Males’s Swimming & Diving Projected to Win NEC Title

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (September 21, 2025) – The Northeast Conference (NEC) revealed its males’s swimming & diving preseason polls the place Howard University was projected to defend its championship. The announcement got here Friday (Sept. 19).
 
HU was picked unanimously after successful final yr’s convention tile by the narrowest of margins (seven factors).
 

Howard Director of Swimming & Diving Nicholas Askew and the Bison are chasing their third NEC title in 4 years. Since becoming a member of the league in 2022, HU has completed both as champion or runner-up.
 
This yr’s squad is led by graduate Zay Swilley (Bradley, Ill.), senior Taj Benton (Baltimore) and juniors Adam Diaz (Manhattan, N.Y.) and Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
 
Last yr’s runner-up Wanger was picked second whereas LIU and Le Moyne completed third and fourth, respectively.
 
On the ladies’s aspect, HU was picked second within the preseason ballot behind three-time NEC Champion Central Connecticut State. Junior Chanice Posada (Houston) and two-time NEC Outstanding Swimmer senior Zuilda Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.) look to steer the Bison to their first convention title in program historical past.
 
HU opens its 2025-26 marketing campaign on the annual Potomac Relays, hosted by American. First race begins at 1 p.m.
 
For extra info, go to the Bison Athletics web site at www.HUBison.com and/or the NEC web site at www.northeastconference.org.