MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Freshman Joey Stebbins has been named the Large 12 Males’s Co-Newcomer of the Week for his efficiency in opposition to Penn State as introduced by the Large 12 Convention on Wednesday.
Stebbins positioned second within the males’s 400-yard particular person medley in opposition to the Nittany Lions, touching the wall at 3:52.42. That point was the tenth quickest in program historical past for the 400 IM.
Stebbins additionally completed fourth within the 200-yard breaststroke. He’s the third Mountaineer to earn a weekly Large 12 honor this season, and the primary swimmer to take action.
Sophomore Owen Recker and junior Christian Torres have every been named Large 12 Males’s Diver of the Week this season.
West Virginia doesn’t compete once more till the Large 12 Swimming and Diving Championships from Feb. 25-March 1, at Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Middle in Federal Means, Washington.
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