University of Minnesota Athletics
DAN CROASTON NAMED BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK
1/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
DUniversity of Minnesota senior diver Dan Croaston has been named the Big Ten Diver of the Week for the third time this season.
Croaston set a new Dallas Morning News Invitational and SMU Perkins Natatorium 1-meter diving record on his way to being named the meet's most valuable diver. His score of 374.45 beat the former record of 372.85 by nearly two points. Croaston also won the 3-meter competition with an NCAA qualifying score of 361.75. He also won both diving competitions in Minnesota's home dual with Iowa on Sunday with a 1- meter score of 386.33 and a 3-meter score of 393.00. Both scores were nearly 100 points over his nearest competitior.
The swimming and diving teams are back in action on Friday and Saturday in a triple dual with Purdue and Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.
Croaston set a new Dallas Morning News Invitational and SMU Perkins Natatorium 1-meter diving record on his way to being named the meet's most valuable diver. His score of 374.45 beat the former record of 372.85 by nearly two points. Croaston also won the 3-meter competition with an NCAA qualifying score of 361.75. He also won both diving competitions in Minnesota's home dual with Iowa on Sunday with a 1- meter score of 386.33 and a 3-meter score of 393.00. Both scores were nearly 100 points over his nearest competitior.
The swimming and diving teams are back in action on Friday and Saturday in a triple dual with Purdue and Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.
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