TOWSON, Md. – Look out for senior Kelsey Jehl striking the "Superman" pose as she and the Towson University women's swimming and diving team compete against Delaware on Saturday. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. inside Rawstrom Natatorium at CBS.
Striking a pose is sense of confidence that Jehl uses before each meet. She intends to keep going into this meet with the continued confidence she has had in her previous meets.
"The team as a whole has been making huge strides with every meet, and I'm expecting to see even more improvement at Delaware, said Jehl. "The dual meets have been adding to our confidence for a fierce CAA Championship and I'm anticipating that this meet against Delaware will only add fuel to our fire since they're an in-conference team."
As a senior, each meet is important for Jehl. She plans to take every one a meet at a time and really enjoy the moment.
"While I'm looking forward to the CAA Championships, I'm trying to take this season one meet at a time and really savor every moment since it's my senior year, said Jehl. "I have a really good feeling about CAA's. Each and every girl on the team has worked harder than ever this year and its showing in the meet results."
"I'm so proud of how far this team has come and I truly believe in these girls to achieve our goal of earning the title of conference champions. I get goosebumps just thinking about it."
Tigers Last Time Out
The Tigers opened up the New Year with a 169-127 win over Drexel. Junior Annemarie Schnoor led the way winning two events in the 50-yard freestyle (24.03) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.74). Meagan Clark captured first place in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:41.99). Teammate Zeynep Balto finished in fourth (10:49.57). Sarah-Margaret Locke was victorious in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.25. Suzannah Mills came in second (1:56.25) and Rachel Hoban was fourth (1:57.53).
Locke was also successful in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.06). Clark came in third place (5:12.55).
Jacki Schoening saw first place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.69). Amanda Rosa was fourth with a time of 1:06.42. Emily Wilson had a score of 274.05 to finish in first in the 1-meter diving competition. Jehl finished second (265.20). Wilson also finished first in the 3-meter diving with a score of 292.43.
Scouting the Blue Hens
Delaware competed against Drexel and Northeastern on Jan. 5. The Blue Hens finished the meet with a score of 114.50.
Let's make a Splash
•Schnoor was named Colonial Athlete Association (CAA) women's Swimmer of the Week.
•Wilson was named CAA women's Diver of the Week.
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.
