University of Minnesota Athletics

In her first season with the Gophers, Zhou was a Big Ten Champion, NCAA Champion, Big Ten Diver of the Championships, Big Ten Diver of the Year and the NCAA Diver of the Year

2014-15 Season Awards Announced

4/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

April 18, 2015

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MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota's Swimming and Diving Program gathered for a year-end banquet this morning at Jax Cafe to celebrate an end to another season. Academic achievement awards were recognized, including the prestigious Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award that was given to senior Jessica Plant. Plant maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA through her collegiate career. First-year letterwinners were also introduced to the M Club and team awards that were selected by the coaching staff and student-athletes were handed out.

Most Valuable Performer
Matt Barnard
Kierra Smith

Most Improved
Spencer Mattox 
Eric Sande
Jonathon Thielen 
Daryl Turner
Abigail Raatz
Brooke Zeiger

Hardest Worker
Andrew Hartbarger
Noah Busch 
Jessica Plant
Lauren Votava

Diver of the Year
Yu Zhou

Iron Fish
Jakub Maly

Dorothy L. Sheppard Award
Tori Simenec

Jean K. Freeman Award
Rebecca Weiland 

Jerry McCaul Award 
Jimmy Rafter

Spirit Award 
Brooke Lorentzen

Mutual of Omaha Leadership Award 
Kiera Janzen
CJ Smith

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Players Mentioned

Matt Barnard

Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Noah Busch

Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Andrew Hartbarger

Backstroke/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Kiera Janzen

Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Brooke Lorentzen

Middle Distance/Distance Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Jakub Maly

Breaststroke/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Spencer Mattox

Breaststroke
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Jessica Plant

Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Abigail Raatz

Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Jimmy Rafter

Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Eric Sande

Breaststroke/Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Tori Simenec

Butterfly/Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

CJ Smith

Distance Freestyle
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Kierra Smith

Breaststroke
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Jonathon Thielen

Backstroke
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Daryl Turner

Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Men's Swimming & Diving

Lauren Votava

Sprint Free/Butterfly
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Brooke Zeiger

IM/Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

Yu Zhou

Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving

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