TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program collected three Big 12 weekly awards, the league announced on Wednesday.
Hunter Gubeno (Men's Swimmer), Joleigh Crye (Women's Swimmer) and Ramez Diaa (Men's Diver) all received weekly accolades for the Bearcats.
Graduate student Hunter Gubeno was named Big 12's Men's Swimmer of the Week following a breakout season opener performance against Oakland this past weekend. He earned three event wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.75), the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.36) and the 50-yard freestyle (20.64).
Gubeno was also a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that placed second. This marked the second Big 12 Weekly honor of his career.
Junior Joleigh Crye grabbed her second career Big 12 accolade after securing two individual event wins in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.18) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.37). She was a part of the winning women's 200-yard medley relay team that recorded the sixth-fastest time in program history (1:40.33).
Freshman Ramez Diaa has made an immediate impact for the Bearcats tallying his first Big 12 Weekly award. He recorded two NCAA Diving Zone scores and grabbed the win in the 3-meter dive (348.15).
Diaa also finished second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 303.40.
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Cincinnati will travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Northwestern on Friday Oct. 18. Events will begin at 3 p.m. ET.
Hunter Gubeno (Men's Swimmer), Joleigh Crye (Women's Swimmer) and Ramez Diaa (Men's Diver) all received weekly accolades for the Bearcats.
Graduate student Hunter Gubeno was named Big 12's Men's Swimmer of the Week following a breakout season opener performance against Oakland this past weekend. He earned three event wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.75), the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.36) and the 50-yard freestyle (20.64).
Gubeno was also a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that placed second. This marked the second Big 12 Weekly honor of his career.
Junior Joleigh Crye grabbed her second career Big 12 accolade after securing two individual event wins in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.18) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.37). She was a part of the winning women's 200-yard medley relay team that recorded the sixth-fastest time in program history (1:40.33).
Freshman Ramez Diaa has made an immediate impact for the Bearcats tallying his first Big 12 Weekly award. He recorded two NCAA Diving Zone scores and grabbed the win in the 3-meter dive (348.15).
Diaa also finished second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 303.40.
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Cincinnati will travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Northwestern on Friday Oct. 18. Events will begin at 3 p.m. ET.