For the second time in his collegiate career, Indiana redshirt junior diver Andrew Capobianco has been named the Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Year.
“Andrew was amazing this year,†head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “He continued to improve from the first dive he did at the Big Ten Championships to the last dive he did at NCAAs. There was not an obstacle, or opponent, that was going to stop him.â€
Capobianco won his second-consecutive national championship on the 3-Meter Springboard at the 2021 NCAA Championships with a score of 505.20. His score marked the third-highest output in the event in program history, made him the second-best performer in program history in the event, and was the highest score tallied at the championship since 2015 (529.10).
He is the third Hoosier to win the 3M multiple times at the national meet, joining Jim Henry (1969, 70) and Ken Sitzberger (1965, 67). His title gives Indiana eight championships in the event.
He left little doubt in defending his 2019 championship, setting the tone with a 91.80-point effort on his first of six dives. He would go on to distance himself from the pack with 84.00, 90.10, and 98.80-point dives on his final three attempts to land atop the podium.
Capobianco also nabbed All-America honors on the 1M board (4th place) with 393.35 points and the Platform (11th place) with 368.55 points. The Holly Springs, N.C., native has earned seven All-America honors in his career.
He finished 14th overall in individual points scored at the NCAA Championships with 41 points. His total was the second-highest figure posted by any diver, trailing only Jordan Windle (52 points) of Texas. He also outscored all other Big Ten swimmers and divers at the meet.
At the Big Ten Championships, he earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors after winning gold on the 1M springboard. He also claimed fourth on the 3M and ninth on the Platform on his way to earning Big Ten Diver of the Championships for the first time in his career.
At the NCAA Championships, Indiana finished sixth in the team standings with 207 points. For the eighth time in the last nine seasons the Hoosiers placed inside the top-10.
The Andrew Capobianco Collegiate File
Seven-Time All-American
Two-Time NCAA Champion
Two-Time Big Ten Diver of the Year
2021 Big Ten Co-Diver of the Championships
2021 First Team All-Big Ten
2019 Second Team All-Big Ten
2019 Academic Third Team Academic All-American
2019 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Four-Time Big Ten Diver of the Week
Hoosier Big Ten Divers of the Year
2021 – Andrew Capobianco
2019 – Andrew Capobianco
2014 – Darian Schmidt
2013 – Darian Schmidt
2012 – Zac Nees
2008 – Landon Marzullo
2006 – Brian Mariano (shared)
2005 – Marc Carlton
2003 – Marc Carlton
1999 – Mike Collier
1998 – Mike Collier
1997 – Mike Collier
1990 – Mark Lenzi
1989 – Mark Lenzi
Big Ten Postseason Awards
Swimmer of the Year
Max McHugh, Minnesota*
Diver of the Year
Andrew Capobianco – Indiana*
Swimming Coach of the Year
Mike Bottom, Michigan
Diving Coach of the Year
Adam Soldati, Purdue
