ROSEMONT, Ill. – After combining for three event victories and five top-two showings at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern, Purdue's Emily Bretscher and Greg Duncan teamed up for a sweep of the Big Ten Diver of the Week awards for the third time this season.
Both Boilermakers claimed their sixth career weekly honors. They both rank among the top three in program history. Duncan has been recognized five times this season and Bretscher on four occasions.
Duncan posted the fourth springboard sweep of his junior campaign, improving to 10-for-12 in event victories at NCAA meets this season. He is the league's first diver to win Big Ten Diver of the Week five times in a season since Purdue's Steele Johnson was a six-time honoree in 2006-17. Michigan's Ross Todd is the only other diver to be recognized multiple times (twice) by the league office in 2019-20.
Bretscher was victorious on 1-meter (301.60) and the runner-up on both 3-meter (324.60) and platform (266.45). She becomes Purdue's first female diver to claim Big Ten Diver of the Week four times in a season. She also broke the league-high tie with Minnesota's Joy Zhu and Iowa's Jayah Mathews. They'd all be recognized three times in 2019-20 entering the week.
Bretscher and Duncan have now teamed up to sweep the Big Ten Diver of the Week awards four times during their careers, easily the most of any duo of Boilermakers.
BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK 5 TIMES IN SAME SEASON – PURDUE MEN
• David Boudia, 9 – 2010-11
• David Boudia, 7 – 2008-09
• Steele Johnson, 6 – 2016-17
• Steele Johnson, 6 – 2014-15
• Greg Duncan, 5 – 2019-20
Bretscher was the only female diver at the Big Ten Triple Duals to finish among the top three in all three diving events. She posted a personal season-best score of 266.45 on the platforms and registered 300-point lists on both springboards. Bretscher and Zhu dueled on the springboards. Zhu won by .15 hundredths of a point on 3-meter and Bretscher came back to top Zhu on 1-meter by 6.75 points. She leads the Boilermakers with eight event victories this season.
Duncan also posted a pair of NCAA Zone qualifying scores – 344.80 on 1-meter and 406.55 on 3-meter – registering another 400-point list on 3-meter that was just 4.9 points shy of his Purdue season best. He was victorious on 1-meter by 31.5 points and won on 3-meter by 28.3 points. The junior swept the springboard events in duals vs. Notre Dame, Tennessee, Michigan State and Minnesota/Northwestern this season.
Ben Bramley also enjoyed a strong meet at the Big Ten Triple Duals, posting a trio of personal season-best scores while finishing top three in every event. Bramley was victorious on the tower for the second weekend in a row.
The Purdue divers compete again at the Big Ten Championships. The women's meet is set for Feb. 19 to 22 in Iowa City. The men's meet is the following week (Feb. 26-29) in Bloomington.
BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK HONORS IN 2019-20
• Greg Duncan – Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Feb. 5
• Emily Bretscher – Oct. 30, Nov. 27, Jan. 15, Feb. 5
Both Boilermakers claimed their sixth career weekly honors. They both rank among the top three in program history. Duncan has been recognized five times this season and Bretscher on four occasions.
Duncan posted the fourth springboard sweep of his junior campaign, improving to 10-for-12 in event victories at NCAA meets this season. He is the league's first diver to win Big Ten Diver of the Week five times in a season since Purdue's Steele Johnson was a six-time honoree in 2006-17. Michigan's Ross Todd is the only other diver to be recognized multiple times (twice) by the league office in 2019-20.
Bretscher was victorious on 1-meter (301.60) and the runner-up on both 3-meter (324.60) and platform (266.45). She becomes Purdue's first female diver to claim Big Ten Diver of the Week four times in a season. She also broke the league-high tie with Minnesota's Joy Zhu and Iowa's Jayah Mathews. They'd all be recognized three times in 2019-20 entering the week.
Bretscher and Duncan have now teamed up to sweep the Big Ten Diver of the Week awards four times during their careers, easily the most of any duo of Boilermakers.
| CAREER BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK AWARDS | |
| MEN David Boudia, 20 – 2009-11 Steele Johnson, 16 – 2015-18 Greg Duncan, 6 – 2019-Present Steven LoBue, 6 – 2004-07 |
WOMEN Carrie McCambridge, 8 – 2003-06 Emily Bretscher, 6 – 2018-Present Amanda Miller, 5 – 2004-07 Ashley Karnes, 5 – 2007-10 |
BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK 5 TIMES IN SAME SEASON – PURDUE MEN
• David Boudia, 9 – 2010-11
• David Boudia, 7 – 2008-09
• Steele Johnson, 6 – 2016-17
• Steele Johnson, 6 – 2014-15
• Greg Duncan, 5 – 2019-20
Bretscher was the only female diver at the Big Ten Triple Duals to finish among the top three in all three diving events. She posted a personal season-best score of 266.45 on the platforms and registered 300-point lists on both springboards. Bretscher and Zhu dueled on the springboards. Zhu won by .15 hundredths of a point on 3-meter and Bretscher came back to top Zhu on 1-meter by 6.75 points. She leads the Boilermakers with eight event victories this season.
Duncan also posted a pair of NCAA Zone qualifying scores – 344.80 on 1-meter and 406.55 on 3-meter – registering another 400-point list on 3-meter that was just 4.9 points shy of his Purdue season best. He was victorious on 1-meter by 31.5 points and won on 3-meter by 28.3 points. The junior swept the springboard events in duals vs. Notre Dame, Tennessee, Michigan State and Minnesota/Northwestern this season.
Ben Bramley also enjoyed a strong meet at the Big Ten Triple Duals, posting a trio of personal season-best scores while finishing top three in every event. Bramley was victorious on the tower for the second weekend in a row.
The Purdue divers compete again at the Big Ten Championships. The women's meet is set for Feb. 19 to 22 in Iowa City. The men's meet is the following week (Feb. 26-29) in Bloomington.
BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK HONORS IN 2019-20
• Greg Duncan – Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Feb. 5
• Emily Bretscher – Oct. 30, Nov. 27, Jan. 15, Feb. 5