TOWSON, Md. – The Towson men's swimming and diving program hosts Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Delaware at Burdick Pool on Saturday, Jan. 30 for a dual meet. Diving events are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. while swimming will follow with a 1 p.m. start.
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The meet is the Tigers' final regular season meet of the year and will serve as Senior Day. Towson will honor its six seniors prior to the meet.
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The 2015-16 senior class includes
Zach Brech,
Matt Hans,
Mike Johnson,
Matt McKenney,
Sean Patterson and
Joel Todd. The six seniors have combined for 27 dual meet victories over their four-year careers and two top-three finishes at the CAA Championship Meet.
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The Tigers are coming off a mid-week meet at Navy that also featured local rival Johns Hopkins. Towson was narrowly edged by the Mids 134-123 and fell to the Blue Jays 153-109. The Tigers had four event victories and 19 top-five finishes.
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Sophomore
Nick Breschi led the Tigers, winning both the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes. His time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.69) was a season-best and ranks 10
th among CAA swimmers.
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Freshman
Jack Saunderson and
Stefan Keller had impressed meets. Saunderson won the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best and freshman school-record time of 49.65. His time ranks sixth in the CAA. Keller was the runner-up in the 200-yard breaststroke, timing 2:05.55 that ranks fifth among CAA swimmers.
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Towson begins its postseason action with the two-day CAA Diving Championships which take place from Feb. 20-21 at Delaware's Rawstrom Natatorium. The CAA Swimming Championships will be held on Feb. 24-27 at the Collegiate School Aquatics Center in Richmond, Virginia.
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