TOWSON, MD. – All season long, the Towson University women's swimming and diving team have been working with the Special Olympics team. This Saturday, Jan. 12, both teams will come together and display their talents.
"We absolutely love working with Special Olympics," said Head Coach
Jake Shrum. "As the culmination of our clinics, having them in attendance and racing at our meet is an incredibly joyful experience!"
Action will take place at 10 a.m. beginning with the diving squads inside Burdick Hall competing against conference foe Drexel.
The last home meet for the Tigers will also serve as senior day. The 2018-19 Tiger senior class includes
Zeynep Balto,
Caroline Batista,
Tara Goss,
Kelsey Jehl,
Tasha Reidenbach,
Amanda Rosa,
Haley Sutton,
Emilee Torres,
Ryan Ulrich,
Emily Wilson and
Victoria Zozzaro.
High energy and anticipation has set in for the Tigers not having compete since Nov. 18, and for Goss, she is beyond ready.
"I am expecting the meet to have very high energy," said Goss. "It is our first meet back since Bucknell. It is our senior meet so a lot of family and friends are going to be in attendance."
Staying consistent and enjoying these last meets her senior year is what the geography and environmental planning major intends to do.
"So far this season for me has been okay. I have had my ups and downs, but overall this has been my most consistent season yet," said Goss.
"For the rest of the season I am looking forward to conferences and seeing how well both the girls and guys teams will perform."
Tigers Last Time out
The Tigers won the Bucknell Invitational with a score of 1564. They saw eight first-place victories in the meet.
Ryan Ulrich was first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.16.
Jacki Schoening came in first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.46), while teammate
Amanda Rosa came in second (1:02.80). The 400-yard medley relay made up of
Meghan Jones, Schoening,
Maddi Mangum and Ulrich finished in first with a time of 3:41.26.
Emily Wilson captured first-place in the 1-meter diving with a score of 267.90. The 3-meter diving competition saw top-three finishes in
Kelsey Jehl (294.55),
Victoria Zozzaro (269.80) and Wilson (281.30).
Last Time against Drexel
Last year, the Tigers were in a tri-meet with Drexel and Seton Hall. They totaled 37 top-five finishes and five event wins in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley and 1 and 3-meter diving.
Emily Wilson posted wins in both the 1 and 3-meter diving events while
Victoria Zozzaro was second in the 3-meter and third in the 1-meter.
Kelsey Jehl was second in the 1-meter.
Tigers in the Community
• Towson is the Division I national champion of the NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Competition for the Fall 2018 semester. Towson completed the most community service hours among all schools in the competition, including 75 different Division I departments and approximately 300 total programs across the country.
• Towson's men and women's swimming and diving team hosted their second clinic with the Special Olympics team on Nov. 10 at Burdick Pool.
