Three years ago, freshman Sean Binning underwent emergency brain surgery for a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Last month, he earned MAAC Diver and MAAC Rookie Diver of the Year as the men’s team won its 10th straight MAAC Championship. His story is one of incredible perseverance. The surgery removed the left side of his skull to relieve pressure from the AVM. He spent 18 days in the neuro ICU in a sedated coma. He needed a tracheostomy tube and a feeding tube. Sean had to relearn basic life functions — how to speak, how to walk, how to eat and even how to breathe. He lost 40 lbs. He underwent a second surgery nearly two months later to remove the AVM and to replace the removed portion of his skull. Throughout it all, he wanted to get back to diving. Once he was cleared to train again, he spent 25 hours a week or more to get back into shape, contending with numbness and paralysis in his right arm. He started diving headfirst on the diving board on Sept. 5, 2019.  Three days before his final surgery, which replaced the damaged portion of his skull with plastic, he signed his letter of intent to attend Rider. Sean is now a MAAC champion, two-time award winner and three-time MAAC diver of the week. He is a behavioral neuroscience major with hopes to attend medical school in the future.  “I'm proud of what I've been able to accomplish in life and in diving after persevering through my medical complications. I’m very surprised that I’ve gotten this far. It’s all because of my parents and my coaches. They’ve been incredibly supportive the entire way.” #GoBroncs