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Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Evan Yoo, Cal Poly | Junior • Redondo Beach, Calif. |
- Evan Yoo helped aid Cal Poly to its first undefeated dual meet season in program history and posted a first-place finish in all events to claim The Big West’s Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week. This is the first time a student-athlete has captured the award in consecutive weeks as Yoo claimed the honor for a third time this season (Oct. 8, Jan. 14).
- For the third straight week, Yoo won every event the junior competed. The Sherman Oaks, Cailf. native contributed a 52.79 time in the 100 Breast. The junior broke the program record in the event by shattering it by .15 seconds.
- Additionally, Yoo took home the 200 Breast (1:54.61) just over a half-second from the program record, swimming over six seconds faster than the next closest athlete and closed the day with a 200 IM (1:47.01) victory.
Also Nominated: Kyle Brill (UC Santa Barbara), Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo (Hawai’i)