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Rutgers Swimming: Holly Prasanto Named Second Team All-American

Rutgers diver Holly Prasanto gets a national recognition.

On Wednesday, Rutgers’ Holly Prasanto made headlines. The Sheffield, England native was named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) second-team all-American for the 2023-24 season. She is the fifth Rutgers diver to earn First or Second-Team all-America honors.

In her first NCAA appearance, Prasanto advanced to the consolation final after taking ninth in the preliminary round with a score of 285.20. She finished with a score of 299.20, the seventh-highest in Rutgers history.

Her success did not stop there as the talented junior qualified for the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving championship with a fourth-place finish. Prasanto recorded a score of 532.15 after 12 dives for Rutgers to send a member of its dive squad to NCAAs for a third straight year.

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Rutgers’ Holly Prasanto was named a Second Team CSCAA All-American for her performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships
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Additionally, Prasanto has joined a talented group. She is among 245 athletes from 42 institutions that earned All-America honors.

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In her three seasons in Piscataway, Prasanto has made her impact felt with a trio of 1M crowns.

Rutgers women’s swimming and diving adds former USA Swimming Scholastic All-American to 2028 class

Rutgers swimming and diving adds an eliete prospect.

Rutgers women’s swimming and diving had reason to celebrate on Thursday as they continued to add to their 2028 class. Former USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Ava Jurkiewicz officially announced that she will join Rutgers next fall. She is a breaststroke specialist who already has an impressive resume.

The Michigan athlete is a team captain at Northville High School and owns a Winter Juniors qualifying time in the 100m breast. In December, she recorded her highest finish in the 200 breast, ranking at 61, while her 100 breast landed her 68th at the Winter Juniors. However, her success does not stop there.

At the Michigan High School State Championships in the winter, Jurkiewicz showed why she is one of the best in her class. She advanced to finals in the 100 breast and 200 IM, claiming 6th and 8th place.

 

In the summer, she continued to impress at the Michigan Ultra Championship. Jurkiewicz finished second in the 100m breast and fourth in the 200m breast. With her in the mix, expectations for Rutgers have gotten higher.

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While her collegiate debut is still months away, Jurkiewicz’s decision is exciting news for the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers team Athletics: Oct. 6-13

Rutgers athletics might have had the last three days off, but make no mistake about it: their past week was jam packed. Let’s look back at the week that was in Rutgers athletics.

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Rutgers athletics might have had the last three days off, but make no mistake about it: their past week was jam-packed. Fans of the Scarlet Knights are aware of the struggles Rutgers has gone through in football, losing three straight to ranked Big Ten opponents.

As usual, the rest of the Olympic/team sports continue to make waves in their respective sports. The fall season is certainly being paced by women’s soccer and field hockey, both of which are top 10 respectively in the national polls and are dominating in Big Ten play.

Men’s soccer as well as women’s volleyball are also having very solid seasons.

Let’s look back at the week that was in Rutgers athletics.