Salisbury’s Potts and Byrd Earn NJAC Males’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

PITMAN — The New Jersey Athletic Conference introduced its males’s swimming & diving weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 19.
 

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
MASON POTTS • Salisbury University
Sophomore • Lansdale, PA/North Penn
 
Potts is called NJAC Swimmer of the Week after a robust season debut for Salisbury. He received 4 gold medals to assist the Sea Gulls finest Marymount (Va.) on Saturday, together with solo victories within the 100m free (53.06) and 100m backstroke (57.20). The sophomore was additionally a part of two successful relay groups, anchoring the 200m medley relay (1:43.80) and the 200m free relay with a pool-record time of 1:34.53. His 100m again time when transformed to yards ranks because the quickest within the NJAC and 19^th in NCAA Division III. His transformed 100 free time is the fourth-fastest within the NJAC to this point this yr.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
CAMERON BYRD • Salisbury University
Freshman • Bear, DE/Saint Mark’s
 
Byrd is called NJAC Rookie of the Week after he impressed in his first collegiate motion to assist Salisbury finest Marymount (Va.), successful three gold medals and one silver. The freshman secured solo victories within the 400-meter freestyle (4:18.51) and 200m butterfly (2:08.39) whereas ending runner-up within the 200m particular person medley (2:11.38). He additionally helped the Sea Gulls take the 200 medley relay (1:43.80). Byrd’s occasions within the 200m fly and 200m IM when transformed to yards rank him among the many high 50 in NCAA Division III and are the second- and fourth-fastest respectively within the NJAC.