Jersey Mike’s MAAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Award Winners Introduced

Men’s Co-Swimmer of the Week
Luke Mesco, Rider
So., Mullica Hill, NJ, Mother of Divine Grace High School
 
Mesco received the 500-free and 1,000-free in Rider’s twin win over Canisius with instances of 4:53.41 and 10:14.17. He was additionally second within the 200-fly with a swim of 1:56.61 and anchored Rider’s profitable 400-free relay workforce. Mesco was second within the 500-free in opposition to Fordham with a time of 4:45.23 and fourth within the 200-free with a swim of 1:45.31.
 
Men’s Co-Swimmer of the Week
Victor Fuentes, Saint Peter’s
Sr., New Braunfels, Texas, Saint Francis College/New Braunfels
 
Victor Fuentes delivered a powerful efficiency at Saturday’s twin meet in opposition to Manhattan, main the Saint Peter’s males’s squad with 4 podium finishes because the Peacocks swept the Jaspers on each the lads’s and girls’s sides. Fuentes’ efforts have been highlighted by two particular person gold medals, a person silver, and a relay victory. Fuentes was a key contributor to the profitable 200-yard medley relay, serving to the Peacocks contact the wall in 1:38.17. Individually, he swept the breaststroke occasions, profitable the 50-yard breaststroke in 27.59 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.14, being the one swimmer underneath a minute within the occasion. He capped off his day with a silver medal within the 100-yard particular person medley, clocking a season-best time of 57.57.
 
Men’s Diver of the Week
Steven Figueroa, Rider
So., Whittier, CA, La Serna High School
 
Figueroa received each boards in Rider’s twin meet in opposition to Canisius, scoring 232.35 on the 1-meter and 253.20 on the 3-meter. Against Fordham, the sophomore was second on the 1-meter behind solely teammate Stavros Xantheas scoring 233.10 and was third on the 3-meter with a rating of 263.78.
  
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Joey Milhomens, Rider
Fr., Wolcott, CT, Wolcott
 
Milhomens received the 200-back and the 200-IM in Rider’s twin win at Canisius. He swam 1:55.90 within the 200-back and a then season-best 2:00.12 within the 200-IM. He was fourth within the 100-back in opposition to Fordham with a time of 53.08 and improved his season-best within the 200-IM to 1:58.19 for third.
 
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Gwendolyn Mendez, Saint Peter’s
So., Stillwater, OK, Stillwater
 
Gwendolyn Mendez opened the 2026 calendar yr with a standout efficiency, main Saint Peter’s with 4 gold medals—together with three particular person victories—at Saturday’s twin meet in opposition to Manhattan, because the Peacocks swept the Jaspers on each the lads’s and girls’s sides. Mendez was a key member of the profitable 200-yard medley relay, serving to the Peacocks contact the wall in 1:52.72, almost three seconds forward of the sector. Individually, she swept the breaststroke occasions, profitable the 50-yard breaststroke by almost 4 seconds (33.25) and the 100-yard breaststroke by greater than two seconds (1:10.15). She capped her dominant day with a commanding victory within the 200-yard particular person medley, ending 10 seconds forward of the competitors in a season-best time of two:18.70.
 
Women’s Diver of the Week
Campbell Dopler, Rider
Fr., Bettendorf, IA, Bettendorf
 
Dopler received the 1-meter and was second within the 3-meter in Rider’s twin meet in opposition to Canisius. The Freshman scored 214.80 on the 1-meter and 187.05 on the 3-meter. Against Fordham, she scored 230.78 on the 1-meter and 238.88 on the 3-meter.
 
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Donja Tripp, Rider
Fr., Bethlehem, PA, Notre Dame High School
 
Tripp was second within the 50-free and fourth within the 100-free with instances of 25.21 and 57.50 in opposition to Canisius. Against Fordham, she was second within the 50-free with a time of 24.79 and fifth within the 100-free with a time of 56.72.
 

The 2026 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships is a four-day meet that can happen February 11-14, 2026, and can be hosted at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. 2026 will mark the third straight yr the championships are hosted at SPIRE. For all info relating to the 2026 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, please go to maacsports.com/swim.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 establishments strongly certain by the sound ideas of high quality and integrity in teachers and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its forty fifth yr of competitors through the 2025-26 educational yr. Current convention members embody: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
 
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