University of Minnesota Athletics

Honors and Awards

Big Ten Medal of Honor
1931 Lowell Marsh
1960 Orville Peterson
1965 Walter P. Richardson
1989 Mike Zechmeister
1992 Scott Tripps
1996 Bernie Zeruhn
1997 Matt Schlessman
2014 Derek Toomey
Big Ten Swimmer of the Year
(Since 1987)
1989 Dan Egeland
1999 Alex Massura
2000 Alex Massura
2003 Terry Silkaitis
2021 Max McHugh (unanimous pick)
Big Ten Diver of the Year
(Since 1987)
1993 P.J. Bogart
1994 P.J. Bogart
1995 P.J. Bogart
1996 P.J. Bogart
2000 Dan Croaston
2001 Dan Croaston
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
(Since 1988)
1989 Sean Quackenbush
1990 Paul Nelsen
2000 Jeff Hackler
2014  Jakub Maly
2019 Max McHugh
Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year
(Since 1987)
1989 Dennis Dale
1996 Dennis Dale
1998 Dennis Dale
2001 Dennis Dale
2002 Dennis Dale
2003 Dennis Dale
Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year
(Since 1987)
1996 Doug Shaffer
2001 K.Z. Li
2016 Wenbo Chen
Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships
(Since 1991)
2001 Todd Smolinski
2011 Michael Richards
Big Ten Diver of the Championships
(Since 1991)
1995 P.J. Bogart
1996 P.J. Bogart
1999 Dan Croaston
2000 Dan Croaston
2001 Dan Croaston
2012 Kris Jorgensen
All-Big Ten First Team
(Since 1984)
1987 Dan Egeland
1988 Dan Egeland
1989 Bill Asmus, Dan Egeland, Mark Granovsky, Brett Outcalt, Sean Quackenbush, Dan Tripps, Brent Zikarsky
1990 Paul Nelsen, Sean Quackenbush
1991 Del Cemey, Andy Kurtz, Paul Nelsen, Sean Quackenbush
1992 Matt Brown, Steve Busse, Del Cemey, Jay Fischer, Eric Jorgensen, Paul Kaump, Paul Nelsen
1993 Matt Brown
1994 P.J. Bogart, Matt Brown, Duane Dobko, Eric Jorgensen, Paul Nelsen, Matt Schlessman, Derek Williams, Bernie Zeruhn
1995 P.J. Bogart, Paul Domer, Derek Williams
1996 Ty Bathurst, P.J. Bogart, John Cahoy, Duane Dobko, Manolis Lentaris, Jeremy Reints, Matt Schlessman, Derek Williams, Bernie Zeruhn
1997 Ty Bathurst, John Cahoy, Mitch Henke, Eriek Hulseman, Luis Lopez, Jonathan McLeod, Jeremy Reints, Matt Schlessman, Martin Zielinski
1998 Ty Bathurst, Bill Bishop John Cahoy, Eriek Hulseman, Luis Lopez, Alex Massura, Jeremy Reints, Brandon Schindler, Martin Zielinski
1999 John Cahoy, Dan Croaston, Ricardo Dornelas, Oscar Godoi, Luis Lopez, Alex Massura, Jonathan McLeod, Max Von Bodungen, Martin Zielinski
2000 Keam Ang, Grant Butler, Dan Croaston, Brandon Crook, Ricardo Dornelas, Jeff Hackler, Alex Massura, Allen Ong, Matt Taylor, Max Von Bodungen
2001 Keam Ang, Ben Bartell, Grant Butler, Dan Croaston, Ricardo Dornelas, Martin Gustavsson, Jeff Hackler, Chad Krastins, Allen Ong, Todd Smolinski
2002 Jeff Hackler, Chad Krastins, Bjorn Lundin, Justin Mortimer, Allen Ong, Todd Smolinski, Matt Taylor
2003 Brian Gettelfinger, Jeff Hackler, Bjorn Lundin, Justin Mortimer, Allen Ong, Neil Osten, Terry Silkaitis, Todd Smolinski, Matt Taylor
2004 Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Neil Osten, Terry Silkaitis, Ales Volcansek
2005 Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Adam Mitchell, David Plummer, Terry Silkaitis
2006 Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Adam Mitchell, Tyler Schmidt
2007 Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Tyler Schmidt, Mike Woodson
2009 Nadav Kochavi, Colin Lee-To, Steve Miller, Anthony Portela
2010 Michael Richards
2011 Zach Bolin, Curt Carlson, Michael Richards, Derek Toomey
2012 Kris Jorgensen
2014 Derek Toomey
2016 Matt Barnard
2018 Bowe Becker
2019 Bowe Becker
2020 Max McHugh
2021 Max McHugh
2022 Max McHugh
2023 Max McHugh
2024 YuTong Wang
Big Ten Swimmer of the Month/Week
(Established 1989-90)
March, 1995 P.J. Bogart (Jr.)
