The Rutgers swimming and diving team has signed four athletes to National Letters of Intent, head coach Petra Martin announced Monday. Alexandria Fabugais (Oakville, Ontario, Canada), Clare Lawlor (Orland Park, Ill.), Meghan Moses (Fremont, Ohio) and Nadia Nabhan (Sterling, Va.) will all compete for the Scarlet Knights beginning in the 2016-17 season.
“We’re very excited as a program to kick off our recruiting efforts this year with such a great class,” Martin said. “The women we are signing this fall are first and foremost the right people for our program. They are committed to excellence academically and in the pool. They all have a very competitive drive, a no-nonsense attitude and are not afraid to explore new ways of bettering themselves.
“They want to contribute to the team, get the best education in the country, and tap into the limitless resources our athletic support system and the greater New York City area have to offer.”
Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba
Events: Free • 5-6
Oakville, Ontario, Canada • St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School
Club Program: Oakville Aquatics Club
Top Times
50 L Free: 27.35
50 S Free: 26.50
100 L Free: 58.90
100 S Free: 56.90
200 L Free: 2:03.65
200 S Free: 2:01.40
Prior to Rutgers: Competes with the Oakville Aquatic Club … qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials and the 2015 Canadian Pan American Trials in the 200, 400 and 800 free … helped Oakville capture the women’s 2015 Senior Nation Team Award, winning the ‘B’ finals in the 200 and 400 free … contributed to Oakville’s seven-straight Provincial Championships from 2008-14 … has broken nine SCM and four LCM club records since 2009 … recognized as a top-10 National Age Swimmer in Canada since 2011 … competed on the St. Mildred’s Lightbourn High School varsity team from 2010-14.
Personal: Daughter of Frederick Inaba and Rachel Fabugais … has one brother, Nicholas … cousin, Samantha, is currently a setter for the Tennessee State volleyball team … competed with current Scarlet Knight Abbey Saunders at Oakville Aquatics Club … received Academic Honor Roll all four years at St. Mildred’s Lightbourn … achieved the Bronze Level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award … undecided on potential major.
Clare Lawlor
Events: Free • 5-9
Orland Park, Ill. • Carl Sandburg HS
Club Program: Palos Orland Swim Association
Top Times
50 Free: 23.52
100 Free: 51.27
Prior to Rutgers: Competes with the Palos Orland Swim Association, where she has been a member since 2007 … four-year letterwinner at Carl Sandburg High School … named all-state from 2012-14 and an All-American in 2013 and 2015 … finished seventh in both 50 (23.52) and 100 (51.27) freestyle events at the 2014-15 Illinois Girls State Championships … times during the event were third-best in the state last season … also finished seventh in the 50 free at the 2013-14 state event … recorded a ninth-place time in the 400 relay event at the state championships on 2012.
Personal: Daughter of Sean and Kathy Lawlor … has a brother, Michael, and sister, Molly … earned the 10% Scholar Athlete Award … member of the National Honor Society … plans to major in Kinesiology.
Meghan Moses
Events: Free • 5-11
Fremont, Ohio • Fremont Ross HS
Club Program: Sand Otter Swimming
Top Times
50 Y Free: 23.72
50 L Free: 27.94
100 Y Free: 51.54
100 L Free: 1:02.21
Prior to Rutgers: 10-year member of the Sand Otter Swimming Club, where she was a member of the club’s state and national teams … four-year letterwinner at Fremont Ross High School … four-time All-American by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association … 11-time All-Ohio honoree … 11-time First Team All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference member and 2015 TRAC Swimmer of the Year … eight-time District Champion … named team MVP in each of the last two seasons.
Personal: Daughter of Tina and Jerry Moses … has one sister, Anne Marie … three-year member of the National Honor Society with three years of obtaining above a 4.0 GPA … intend to major in Biology and Pre-medicine.
Nadia Nabhan
Events: Back/Fly/IM • 5-6
Sterling, Va. • Potomac Falls HS
Club Program: Nation’s Capital Swim Club
Top Times
100 Y Back: 58.36
200 Y Back: 2:05.65
100 Y Fly: 55.95
200 Y Fly: 2:11.96
200 Y IM: 2:10.21
400 Y IM: 4:26.10
Prior to Rutgers: Competes with the Nation’s Capital Swim Club coached by John Flanagan … member of the Lebanese National Swimming Federation and hold Lebanese Nation records in the LCM 400 IM and 200 back and the SCM 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly … holds more than 20 individual and relay records for her age group in Lebanon … top 5K Lebanese open water swimming with a time of 1:08.52 achieved at the 2014 East Coast Open Waters Championship … has competed on behalf of Lebanon in the Junior World Swimming Championships, Asian Age Group Championships and Arab Championships, among other global events … named a 2015-16 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … 2015 Winter Junior National qualifier … will compete for Potomac Falls High School for the first time this season.
Personal: Daughter Charbel and Colleen Nabhan … has one sister, Liliana … uncle, Nicholas Sorensen, played collegiate football at Virginia Tech and enjoyed a 10-year NFL career before moving on to coaching with the Seattle Seahawks, where he is a special teams assistant … cousin James Augustine played collegiate basketball at Illinois and in the NBA with the Orlando Magic and is now competing professionally in Russia … great grandmother, Gladys Crabbe, was one of the first female students to participate in the Rutgers University Teachers Certificate Program.
