VESTAL, N.Y. - The Binghamton swimming & diving program welcomes 12 newcomers to its program this season. The five women and seven men arrived on campus in August and will compete for the first time this weekend against Le Moyne.

Audrey Hayward (Ashburn, Va.) swam the sprint, free and fly events at Briar Woods High School. As a senior, she was named a third-team Virginia High School League (VHSL) All-State selection. Hayward also won 10 VHSL Region 5D championships during her career. 

Morgan Kelsch (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) competed in the free, fly and IM events at Kellenberg Memorial High School. She was a four-time All-New York State (NYS) honoree and broke five school records.

Christine Kim (Temple, Texas) arrives from Lake Belton High School, where she specialized in the sprint and free events. In her final two seasons, she was a top-six finisher in both the 50 free and 100 free at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A Texas State Championships. 

Lily Mauro (Camillus, N.Y.) is a diver from West Genesee High School. She is a two-time NYS qualifier and was also chosen to the 2025 Syracuse.com All-Central New York (CNY) Team. In addition, Mauro won the 2023 NYS Section 3 diving title.

Jessica Tsang (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) swam in the back and fly events at Mountain Lakes High School. She was named an All-New Jersey (ANJ) Scholar-Athlete as a senior.

On the men's side, Matthew Chang (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) is a sprinter from Herricks High School. At the 2026 NYS Federation Championships, he was fourth in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free. During his career, Chang captured nine Nassau County championships. 

John Eodice (Hillsborough, N.J.) arrives from Hillsborough High School. He swam in the free and IM events. Eodice was the runner up in the 500 free and placed seventh in the 200 free at the 2026 New Jersey Meet of Champions. He was also third in the 500 free at the same meet the previous year. 

Johnny Ganser (San Antonio, Texas) competed in the free and back events at Ronald Reagan High School. He was named second-team all-state as a senior by the Texas Interscholastic Coaches' Association (TISCA). Ganser was also a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

Henry Kauffman (Rochester, N.Y.) is a diver from West Irondequoit High School. He was a New York State (NYS) qualifier during his career. 

Nick Sweet (Raleigh, N.C.) is a diver from Enloe High School. He placed third at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 8A State Championship Meet as a senior. Sweet also won the 2025 NCHSAA 4A Eastern Regional Meet.

Brayden Savas (Holbrook, N.Y.) is a sophomore who swam for Sachem North High School. He was chosen both All-New York State (NYS) and All-Long Island during his junior and senior years.

Finally, Kornel Kohalmi (Budapest, Hungary) is a graduate student who transfers from TCU, where he specialized in the IM, free and fly events. He was a second-team All-Big XII selection in 2024 and competed at the NIC meet twice. Kohalmi currently ranks third all time in the TCU record books in the 1,650 free as well as fifth in the 500 free.

Binghamton opens up its 2026-27 season against Le Moyne this Saturday at 1 p.m. The Bearcats host the diving events but are on the road for the swimming competition.