Dec., 1996 Manolis Lentaris (Jr.)
Dec., 1997 Alex Massura (Fr.)
Nov. 18, 1998 Alex Massura (So.)
Nov. 24, 1998 Jono McLeod (Sr.)
Nov. 24, 1999 Jeff Hackler (Fr.)
Jan. 24, 2000 Alex Massura (Jr.)
Feb. 5, 2001 Todd Smolinski (So.)
Nov. 20, 2001 Todd Smolinski (Jr.)
Dec. 3, 2001 Jeff Hackler (Jr.)
Jan. 15, 2002 Allen Ong (Jr.)
Jan. 28, 2002 Todd Smolinski (Jr.)
Feb. 5, 2002 Matt Taylor (Jr.)
Nov. 5, 2002 Justin Mortimer (Jr.)
Nov. 26, 2002 Jeff Hackler (Sr.)
Jan. 28, 2003 Terry Silkaitis (So.)
Nov. 5, 2003 Adam Mitchell (So.)
Dec. 9, 2003 Adam Mitchell (So.)
Feb. 9, 2004 Terry Silkaitis (Jr.)
Nov. 2, 2004 Sean Kelly (Jr.)
Nov. 9, 2004 Justin Mortimer (Sr.)
Feb. 1, 2005 Justin Mortimer (Sr.)
Oct. 25, 2005 Adam Mitchell (Jr.)
Oct. 24, 2006 David Plummer (Jr.)
Dec. 5, 2006 Igor Cerensek (Sr.)
Oct. 16, 2007 Jon Roberts (Jr.)
Oct. 23, 2007 Curt Carlson (Fr.)
Jan. 22, 2008 Colin Lee-To (Jr.)
Feb. 10, 2009 Nadav Kochavi (So.)
Nov. 2, 2010 Ivan Gutesa (Sr.)
Jan. 4, 2011 Michael Richards (Sr.)
Nov. 15, 2011 Kyler Van Swol (So.)
Jan. 3, 2012 Kyler Van Swol (So.)
Nov. 6, 2012 Kyler Van Swol (Jr.)
Oct. 8, 2013 Daryl Turner (Fr.)
Nov. 19, 2013 Derek Toomey (Sr.)
Jan. 28, 2014 Kyler Van Swol (Sr.)
Oct. 14, 2015 Nick Orf (Jr.)
Nov. 8, 2017 Conner McHugh (Sr.)
Oct. 31, 2018 Bowe Becker (Sr.)
Jan. 16, 2019 Bowe Becker (Sr.)
Jan. 23, 2019 Bowe Becker (Sr.)
Feb. 6, 2019 Bowe Becker (Sr.)
Oct. 30, 2019 Max McHugh (So.)
Nov. 13, 2019 Max McHugh (So.)
Dec. 11, 2019 Max McHugh (So.)
Jan. 27, 2021 Max McHugh (Jr.)
Feb. 10, 2021 Max McHugh (Jr.)
Dec. 8, 2021 Max McHugh (Sr.)
Feb. 2, 2022 Max McHugh (Sr.)
Feb. 1, 2023 Bar Soloveychik (So.)
