NEC Women's Swimmer of the Week: Chanice Posada, HU
NEC Women's Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Napier, HU
NEC Women's Diver of the Week: Gabby Williams, LEM

NEC Men's Swimmer of the Week: Solomon Goins, HU
NEC Men's Rookie of the Week: Solomon Goins, HU
NEC Men's Diver of the Week: Adam Kaszovitz, LEM

Previous NEC Releases: October 1 | Men's Preseason Poll Release | Women's Preseason Poll Release

NEC WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Chanice Posada, Howard
Jr., Houston, TX
Posada put forth an impressive performance over the last two weeks for the Bison in the backstroke and butterfly. The Houston, TX native claimed wins in both the Battle of the Burr on October 4 and the Osprey Beach Splash Invitational on October 10-11. Posada won the 100 back at the Battle of the Burr with a time of 56.40. She followed that up with a win in the 50 back and a second place finish in both the 50 and 100 fly. Posada posted a 25.73 in the 50 back and 25.14 in the 50 fly, both CSCAA ‘A’ qualifying marks for the National Invitational Championships. In all three of the aforementioned events, Posada holds the best time in the NEC. The junior became the second Bison swimmer in a row to win NEC Women's Swimmer of the Week, with Zuilda Nwaeze claiming the title on October 1.

NEC WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Gabby Williams, Le Moyne
So., Scotia, NY/Scotia-Glenville
Williams claimed her second consecutive NEC Women's Diver of the Week Award after placing fourth in the 3-meter dive at the Colgate Invitational on October 10-11. The sophomore posted a score of 213.55.

NEC WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Napier, Howard
Fr., Wilmington, DE
Napier continued the impressive start to her collegiate career, registering a CSCAA "A" cut qualifying time in the 50 fly. The freshman won the event at the Osprey Beach Splash Invitational after clocking a conference-best time of 25.00. Napier further impressed with a runner-up finish in the 100 free at 52.11. She capped off her day by beating her time in that event when she led off the 400 free relay with a time of 51.80. That time is good for second in the NEC. Napier also finished second in the 100 free at the Battle of the Burr.

NEC MEN'S SWIMMER & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Solomon Goins, Howard
Fr., Dallas, TX
Goins put together a strong two week stretch for the Bison and earned himself both a second straight NEC Rookie of the Week nod. The rookie finished 3rd in the 500 free and 2nd in the 1000 free at the Battle of the Burr. At the NJIT Invitational, Goins recorded a CSCAA "B" cut time of 16:42.32 in the 1650 free. He currently holds the top times in the NEC for the 1000 and 1650 free events.

NEC MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Adam Kaszovitz, Le Moyne
Jr., Hicksville, NY/Hicksville
Kaszovitz finished seventh at the Colgate Invitational in both the 1- and 3-meter dives. The Hicksville, NY product scored a 221.95 on the 1 meter dive and a 200.85 on the 3 meter dive.

NEC WOMEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Alyssa Napier, Fr., HU

• NEC Rookie of the Week.

Zuilda Nwaeze, Sr., HU

• at Battle of the Burr and Osprey Beach Splash Invitational
• Won the 200 free event at the Battle of the Burr with a time of 1:53.50, the fastest time in the NEC.
• Won the 50 and 100 free at the Osprey Beach Invitational. Swam a 23.65 in the 50 free and 51.46 in the 100 free.

Chanice Posada, Jr., HU

• NEC Swimmer of the Week.

Gabby Williams, So., LEM

• NEC Diver of the Week.

Maura Rubio, So., SFU

• at Colgate Invitational.
• Placed second in the 200 back with a time of 2:07.53, the second fastest time in the NEC.
• Finished third in the 100 back with a time of 58.98, third fastest in the conference.

Sara Turner, Sr., SFU

• at Colgate Invitational.
• Finished fourth in the 500 free, registering a time of 5:16.19.
• Came in second in the 200 fly event, clocking in at an NEC best 2:12.13.

Lily Peterson, So., STO

• at Siena and Rhode Island.
• Won the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.59, fifth fastest in the NEC.
• Finished first in the 200 breast at 2:29.72, fourth best in the conference.

NEC MEN'S PRIME PERFORMERS

Taj Benton, Sr., HU

• at Battle of the Burr and NJIT Invitational.
• Won the 100 fly event at Battle of the Burr with a conference-best 49.02 finish.
• Posted a NEC-best time in the 200 fly at the NJIT Invitational, coming in at 1:53.30.
• Placed second in the 50 free at Battle of the Burr with a time of 20.87 and won the same event at the NJIT Invitational.

Solomon Goins, Fr., HU

• NEC Swimmer and Rookie of the Week.

Mason Green, Jr., HU

• at Battle of the Burr and NJIT Invitational.
• Finished second in the 200 free at the NJIT Invitational with a league best time of 1:42.97 and won the same event at Battle of the Burr.
• Clocked the top time in the NEC for the 100 free at 46.43 at the Battle of the Burr, finishing second.
• Swam a 21.47 in the 50 free event, placing second at the NJIT Invitational behind Benton.

Lucas Clay, So, LEM

• at Colgate Invitational
• Placed first in the 100 breast with a time 56.42.
• Won the 200 breast after clocking a 2:04.48.
• Holds the fastest times in the NEC for both the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

Adam Kaszovitz, Jr., LEM

• NEC Diver of the Week

Alex Pilieci, So., LEM

• at Colgate Invitational
• Finished second in the 100 fly, posting a time of 51.37.
• Came in third for the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.61.
• Holds the second best time in the NEC in the 100 fly and the third best in 200 fly.

2025-26 NEC SWIMMING & DIVING WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Zuzu Nwaeze, HU
Oct. 15: Chanice Posada, HU

WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Gabby Williams, LEM
Oct. 15: Gabby Williams, LEM

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Grace M. Young, CCSU
Oct. 1: Alyssa Napier, HU

MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Lucas Clay, LEM
Oct. 15: Solomon Goins, HU

MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Louis Allison, LEM
Oct. 15: Adam Kaszovitz, LEM

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Oct. 1: Solomon Goins, HU
Oct. 15: Solomon Goins, HU