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Men's Swimming and Diving Trio Claims MAAC Weekly Honors

EDISON, NJ – The MAAC announced its selections for swimming and diving weekly awards and Rider's Steven Figueroa, Luke Mesco, and Joey Milhomens were name MAAC Diver, co-Swimmer, and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
 
Figueroa won both boards in Rider's dual meet against Canisius, scoring 232.35 on the 1-meter and 253.20 on the 3-meter. Against Fordham, the sophomore was second on the 1-meter behind only teammate Stavros Xantheas scoring 233.10 and was third on the 3-meter with a score of 263.78.
 
Mesco won the 500-free and 1,000-free in Rider's dual win over Canisius with times of 4:53.41 and 10:14.17. He was also second in the 200-fly with a swim of 1:56.61 and anchored Rider's winning 400-free relay team. Mesco was second in the 500-free against Fordham with a time of 4:45.23 and fourth in the 200-free with a swim of 1:45.31.
 
Milhomens won the 200-back and the 200-IM in Rider's dual win at Canisius. He swam 1:55.90 in the 200-back and a then season-best 2:00.12 in the 200-IM. He was fourth in the 100-back against Fordham with a time of 53.08 and improved his season-best in the 200-IM to 1:58.19 for third.
 
The Broncs return to action Saturday with a trip to NJIT for a dual meet.
 
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Players Mentioned

Steven Figueroa

Steven Figueroa

Diving
Sophomore
Luke Mesco

Luke Mesco

Fly/Free
Sophomore
Stavros Xantheas

Stavros Xantheas

Diving
Junior
Joey Milhomens

Joey Milhomens

Back/Fly/IM
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Steven Figueroa

Steven Figueroa

Sophomore
Diving
Luke Mesco

Luke Mesco

Sophomore
Fly/Free
Stavros Xantheas

Stavros Xantheas

Junior
Diving
Joey Milhomens

Joey Milhomens

Freshman
Back/Fly/IM