Army West Point Athletics
Crush and McDaniel Tapped for Patriot League Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards
January 14, 2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army West Point Men's Swimming & Diving freshmen Johnny Crush and Jack McDaniel earned recognition as this week's Patriot League Men's Swimmer of the Week and Men's Diver of the Week respectively after helping the Black Knights deliver a decisive win over Bucknell on Saturday.
"Coming off a great training camp it was great to get back to competition," said Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro. "Congratulations to Johnny on his fifth Men's Swimmer of the Week Award and a huge shoutout to Jack for not only picking up his first-ever collegiate win this past weekend versus Bucknell, but also for earning this honor. Go Army!"
The Black Knights defeated the Bison with team scores of 209-89 in Army's second to last Patriot League dual meet before the league Championships in February.
Johnny Crush earned his fifth Patriot League Men's Swimmer of the Week title after a showing in Lewisburg, Pa. during which he earned three first place finishes as well as a third place finish.
Individually, Crush earned first in the men's 50 free (20.68) and the men's 100 fly (48.79), as well as leading off Army's men's 200 medley relay team to a first-place finish with an overall time of 1:29.03. He also helped Army claim third place in the men's 200 free relay with an overall time of 1:23.28.
The freshman from Louisville, Ky. now stands as the seventh swimmer in Patriot League history to earn five or more Men's Swimmer of the Week titles in a single season and is the first freshman in league history to lead the Patriot League in Men's Swimmer of the Week titles in a single season.
Jack McDaniel, a freshman from Hudson, Ohio, earned his first collegiate first place finish with a score of 288.00 in the men's 1-meter dive before earning fourth place in the men's 3-meter dive with a score of 270.38 to claim his first career Patriot League Men's Diver of the Week title.
With McDaniel and Crush's input, the Black Knights claimed first place in 14 of the day's 16 events.
Up Next
Army will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 25 as it hosts Patriot League foe Loyola Maryland at Crandall Pool for the Black Knights' Senior Day. The dual meet is set to begin at 12:00pm EST.
"Coming off a great training camp it was great to get back to competition," said Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro. "Congratulations to Johnny on his fifth Men's Swimmer of the Week Award and a huge shoutout to Jack for not only picking up his first-ever collegiate win this past weekend versus Bucknell, but also for earning this honor. Go Army!"
The Black Knights defeated the Bison with team scores of 209-89 in Army's second to last Patriot League dual meet before the league Championships in February.
Johnny Crush earned his fifth Patriot League Men's Swimmer of the Week title after a showing in Lewisburg, Pa. during which he earned three first place finishes as well as a third place finish.
Individually, Crush earned first in the men's 50 free (20.68) and the men's 100 fly (48.79), as well as leading off Army's men's 200 medley relay team to a first-place finish with an overall time of 1:29.03. He also helped Army claim third place in the men's 200 free relay with an overall time of 1:23.28.
The freshman from Louisville, Ky. now stands as the seventh swimmer in Patriot League history to earn five or more Men's Swimmer of the Week titles in a single season and is the first freshman in league history to lead the Patriot League in Men's Swimmer of the Week titles in a single season.
Jack McDaniel, a freshman from Hudson, Ohio, earned his first collegiate first place finish with a score of 288.00 in the men's 1-meter dive before earning fourth place in the men's 3-meter dive with a score of 270.38 to claim his first career Patriot League Men's Diver of the Week title.
With McDaniel and Crush's input, the Black Knights claimed first place in 14 of the day's 16 events.
Up Next
Army will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 25 as it hosts Patriot League foe Loyola Maryland at Crandall Pool for the Black Knights' Senior Day. The dual meet is set to begin at 12:00pm EST.
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