POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University swimming and diving programs earned four Jersey Mike's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference weekly awards.
The men's team swept the awards, as
Jack LaBianca won Swimmer of the Week,
Ethan Gibbs earned Diver of the Week, and
Tyler Dropic took home Rookie of the Week. On the women's side,
Gabrielle Norton won Diver of the Week for the third time this season. The quartet was honored for performances at Colgate this past Saturday.
LaBianca posted a victory in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.00. 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.
Gibbs placed third in both the 3-meter and 1-meter events. He posted a 3-meter diving score of 253.28 and a 1-meter score of 251.55.
Dropic competed in three events 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.
Norton won both boards for the Red Foxes on Saturday. She posted a 1-meter score of 256.73 and a 3-meter score of 255.08.
Marist will return to action at the Patriot Invitational, hosted by George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia, from Nov. 19-22.