Bryant’s Ornelas, Fairfield’s Hansen, Marist’s Gervasio and Rider’s Warker Win MAAC Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards Honors
Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Micah Ornelas, Bryant
Gr., San Diego, CA/West Hills
This past weekend, Ornelas won the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM at UMass. He recorded a time of 48.96 in the 100 fly, a time of 1:53.18 in the 200 fly and a time of 1:52.76 in the 200 IM. Ornelas’ 100 fly time set a UMass pool record.
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Morgan Hansen, Fairfield
So., Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts
Hansen broke the Fairfield program record in the 100 Meter Butterfly with a first-place time of 1:04.40 in the Stags win over Holy Cross. She then had a great day with two first place finishes in the 200 Yard Butterfly (2:07.78) and the 100 Yard Butterfly (58.65) against Seton Hall.
Men’s Diver of the Week
Joseph Warker, Rider
Sr., Reading, PA/Wilson
Senior diver Joseph Warker had a strong meet on the boards for the Broncs in a dual meet with Monmouth. Warker won the 3M with a score of 313.35 and he also qualified for the NCAA Division I Zone A Diving Championships in the 1M with a score of 297.31. Rider went on to defeat the Hawks for the fourth season in a row.
Women’s Diver of the Week
Esabelle Gervasio, Marist
So., Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna
Gervasio went a perfect 4-for-4 last week, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter against Binghamton and Boston College. Against Boston College, she scored 232.2 and 258.67 on the 1- and 3-meter. Against Binghamton, she scored 289.5 and 255.6 on the 1- and 3-meter. Her score of 289.5 on the 1-meter against Binghamton not only was an NCAA regional qualifying score, but also broke a school record.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.