TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's swimming and diving teams are opening the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 10 when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown.
The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. inside Albert G. Mccarthy, Jr. Swimming Pool.
"We can't wait for our first meet," said head coach
Jake Shrum. "The girls have been doing a great job training and encouraging each other at every practice."
New Season
This season the Tigers have welcomed 13 new freshman to the team all who have already made great contributions and additions to the team.
"All our freshman will immediately contribute in their best event," said Shrum.
The senior class is ready to build on their success from last year.
Jacki Schoening and
Megan Cowan are both defending Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Champions. They are ready to help lead the way. Adding the freshmen to the mix will bring depth to the team to help each group have successful events.
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:
Megan Cowan,
Maddi Mangum,
Andrea Ducar and
Lauren Cavanagh
Backstroke:
Meghan Jones,
Reagan Martin,
Alex Diacumakos
Breaststroke:
Jacki Schoening,
Kalyn Fetter and
Katie Nunez
Sprint Freestyle:
Annemarie Schnoor, Nunez,
Ava Enriquez
Mid-Distance/Distance Freestyle: Jones,
Meagan Clark,
Tigers on the Prowl
With so many freshmen this year, watching each of them compete in their individual events is something we all can look forward too.
Andrea Ducar and
Hailey Ritter will both immediately contribute in the sprint butterfly.
Kassi Kesselring and
Reagan Martin will both help in backstroke.
Madison Mince,
Katie Nunez,
Kayla Reedy,
Ava Enriquez, and
Parker Schulz will all help in freestyle events and some stroke ones as well.
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
Meghan Jones. Hailing from Newark, Delaware the business administration marketing major will compete in the freestyle, backstroke and individual medley.
With the positive energy Jones brings to the team she is ready to have that carry over into her team mates.
"We have been training really well so we are excited to see how that transfers over in meets," said Jones.
"My plan is to make sure we all stay positive and support each other in and out of the pool! It is our first time with this new team and I'm excited for the rest of the season with everyone."
As Jones is making sure to make every moment count, she is really looking forward to training in Florida this year.
Even though Jones is anticipating the first home meet on Oct. 26 versus William & Mary, she and the Tigers have to go through the Hoyas of Georgetown first.
With every meet comes focus and hard work and that is something Jones wants to ensure the team has.
"Even though we are at the beginning of the season, everyone is really focused on racing well and carrying over everything we work on in practice".
As you all watch
Meghan Jones compete this year, make sure she has had her strawberry banana smoothie!
Scouting Georgetown
The Georgetown women finished third in the 2019 Big East. The Hoyas are returning 12 women who all earned All-Big East honors last season. Georgetown added seven newcomers to the team.
The Meet Matchup
Last season the Tigers defeated Georgetown 199-100 in a tri-meet with James Madison.
Sarah-Margaret Locke,
Emily Wilson,
Meghan Jones,
Jacki Schoening and
Maddi Mangum were event winners. Schoening won two events for the Tigers in the 100- and 200- yard backstroke.
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.
