Rowan’s Pennington, TCNJ’s Evaldi, Salisbury’s Odonoghue Earn NJAC Ladies’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

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

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
ELLA PENNINGTON • Rowan University
Senior • Elkton, MD/Elkton
 
Pennington, the reigning NJAC Swimmer of the Year and NCAA All-American, earns her first NJAC Swimmer of the Week honor of the season after she claimed an NCAA ‘B’ minimize time and practically secured one other in Friday’s win at Montclair State. The senior earned that B minimize customary within the 200 backstroke with a time of two:02.72, whereas her 100 backstroke time of 56.80—a brand new facility document—was simply 0.12 seconds off the qualifying mark. Her 200 again time is the second-fastest in NCAA Division III up to now this 12 months, and her 100 again time is the third-fastest mark. Pennington additionally swam legs on the profitable 400 free relay (3:40.81) and 200 medley relay (1:50.95).
 
DIVER OF THE WEEK
BETH EVALDI • The College of New Jersey
Senior • Ewing, NJ/Hun School of Princeton
 
Evaldi, the reigning NJAC Diver of the Year, picks up her first Diver of the Week honor of the season. She certified for NCAA Regionals this previous weekend along with her rating on the 1-meter board throughout TCNJ’s twin meet in opposition to Kean, posting a six-dive rating of 262.95 to punch her ticket to the regional championships. That rating additionally ranks her ninth in NCAA Division III early within the season.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ROWAN ODONOGHUE • Salisbury University
Freshman • Newark, DE/Saint Mark’s
 
Odonoghue is known as NJAC Rookie of the Week after she captured 4 medals in her collegiate debut to steer the Sea Gulls to a season-opening win over Marymount (Va.). She gained gold within the 400 free (4:37.32) and silver medals within the 50 free (28.22) and 800 free (9:45.90). The freshman additionally contributed a gold medal as a part of the 200 medley relay (2:03.50). Her 400 meter free time ranks among the many prime 30 in NCAA Division III when transformed to a 500 yard time, and can be the second-fastest within the NJAC up to now this 12 months.