
Babson College men's swimming & diving senior Lachlan Dibbayawan (Bangkok, Thailand) was selected as the department's Student-Athlete of the Week on Friday afternoon. Dibbayawan set a new school mark with a time of 57.85 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2019 NEWMAC Championships and is a part of four other school records in the relay events.
A two-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honoree, Dibbayawan placed 10th in the A final of the 100 breaststroke and was fifth in the B final of the 50-yard freestyle after posting a time of 21.46 in the prelims at last winter's conference meet. He was part of the Beavers' school record in the 400 free relay in 2019 and helped the team set three more marks last season's NEWMAC Championships.
In order to be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be either a junior or senior and carry a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.30.
Find out more about Lachlan:
Concentrations
Strategic Management and Business Analytics
Academic Highlights
Named to Dean's List every semester at Babson, member of the Honors Program, two-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honoree
Internship Experience
Financial Advisory with PKF (Thailand) and Grant Thornton, and interned at Spirit of 69 Company in Thailand
Clubs and Activities on Campus
Previously a member of SAAC and served as an athletics tutor
Community Service Activities
Habitat 4 Humanity
Athletic Highlights
School-record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke and is part of four records in the relays
Favorite Class at Babson
Management Consulting because of the real-life application and engaging discussions
Favorite Professor at Babson
Jonathan Sims because of the time spent in Chile to enjoying his ASM class
Plans Following Graduation
Pursue a career in management consulting
Previous Student-Athlete of the Week Award Winners
September 4 | Cassidy Witten, women's volleyball |
September 11 | Grace Regan, women's cross country/track & field |
September 25 | Reed Wilson, men's golf |
October 2 | Matthew Campbell, men's cross country/track & field |
October 9 | Evan Gaudreau, men's soccer |
October 16 | Grace Smith, women's soccer |
October 23 | Burt Gesner, men's golf |
October 30 | Samantha Hardan, women's volleyball |
November 6 | Emma Cavanagh, women's cross country |
November 13 | Katie Korzec, women's soccer |
November 20 | Caroline Winicki, women's cross country/track & field |
November 27 | Eamon Keenan, men's soccer |
December 4 | Taras Polakoff, men's swimming & diving |
December 11 | Julia Martin, women's alpine ski |
December 18 | Abigail Voce, women's swimming & diving |
January 8 | Matt Pattyson, men's basketball |
January 15 | Zach Richterman, men's ice hockey |
January 22 | Kevin Luu, men's swimming & diving |
January 29 | Patrick Flynn, men's ice hockey |
February 5 | Nicole Hiller, women's basketball |
February 12 | Brendan Casey, men's ice hockey |