FLUSHING, N.Y. (February 7, 2020) – On Friday, the City University of New York Athletic Conference announced its end-of-year awards for the 2019-20 men’s swimming and diving season.
Baruch’s Evan Nikolic was tabbed Performer of the Year, while Bearcats’ head coach Charles Lampasso was crowned Coach of the Year. Devin Boodha of Brooklyn College was selected as the conference’s Rookie of the Year.
Performer of the Year: Evan Nikolic, Jr., Baruch
Nikolic, the 2017 CUNYAC Rookie of the Year, powered the Bearcats to six gold medals at the conference championships, including two individual gold medals and four relay titles. The junior was the top performer in both the 100-butterfly (52.77) and 200-butterfly (2:08.69) for a second straight campaign, while leading Baruch to gold in the 200-freestyle relay (1:30.65), 400-freestyle relay (3:22.06), 200-medley relay (1:40.85) and 400-medley relay (3:43.66).
In addition, Nikolic was the runner-up in the 200-IM, earning silver with a mark of 2:08.03.
"There has been so many people involved in our success, from our coaches to the work put in everyday by our team" said Nikolic. "The most important thing for us going forward is to improve and be back on top next year."
Rookie of the Year: Devin Boodha, Fr., Brooklyn
Boodha, a three-time CUNYAC Rookie of the Week honoree, was an integral member of Brooklyn’s second-place finish at the championships, its best finish in program history.
The rookie was crowned league champion in the 100-breastroke (1:00.77) and 100-backstroke (58.27), while fueling an 800-freestlye relay squad to a gold medal performance with a time of 7:51.21.
In addition, Boodha earned silver in the 50-freestyle (21.65), 200-medley relay (1:43.72), 400-medlay relay (3:50.43) and 400-freestyle relay (3:25.10).
“I feel honored and accomplished,” said Boodha. “I credit this award to my teammates and coaches for pushing each other every meet and practice. This year is just the beginning for future success.”
Coach of the Year: Charles Lampasso, Baruch
Lampasso receives Coach of the Year recognition for a second consecutive year, guiding Baruch to an 8-2 record in dual meets, winning its final six competitions, en route to its third straight league championship. Lampasso is now a 10-time CUNYAC Men’s Coach of the Year honoree.
“I feel very honored to receive this award," says Lampasso. "The teams did very well this year and I am very excited to receive this recognition. It is a reflection on the entire coaching staff, which we could not have the success without them. I thank those that voted for me.”
Below is a complete list of the 2019-20 CUNYAC Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Stars:
2019-20 CUNYAC Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Stars
Dayan Ordabayev, Fr., Baruch
Gary Danilyan, Fr., Baruch
David Matskovsky, Jr., Baruch **
Peter Ebert, So., Brooklyn
Matthew Greenfield, Sr., Baruch ****
Christian Hoyek, Fr., Brooklyn
Morgan Welling, Baruch **
Erik Kantar, Sr., Baruch ***
Konstantin Lomeyko, Jr., Brooklyn
Anton Kyrylenko, Lehman **
Julian Tineo, Jr., Baruch ***
Mark Maceachen, Fr., Brooklyn
Andwele Estwick, So., Brooklyn
Omar Hasan-Hafez, Jr., Brooklyn ***
Performer of the Year: Evan Nikolic, Jr., Baruch
Rookie of the Year: Devin Boodha, Fr., Brooklyn
Coach of the Year: Charles Lampasso, Baruch
Sportsmanship Award: Jeremy Sapeg, Jr., York
Sportsmanship Team: Matthew Greenfield, Sr., Baruch
Sportsmanship Team: Christian Hoyek, Fr., Brooklyn
** Two-time CUNYAC All-Star
*** Three-time CUNYAC All-Star
**** Four-time CUNYAC All-Star