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Men’s Swimming Caps Dual Meet Season With Road Win

NEWARK, Del. -- Putting the final touches on a strong dual meet season, the Towson University men's swimming and diving team picked up its fifth-straight win over the University of Delaware. 

The Tigers topped their longtime rivals 164.5-123.5 behind 11 individual and relay wins. Rookie Brian Benzing capped his first dual season unblemished in the 100-yard breaststroke events this spring.

How it Happened
  • Evan Bota, Benzing, Nick McClure and Michael Fazio started the day strong with a 1-minute, 31.52 second win during the 200-yard medley relay, which was followed by a Fazio victory in the 200-yard freestyle. Fazio won the event by three seconds, halting the time in 1:40.79, nipping Delaware's Bryce Ciecko in 1:43.47.
  • Bota picked up three points in the 100-yard backstroke with a 52.74, less than a quarter second faster than teammate Reed Sells, who grabbed two points with a 52.95.
  • In the 100-yard breaststroke, Benzing cruised to a three-second victory with a 55.29, winning by more than three seconds. His time stands as the fourth-fastest time in program history. Benzing now owns the four fastest times for the event at Towson.
  • McClure continued the momentum with his 1:52.58 win in the 200-yard butterfly, which paired with Coby Ockert's two points for a fourth-place finish in 1:58.40.
  • Sprinter Ryan Baldino added another 50-yard freestyle win with a 20.67, less than half a second quicker than teammate TJ Bearor in third place (22.03).
  • Will Canny won his final dual meet 1-meter diving event, scoring a 250.40. The diving portion of the meet was held Friday afternoon at Rawstrom Natatorium. Ajani Dorner took second with a 240.00.
  • Out of the intermission, Baldino and Fazio went one-two in the 100-yard freestyle, the former touching in 45.64 and the latter in 45.69. 
  • The 200-yard backstroke was a tight finish with Sells taking second in 1:54.23, narrowly trailing Delaware's Zach Rowe (1:53.62). Brendan Farrar added points for the Tigers with a third-place time of 1:57.47.
  • Towson once again went first and third in the 200-yard breaststroke, with Benzing taking the win at 2:02.39 followed by a 2:10.70 from Ryan Bookstein for three more points.
  • McClure snagged four points in second with a 51.12 in the 100-yard fly, one tenth of his season best.
  • Canny swept the boards on Friday, taking the 3-meter as well with a 250.00 with Dorner in second with a 240.00.
  • Towson added some buffer space in its score during the 100-yard freestyle as Baldino and Fazio went one-two with a 45.64 and a 45.69, respectively.
  • Noah Diacumakos and Patrick Flint picked up another one-two finish for the 400-yard individual medley. Diacumakos finished in 4:07.53 while Flint was close behind at 4:10.96.
  • The Tiger men finished the day with a win as Benzing, Baldino, Bearor and Fazio combined to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. The group won with a 3:02.09, a three-second margin of victory. The group shattered the pool record for the event, which was previously a 3:04.60 set by a UMBC relay team on Oct. 19, 2019.
  • Both relays broke Rawstrom Natatorium records as the 200-yard medley relay's time of 1:31.52 broke the previous mark of 1:31.86 set by a Delaware group in December.

Quotables - Head Coach Jake Shrum
  • Brian Benzing, Ryan Baldino and Michael Fazio continue to lead our team with consistently fast swims in their primary events. We also got key event wins from Nick McClure and Noah Diacumakos.
  • Overall we were really happy with how we swam our races and the team couldn't be happier heading to start resting and getting ready for the CAA Championship.

Up Next for Towson
  • With the dual season in the rearview mirror, Towson turns its eyes to the CAA Championship meet.
  • The league championships are set to begin on March 30 in Christiansburg, Virginia.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Baldino

Ryan Baldino

Free
6' 1"
Junior
Ryan Bookstein

Ryan Bookstein

Free/Breast
6' 5"
Sophomore
Will Canny

Will Canny

Diving
5' 10"
Senior
Noah Diacumakos

Noah Diacumakos

IM/Breast
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ajani Dorner

Ajani Dorner

Diving
5' 8"
Sophomore
Brendan Farrar

Brendan Farrar

Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Michael Fazio

Michael Fazio

Free
6' 2"
Sophomore
Patrick Flint

Patrick Flint

IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Nick McClure

Nick McClure

Fly
5' 10"
Senior
TJ Bearor

TJ Bearor

Free/Back
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Baldino

Ryan Baldino

6' 1"
Junior
Free
Ryan Bookstein

Ryan Bookstein

6' 5"
Sophomore
Free/Breast
Will Canny

Will Canny

5' 10"
Senior
Diving
Noah Diacumakos

Noah Diacumakos

6' 0"
Sophomore
IM/Breast
Ajani Dorner

Ajani Dorner

5' 8"
Sophomore
Diving
Brendan Farrar

Brendan Farrar

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free
Michael Fazio

Michael Fazio

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free
Patrick Flint

Patrick Flint

5' 10"
Sophomore
IM
Nick McClure

Nick McClure

5' 10"
Senior
Fly
TJ Bearor

TJ Bearor

5' 11"
Freshman
Free/Back