Swim & Dive Earns Four Patriot League Weekly Honors

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army Swimming and Diving's Johnny Crush, Paul Moody, Hannah Wooten and Hadley Futch each earn Patriot League weekly awards after their weekend performances at the Rutgers Invite in Piscataway, N.J. from Oct. 9-10.

Johnny Crush earns Men's Swimmer of the Week, Paul Moody earns Men's Rookie of the Week, Hannah Wooten earns Women's Rookie of the Week and Hadley Futch earns Women's Diver of the Week.

Claiming his second consecutive Men's Swimmer of the Week nod, junior Johnny Crush led the Black Knights with a dominant showing in the pool. He captured individual victories in the 100-yard backstroke (46.33) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.94). Crush also served as the leadoff leg for four first-place relay teams, helping to break the pool record in every event. His winning relay times included the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.91), 400-yard medley relay (3:12.76), 400-yard freestyle relay (2:56.39) and 200-yard medley relay (1:27.46).

Freshman Paul Moody secured Men's Rookie of the Week following a pair of top three finishes, highlighted by an all-time program top 10 performance. Moody swam to second place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 48.85 and placed third in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:46.09. That 200-yard backstroke time etched his name into the Army record books as the eighth-fastest mark in program history. Furthermore, he placed 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.05), led off the fourth place 400-yard medley relay (3:20.25) and anchored the eighth place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:10.08).

Dominating the distance events for Army, Hannah Wooten captured her second consecutive Women's Rookie of the Week honor by sweeping her individual freestyle races and rewriting the record book. Wooten took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:54.66, marking a top 10 finish in program history. She followed that with a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:10.50), joining teammate Lien Nguyen in recording an all-time program top 10 time. Wooten added a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:04.68) and contributed to Army's relay efforts in the 400-yard medley relay (3:50.68) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:34.18).

Sophomore Hadley Futch earns Women's Diver of the Week honors after she delivered a standout performance at the Rutgers Invite earning a pair of top five finishes and a Zone Cut in each event to qualify for the NCAA Diving Zones. Futch claimed fourth place in the 1-meter dive, posting a qualifying final score of 286.90. In the 3-meter diving event, she secured fifth place and earned another Zone Cut with a score of 265.55.

Patriot League Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards (10/13/26)

Men's Swimmer of the Week: Johnny Crush, Army West Point
Men's Diver of the Week: Zein Mahana, Boston University
Men's Rookie of the Week: Paul Moody, Army West Point
Women's Swimmer of the Week: Molly Barber, Boston University
Women's Diver of the Week: Hadley Futch, Army West Point
Women's Rookie of the Week: Hannah Wooten, Army West Point

Honorable Mentions
Jordan Carpentieri, American
Lane Groce, American
Luke Martens, American
Paul Pokatragool, American
Brooks Head, Army West Point
Angie McKane, Army West Point
Devon Bone, Boston University
Alayna Kennedy, Boston University
Emma Rudowsky, Boston University
Giovanni Sullo, Boston University
David Brophy, Colgate
Hailey Hammond, Colgate
Nick Pompo, Colgate
Cali Fasser, Loyola Maryland
Joe Hayburn, Loyola Maryland
James Boardman, Navy
Claire Ellish, Navy
Hannah Bateman, Navy
Martin Perecinsky, Navy
Corinne Warriner, Navy

The Black Knights are back in action host Navy on Friday, Oct. 23 at Crandall Pool in a star meet, part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA. Swimming begins at 3:00 p.m. and diving begins at 5:45 p.m.

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