Big Ten Diver of the Week
(Established 1998-99)
Nov. 24, 1998 Dan Croaston (So.)
Jan. 13, 1999 Dan Croaston (So.)
Nov. 24, 1999 Dan Croaston (Jr.)
Feb. 1, 1999 Dan Croaston (Jr.)
Nov. 21, 2000 Dan Croaston (Sr.)
Dec. 5, 2000 Dan Croaston (Sr.)
Jan. 23, 2001 Dan Croaston (Sr.)
Feb. 5, 2001 Dan Croaston (Sr.)
Dec. 10, 2002 Ben Herdt (Jr.)
Nov. 5, 2003 Ben Herdt (Sr.)
Nov. 13, 2007 Cole Young (Jr.)
Nov. 3, 2009 Drew Brown (Jr.)
Nov. 1, 2011 Turner Eckstrom (So.)
Feb. 7, 2012 Kris Jorgenson (Sr.)
Oct. 9, 2012 Jordan Lesser (So.)
Dec. 4, 2012 Mikey Ross (Sr.)
Feb. 12, 2013 Mikey Ross (Sr.)
Oct. 8, 2013 Manny Pollard (So.)
Nov. 12, 2013 Dylan Zoe (So.)
Jan. 28, 2014 Manny Pollard (So.)
Oct. 7, 2014 Manny Pollard (Jr.)
Dec. 9, 2014 Manny Pollard (Jr.)
Oct. 7, 2015 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Oct. 14, 2015 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Oct. 21, 2015 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Nov. 4, 2015 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Dec. 9, 2015 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Jan. 6, 2016 Matt Barnard (Jr.)
Oct. 19, 2016 Matt Barnard (Sr.)
Dec. 7, 2016 Matt Barnard (Sr.)
Jan. 31, 2018 Nick Yang (Jr.)
Oct. 17, 2018 Nick Yang (Sr.)
Oct. 16, 2019 Jake Butler (Fr.)
Oct. 20, 2021 Jake Butler (Jr.)
Dec. 7, 2022 Drew Bennett (Fr.)
Jan. 11, 2023 Drew Bennett (Fr.)   
Oct. 18, 2023 YuTong Wang (Fr.)
Nov. 8, 2023 YuTong Wang (Fr.)
Dec. 6, 2023 YuTong Wang (Fr.)
Oct. 9, 2024 YuTong Wang (So.)
Oct. 23, 2024 YuTong Wang (So.)
Nov. 6, 2024 YuTong Wang (So.)
Dec. 11, 2024 Drew Bennett (Jr.)
Feb. 5, 2025 YuTong Wang (So.)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
(Established 2011-12)
Jan. 3, 2012 CJ Smith
Jan. 15, 2013 Logan Redondo
Jan. 29, 2013 Greg Norsten
Oct. 22, 2013 Daryl Turner
Nov. 5, 2013 Daryl Turner
Dec. 10, 2013 Daryl Turner
Jan. 14, 2014 Daryl Turner
Feb. 11, 2014 Eric Sande
Oct. 14, 2015 Hunter Doerr
Nov. 4, 2015 Michael Messner
Oct. 17, 2018 Max McHugh
Oct. 24, 2018 Max McHugh
Nov. 14, 2018 Max McHugh
Nov. 21, 2018 Max McHugh
Jan. 16, 2019 Max McHugh
Jan. 23, 2019 Max McHugh
Feb. 6, 2019 Max McHugh
Oct. 30, 2019 Gavin Olson
Nov. 13, 2019 Gavin Olson
Feb. 10, 2021 Sawyer Grimes
Dec. 7, 2022 Alberto Hernandez
Jan. 11, 2023 Drew Bennett
Oct. 18, 2023    Davide Harabagiu
Oct. 25, 2023 Davide Harabagiu
Dec. 6, 2023 Davide Harabagiu
Jan. 10, 2024 Ian Steffen
Feb. 7, 2024 Davide Harabagiu
Oct. 9, 2024 Jacob Johnson
Oct. 16, 2024 Jacob Johnson
Oct. 23, 2024 Joe Polyak
Nov. 6, 2024 Jacob Johnson
Dec. 11, 2024 Jacob Johnson
CSC Academic All-American of the Year
(Swimming and Diving was part of the At-Large teams from 1983-2022 before getting its own recognition starting in 2023)
