THROGGS NECK, NY – For the second straight week, multiple members of the Maritime College men's and women's swimming & diving teams have been recognized by the Skyline Conference.  A total of four Privateers—two men, two women—earned Skyline weekly awards for their efforts in Maritime's meet against Baruch on Thursday.  Rowan Hayes (Floral Park, NY) was named Men's Swimmer of the Week, while Johnny Walz (Staten Island, NY) took home his second consecutive Diver of the Week award.  On the women's side, DoriEllen Padden (Palm City, FL) was chosen as both the Swimmer and Rookie of the Week, and Kelly Kelly (Madison, CT) snagged a Diver of the Week nod for the second week in a row.

Hayes won all three of his individual events against the Bearcats.  He took first in the 100 yard breaststroke (57.95) and 200 yard breaststroke (2:13.70) to go along with a victory in the 200 yard individual medley (2:02.78).  Hayes took first in the 200 breaststroke by nearly 10 seconds and had a five-second margin of victory in the 200 IM.  In addition, he posted a 26.50-second breaststroke split in the 200 yard medley relay, as the Privateers finished second in that event.

Walz notched a season-best score on the 1-meter board, tallying 181.85 points.  He was also victorious in the 3-meter competition with a score of 192.85 points.  Walz later swam the leadoff leg in the 200 yard freestyle relay, recording a split of 24.64 seconds.

Kelly just missed her season-best score in the women's 1-meter event.  She registered 185.70 points across her six dives, a mere 0.30 points off her season-high total.

Padden received both Swimmer and Rookie of the Week honors after notching two individual event wins against Baruch.  She swept the backstrokes, posting a time of 1:09.05 in the 100 and 2:30.88 in the 200.  Padden added a second-place effort in the 200 individual medley (2:33.37).  In addition, she swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 200 yard medley relay squad, clocking a 31.97-second backstroke split to give Maritime a nearly three-second lead in a race it would eventually win by almost 14 seconds.

After two straight home meets, the Privateers will hit the road for their next competition.  Maritime visits Merchant Marine for a tri-meet that also includes Mount St. Mary on Friday at 4:30 p.m.