BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (October 28, 2026) – The NEC uncovered its men's and women's swimming & diving weekly accolades where Howard University saw four Bison recognized for their efforts at the Bucknell Invite (Oct. 24). The announcement came Wednesday afternoon.
 
Sophomore Kaleb James (Durham, N.C.) and senior Chanice Posada (Houston) won NEC Men's & Women's Swimmers of the Week while second-year Bison Trevor Sewell (Decatur, Ga.) and freshman Victoria Williams took home the league's Men's Diver of the Week and Women's Rookie of the Week, respectively.
 
James posted a CSCAA "B" cut time of 50.39 in the 100 Back, the league's second fastest mark this season. He capped off the day by swimming the leadoff leg of the winning 200 Free Relay team.
 
Posada produced an NEC-best and CSCAA "B" cut time in the 100 Back, clocking in at 55.30, while earning second place.
 
Sewell took fifth in the 1-meter dive with a 234.60 score. The Georgia product also competed in the 3-meter dive, tallying 228.30 points and a sixth-place finish.
 
Williams finished third in the 200 Fly with an NEC-best time of 2:06.22. She also swam the anchor leg of 200 Free Relay team, touching the wall in 23.88.
 
Senior captain Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) joined James, Posada, Sewell and Williams on the NEC Prime Performers list.
 
Florian Schumich shared NEC Men's Co-Swimmer of the Week with James while fellow Seahawk Raiden Yoza earned Men's Rookie of the Week.
 
For the women's side, Kaitlyn Carroll (Central Connecticut State) picked up NEC Women's Diver of the Week.   
 
Howard returns to action Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Bison travel crosstown to face American. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com and/or the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org.