St.Bonaventure Sweeps Men's, Richmond Captures Women's Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards

1/13/2026 3:30:00 PM

WASHINGTON – St. Bonaventure swept the Under Armour men’s swimming and diving weekly awards with senior Ben O’Neill capturing Men’s Performer of the Week and his freshman teammate Emanuele Zingaro receiving Men’s Rookie of the Week. Richmond sophomore Lena Amare was tabbed as Under Armour Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. The awards, which were announced on Tuesday, are for competitions from January 5 – 11.  

O’Neill, from Royal Oak, MI, earned a first place finish in the 1-meter dive event against St. Bonaventure’s meet with Cornell. He won the 1-meter behind a score of 320.85, while earning silver in the 3-meter dive (319.28). O’Neill’s 1-meter dive ranks third in the conference and his 3-meter dive ranks sixth.  

Zingaro, a Varese, Italy native, swam to a first place finish in a dual meet against Cornell. He won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 45.25, securing the 17th fastest time in the conference.  

In the William & Mary Quad meet, Amare led Richmond with a victory in the 200-yard IM, touching the wall first in 2:03.87 to earn a NIC B cut. She also led the Spiders with a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard free in 1:52.69, which helped Richmond defeat Old Dominion, 243-51. Amare, a native of Fairhope, Ala., holds the sixth fastest time in the conference for the 200IM and 19th best in the 200-free. 

2025-26 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Performers of the Week 

DATE 

MEN’S PERFORMER 

MEN’S ROOKIE 

WOMEN’S PERFORMER 

WOMEN’S ROOKIE 

9/29/25 

Dylan Felt, DAV 

Henry Shoemaker, DAV 

Elle Jacobsen, DAV 

Anya Bruggeman, SLU 

10/7/25 

David Vargas, FOR 

Ryan Servia, GM 

Karina Kanary, FOR 

Peyton Brehmer, GM 

Campbell Stever, FOR 

10/14/25 

Brae Sanchez, SLU 

Quinn MacPhail, FOR 

Olivia Winslow, URI 

Kate Hill, SBU 

10/21/25 

AJ Wood, GW 

Andres Brooks, GW 

Ava Topolewski, GW 

Lucy Backus, DUQ 

10/28/25 

Dylan Felt, DAV 

Matheus Rinaldi, SBU 

Tierney Kohl, SLU 

Kate Hill, SBU 

11/4/25 

Mark Mizsei, SBU 

Andres Brooks, GW 

Colleen MacWilliams, GW 

Julia Gomez Carpi, GW 

11/11/25 

David Vargas, FOR 

Quinn MacPhail, FOR 

Hayley Clark, FOR 

Ella Montgomery, FOR 

Sophie Baker, SBU 

11/24/25 

Felix Jedbrat, LAS 

Quinn MacPhail, FOR 

Ava Topolewski, GW 

Saskia Aikman, FOR 

12/9/25 

David Vargas, FOR 

Quinn MacPhail, FOR 

Olivia Winslow, URI 

Saskia Aikman, FOR 

12/23/25 

Daniel Nagy, GW 

Andres Brooks, GW 

Ava Topolewski, GW 

Talya Erdogan, GW 

1/13/26 Ben O'Neill, SBU Emanuele Zingaro, SBU Lena Amare, UR