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John Bowers

Men's Swimming and Diving 11.6.2021 John Stark

Men’s Swimming and Diving Edged at UMBC

CATONSVILLE, Md. -- It was a close showdown between cross-county foes, but the Towson University men's swimming and diving team was edged 157-141 Saturday afternoon at UMBC Aquatic Center against the host UMBC Retrievers.

Towson (1-3) got a three-win day from Catonsville native Brian Benzing, who won the 50-yard freestyle, the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. Ajani Dorner picked up two victories in the 1- and 3-meter diving events.

How it Happened

The Tigers picked up the first win of the day in the 200-yard medley relay, led by Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Trey Adkins and Ryan Baldino. The group finished in 1 minute, 31.40 seconds.
Two events later, Michael Fazio finished second in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 1:43.28, three-hundredths of a second ahead of third place. Luke Schwar took fourth in 1:44.75.
Towson went one-two in the 100-yard back, paced by a 51.51 from Bota while Nick McClure finished in 53.23. Noah Diacumakos took a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 58.30.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Brian Benzing won the sprint with a 21.07, winning by two-tenths of a second. Baldino finished third with a 21.29. Likewise, Ajani Dorner won the 1-meter diving event, scoring a 274.84.
Fazio added a win at 100-yards in the freestyle, winning by over half a second in 46.05. Reed Sells picked up third-place points in the 200-yard back with a time of 1:53.74, followed by a fourth-place finish from Patrick Flint (1:54.24).
Sells added more third-place points in the 200-yard backstroke with a 1:53.74 while Benzing picked up another win in the 200-yard breaststroke, winning in 2:03.28, a victory of nearly eight full seconds. Tanner Fatta took third in 2:11.33.
Ryan Bookstein tacked on a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:45.92, followed by a 100-yard butterfly win from McClure, who touched in 50.90. Baldino finished fourth in 52.20.
Dorner swept the boards, winning the 3-meter dive with a 262.80.
Benzing tripled on the day with a victory in the 200-yard IM, winning by nearly three seconds with a 1:53.29.
In the day's final event, Towson won the second relay, taking the 400-yard freestyle relay with a 3:03.33, winning by four seconds with Baldino, Adkins, Schwar and Fazio.

Up Next for Towson

The Tigers are idle next week before heading to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania for the annual Bucknell Invitational.
Action kicks off at the Kinney Natatorium on Friday, Nov. 19 and runs until Sunday, Nov. 21.
Each day will feature qualifying heats at 10 a.m. and finals heats at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Trey Adkins: Free; 6' 4"; Junior

Ryan Baldino: Free; 6' 1"; Senior

Brian Benzing: Breast/IM/Free; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Ryan Bookstein: Free/Breast; 6' 5"; Junior

Evan Bota: Back/Fly; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Noah Diacumakos: IM/Breast; 6' 0"; Junior

Ajani Dorner: D; 5' 9"; Junior

Michael Fazio: Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Patrick Flint: IM; 5' 10"; Junior

Nick McClure: Fly/Back; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Trey Adkins
: 6' 4"; Junior
: Free

Ryan Baldino
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Free

Brian Benzing
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Breast/IM/Free

Ryan Bookstein
: 6' 5"; Junior
: Free/Breast

Evan Bota
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Back/Fly

Noah Diacumakos
: 6' 0"; Junior
: IM/Breast

Ajani Dorner
: 5' 9"; Junior
: D

Michael Fazio
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Free

Patrick Flint
: 5' 10"; Junior
: IM

Nick McClure
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: Fly/Back