EDISON, NJ– After a dominant performance at WPI's Gompei Invitational, sophomore
Juan Nunez has been named the Jersey Mike's MAAC Male Swimmer of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The honor marks his second MAAC weekly award of the season.
Nunez not only led the men's team with nine total medals, but also paced all Peacocks with a meet-high six golds (four individual and two on relays), along with three relay silvers. He dominated across the mid-distance and distance spectrum, winning the 200 backstroke (1:50.14), 400 IM (4:03.83), 500 freestyle (4:40.41), and the "pool's mile," the 1650 freestyle by over 18 seconds (16:06.94).
Nunez led off every relay he swam, powering the 200 medley (24.04 split, 1:32.38) and 400 medley (51.37 split, 3:24.98) relays to first-place finishes, and helping the 800 freestyle (1:45.26 split, 7:04.16), mixed 200 medley (24.08 split, 1:41.92), and mixed 400 medley (51.54 split, 3:47.20) teams earn second place.
Nunez posted a personal or season best in every event he entered (8 PBs, 7 SBs), finished top-six or better across the board, and recorded four new top-ten times in program history: 200 medley relay (5th), 400 medley relay (5th), 200 back (3rd), and 1650 free (3rd).
His performance helped the Saint Peter's men's team rack up 19 total podium finishes, including 12 golds, 4 silvers, and 3 bronzes, contributing to the Peacocks' 35 podium finishes overall at Gompei. His weekend stands as one of the most statistically dominant performances in program history.
Saint Peter's will have a month-long break before returning to action, Saturday, January 10 at Manhattan for a dual meet, hosted at the Jeffrey H. Loria Family Aquatic Center at Horace Mann School in Riverdale, NY.
