Rowan males’s swimming will search for larger successes this upcoming season after a season of highs and lows final winter. The crew is coached by Brad Bowser, who’s coming into his twelfth yr as head coach of this system. The crew endured setbacks in twin meets, solely posting a 2-5 file, albeit towards powerful competitors with ranked opponents comparable to Johns Hopkins and New York University (NYU). However, they discovered hard-earned success when it mattered most, the Division III National Championships.
After a fourth-place end as a crew throughout the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships, the crew racked up a number of All-American honors at Nationals, with the record-breaking quartet of Jack Watson, Alex Volin, Tobias Cahnbley, and Braden Sheehan capturing second-team All-American honors within the 800-free relay. Watson additionally earned particular person honors, ending as a first-team All-American honors within the 100 fly, and Volin acquired second-team honors within the 200 fly.
However, Watson, Volin, and Cahnbley have all left this system this upcoming yr because of commencement, with Sheehan the one returner from their run at Nationals. It shall be a youthful group led by Sheehan to assist fill the footwear left behind by the trio to search out each particular person and crew success this season.
Top returners this season will embody seniors Kristian Werner and Brandon McMahon, sophomores Josh Oliveira and Julian Huynh, and junior Gavin Danze. It’s a returning class with a ton of potential to step up and lead the Profs to National success as soon as extra.
The crew shall be examined as soon as once more in all of their twin meets, with the spotlight of the twin season being a conflict towards the Division I Villanova University Wildcats within the ultimate meet of the season. Their season formally kicks off this Saturday, Oct. 11, with a twin meet towards the Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks. The crew defeated Stevens of their season-opener final season, 167-95.
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