In the second annual meet of Battle at the Burr II against Georgetown, Nwaeze produced a league-best time of 1:53.51 in the 200-yard Freestyle for a gold finish and then took third in the 100-yard Butterfly registering an NEC top time of 56.71. The 2022-23 NEC Rookie of the Meet guided the 200-yard Medley Relay squad to victory with a time of 1:43.69.