For his performance last Friday in a meet against Purdue, senior Erik Nilsson was named the Big Ten’s Swimmer of the Week for the third time in his college career. Nilsson, who choose NU over Harvard and Michigan (Michael Phelps’ alma mater), swam in three individual races and won them all. The victories came in the 200 freestyle, 200 fly, and 500 freestyle.
Meanwhile, Jake Herbert received Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors. The senior, who is ranked first in the nation for the 184-pound title, won all four of his matches on Sunday at the Michigan State Open. Herbert has not suffered a loss at the collegiate level since 2006. This is the fifth time Herbert has won conference Wrestler of the Week honors.