Hoban and Kulbak Earn Weekly MVC Swim/Dive Honors
10/7/2026 12:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) announced its Swimmer and Diver of the Week winners today, and two RedHawks were honored. Owen Hoban is the MVC Men's Swimmer of the Week and Noam Kulbak was selected as the MVC Men's Diver of the Week.
Hoban got off to a hot start to the 2026-27 season, earning three first-place finishes against Northwestern, the most first-place finishes of the entire meet. Hoban kicked off his 2026-27 campaign with a personal best in the 200-yard breaststroke, turning in a time of 2:00.23. He followed that with a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:46.44. Hoban wrapped up the day with another personal best in the 100-yard individual medley, finishing with a time of 49.84.
Kulbak posted a third-place finish and a fourth-place finish versus the Wildcats. He recorded a score of 290.30 in the 1M dive, which was good for third-place and earned a score of 310.20 in the 3M dive to take home fourth place.
The Miami swimming and diving team returns to the pool for a home meet against Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
Hoban got off to a hot start to the 2026-27 season, earning three first-place finishes against Northwestern, the most first-place finishes of the entire meet. Hoban kicked off his 2026-27 campaign with a personal best in the 200-yard breaststroke, turning in a time of 2:00.23. He followed that with a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:46.44. Hoban wrapped up the day with another personal best in the 100-yard individual medley, finishing with a time of 49.84.
Kulbak posted a third-place finish and a fourth-place finish versus the Wildcats. He recorded a score of 290.30 in the 1M dive, which was good for third-place and earned a score of 310.20 in the 3M dive to take home fourth place.
The Miami swimming and diving team returns to the pool for a home meet against Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
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