For the second year in a row, the Drew University swimming and diving program swept the Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete awards post-competition season.
Each year, the Landmark Conference selects 22 senior scholar-athletes, recognizing the top student-athlete in each sport based on athletic and academic achievements.
Amira Hadri (‘24) won the women’s award, making her the third consecutive Ranger to receive the honor and the fourth for the team within the last five years.
“I felt very honored and grateful to be recognized for my athletic and academic contributions,” Hadri said. “I am very happy and honored to continue the legacy of Drew swimming and diving.”
Hadri follows in the footsteps of Mal Vishwanath (C’20), Sydney Everhart (C’22) and Katie Cashin (C’23).
Hadri is a four year member of the women’s swim team who came to Drew from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her freshman year, she was named Female Rookie of the Year and won four gold medals at the virtual Landmark Conference Championships in addition to breaking the team record in the 50-freestyle.
Hadri helped lead the Rangers to their first-ever undefeated season and Landmark Conference championship title in 2022. Over the course of her career, she has racked up 13 Landmark Conference gold medals and holds five school records, two individual and three relay records.
Outside of the pool, Hadri majors in finance with minors in psychology and data science and holds a number of leadership positions on campus. She was named to the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll on two separate occasions and has received numerous other academic honors and awards throughout her time at Drew.
On the men’s side, Hayden Koh (‘24) became the third Ranger in program history to win the award, following Matheus Macena (C’21) and Harrison Neal (C’23).
Also a native of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Koh has been with the Rangers for three years and turned in tremendous results throughout his time on the team.
He earned both Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year and Swimmer of the Year in his first season at Drew. Last season, he made program history by becoming the first All-American for the men’s team after placing 13th at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Over the course of his career, Koh racked up 17 Landmark Conference gold medals and won 35 out of 38 total races. He holds 9 school records, four individual and five relay records.
Off the pool deck, Koh is a psychology major with minors in neuroscience and sociology. Since coming to Drew in 2021, he was named to the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll twice, and has also received multiple other academic and athletic honors on top of his campus involvement. Koh will be graduating in May after finishing his education a year early.
Charlotte Wells is a senior majoring in French and English with a writing and communications studies concentration and minoring in humanities.