Men's Swimming & Diving

TCNJ's Higgins and McChesney, USMMA's Cable Earn NJAC Men's Swimming & Diving Weekly Honors

PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its men's swimming and diving weekly honors for the week ending Jan. 19.
 

SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
RYAN HIGGINS • The College of New Jersey
Senior • River Edge, NJ/River Dell
 
Higgins collects his second and TCNJ’s third NJAC Swimmer of the Week award of the season. He delivered a standout performance during Senior Day, helping TCNJ secure a two-day dual-meet win over Rowan. Higgins won the 200 IM (1:52.16), 400 IM (3:59.74), and 200 back (1:47.48), dominating all three events by at least two and a half seconds. He also placed second in the 100 back and contributed to a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay, leading all individual scorers with 31 points for the meet. He currently owns the NJAC’s fastest times of the season in both the 200 IM and 200 back, and the second-fastest time in the 400 IM. He is also among the nation’s top 30 in both the 200 back and 400 IM.
 
 
DIVER OF THE WEEK
THOMAS CABLE • United States Merchant Marine Academy
Junior • Litchfield Park, AZ/Verrado
 
Cable is named NJAC Diver of the Week for the second time this season after achieving four NCAA qualifying marks over two meets. Cable posted scores of 253.05 and 260.25 in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives (6 dives), respectively, in a home tri-meet sweep. He then followed up with even higher scores of 333.07 (1-meter, 6 dives) and 362.62 (3-meter, 6 dives) in a road meet against Coast Guard, smashing 25-year-old Coast Guard pool records in the process. His 3-meter score of 362.62 ranks 12th in NCAA Division III this year and his 1-meter score of 333.07 is 26th nationally.
 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JOE MCCHESNEY • The College of New Jersey
Freshman • Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
 
McChesney earns his first NJAC Rookie of the Week honor after he helped TCNJ defeat Rowan with an individual win and strong relay contributions. McChesney won the 100 fly by touching in 50.17, just 0.04 seconds off his personal best. He also contributed to wins in the 200 free relay (1:24.72) and the 400 medley relay (3:21.95), posting the fastest TCNJ 50 fly split (22.08) in the 200 medley relay that finished third.