TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's swimming and diving teams are back in action taking on conference foe Drexel Saturday, Jan. 19 in Philadelphia.
The meet is scheduled to begin at noon inside Drexel Pool.
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 the defending Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) 200-yard butterfly champion,
Megan Cowan. The communications major is from Bel Air, Maryland and is ready to be back in action after a small break.
"The team is really excited to travel to Drexel and get a chance to race in our conference," said Cowan.
"While we had a mini break from meets this season, we've been crushing practices and are excited to see the difference it's made."
The depth on the team this year is unmatched and Cowan in particular is excited for what the Tigers have to offer.
"I'm really looking forward to the last couple meets this season with my team," said Cowan. "There's a lot of talent and depth this year and everyone has been working really hard so I'm excited to see what we can do!"
Cowan's overall goal for the rest of the season is to have as much fun as possible with my team.
"For this team, our main goal is to show everyone how hard we've been working and be in the running for the CAA champ title."
A fun insight about
Megan Cowan is her lucky socks make her feel like she will have some great swims (so if you see her make sure she has them). The fun thing about the Towson swimming team is they are a family and all root for each other. The team as a whole feeds off that energy.
"When it comes to what gets me really motivated, it's my team," said Cowan. "Nothing beats the feeling of hearing them all cheering for you and knowing they all believe in you before you start a race."
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 Last Time Out
For a third year in the row the Tigers won the Bucknell Invitational. The Tigers won with a score of 1751 inside Kinney Natatorium.
After day one of the invitational, the Tigers led with a score of 570. The quartet of
Maddi Mangum,
Jacki Schoening,
Megan Cowan and
Annemarie Schnoor won the 400-yard medley relay with a finals time of 3:40.50.
The 200-yard medley relay also finished in first (1:41.43) and Cowan saw a second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (54.46) that helped the Tigers keep their lead going into day three of the invitational.
Cowan won her signature event the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.33) on day three and the Tigers propelled on to victory.
Scouting Drexel
The Dragons competed in a tri-meet last Saturday, Jan. 11. They defeated Northeastern 152-148, but tied to Delaware 149-149.
Gabrielle Rudy led the way for Drexel winning four events (100 breaststroke-1:04.39, 200 breaststroke-2:21.76 and 200 individual medley-2:07.44). Her fourth win came in helping the 200 medley relay team finish in 45.06 seconds.
The Meet Matchup
Last year, the Tigers saw the Dragons inside Burdick Hall on senior day and won 169-127.
Anniemarie Schnoor led the way led the way winning two events in the 50-yard freestyle (24.03) and the 100 yard freestyle (51.74).
All together the Tigers had ten first place victories including
Megan Cowan winning the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.18) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.00).
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.
