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Men's Swimming and Diving Handles Business Against Delaware

TOWSON, Md. – Taking advantage of the team's lone home meet at Burdick Hall Pool the season, the Towson University men's swimming and diving program handled its business on Saturday, topping long-time rival Delaware 165-129.

The Tigers picked up double wins from Ajani Dorner on the boards while Brian Benzing turned in two breaststroke wins. Ryan Baldino added freestyle wins as well.

Between the diving portion and the swimming events, head coach Jake Shrum and his fellow coaches honored the team's two seniors: Baldino and Nick McClure.

How it Happened
  • Towson opened the day with wins from Dorner on both boards. The junior scored 280.73 points on the 1-meter side before putting up 273.45 points on the 3-meter board to win both events. Luke Gallagher finished third on both, going 174.68 on the 1-meter before scoring 188.03 points on the 3-meter.
  • Swimming opened with a 200-yard medley relay win as Evan Bota, Benzing, McClure and Luke Schward combined for a 1 minute, 30.08 finish, winning the event by a second and a half.
  • Towson B (Reed Sells, Patrick Flint, Noah Diacumakos, T.J. Bearor) finished third at 1:33.36.
  • In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Blakely Dean finished second and just a second behind Delaware's Andrew Taylor. The Tiger touched in a season best 9:53.58 as Taylor logged a 9:52.50. Drew Munson finished fourth at 10:05.05.
  • Baldino picked up his first win of the day in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 1:41.42 followed half a second later by teammate Fazio in 1:42.24.
  • In the 100-yard backstroke, Evan Bota took second with a 51.08, just two-hundredths of a second behind Delaware's DJ Fechtman in 51.06.
  • Extending his college winning streak to 11, Benzing dominated the 100-yard breaststroke with a 54.02, winning by three seconds. Diacumakos was in third at 57.61.
  • The race of the day was the 200-yard butterfly, separated by just one-hundredth of a second. McClure nearly swam down Delaware's Simeon Sabev, but the Blue Hen touched in 1:49.29 against McCLure's 1:49.30. McClure put in a 28.63 last lap to pull within a hair's breadth.
  • Towson septed the 50-yard freestyle as Fazio tagged the wall in 20.92, followed by Baldino (21.12) and Bearor (21.26).
  • Out of the break, it was another Tiger sweep in the 100-yard freestyle, this time led by Baldino (46.60) with Fazio in second (46.81) and Schwar in at 47.10.
  • Flint took third in the 200-yard backstroke with a 1:53.65, setting up a 1-3 finish for the Tigers in the 200-yard breaststroke. Benzing won his second event with a 2:01.97, winning by four seconds. Diacumakos was third in 2:06.78.
  • In the 500-yard freestyle, Dean finished second again with a 4:48.09 with Munson in a quarter-second later for third in 4:48.36.
  • Again McClure and Sabev dueled, this time in the 100-yard butterfly. It was another tight race, won by Sabev in 48.75 while McClure finished in 49.55
  • Flint dominated the 400-yard individual medley, laying down a 4:05.20. Ryan Bookstein logged a fourth-place finish in 4:12.34.
  • The Tigers capped the day with a 400-yard freestyle win as Benzing, Fazio, Schwar and Baldino tag-teamed the event for a 3:02.55
Behind the Numbers
  • Towson snapped a three-dual meet dry spell with the win, dating back to the Tigers' win over William & Mary on Oct. 23.
  • Saturday's meet was the Tigers' lone home meet of the season and just the second meet at home for the Towson men in the last two seasons. Saturday's meet was the first official contest at home since Feb. 27, 2021.
Up Next for Towson
  • The dive squad is up next for the Tigers, heading to a return trip at Delaware.
  • Towson will send its divers to Newark, Delaware for a Feb. 5 meet at Rawstrom Natatorium. Dive times are set for noon.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Baldino

Ryan Baldino

Free
6' 1"
Senior
Brian Benzing

Brian Benzing

Breast/IM/Free
6' 2"
Sophomore
Ryan Bookstein

Ryan Bookstein

Free/Breast
6' 5"
Junior
Evan Bota

Evan Bota

Back/Fly
5' 9"
Sophomore
Noah Diacumakos

Noah Diacumakos

IM/Breast
6' 0"
Junior
Ajani Dorner

Ajani Dorner

D
5' 9"
Junior
Patrick Flint

Patrick Flint

IM
5' 10"
Junior
Nick McClure

Nick McClure

Fly/Back
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Drew Munson

Drew Munson

Free
5' 11"
Junior
Luke Schwar

Luke Schwar

Free/Breast
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ryan Baldino

Ryan Baldino

6' 1"
Senior
Free
Brian Benzing

Brian Benzing

6' 2"
Sophomore
Breast/IM/Free
Ryan Bookstein

Ryan Bookstein

6' 5"
Junior
Free/Breast
Evan Bota

Evan Bota

5' 9"
Sophomore
Back/Fly
Noah Diacumakos

Noah Diacumakos

6' 0"
Junior
IM/Breast
Ajani Dorner

Ajani Dorner

5' 9"
Junior
D
Patrick Flint

Patrick Flint

5' 10"
Junior
IM
Nick McClure

Nick McClure

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Fly/Back
Drew Munson

Drew Munson

5' 11"
Junior
Free
Luke Schwar

Luke Schwar

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free/Breast