Mansfield, Mass. – Le Moyne College sophomore
Justin Byrne (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) and freshman
Keegan Stafford (Charlton, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) have earned Northeast-10 Conference men's swimming and diving weekly honors, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.
Byrne was selected as the Diver of the Week for the second time in four weeks this season and for the sixth time in his career. He earned the recognition after winning the one-meter diving event with a pool-record score of 413.55 in Saturday's 190-78 victory at Roberts Wesleyan.
Stafford received Rookie of the Week honors for the second time in the last three weeks. He won two individual events and teamed on two relay victories in the victory on Saturday at Roberts Wesleyan. Individually, he was victorious in the 200-yard butterfly by over 25 seconds with a mark of 2:09.02. He later won the 500-yard freestyle by over 34 seconds with a time of 5:02.10. He anchored the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay, which registered a pool-record time of 1:40.39 to win by over 12 seconds. He swam the second leg of the first-place 800-yard freestyle relay, which won by over 20 seconds with a time of 7:44.04.
The Dolphins are back home to take on Ithaca College on Friday at 5:00 p.m.