TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's swimming & diving team stands in second place after day two of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship in Hampton, Virginia with 233 total points. UNCW leads the pack with 291 points while Delaware rounds out the top three with 223 points. Drexel (205), William & Mary (132.5) and Monmouth (95.5) stand fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
 
The women's team is currently in fifth place with 147 points following day two's results. UNCW (282.5) stands in first place, Northeastern (214) in second and Delaware (201) third. William & Mary's 198.5 points are good for fourth place. Drexel (133), Monmouth (77) and Stony Brook (75) round out the leaderboard.
 
Brian Benzing recorded his third NCAA B cut of the season in the 200 IM and set new Towson and CAA records.
 
How it Happened
 
For the Women:

• In the first event of the night, the women's 500 free, Bridget Thomas took tenth overall with a time of 4:55.72.
• Maddie Frick took second in the B Final of the 200 IM, clocking in at 2:03.63.
• Katie Nunez (23.07) and Maddie Mince (23.23) finished 7-8 in the 50 free A final. Claire Ryland (23.44) and Maddie Mince (23.49) finished fourth and fifth respectively in the B final.
• The 400 medley relay team of Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Hailey Ritter and Katie Nunez finished fourth with a time of 3:38.91. Ally Frame's 53.90 split marks an NCAA B cut in the 100 back.

 
For the Men:

• On the men's side, Ryan Bookstein won the B final in the 500 with a 4:30.18. Blakely Dean finished fifth in the heat (4:33.26).
• Brian Benzing took gold in the 200 IM with a CAA record-setting 1:44.41 in the event. That time marks an NCAA B cut and is a Towson school record. Patrick Flint (1:48.01) and Noah Diacumakos (1:48.14) finished sixth and seventh respectively. Kirill Pankov's 1:49.04 was good for fifth in the B final.
• Michael Fazio, defending champion in the 50 free, won the event for the second consecutive year with a 19.91. Luke Schwar finished fifth (20.13). Daniel McLaughlin's 20.62 took fifth in the B final.
• Evan Bota, Benzing, Diacumakos and Schwar took bronze in the 400 medley relay with a 3:10.78.

 
On Deck for Towson
Day three of the CAA Championship continues tomorrow with preliminary swims starting at 10 a.m. Diving preliminaries will start at 12:30 and the day's finals session will begin at 6 p.m.