After winning both diving events in Friday’s (Dec. 3) dual meet against Cincinnati, redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week as announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Dec. 8).
For Capobianco, it’s his fifth-career Big Ten Diver of the Week honor and first of the 2021-22 season. Between its men’s and women’s teams, six Indiana student-athletes have collected 10 such awards over four weeks of eligibility. Capobianco is the third diver to win an award this campaign, following freshman Carson Tyler (twice) and sophomore Anne Fowler.
The Holly Springs, North Carolina, native tallied season-high scores in both the 3-meter (465.30) and 1-meter (425.63) dives. Capobianco has collected NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in all seven events he has competed in this season.
Capobianco’s performance helped the men’s team improve to 6-0 at the end of fall competition. Indiana diving was dominant in the meet against the Bearcats, placing the top three finishers, at minimum, in all four events.
A seven-time All-American, Capobianco is the reigning 3-Meter dive National Champion, repeat Big Ten Diver of the Year and Indiana co-Male Athlete of the Year. Over the summer, Capobianco competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he earned a silver medal in the 3-Meter Synchronized Springboard with teammate and former Hoosier Michael Hixon.
Capobianco and the Hoosiers resume the season on January 8, 2022, when they visit Ann Arbor, Michigan, for a Big Ten dual meet against the Michigan Wolverines.
