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SEC Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week Presented by Allstate – Week 5

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Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Jere Hribar, LSU

LSU’s Jere Hribar, a senior from Split, Croatia, set a school record and three pool records in the win over Texas A&M, the Tigers’ first win over the Aggies since 2014. Hribar set a pool record in the 100 free with his time of 41.21, the fastest time in the nation this season. He set a pool record in the 50 free, logging a time of 18.68, which is the second fastest time nationally. In the 100 fly, Hribar set a pool and school record, clocking the fifth-fastest time in the country at 45.36. He also swam the anchor leg of the winning 200 medley relay (1:24.40/11.95).

Men’s Diver of the Week: Matthew Bray, Georgia

Georgia’s Matthew Bray, a senior from Fairfax, Va., won both springboard events against No. 18 Alabama. Bray posted season-best scores in both events, claiming first place on the 1-meter with a score of 366.15 and on the 3-meter with a final score of 384.08.

Men’s Freshman of the Week: Drew Eubanks, Tennessee

Tennessee’s Drew Eubanks, a freshman from Happy Valley, Ore., earned two top-three finishes for Tennessee in the College Swimming League meet against No. 15 Georgia, No. 17 Auburn and No. 18 Alabama. Eubanks took first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 51.92 and placed third in the 200 breaststroke (1:53.22). His time in the 100 breaststroke moved him to ninth place in program history, while improving his time in the 200 breaststroke to rank fifth all-time.

Women’s Co-Swimmers of the Week: Kennedi Dobson, Georgia and Camille Spink, Tennessee

Georgia’s Kennedi Dobson, a sophomore from Levittown, Pa., claimed three podium finishes in the College Swimming League match against No. 4 Tennessee, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. In the 500 free, Dobson touched first with a personal-best time of 4:30.48, where she set SEC, CSL, UGA, and pool records in the event and became the ninth-fastest performer in history in the event. She later posted another personal best time in the 200 free at 1:42.06, setting the top time nationally and the fourth-fastest time in program history. Dobson also placed third in the 200 IM with an NCAA cut of 1:57.08, the eighth-fastest mark in the country this season.

Tennessee’s Camille Spink, a senior from Haymarket, Va., won two individual events and was a part of two relay victories in the College Swimming League meet against No. 12 Georgia, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. Spink finished in first place in the 50 free at 20.95 and in the 100 free at 45.91, with both times as the fastest marks in the nation this season. Her time in the 100 Free was also the second fastest time in program history. Spink was the leadoff leg in the first-place 200 free relay (1:25.66/20.95) and the anchor for the winning 200 medley relay (1:35.35/21.81).

Women’s Diver of the Week: Maria Sanchez, Arkansas

Arkansas’ Maria Sanchez, a junior from Mexico City, Mexico, swept the springboard events in the victory over Rice. On Friday, Sanchez recorded a final score of 320.25 on the 1-meter and a top score of 360.45 on the 3-meter.

Women’s Freshman of the Week: Charlotte Crush, Tennessee

Tennessee’s Charlotte Crush, a freshman from Louisville, Ky., was a part of five first-place finishes during the College Swimming League meet against No. 12 Georgia, No. 15 Alabama and No. 19 Auburn. Crush broke her own record in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.31 to win the event. She also got the win in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 50.09 and setting the second-fastest time in UT history. Crush rounded out the meet with wins in the 100 fly (51.06), the 200 free relay (1:25.66/21.58 anchor) and the 200 medley relay (1:35.35/23.56 leadoff).

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This Week in ACC Field Hockey: Title Race Comes Down to the Final Weekend

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With just two days remaining in the Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey regular season, three teams – Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest – remain in contention for a share of the ACC title. A slate of traditional rivalries throughout the league will also feature high-stakes implications for the 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship, which begins on Tuesday, November 3, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

On Thursday, October 29, long-time West Coast rivals California and Stanford get the ACC’s final weekend underway. Stanford will host the No. 17 Golden Bears for the respective regular-season finales, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on ACCNX. Boston College and No. 13 Syracuse open the Friday, October 30, slate with a 4 p.m. ET push back on ACCNX. Following the Eagles and Orange, No. 7 Wake Forest will host Louisville at 5 p.m. ET on ACCNX. Duke and North Carolina will wrap up the ACC’s regular-season schedule at 6 p.m. ET on Friday on ACC Network. The No. 10 Tar Heels will make the trip to Durham, North Carolina, to battle No. 6 Duke with the winner earning at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship.

A win for Duke would make the Blue Devils the outright regular-season champions, while a North Carolina win would make the rivals ACC regular-season co-champions. However, if both North Carolina defeats Duke and Wake Forest beats Louisville, the Blue Devils, Tar Heels and Demon Deacons will each have a share of the ACC regular-season championship.

Upcoming ACC Field Hockey Schedule (All Times Eastern)

  • Thursday, October 29: #17 California at Stanford, 9 p.m., ACCNX
  • Friday, October 30: Boston College at #13 Syracuse, 4 p.m., ACCNX
  • Friday, October 30: Louisville at #7 Wake Forest, 5 p.m., ACCNX
  • Friday, October 30: #10 North Carolina at #6 Duke, 6 p.m., ACC Network

Noting ACC Field Hockey

  • Three teams remain in contention for at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship. Duke can become the ACC’s outright champion with a win over North Carolina. North Carolina and Wake Forest can both earn a share of the regular-season title with a win and a loss by Duke.
  • The 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship will return to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the first time since 2020. Beginning November 3, the host Tar Heels will look to claim their 10th consecutive ACC title on their home field.
  • The ACC holds the No. 1 conference RPI and leads all conferences in each of the four ranking categories: Opponent Success, Opponent Strength of Schedule, Road RPI and Road Success.
  • The ACC’s six teams ranked in the NFHCA Coaches Poll are tied for the most of any conference. Three ACC teams rank in the top 10 nationally: No. 6 Duke, No. 7 Wake Forest and No. 10 North Carolina.
  • At least six ACC teams – two-thirds of the league – have been ranked in every NFHCA Coaches Poll this season.
  • Seven ACC teams rank among the top 20 nationally in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, including three teams in the top 10: No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Wake Forest and No. 9 Syracuse.
  • For the second consecutive season, North Carolina was picked to win the ACC in a vote of the league’s nine head coaches. The Tar Heels garnered four first-place votes and were followed by Virginia, Duke and Wake Forest, all of which received at least one first-place vote.
  • Three ACC standouts have earned NFHCA Division I National Defensive Player of the Week honors this season – California’s Flore Uges, Duke’s Kaiya Chepow and Louisville’s Emily Young.
  • Three ACC standouts – Cal’s Liz Klompmaker (7th, 0.93), Wake Forest’s Bianca Rees-Gibbs (8th, 0.88) and North Carolina’s Charly Bruder (10th, 0.88) – each rank in the top 10 nationally in goals per game. Klompmaker also ranks ninth nationally, averaging 2.13 points per game.
  • Four ACC standouts have logged 10 or more goals on the season: Bruder (14), Klompmaker (14) and Wake Forest’s trio of Bianca Rees-Gibbs (15), Mia Schoenbeck (11) and Ava Moore (10).
  • North Carolina and Wake Forest both rank in the top-10 nationally in goals per game, scoring average and scoring margin. Defensively, Duke and North Carolina both rank in the top-10 nationally in shutouts per game.
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