Kean’s Wilson, MSU’s Hitchens and Devone Earn First NJAC Ladies’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors of 2025-26

PITMAN — The New Jersey Athletic Conference introduced its girls’s swimming & diving weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 5.
 

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
BRAELYN WILSON • Kean University
Sophomore • Freestyle/Backstroke • Mont Vernon, NH/The Academy for Science and Design
 
Wilson claims NJAC Swimmer of the Week after a record-breaking efficiency on the College of Staten Island Kick Off Invite. The sophomore shattered seven CSI pool data and set a brand new Kean college file within the 200 backstroke with a profitable time of two:04.13. Wilson touched first in 5 particular person and relay occasions, together with the 50 free (23.86), 100 again leadoff leg (57.11), and anchored three profitable relays: the 200 free relay (1:38.38), 200 medley relay (1:48.97), 400 medley relay (4:00.38), and 400 free relay (3:40.57). Wilson’s 100 and 200 again occasions are at present the D3-leading occasions.
 
DIVER OF THE WEEK
AUDREY HITCHENS • Montclair State University
Senior • Diver • Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West
 
Hitchens is called NJAC Diver of the Week following her robust season-opening efficiency on the College of Staten Island Kick Off Invite. The senior posted a second-place end with a five-dive complete of 142.95 factors, showcasing the consistency and type that might be essential for the Red Hawks all through the season.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
TESSA DEVONE • Montclair State University
Freshman • Freestyle/Backstroke • Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson
 
Devone earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after a formidable collegiate debut on the College of Staten Island Kick Off Invite. The freshman contributed to a runner-up end within the 200 free relay (1:41.54) and earned a person silver medal within the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.31. She additionally added a sixth-place displaying within the 200 again (2:19.96) and completed eighth within the 50 free (27.02) in her first meet as a Red Hawk. Devone’s time within the 100 again at present ranks 28^th in NCAA Division III.