INDIANAPOLIS --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference closed out the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the IU Natatorium with a flourish, capped by a national runner-up finish from Salisbury's Addi Wood and five more All-America performances to bring the curtain down on a memorable four-day meet.
TEAM STANDINGS — FINAL
On the men's side, TCNJ turned in one of the program's finest championship performances, finishing 11th overall with 117 points — a six-spot improvement from last year. Salisbury ended tied for 26th with 32 points and USMMA finished 34th with 20 points.
On the women's side, Kean led all NJAC programs and finished as the highest-ranking public school in the women's standings, placing 17th with 54 points. Salisbury finished 22nd with 24 points and Rowan ended 32nd with 15 points.
WOMEN
Salisbury's Addi Wood saved the best for last, turning in the greatest individual performance in Sea Gull program history. The junior from Virginia Beach, Va., finished second overall in the 1650 freestyle in 16:46.50 — over eight seconds better than the mark that won her the NJAC title in the event last month — to claim national runner-up honors and become the first individual First Team All-American in Salisbury women's swimming history. Wood finished behind only gold medalist Molly Haag of Kenyon (16:37.04) and well clear of third-place finisher Madeline Dunn of Tufts (16:52.42). The silver medal performance also makes Wood the highest-ever finisher at nationals in program history. Fueled by her 17 points, Salisbury finished the championship with 24 points and placed 22nd of 44 scoring teams — a 13-slot improvement from last season's 35th-place finish.
Kean's Olivia Chow added to her exceptional meet with a Second Team All-America performance in the 200 backstroke, finishing 11th overall in 2:00.25 — her third All-America honor of the championship.
Rowan's Ella Pennington just missed advancing to the 200 backstroke championship final, clocking 2:00.51 to place ninth in the preliminary session — one spot outside the cutoff for the evening's A final. The senior did not compete in the consolation final, closing out her Rowan career with a strong championship showing that contributed to the Profs' 32nd-place team finish.
Salisbury's Maddie Powell placed 31st in the 200 breaststroke at 2:22.06, and Rowan O'Donoghue finished 55th in the 100 freestyle at 52.42. Salisbury's 400 freestyle relay team of Rachel Rickabaugh, Lily Griffin, Alexa Hilty and Rowan O'Donoghue placed 24th in 3:31.13, while Kean's team of Braelyn Wilson, Olivia Chow, Emma Bellars and Sydney Stemley finished 21st in 3:29.51.
MEN
TCNJ capped a standout championship weekend with three more All-America performances on the final day, sending all nine of its swimmers home from Indianapolis with All-America honors. M.J. Hoban earned Second Team All-America recognition in the 100 freestyle, breaking the sub-44-second barrier for the first time in his career with a 43.88 in the prelims before clocking 43.97 in the final to place ninth overall.
Tyler McGeehan qualified for his first ever NCAA individual final in the 200 breaststroke, placing 16th in the prelims to claim the last spot in the consolation final and then improving one spot in the evening session to finish 15th in 2:00.88.
Gavin Formon capped his collegiate career in fitting fashion, becoming a four-year All-American with a 12th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle at 15:43.22 — the final swim of his career. TCNJ's 400 freestyle relay team of Steven Bendoraitis, Gabe Beverini, Joe McChesney and M.J. Hoban closed out the meet with an 18th-place finish in 3:01.02.
