Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Jack LaBianca, Marist
Jr., Syosset, NY, Syosset Senior High School
Jack LaBianca posted a victory in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.00 as Marist earned a 176-120 victory at Colgate on Saturday. He also took part in two relays. In the 400 medley relay, he swam the anchor leg and had a team-best total split of 47.10 seconds as Marist placed third in 3:32.04. In the 200 freestyle relay, he posted a split of 22.23 as Marist finished fourth in 1:28.69.
Men’s Diver of the Week
Ethan Gibbs, Marist
Sr., Long Beach, CA, St. John Bosco High School
Ethan Gibbs placed third in both the 3-meter and 1-meter events in a 176-120 victory for Marist at Colgate on Saturday. Gibbs posted a 3-meter diving score of 253.28 and a 1-meter score of 251.55.
Rookie of the Week
Tyler Dropic, Marist
Fr., Union, KY, Villa Madonna Academy
Tyler Dropic competed in three events as Marist earned a 176-120 victory at Colgate on Saturday. He won the 200 butterfly in 1:55.22, finishing over four seconds ahead of his closest competitor. He completed the 100 butterfly in 53.52 for a second-place finish, just .77 seconds behind a teammate. He also swam in the 400 freestyle relay, which posted a time of 1:32.32 with Dropic's 22.8 split being the team's best.
Women’s Swimmer of the Week/Rookie of the Week
Donja Tripp, Rider
Fr., Bethlehem, PA, Notre Dame High School
Donja Tripp set a pair of Coppola Pool records, as part of four winning swims as the Broncs swept a tri-meet over Siena and Sacred Heart. In the 50-free, Tripp set a new pool record, swimming 23.57, the fastest 50-free by anyone in the conference this year. She then won the 100-free in 52.59, the fifth-fastest time among all athletes in the MAAC this season. She was also a part of the 200-medley relay team that won the event in 1:46.54 and the 400-free relay team that set the second pool record of the day, combining to swim 3:33.51.
Women’s Diver of the Week
Gabrielle Norton, Marist
So., Albany, NY, UNCW/Colonial Central
Gabrielle Norton won both boards for the Red Foxes at Colgate on Saturday. Norton posted a 1-meter score of 256.73 and a 3-meter score of 255.08.
The 2026 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships is a four-day meet that will take place February 11-14, 2026, and will be hosted at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. 2026 will mark the third straight year the championships are hosted at SPIRE. For all information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men's & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, please visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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