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Siblings Sweep ACC Weekly Diving Awards
January 16, 2024 | Swimming & Diving
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina's brother and sister duo Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño and Aranza Vazquez Montaño took home ACC Men's and Women's Diver of the Week honors, respectively, with Rodolfo sharing Men's Diver of the Week accolades with Pitt's Dylan Reed.
Notre Dame swept the ACC swimming weekly awards, with Chris Guiliano earning his second Men's Swimmer of the Week nod and Madelyn Christman winning the Women's Swimmer of the Week.
A freshman on the UNC men's team, Rodolfo swept the diving events in the Tar Heels' meet against No. 24 SMU with two zone qualifying dives. He won the 1-meter with his score of 352.40 and broke the 400-point mark for the first time in his career with a 423.50 to win the 3-meter competition. It's the first weekly honor of his career.
Aranza swept the diving events in the Carolina women's dual meet with UNC Asheville. The La Paz, Mexico, native won the 1-meter with a 339.40 and the 3-meter with a 359.60. She took the 1-meter by 44.1 points and the 3-meter by 95.3 points. The senior has won all eight events she has competed in this season.
This was her fourth weekly award of the season and 12th of her career.
The Tar Heels return to competition this weekend, Jan. 19-20, in Charlottesville, Va., with a tri-meet against NC State and Virginia.
ACC Men's Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 10 - Che Stephens, Jr., Louisville | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 24 - Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 31 - Will McCollum, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 - Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Nov. 21 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Jan. 9 - Adam Sneden, Gr., Louisville
Jan. 15 - Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, Fr., North Carolina | Dylan Reed, Pitt
ACC Women's Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville | Calie Brady, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 24 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 31 - Margo O'Meara, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 9 - Lindsay Gizzi, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Notre Dame swept the ACC swimming weekly awards, with Chris Guiliano earning his second Men's Swimmer of the Week nod and Madelyn Christman winning the Women's Swimmer of the Week.
A freshman on the UNC men's team, Rodolfo swept the diving events in the Tar Heels' meet against No. 24 SMU with two zone qualifying dives. He won the 1-meter with his score of 352.40 and broke the 400-point mark for the first time in his career with a 423.50 to win the 3-meter competition. It's the first weekly honor of his career.
Aranza swept the diving events in the Carolina women's dual meet with UNC Asheville. The La Paz, Mexico, native won the 1-meter with a 339.40 and the 3-meter with a 359.60. She took the 1-meter by 44.1 points and the 3-meter by 95.3 points. The senior has won all eight events she has competed in this season.
This was her fourth weekly award of the season and 12th of her career.
The Tar Heels return to competition this weekend, Jan. 19-20, in Charlottesville, Va., with a tri-meet against NC State and Virginia.
ACC Men's Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 10 - Che Stephens, Jr., Louisville | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 24 - Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 31 - Will McCollum, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 - Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Nov. 21 - Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Jan. 9 - Adam Sneden, Gr., Louisville
Jan. 15 - Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, Fr., North Carolina | Dylan Reed, Pitt
ACC Women's Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville | Calie Brady, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 - Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 24 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 31 - Margo O'Meara, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 9 - Lindsay Gizzi, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 - Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
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