| 2026 NJAC SWIMMING & DIVING PARTICIPANTS AT THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| WOMEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Result/Notes |
| March 18 |
Rowan O’Donoghue |
Salisbury |
500 Freestyle |
4:53.23 |
5:06.33 -- 16th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Addi Wood |
Salisbury |
500 Freestyle |
4:59.31 |
5:04.02 -- 33rd overall |
| March 18 |
Kaitlyn Crouthamel |
Rowan |
500 Freestyle |
5:09.21 |
5:12.63 -- 42nd overall |
| March 18 |
Olivia Chow |
Kean |
200 Individual Medley |
2:04.70 |
2:03.97 -- 7th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Maddie Powell |
Salisbury |
200 Individual Medley |
2:09.48 |
2:11.36 -- 59th overall |
| March 18 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
50 Freestyle |
23.18 |
23.23 -- 6th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Soleil Clifford |
Mary Washington |
50 Freestyle |
24.00 |
24.50 -- 64th overall |
| March 18 |
Lily Griffin |
Salisbury |
50 Freestyle |
24.05 |
24.38 -- 60th overall |
| March 18 |
Libby Miyashita |
Salisbury |
50 Freestyle |
25.10 |
24.73 -- 66th overall |
| March 18 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
400 Medley Relay |
3:47.54 |
3:47.59 -- 17th overall |
| Abby Burns |
| Olivia Chow |
| Emma Bellars |
| March 18 |
Isabelle Salvatore |
Salisbury |
400 Medley Relay |
3:48.69 |
3:54.14 -- 24th overall |
| Mackenzie Gula |
| Lily Griffin |
| Rowan O’Donoghue |
| March 19 |
Rowan O’Donoghue |
Salisbury |
200 Freestyle |
1:49.26 |
1:50.27 -- 11th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 19 |
Addi Wood |
Salisbury |
200 Freestyle |
1:55.96 |
1:58.41 -- 48th overall |
| March 19 |
Ella Pennington |
Rowan |
100 Butterfly |
53.87 |
55.78 -- 24th overall |
| March 19 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
100 Butterfly |
55.19 |
55.75 -- 22nd overall |
| March 19 |
Lily Griffin |
Salisbury |
100 Butterfly |
55:83 |
57.02 -- 41st overall |
| March 19 |
Libby Miyashita |
Salisbury |
100 Butterfly |
56.66 |
56.81 -- 39th overall |
| March 19 |
Kaitlyn Crouthamel |
Rowan |
400 Individual Medley |
4:27.94 |
4:30.14 -- 22nd overall |
| March 19 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
200 Freestyle Relay |
1:34.82 |
1:35.75 -- 26th overall |
| Emma Bellars |
| Sydney Stemley |
| Olivia Chow |
| March 20 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
200 Medley Relay |
1:44.23 |
1:44.79 -- 22nd overall |
| Abby Burns |
| Olivia Chow |
| Emma Bellars |
| March 20 |
Izzy Salvatore |
Salisbury |
200 Medley Relay |
1:43.94 |
1:45.67 -- 25th overall |
| Mackenzie Gula |
| Lily Griffin |
| Rowan O'Donoghue |
| March 20 |
Libby Miyashita |
Salisbury |
200 Butterfly |
2:03.27 |
2:05.06 -- 21st overall |
| March 20 |
Ella Pennington |
Rowan |
100 Backstroke |
54.45 |
54.68 -- 4th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
100 Backstroke |
54.46 |
54.30 -- 3rd overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Olivia Chow |
Kean |
100 Backstroke |
55.64 |
55.20 -- 10th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Soleil Clifford |
Mary Washington |
100 Breaststroke |
1:03.80 |
1:06.31 -- 38th overall |
| March 20 |
Maddie Powell |
Salisbury |
100 Breaststroke |
1:04.51 |
1:06.67 -- 41st overall |
| March 20 |
Alexa Hilty |
Salisbury |
800 Freestyle Relay |
7:32.07 |
7:36.13 -- 18th overall |
| Rowan O'Donoghue |
| Jenna Krawlzik |
| Olivia Polucha |
| March 21 |
Addi Wood |
Salisbury |
1650 Freestyle |
16:54.94 |
16:46.50 -- 2nd overall
NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 21 |
Rowan O’Donoghue |
Salisbury |
100 Freestyle |
51.09 |
52.42 -- 55th overall |
| March 21 |
Ella Pennington |
Rowan |
200 Backstroke |
1:58.84 |
2:00.51 -- 9th in preliminary |
| March 21 |
Olivia Chow |
Kean |
200 Backstroke |
2:01.59 |
2:00.25 -- 11th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 21 |
Maddie Powell |
Salisbury |
200 Breaststroke |
2:19.65 |
2:22.06 -- 31st overall |