1999 John Cahoy
CSC Academic All-America
(Swimming and Diving was part of the At-Large teams from 1983-2022 before getting its own recognition starting in 2023)
1989 Mike Zechmeister (3rd)
1995 Bernie Zeruhn (2nd)
1996 Bernie Zeruhn (1st)
1997 Matt Schlessman (2nd)
1999 John Cahoy (1st), Martin Zielinski (1st)
2005 Justin Mortimer (1st)
2006 Travis Beckerle (1st)
2007 Igor Cerensek (3rd)
2023 William Christenson (3rd)
2024 Bar Soloveychik (3rd)
2025 Bar Soloveychik (3rd)
CSC Academic All-District
(Swimming and Diving was part of the At-Large teams from 1982-2022 before getting its own recognition starting in 2023; winners list here since 2002)
2002 Brian Gettelfinger (1st)
2005 Justin Mortimer (1st)
2006 Travis Beckerle (1st), Igor Cerensek (1st)
2007 Igor Cerensek (1st), Shaun Kennedy (1st)
2008 Tyler Schmidt (2nd)
2011 Ivan Gutesa (2nd)
2020 Duncan Lester (1st), Jeremy Moser (1st)
2023 William Christenson (1st), Chris Nagy (1st), Desmon Sachtjen (1st), Bar Soloveychik (1st)
2024 William Christenson, Connor Groya, Chris Nagy, Bar Soloveychik
2025 Tyler Hansen, Joe Rudd, Ryan Slonac, Bar Soloveychik
Academic All-Big Ten
(Since 1987)
1987 Darin Lindig, Pawel Stachowica, Todd Weiss, Michael Zams, Michael Zechmeister
1988 Darin Lindig, Brett Outcalt, Michael Zechmeister
1989 Mark Granovsky, Darin Lindig, Brett Outcalt, Mike Zarns, Mike Zechmeister
1990 Jay Fischer, Mike Zams
1991 Omar Boyd, Chris Carlisle, Jay Fischer, Derek Howatt, Scott Tripps, Scott Upper
1992 Matt Brown, Chris Carlisle, Can Ergenekan, Erick Haseman, Mike Hinchcliffe, Derek Howatt, Andy Kurtz, Rob McDonnell, Scott Tripps
1994 Alan Boelk, Paul Domer, Can Ergenekan, Chad Erpelding, Eric Haseman, Darren Heydanek, Michael Hinchcliffe, Andrew Kurtz, Peter Lilehei, Brian Morrison, Michael Schoknecht, Micahel Sime, Kenji Sucloh, Scott Walker, Bernie Zeruhn
1995 Alan Boelk, Isaac Bjoklund, Paul Domer, Matt Eisenhuth, Darren Heydanek, Brian Morrison, Matt Schlessman, Mike Schoknecht, Mike Sime, Kenji Sudoh, Scott Walker, Bernie Zeruhn
1996 Ty Bathurst, Mike Bauman, Isaac Bjorklund, P.J. Bogart, Cubby Campbell, Adam Duey, Matt Dunkel, Jay Epping, Matt Schlessman, Kenji Sudoh, Bernie Zeruhn
1997 Ty Bathurst, Isaac Bjorklund, John Cahoy, Cubby Campbell, Adam Duey, Luis Lopez, Jonathon McLeod, Jeff Miller, Matt Schlessman, Martin Zielinski
1998 Ty Bathurst, John Cahoy, Cubby Campbell, Oscar Godoi, Brian Howard, Luis Lopez, Jonathon McLeod, Yoav Meiri, Jeff Miller, Martin Zielinski
1999 John Cahoy*, Brian Howard, Luis Lopez, Jonathan McLeod, Yoav Meiri, Jeff Miller, Martin Zielinski
2001 Chris Forrest, Karl Frisinger, Dov Malnik, Michael Melrose, Allen Ong, Biran Porter
