TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's swimming and diving teams are back in action for senior day, Friday, Jan. 24 in Burdick Hall taking on Delaware.
The meet is scheduled to begin with diving at 2 p.m. and swimming starting at 5 p.m.
During the meet the Tigers are going to recognize seniors
Matt Essing,
Matt Kenney,
Ryan O'Leary,
Owen Robinson,
Tommy Whitman and
Hunter Wright during the meet.
Swimming Spotlight
Before each meet, the swimming and diving program introduced us to someone in the senior class, but this week the Tigers will introduce us to junior
Nick McClure. The accounting major from Richmond, Virginia is more than excited to finish the season off and prepare for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships.
"As the season goes on, I am most looking forward to conferences," said McClure. "The energy and atmosphere is unlike anything else. As we approach conferences, the team is getting more and more excited."
"This is the time of year that everyone starts to really feel good in the pool and feel more confident about the work they've been doing all year. Like most end of year meets, the expectation and hope is to drop and place well."
McClure has been a huge contributor in the 200-yard relays and the 200-yard butterfly's. He has been a part of numerous first place finishes including this past Wednesday's victory. Going forward through the rest of the season his main goal is to make sure he keeps up the same enthusiasm and contributes to his team.
"Personally, I'm looking to drop and improve on my placement in my events and contribute to relays," said McClure. "As a team we want to place as high as possible."
McClure's motivation to succeed comes from a variety of sources, his family, friends and teammates. He also really stepped into one of the leadership roles as an upperclassman which made him more determined to help score high in his 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:
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
Qualifying Times
On Saturday, Jan. 18,
Michael Fazio and
Will Canny both got NCAA zone qualifying times and scores.
Tigers Last Time Out
Towson defeated Loyola 165-128 on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The saw 12 first place finishes to help lead them to victory.
Scouting Delaware
The Blue Hens fell to Seton Hall 181-117 on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Senior Kevin Basch won the 1000-yard freestyle in a season-best 9:31.97 and the 500 freestyle in another season-best 4:36.46.
Junior Kevin Bargate was first to the wall in the 100 yard fly in 51.40 and had a third-place finish in the 200 yard free.
The Meet Matchup
Last year, the Tigers took home 12 first-place victories over Delaware Saturday afternoon to defeat the Blue Hens 188-92.
The Tigers earned a combined score of 382 points.
Zach Bishop,
Ben Johnston,
Jack Saunderson and
Evan Brophy won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:35.06.
Ryan Baldino and
Kenny Afolabi-Brown had a 1-2 finish in the 50-yard freestyle. Baldino had a time of 21.27 and Afolabi-Brown had a time of 21.91.
Devin Gaul took home first in both the 1-meter (189.60) and 3-meter (214.00) diving competitions.
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.
