University of Texas junior Piper Enge and junior Alejandra Estudillo each brought home SEC weekly honors after strong performances in Friday’s tri-meet in Bloomington.
Enge was selected as the Southeastern Conference Women’s Co-Swimmer of the Week, while Estudillo earned SEC Women’s Diver of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. For both athletes, it was the second SEC weekly award of their careers.
Enge had previously been named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week on Nov. 5, 2024, and Estudillo had already picked up SEC Women’s Diver of the Week on Feb. 4, 2026.
Enge did her damage in the breaststroke events. She won the 100m breaststroke in 1:04.63 and took the 200m breaststroke in 2:24.12, then added the breaststroke leg on Texas’ winning 200m medley relay.
Those efforts helped push No. 3 Texas past host No.
5 Indiana, 188-112, and Northwestern, 250-50.
The meet was raced in short course meters rather than the usual short course yards, with the three teams using the format as preparation for the short course World Championship Trials. Enge also hit the A qualifying standard for the World Championships in both the 100m breaststroke and the 200m breaststroke.
Estudillo was just as sharp on the boards, sweeping both diving events against a strong field. She scored 336.55 points on 1-meter to win by 30 points over Indiana’s Lily Witte, who finished with 306.05. On 3-meter, Estudillo posted 370.75 points and beat Witte by 25.9 points, as Witte scored 344.85.
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