2002 Mark Atwood, Kris Carver, Chris Forrest, Brian Gettelfinger, David Heraly, Dov Malnik, Mike Melrose, Justin Mortimer, Allen Ong, Brian Porter, Eric Wiken
2003 Nathan Bernier, Brian Gettelfinger, Ben Herdt, Bjorn Lundin, Michael Melrose, Justin Mortimer, David Moulder, Allen Ong, Lucas Petersen
2004 Travis Beckerle, Nathan Bernier, Ben Baumann, Brian Gettelfinger, Ben Herdt, Joseph Herriges, Sean Kelly, Adam Mitchell, David Moulder, Lucas Peterson, John Schmidt, Scott Young
2005 Travis Beckerle, Daniel Berve, James Dorweiler, Igor Cerensek, Sean Kelly, Shaun Kennedy, Andrew Knoechel, Adam Mitchell, David Moulder, Justin Mortimer, Mike Natali, Kiel Ochalek, John Schmidt, Alex Volcansek, Scott Young
2006 Dan Abrahamson, Travis Beckerle, Daniel Berve, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, James Dorweiler, Matthew Engel, Sean Kelly, Shaun Kennedy, Andrew Knoechel, Adam Mitchell, Michael Natali, Kiel Ochalek, Russell Payne, John Schmidt, Tyler Schmidt, Joseph Skeate, Alex Volcansek, Mike Woodson
2007 Evan Bernier, Daniel Berve, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, James Dorweiler, Matthew Engel, Shaun Kennedy, Andrew Knoechel, Michael Natali, Russell Payne, Anthony Portela, Tyler Schmidt, Hirotaka Sugimoto, Ales Volcansek, Michael Woodson, Cole Young
2008 Michael Daup, Matthew Engel, Tyler Jepsen, Jacob Kittelstad, Stephen Miller, Russell Payne, Anthony Portela, Robert Schaefer, Tyler Schmidt, Mark Solfelt, Cole Young
2009 Kevin Basehart, Michael Daup, Philip Greenberg, Josh Griffey, Ivan Gutesa, Tyler Jepsen, Jacob Kittelstad, Stephen Miller, Anthony Portela, Rob Schnizler, Mark Solfelt, Zack Weis, Cole Young
2010 Kevin Baseheart, Zachary Bolin, Karl Burdis, Curtis Carlson, Michael Daup, Philip Greenberg, Ivan Gutesa, Richard Hills, Kristoffer Jorgenson, Jacob Kittilstad, Andrew Knaak, Nadav Kochavi, Matthew Papenfuss, Robert Schaefer, Robert Schnitzler, Mark Solfelt, Zach Weis
2011 Jared Anderson, Kevin Baseheart, Zach Bolin, Hrvoje Capan, Curt Carlson, Larry Formosa, Philip Greenberg, Andrew Griffey, Ivan Gutesa, Josh Hall, Nathan Jobe, Kris Jorgensen, Andrew Knaak, Nadav Kochavi, Matt Papenfuss, Rob Schnitzler, Zach Weis
2012 Jared Anderson, Zach Bolin, Hrvoje Capan, Larry Formosa, Josh Hall, Nathan Jobe, Kris Jorgensen, Andy Knaak, Matt Papenfuss, Derek Toomey, Mike Vernoia
2013 Jared Anderson, Brandon Hatanaka, Chris Johnson, Erik Larsen, Garin Marlow, Sean Nesheim, Carl Newenhouse, Felix Samuels, CJ Smith, Derek Toomey, Sandy Whitaker, Andre Wilt
2014 Benjamin Bravence, Alejandro Cisneros, Jason Hartbarger, Christopher Johnson, Erik Larsen, Garin Marlow, Ryan Miksch, Carl Newenhouse, Emanuel Pollard, Logan Redondo, Derek Toomey, Sandy Whitaker
