Football

Texas football’s junior left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. were each named for Southeastern Conference awards for their performances in Saturday’s 34-3 win over Oklahoma.

Banks was tabbed with his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honor after allowing zero sacks or quarterback pressures against the Sooners. He was the highest-graded player on the offensive line that allowed junior quarterback Quinn Ewers and his weapons to produce 406 total yards.

Banks also received his first Outland Trophy’s National Player of the Week award. He was mentioned in both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award preseason’s watch list.

Hill brought home his first SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week award for his 11 tackles (seven solo), 3.5 TFL, two sacks and one forced fumble in the Red River game. The 11 tackles matched his career-high and the forced fumble was the second of his career. 

While also making Saturday’s game his fourth straight with a sack, Hill was also named to his first Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week award. 

Soccer

Senior goalkeeper Mia Justus and freshman forward Amalia Villarreal were honored with SEC awards after beating Oklahoma and LSU last week. 

Justus was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week after holding the Sooners scoreless last week, making it her ninth clean sheet of the season. The Ohio native became the first player in Longhorn program history to record nine-or-more clean sheets in a single season. She followed that performance with a season-best eight saves in the win against the Tigers. 

Villarreal, the current SEC leader in points (11), was recognized as the Freshman of the Week. She finished the week tied for second with four points, earning one with an assist against Oklahoma and three against LSU, where she had another assist and scored a goal. 

Swimming and diving

Men’s swimming and diving junior Nick Harris was named the SEC Diver of the Week. Harris swept both events in the dual meet with LSU, winning the 1-meter dive with a score of 390.90 and left the meet with 405.98 points on the 3-meter. 

Graduate student and two-time NCAA champion Emma Sticklen was named the conference’s Swimmer of the Week after winning four events at the same meet. She set a new personal best in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.77, setting a new record at the LSU Natatorium pool and breaking the previous SEC record by two seconds. She also won and set pool records in the butterfly, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. 

Freshman Jillian Cox was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week in her collegiate debut. The Cedar Park native broke the Texas record in the 1,000, clocking a 9:25.88 while also winning the 500 with a time of 4:39.78.