TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's swimming and diving teams are traveling down to Annapolis, Maryland to compete against three teams.
Navy host Towson, George Washington and John Hopkins inside Lejeune Hall.
The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Swimming Spotlight
Before each meet, the swimming and diving program will introduce us to someone in the senior class who will share highlights and their expectations of the season. This meet we introduce you to senior
Hunter Wright. The computer science major is from Apex, North Carolina and will be competing in the freestyle and individual medleys this season.
As his senior year got off to a good start last week, Wright is looking forward to helping his teammates have fast times while looking forward to improving his.
Of all four years this is the most excited Wright has been going into the meets.
"The freshmen we brought in bring a lot of energy and I'm just trying to help by directing that energy towards the right things," said Wright.
As all meets leads to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships, Wright is determined to make sure the team goal remains the same, and that is having the best times.
"As a team our goal is to have everyone perform at their best and get into as many finals as possible," Wright said.
"We want to make in impact this year and it starts with the hard work we're putting in this fall."
Going into all the meets, one thing is for sure is the Tigers will always show enthusiasm and energy. Wright definitely ensures the team is hype, make sure to look out for his gymnast "stick it" landing before he swims.
Introducing the Depth Chart
The Tigers have numerous student-athletes competing in multiple events this year. To give you a glimpse they have the following:
Butterfly:
Nick McClure,
Patrick Flint and
Cody Stewart
Backstroke:
Owen Robinson,
Tommy Whitman and
Andrew Lapin
Breaststroke:
Noah Diacumakos, Ryan O'leary and
Alex Suehiro
Sprint Freestyle:
Matt Essing,
Michael Fazio, and
Ryan Baldino
Mid-Distance/Distance Freestlye: Andrew Munson,
Brendan Farrar,
Matt Kenney and
Hunter Wright
Individual Medley: Diacumakos, Flint, Wright
Diving:
Will Canny and
Ajani Dorner
Tigers Last Time Out
Towson had a close race down to the final points but they fell to Georgetown 155-145 last Thursday inside McCarthy Pool. The Tigers had seven first-place victories including freshman
Ajani Dorner winning the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 252.98.
Matt Essing was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle (21.00) and the 100-yard freestyle (46.86).
Scouting Navy
Six members of the Navy swimming team won a pair of individual events during a sweep by the Mids of UMBC last Friday evening at the Retriever Aquatic Center. The men won 11 events in a 158-128 victory over the Retrievers.
Scouting George Washington
The Colonials finished third in the standings behind LSU and Pittsburgh at the TYR Fall Classic. George Aspougalis took first in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching in 2:00.90, a time that ranks sixth on GW's all-time top 10. The team also took third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.03).
Scouting Johns Hopkins
On Oct. 5, Johns Hopkins fell to William & Mary 152-110. The men won four events in the dual-meet. They opened the day with third and fifth-place finishes in the 200 medley relay. The Blue Jays also had the top finish in the 1000 Free.
Tigers in the Community
The Towson University athletics department deems community service as one of its highest priorities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area.
- For the 7th consecutive year, the department exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of community service in the 2018-19 academic season.
- Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition.
- Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volunteered with 19 organizations.
- Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.