2015 Viktor Bjoerk, Ben Bravence, Niklas Brinck, Alex Cisneros, David Friesch, Ian Gordan, Andew Hartbarger, Brandon Hatanaka, Nicholas Hatanaka, Chris Johnson, Erik Larsen, Jakub Maly, Garin Marlow, Ryan Miksch, Corey Mills, Carl Newenhouse, Nick Orf, Jimmy Rafter, Logan Redondo, Eric Sande, CJ Smith, Jonathon Thielen, Jack Tribble, Daryl Turner
2016 Matt Barnard, Viktor Bjoerk, Ben Bravence, Noah Busch, John Bushman, Ian Gordon, Jan Hansen, Jakub Maly, Conner McHugh, Ryan Miksch, Nick Orf, Jon Thielen, Dylan Zoe
2017 Matt Barnard, Bowe Becker, Noah Busch, John Bushman, Nick Hatanaka, Alan LeBlang, Jakub Maly, Conner McHugh, Michael Messner, Nick Orf, Nick Plachinski, Brian Poon, Logan Redondo, Jonathon Thielen
2018 Harrison Baden, Bowe Becker, Jan Hansen, Alan Leblang, Peter Lefebvre, Parker Lemke, Conner McHugh, Michael Messner, Jeremy Moser, Nick Plachinski, Tuomas Pokkinen, Matthew Thomas
2019 (18) Bowe Becker, Erik Hunter, Cameron Kelley, Alan LeBlang, Peter Lefebvre, Duncan Lester, Max Lezer, Hayden Linscott, Michael Messner, Jeremy Moser, Nicholas Plachinski, Tuomas Pokkinen, Tim Sates, Matt Thomas, Kyle Van Niekerk, Nick Yang, Evan Yoder, Eitan Yudashkin
2020 (14) Thomas Barr, Will Brenton, Aidan Dillon, Aidan Dulaney, Duncan Lester, Max Lezer, Jeremy Moser, Ryan Phillip, Tuomas Pokkinen, Tim Sates, Matt Thomas, Kyle Van Niekerk, Evan Yoder, Eitan Yudashkin
2021 (19) Tommy Barr, Isaac Barrera, Jake Butler, Aidan Dillon, Tom Donker, Aidan Dulaney, Lucas Farrar, Sam Kennedy, Duncan Lester, Aedan Lewis, Max Lezer, Gavin Olson, Ryan Phillip, Shane Rozeboom, Desmon Sachtjen, Tim Sates, Kyle Van Niekerk, Evan Yoder, Eitan Yudashkin
2022 (15) Isaac Barrera, William Christenson, Tom Donker, James Freeman, Sam Kennedy, Nathan Kim, Cameron Linder, Chris Nagy, Kaiser Neverman, Antonio Octaviano, Gavin Olson, Ryan Phillip, Shane Rozeboom, Desmon Sachtjen, Casey Stowe
2023 (15) Isaac Barrera, Jack Brown, William Christenson, Josh Johnston, Cameron Linder, Tommy McCarthy, Matt McDonald, Max McHugh, Chris Morris, Chris Nagy, Kaiser Neverman, Shane Rozeboom, Desmon Sachtjen, Bar Soloveychik, Casey Stowe
2024 (16) Jack Ballard, Jack Brown, William Christenson, Connor Groya, Alberto Hernandez, Josh Johnston, Drew Kaelin, Cameron Linder, Tommy McCarthy, Matt McDonald, Chris Nagy, Kaiser Neverman, Desmon Sachtjen, Lovro Serdarevic, Bar Soloveychik, Casey Stowe
2025 (19) Omar Abdelwahab, Jack Ballard, Drew Bennett, Connor Groya, Tyler Hansen, Davide Harabagiu, Josh Johnston, Drew Kaelin, Tommy McCarthy, Matt McDonald, Kaiser Neverman, Joe Rudd, Max Scheurer, Lovro Serdarevic, Ryan Slonac, Bar Soloveychik, Ian Steffen, Casey Stowe, YuTong Wang