| March 21 |
Rachel Rickabaugh |
Salisbury |
400 Freestyle Relay |
3:28.03 |
3:31.13 -- 24th overall |
| Lily Griffin |
| Alexa Hilty |
| Rowan O’Donoghue |
| March 21 |
Braelyn Wilson |
Kean |
400 Freestyle Relay |
3:28.10 |
3:29.51 -- 21st overall |
| Olivia Chow |
| Emma Bellars |
| Sydney Stemley |
| MEN'S PARTICIPANTS |
| Date |
Name |
Institution |
Event |
Seed |
Result/Notes |
| March 18 |
Steven Bendoraitis |
TCNJ |
500 Freestyle |
4:26.12 |
4:28.35 -- 8th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Gavin Formon |
TCNJ |
500 Freestyle |
4:29.23 |
4:32.71 -- 27th overall |
| March 18 |
Matt Liotti |
TCNJ |
500 Freestyle |
4:30.60 |
4:29.97 -- 21st overall |
| March 18 |
Gabe Beverini |
TCNJ |
200 Individual Medley |
1:49.37 |
1:51.86 -- 33rd overall |
| March 18 |
Cameron Byrd |
Salisbury |
200 Individual Medley |
1:51.29 |
1:53.28 -- 35th overall |
| March 18 |
M.J. Hoban |
TCNJ |
50 Freestyle |
19.94 |
19.94 -- 6th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Mason Potts |
Salisbury |
50 Freestyle |
20.17 |
20.43 -- T-35th overall |
| March 18 |
Carter Kov |
USMMA |
3-Meter Diving |
|
483.70 points -- 11th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 18 |
Andrew Kidchob |
TCNJ |
400 Medley Relay |
3:12.55 |
3:13.40 -- 7th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Tyler McGeehan |
| Joe McChesney |
| M.J. Hoban |
| March 18 |
Mason Potts |
Salisbury |
400 Medley Relay |
3:13.72 |
3:16.26 -- 14th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Dominic Kazzi |
| Cameron Byrd |
| Owen Brewer |
| March 19 |
Steven Bendoraitis |
TCNJ |
200 Freestyle |
1:37.14 |
1:38.66 -- 20th overall |
| March 19 |
Joe McChesney |
TCNJ |
100 Butterfly |
47.19 |
47.80 -- 7th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 19 |
Cameron Byrd |
Salisbury |
100 Butterfly |
47.53 |
48.54 -- 15th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 19 |
Mason Potts |
Salisbury |
100 Butterfly |
48.50 |
48.87 -- 32nd overall |
| March 19 |
Gavin Formon |
TCNJ |
400 Individual Medley |
3:53.20 |
3:59.02 -- 18th overall |
| March 19 |
MJ Hoban |
TCNJ |
200 Freestyle Relay |
1:21.08 |
1:22.95 -- 22nd overall |
| Joe McChesney |
| Andrew Kidchob |
| Gabe Beverini |
| March 20 |
Andrew Kidchob |
TCNJ |
200 Medley Relay |
1:26.82 |
1:27.93 -- 6th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Tyler McGeehan |
| Joe McChesney |
| M.J. Hoban |
| March 20 |
Mason Potts |
Salisbury |
200 Medley Relay |
1:26.99 |
1:29.15 -- 7th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Dominic Kazzi |
| Michael Paulos |
| Michael DeSimone |
| March 20 |
Joe McChesney |
TCNJ |
200 Butterfly |
1:47.71 |
1:47.25 -- 9th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Cameron Byrd |
Salisbury |
200 Butterfly |
1:48.87 |
1:48.43 -- 20th overall |
| March 20 |
Andrew Kidchob |
TCNJ |
100 Backstroke |
48.29 |
48.46 -- 13th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Dominic Kazzi |
Salisbury |
100 Breaststroke |
54.46 |
55.32 -- 23rd overall |
| March 20 |
Tyler McGeehan |
TCNJ |
100 Breaststroke |
54.67 |
54.99 -- T-20th overall |
| March 20 |
Carter Kov |
USMMA |
1-Meter Diving |
|
486.60 points -- 5th overall
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 20 |
Steven Bendoraitis |
TCNJ |
800 Freestyle Relay |
6:35.85 |
6:39.60 -- 16th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Matt Liotti |
| Kyle Brushaber |
| Gabe Beverini |
| March 21 |
Gavin Formon |
TCNJ |
1650 Freestyle |
15:34.77 |
15:43.22 -- 12th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 21 |
M.J. Hoban |
TCNJ |
100 Freestyle |
44.08 |
43.97 -- 9th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 21 |
Tyler McGeehan |
TCNJ |
200 Breaststroke |
1:58.18 |
2:00.88 -- 15th overall
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN |
| March 21 |
Steven Bendoraitis |
TCNJ |
400 Freestyle Relay |
3:00.18 |
3:01.02 -- 18th overall |
| Gabe Beverini |
| Joe McChesney |
| M.J. Hoban |