PITMAN, N.J. – Off the back of a historic performance at the NJAC Championships, the TCNJ men's swimming and diving team came away with an enormous amount of All-NJAC honors. The Lions took two major awards;
M.J. Hoban was named NJAC Swimmer of the Year and the coaches were named Coaching Staff of the Year.
MAJOR AWARDS
Hoban won two individual events and four relays to earn Swimmer of the Year laurels as a sophomore. Through his two years at TCNJ, he has amassed ten conference gold medals and seven All-American citations.
For the third time in four years, TCNJ's coaching staff was named Coaching Staff of the Year. The staff of Dave Dow,
Eric Blevins,
Webster Bozzo,
Steven Paterno, and
Ryan Higgins '25 led the Lions to their fifth straight conference crown. Their athletes won an NJAC record-setting 16 events out of a possible 20 at the championship meet. At nationals, the Lions improved six spots from their performance a year ago by placing 11
th overall.
ALL-NJAC HONOREES
- Hoban: 6X First Team (50/100 Free, 200/400 Free Relay, 200/400 Medley Relay)
- Joe McChesney: 6X First Team (100/200 Fly, 200/400 Free Relay, 200/400 Medley Relay)
- Andrew Kidchob: 4X First Team (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200/400 Medley Relay), 1X Honorable Mention (100 Fly)
- Tyler McGeehan: 3X First Team (200 Breast, 200/400 Medley Relay), 1X Second Team (100 Breast), 1X Honorable Mention (200 IM)
- Steven Bendoraitis: 3X First Team (200/500 Free, 800 Free Relay), 1X Second Team (1650 Free)
- Gabe Beverini: 3X First Team (200 IM, 400/800 Free Relay)
- Gavin Formon: 2X First Team (1650 Free, 400 IM), 1X Second Team (500 Free)
- Kyle Brushaber: 1X First Team (800 Free Relay), 1X Second Team (200 Free)
- Bradley Frank: 1X First Team (200 Free Relay)
- Matt Liotti: 1X First Team (800 Free Relay)
- Mason Bushay: 1X Honorable Mention (200 Back)
