Sweeney, Figueroa Win Big 12 Honors
4/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
April 7, 2011
The Big 12 Conference announced today the 2010-11 Big 12 Swimming and Diving postseason awards, and two Tigers were selected to receive postseason honors. Jamie Sweeney received the honor of Big 12 Women's Diving Coach of the Year for the first time, while freshman Loren Figueroa also nabbed her first Women's Diver of the Year honor for the conference.
Figueroa made an incredible impact on the Tiger diving team this year, putting together the best freshman season of any diver in school history. Her season culminated with a second place, All- American finish at the NCAA Division I Championships in the 1 meter dive, setting a new University record with her score of 335.15. Her finish was the best ever for a Missouri diver. Figueroa also brought Missouri its first ever Big 12 Championship in the 1 meter dive, finishing with a meet-record score of 335.15.
In his fourth season as Head Diving Coach at Missouri, Sweeney raised the program to its highest level of success thus far, cementing its status in the national spotlight. Sweeney's divers, led by Figueroa's NCAA medal and Big 12 Championship, posted some of the highest finishes of any divers in Missouri history. Sweeney was also named Big 12 Women's Diving Coach of the Meet at Big 12 Championships.
Full Results
Men
Swimmer of the Year Jimmy Feigen, Texas
Diver of the Year Grant Nel, Texas A&M
Newcomer of the Year Michael McBroom, Texas
Swimming Coach of the Year Eddie Reese, Texas
Diving Coach of the Year Jay Lerew, Texas A&M
Women
Swimmer of the Year Karlee Bispo, Texas
Diver of the Year Loren Figueroa, Missouri
Newcomer of the Year Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
Swimming Coach of the Year Kim Brackin, Texas
Diving Coach of the Year James Sweeney, Missouri
Players Mentioned
