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Nicole Whiston named SEC Newcomer of the Week

UT’s Nicole Whiston named SEC Newcomer of the Week.

Lady Vols’ golfer Nicole Whiston has been named the Southeastern Conference Newcomer of the Week.

Whiston, a sophomore who hails from San Diego, California and graduate of La Jolla High School, received the award Thursday.

She posted a second top-20 finish in her last three tournaments after finishing in a sixth-place tie in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic.

The event was the final regular-season tournament for Tennessee. Tennessee competes next in the SEC Championship, which opens April 14 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Newcomer of the Week award was initiated this year in response to freshmen golfers having the 2020 spring season cut short due the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whiston had 15 birdies, leading the tournament field in Baton Rouge.

UT News: November 22, 2019

UT News: November 22, 2019

The weekend is nearly here, but the excitement over Vols athletics have already begun. While the football team is gearing up for its pivotal road match against Missouri, the Tennessee swimming and diving team has started off on a tear, and a couple of golfers have made the top ranks. Additionally, the Lady Vols volleyball team get set to face Alabama tonight.

Day 1 of the Tennessee Invitational

The Vols swimming and diving teams both started out strong on Thursday, setting 48 combined personal bests to open the Tennessee Invitational.

Three Lady Vols swam sub-22 second 50 meter times either in their sprint or as a split in a relay. Bailey Grinter’s 21.95 seconds mark in the 50 meter sprint was her first under 22 seconds and was the fifth best all-time in Tennessee history.

The men’s team had five swimmers place on the top 10 board, led by Matthew Garcia who lowered his career-best in the 200 meter individual medley twice on Thursday; in doing so he set the program’s fourth-fastest 200 meter IM time at 1:44.71.

The meet continues today and tomorrow with preliminary races in the morning and the finals at 5:30 p.m. ET this evening.

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