. He then finished his meet with two podium finishes in the 400 freestyle relay (2:56.44) and 200 medley relay (1:25.95). It is his second Conference accolade of the season.
 
Ullmann garnered her second Conference weekly honor of the season with four podium finishes in individual events and another two wins in relays. The freshman swept the 100 and 200 yard butterfly events as she touched the wall in 52.86 seconds and 1:59.82, respectively, before helping the ASU 200 medley relay (1:35.69) and 400 free relay (3:17.69) finish first.
 
A full list of the season’s weekly Big 12 Swimming and Diving award winners can be found here.

 
Big 12 Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards- January 8
 
Men’s Swimmer of the Week:  Andy Dobrzanski, Arizona State
Men’s Newcomer of the Week: Tolu Young, Arizona State
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Caroline Bentz, Arizona State
Women’s Diver of the Week: Zara Ayazi, Arizona
Women’s Newcomer of the Week: Julia Ullmann, Arizona State