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SPORTS SECTION JOURNAL COURIER JCONLINE.COM/SPORTS Purdue sophomore forward Caleb Swanigan completed his sweep of first- team All-America honors Tuesday with his selection to the AP All-America basketball team. The Associated Press selection makes Swanigan a consensus All-American, first since JaJuan Johnson in 2011. The Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and AP are the four organizations used in determining consensus All-Americans. Swanigan led the nation with 26 dou- ble-doubles and was the only player in Division I to average 18 points (18.5) and 12 rebounds (12.6) while shooting 53.4 percent, 43.1 percent on 3s. a very knowledgeable guy, now been through it in terms of experience, understanding scouting reports and those types of Purdue coach Matt Painter said.

really gets it. I think he really separated himself from a lot of people with the consistent Swanigan is also a finalist for the Wooden Award, the Naismith Trophy, the Big Award (Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Award), the Malone Award top power forward) and the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Award. His selection to the consensus team is 27thconsensus All-America selection in school history, done by 18 players. The 27 consensus All-Americans are the second most in NCAA history and the 18 players honored rank as the third most. He is the only major-college player (and one of two players total) to record 600 points, 400 rebounds and 100 assists in a season Jerrelle Benimon in 2013-14).

He joins legendary Tim Duncan of Wake Forest (1996-97 season) as the only players in the last 25 years to average at least 18.5 points, 12.5 rebounds COLLEGE BASKETBALL Swanigan completes an All-America sweep STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS JOHN COURIER Caleb Swanigan is first consensus All-American since JaJuan Johnson in 2011. Barreling up the ball work for Purdue junior Logan Poisallon Tuesday night against Kent State. Well-hit balls in early at-bats, however, instilled confidence in Poisall when he stepped to the plate with the game on the line in the bottom of the ninth. That at-bat concluded with a jammed 3-2 pitch off his fists that even reach the shortstop. Yet he still ended up being chased by teammates in celebration.

That infield single scored Skyler Hunter with the winning run in the 3-2 walk-off victory over Kent State in their home opener at Alexander Field. Poisall said it all came down to thriving under pressure, which described entire ninth inning. The Boilermakers improved to 13-10 via a third strike passed ball, a clutch two-out single and a game-tying balk. up and down, but going to prevail and going to get to the top where we need to be with our details and everything like Poi- sall said. a win.

enjoy it for a little bit and then got a game tomorrow, so got to go after that Purdue played its first 22 games on the road across six states. They all been as dramatic as Tuesday, when Kent State took a 2-1 lead via two unearned runs in the sixth and carried that lead into the ninth. With one out, Golden Flashes closer Zach Spangler struck out cleanup hitter Jaxson McGowan. But when strike three got loose, the sophomore beat the throw to first. One out later, Skyler Hunter smacked an opposite-field single to left that sent pinch-runner Milo Beam to third.

Hunter stole second base as a 2-2 PURDUE 3, KENT STATE 2 JOHN COURIER Purdue starter Jack Dellinger, a freshman from Issaquah, Washington, scattered four hits with no walks and struck out five on Tuesday. DRAMATIC WIN IN HOME OPENER Boilers score winning run in bottom of ninth inning on an infield single NATHAN BAIRD JOHN COURIER Harry Shipley raps a single to right field in the third inning of his 3-2 home win against Kent State. After sweeping the springboard national titles at the NCAA Championships to earn the top national diving honors, Steele Johnson and coach Adam Soldati have also been named the Big Ten Diver and Diving Coach of the Year. the second time Johnson has received both the Big Ten and national awards. He also claimed both in 2015 after winning NCAA titles on 1-meter and platform.

Soldati was recognized for the sixth time for his work with the Purdue men and eighth time overall. He was also honored as the Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015 (men) as well as 2009 and 2014 (women). been the national Diving Coach of the Year five times, all for his work with the Purdue men. Johnson also finished second on platform to go along with his sweep of the NCAA titles on 1-meter and 3-meter. He was the only diver to be a championship finalist in all three events this year.

He accounted for 57 team points, leading the Boilermakers to a 13th-place finish in the team scoring. Johnson has now won NCAA titles in all three diving events during his career, joining Purdue alumnus David Boudia as the only divers to accomplish the feat since platform diving was added to the NCAA Championships in 1990. Boudia and Johnson are the only student-athletes to win the College Swimming Coaches Association of Diver of the Year award multiple times since 2005. Purdue divers have won 11 NCAA titles under tutelage. Boudia won six, Johnson now has four and Casey Matthews was the 3-meter champion in 2013.

Under guidance all eight Purdue divers, four men and four women, qualified for the NCAA Championships in at least one event. Seven went on to earn All-America honors, highlighted by a combined seven top- eight finishes. COLLEGE DIVING Johnson, Soldati earn Big Ten honors PURDUE AND STAFF REPORTS ROBERT Steele Johnson swept this NCAA 1-meter and 3-meter springboard titles. Adam Soldati.