Arizona State's Noah Mudadu (men's swimmer), Jake Lloyd (men's newcomer), Albane Cachot (women's swimmer) and Ellie Chalupsky (women's newcomer) were joined by Arizona's Luke Hernandez (men's diver) and Kansas' Shiyun Lai (women's diver) as the Big 12 swimming and diving weekly award recipients for competition ending Nov. 8.
Mudadu swept the distance freestyle events in Arizona State's meet against No. 20 USC and No. 25 Arizona. The sophomore from Las Vegas, Nevada won the 500-yard freestyle in a personal-best 4:13.96, moving into sixth place on the Sun Devils' all-time performance list. He added a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 8:50.00, his second-fastest performance of the season.
Hernandez won the 3-meter diving competition against USC and Arizona State with a score of 368.70. The sophomore from Holly Springs, North Carolina also recorded a runner-up finish on the 1-meter board with a score of 318.10. It is his fourth career Big 12 Men's Diver of the Week honor and first this season.
Lloyd collected the men's newcomer accolade after setting personal bests in all three individual events against the Trojans and Wildcats. The freshman from Dublin, Ohio, placed third in the 50-yard butterfly (21.25) and fourth in both the 50-yard freestyle (19.07) and 100-yard freestyle (42.50). Lloyd also contributed to runner-up finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relays while helping the Sun Devils place third in the 200-yard medley relay.
Cachot broke her own Big 12 and Arizona State program record in the 100-yard freestyle for the third time this season, winning the event in 46.74 against No. 18 USC, No. 24 Arizona and UCLA. The sophomore from Toulouse, France also captured the 50-yard freestyle title in 21.77 and finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a personal-best 1:43.87, the third-fastest time in school history. Cachot anchored Arizona State's school-record 400-yard freestyle relay (3:11.06), which recorded the nation's fastest time this season, and helped the Sun Devils win the 400-yard medley relay (3:29.20). It is her second Big 12 Women's Swimmer of the Week honor this season and fifth career Conference weekly accolade after being named Women’s Newcomer of the Week three times last season.
Lai swept both diving events against Nebraska to secure the women's diver honor. The senior won the 1-meter competition with a score of 343.95 before adding a first-place finish on the 3-meter board with a score of 377.40. The performances marked her second sweep at Robinson Natatorium this season. It is her second Big 12 weekly award this season and the 12th of her career.
Chalupsky rounded out the weekly honors after recording three individual personal bests against No. 18 USC, No. 24 Arizona and UCLA. The freshman finished second in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.30) and 100-yard freestyle (48.43) while placing third in the 50-yard butterfly (24.37). She also helped the Sun Devils win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:28.15) and set a school-record in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:11.06). Her 50-yard freestyle performance is tied for eighth in program history, while her 100-yard freestyle time ranks fourth.
Big 12 Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards – Nov. 12
Men's Swimmer of the Week: Noah Mudadu, Arizona State
Men's Diver of the Week: Luke Hernandez, Arizona
Men's Newcomer of the Week: Jake Lloyd, Arizona State
Women's Swimmer of the Week: Albane Cachot, Arizona State
Women's Diver of the Week: Shiyun Lai, Kansas
Women's Newcomer of the Week: Ellie Chalupsky, Arizona State