Wednesday, February 11, 2026-Saturday, February 14, 2026
MAAC Championships
Location: Geneva, OH (SPIRE Academy)
Start Time: 9:30 AM (Prelims) / 5:30 PM (Finals)
Live Video: ESPN+ Wednesday – Thursday (Prelims / Finals) – Friday (Prelims / Finals) – Saturday (Prelims / Finals)
Live Results: Meet Mobile
 
What You Need To Know
- The Broncs enter the MAAC Championships with the men's team finishing the dual meet season at 4-4, going 2-1 in head-to-head competition against conference foes and the women's team finishing the year 2-7 overall and 2-3 against conference opponents.
- The Bronc men were picked to finish sixth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Rider returns both diving major award winners from a season ago. Stavros Xantheas (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) won the 3-meter and was second on the 1-meter to earn MAAC Diver of the Meet honors at the MAAC Championship. Steven Figueroa (Whittier, CA/La Serna) claimed second on the 3-meter and fourth on the 1-meter, earning MAAC Rookie Diver of the Meet honors. Xantheas ranks second in the MAAC and Figueroa fifth on the 3-meter this season and second and sixth in the conference on the 1-meter.
- In the 50-free, Cesar Alvarez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/The Ashton School) ranks seventh and Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) eighth in the MAAC. James Bugianesi (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) and Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield) are also projected finalists, seeded 11^th and 22^nd.
- Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) sits fourth and Luke Mesco (Mullica Hill, NJ/Mother of Divine Grace) ninth in the MAAC in the 500-free.
- Filippo Sala (Davie, FL/Nova Southeastern University School) is seeded 13^th with Chris Green (Swedesboro, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) seeded 21^st in the 1,650-free.
- Ruddy, who set the program record in the 100-breast with a time of 53.61 last season, currently ranks second in the 100-breast in the MAAC this season with Maxwell Connelly (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon), who set the program record in the 200-breast with a time of 1:58.14 last year, ranking fifth. Matthew Borovik (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) enters the meet ranked 12^th in the event. Connelly also ranks fifth in the MAAC in the 200-breast with Borovik 12^th and Ruddy 18th.
- Tivon Benjamin (Palm Bay, FL/St. Anthony's Secondary School), who was fourth in the 100-fly at the MAAC Championships last season and represented his home country of Antigua at the CARIFTA Championships over the summer, currently ranks third in the conference in the 100-fly, with Sebastian Canosa (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) eighth, Rogowski ninth, and Bugianesi 13th. Benjamin also ranks ninth in the 200-fly with Mesco seeded 11^th, Rogowski 14^th, Quinn Flavin (Lafayette, LA/Klein) 17th.
- Joey Milhomens (Wolcott, CT/Wolcott) and Flavin are seeded 17^th and 21^st in the 400-IM.
- In the 200-free, Turos is seeded ninth, Rogowski 13^th, Mesco 16^th, and Gage Sheldahl (Albuquerque, NM/Eldorado) 19^th.
- Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) leads four projected finalists in the 100-back, seeded tenth. He is joined by Canosa in 12^th, Zach McKatten (West Milford, NJ/Passaic County Technical Vocational School) in 14^th, and Benjamin in 19^th. In the 200-back, Milhomens leads the way for the Broncs, seeded 12^th. McKatten is seeded 16^th, Canosa 21^st, and Rowan 22^nd.
- In the 100-free, Turos is the top-seeded Bronc, entering ninth. Alvarez is seeded 11^th and Rogowski 15^th.
- Rider's relay teams should be in the mix, seeding fourth in the 200-medley relay, fifth in the 800-free relay, third in the 200-free-relay, fourth in the 400-medley relay, and third in the 400-free relay.
- The Rider women were picked to finish ninth in the preseason coaches poll.
- Freshman Donja Tripp (Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame) currently ranks third in the MAAC in the 50-free this season. Sonya Mishakova (Bali, Indonesia/Australian Independent School Bali) also projects as a finalist, seeded 19^th. Tripp and Mishakova are also seeded 12^th and 17^th in the 100-free.
- Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) is the Broncs' top returner in the pool after finishing ninth in the 1,650-free at the MAAC Championships last season. She is seeded 11^th in the event this season with Megan Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy) seeded 17^th.
- Based on seed times, Lea Opdyke (Ocala, FL/West Port) and Megan Smith project as C-Finalists in the 500-free, seeded 19^th and 24^th in the event.
- Opdyke and Mishakova are also projected finalists in the 200-free, seeded 15^th and 22^nd.
- In the 100-fly, Rachel Hutchins (Elkridge, MD/Annapolis Area Christian School) is seeded 14^th.
- Liv Turner-Havira (Archbald, PA/Scranton Prep) and Chole Cheevers (Moorpark, PA/Moorpark) enter the meet 19^th and 22^nd in the 100-breast. Cheevers is also 12^th in the 200-breast.
- In the 100-back, Casey Morgan (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) is ranked 13^th with Tripp close behind in 15^th. Morgan is also seeded 13^th in the 200-back with Aubree-Clare Alewine-Flores (Jefferson, GA/Jefferson) seeded 18^th.
- Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) is the Broncs' top returning diver, finishing fourth on the 3-meter and sixth on the 1-meter at the MAAC Championships last season. Creelman ranks tenth in the conference on the 1-meter and 14^th on the 3-meter this season. Adriana Raymond (Southington, CT/St. Paul Catholic) enters the Championships 19^th on the 1-meter and 15^th on the 3-meter.
- Freshman Campbell Dopler (Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf) is currently 11^th in the conference this season on the 1-meter and eighth on the 3-meter.
- The Broncs' relay teams seed seventh in the 200-medley relay, ninth in the 800-free relay, eighth in the 200-free relay, eighth in the 400-medley relay, and seventh in the 400-free relay.