SALISBURY, Md. – Two Salisbury University student-athlete earned a haul as Jersey Mike's A Sub Above Players of the Week with recurring nods from the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), as
Owen Mahoney and
Rowan O'Donoghue picked up NJAC Swimmer and Rookie of the Week recognition, respectively.
Owen Mahoney | NJAC Men's Swimmer of the Week | First Career
Mahoney (Fr. – Arnold, Md.) continued his stellar rookie campaign with a pair of gold medals in Saturday's 201-61 dual-meet win at Catholic. Mahoney won the 400-yard individual medley (4:06.52) and 1,000 freestyle (9:35.11), the latter of which established a new Sea Gull program record and sits as the event's top time in the NJAC this season. Mahoney adds a general NJAC award to a pair of Rookie of the Week nods in November and December.
Rowan O'Donoghue | NJAC Women's Swimming Rookie of the Week | Sixth Career
O'Donoghue (Fr. – Newark, Del.) medaled in all four of her events with three golds and one silver to help SU best Catholic 198-62 on Saturday. She picked up solo titles in the 50 free (24.54) and 500 free (5:00.52) while anchoring the first-place 400 free relay (3:35.39) and second-place 200 medley relay (1:48.44) quartets. O'Donoghue extends Salisbury's vice grip on the conference's top freshman honor; she,
Isabelle Salvatore, and
Libby Miyashita have teamed up to win NJAC Rookie of the Week after all eight team competitions this season.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
