BOSTON – Five #AESD programs wrapped up their first semester of competition, as Bryant, New Hampshire, NJIT, Maine, and UMBC were all in action across New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

At the ECAC Championships, the NJIT Highlander men placed 2nd with 1,599 points. At the Maine State Meet, the Black Bear women finished second with 744.5 points, while the Maine men placed third with 777.5 points, and both the UMBC men and women earned dual-meet wins over Salisbury.

The Vermont Catamounts will be the lone #AESD program competing between now and the new year as they travel to Sarasota, Florida, for the CSCAA Open Water Championships. 

2025-26 #AESD Women’s Weekly Award Winners – Dec. 9
Female Swimmer of the Week
Amanda Witkus, Bryant – Jr., Uxbridge, MA

• Recorded three individual wins:
  • 200 Fly – 1:59.61
  • 100 Fly – 55.15
  • 200 IM – 2:04.44
•  All three times rank in the top five of the conference this season.
• This is her second #AESD Swimmer of the Week honor of 2025–26.

 
Female Diver of the Week
Grace Blume, New Hampshire – Jr., Dedham, MA 

• Swept the 1-meter (266.64) and 3-meter (265.43) diving events in the dual meet at Northeastern.
• Her wins helped the Wildcats keep pace with the Huskies in a close contest.
• This is her third #AESD Diver of the Week honor of the season.

 
Female Rookie of the Week
Kelsey Mayers, New Hampshire – Fr., Waxhaw, N.C.

• Finished second in the 200 back (2:07.72) and fourth in the 100 back (59.87) in a close dual-meet loss to Northeastern.
• Swam a leg on the winning 200 medley relay.
• This is her first #AESD Rookie of the Week recognition.

 
2025-26 #AESD Men’s Weekly Award Winners – Dec. 9
Male Swimmer of the Week
Joey Stauss, Maine – So., Hawthorne, N.J.

• Earned two individual wins, a runner-up finish, and contributed to both mixed and single-gender relays.
• Posted a 21.60 in the 50 fly.
• Set a school record in the 200 fly with a 1:48.80.
• This is his first #AESD Swimmer of the Week honor this season.

 
Male Diver of the Week
Anders Logas, UMBC – Sr., Carrollton, Texas

• Won the 3-meter event with a score of 299.55.
• Added a third-place finish on the 1-meter (280.05) at the Inaugural Retriever Diving Invite.
• This is his first #AESD Diver of the Week nod of 2025–26.

 
Male Rookie of the Week
Andrew Cellar, NJIT – Fr., Dublin, OH

• Captured the ECAC title in the 200 back with a 1:46.10.
• Added a fourth-place finish in the 400-medley relay (3:19.11).
• Secured sixth-place in the 100 back 49.46.
• This is his first #AESD Rookie of the Week honor.

 
2025 #AESD Female Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 7 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Natalie Schick, Vermont; Female Diver of the Week: Lizzie Tirado, Binghamton; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Oct. 14 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Hally Laney, Vermont; Female Diver of the Week: Lizzie Tirado, Binghamton; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Oct. 21 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Amanda Witkus, Bryant; Female Diver of the Week: Grace Blume, New Hampshire; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Oct. 28 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Audrey Mahoney, New Hampshire; Female Diver of the Week: Grace Blume, New Hampshire; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Nov. 4 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Emily Loren Wright, New Hampshire; Female Diver of the Week: Megan Beasley, Bryant; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Nov. 11 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Ruby Tonelli-Smith, Bryant; Female Diver of the Week: Megan Beasley, Bryant; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Nov. 24 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Ruby Tonelli-Smith, Bryant; Female Diver of the Week: Megan Beasley, Bryant; Female Rookie of the Week: Julia Iwanow, Binghamton
Nov. 24 - Female Swimmer of the Week: Amanda Witkus, Bryant; Female Diver of the Week: Grace Blume, New Hampshire; Female Rookie of the Week: Kelsey Mayers, New Hampshire


2025 #AESD Male Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 7 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Stephen Russell, VMI; Male Diver of the Week: Dylan Norby, Binghamton; Male Rookie of the Week: Ian Lutz, VMI
Oct. 14 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Mohamed Walid, NJIT; Male Diver of the Week: Dylan Norby, Binghamton; Male Rookie of the Week: Mohamed Walid, NJIT
Oct. 21 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Evan Peters, Binghamton; Male Diver of the Week: Christopher Buonocore, Bryant; Male Rookie of the Week: Arthur Newton, Bryant
Oct. 28 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Matthew So, UMBC; Male Diver of the Week: Christopher Buonocore, Bryant; Male Rookie of the Week: Matthew So, UMBC
Nov. 4 - Male Swimmer of the Week Isaih Francis, Binghamton; Male Diver of the Week: Christopher Buonocore, Bryant; Male Rookie of the Week: Isaih Francis, Binghamton
Nov. 11 - Male Swimmer of the Week Isaih Francis, Binghamton; Male Diver of the Week: Christopher Buonocore, Bryant; Male Rookie of the Week: Isaih Francis, Binghamton
Nov. 24 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Yonatan Ahdut, NJIT ; Male Diver of the Week: Samuel Pikofsky-Christiansen, Binghamton; Male Rookie of the Week: Yonatan Ahdut, NJIT 
Dec. 9 - Male Swimmer of the Week: Joey Stauss, Maine ; Male Diver of the Week: Anders Logas, UMBC; Male Rookie of the Week: Andrew Cellar, NJIT  

 
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