TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's and women's swimming and diving teams compete in their first invite of the season this weekend. The Tiger's are once again entering the Thomas Murphy Invite hosted by Loyola on October 24-26.
 
The invitational will see Towson square off with hosts Loyola, Mount St. Mary's and UMBC. All three days will see preliminary rounds begin at 10 a.m. followed by 6 p.m. finals. The invite will be streamed on the Loyola Greyhounds YouTube channel.
 
The Season Ahead:
The Towson men enter the season off a 4^th place finish in the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championships. The Tiger's top returners include senior Sean Colson, who won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the conference championships last season; and sophomore Anthony Mortellite who was a CAA Swimmer of the Week and CAA Rookie of the Month as a freshman. Towson also brings back a 2024 CAA Diver of the Week in Aidan Clark as well as juniors Stephen McDonald and Benjamin Eischeid, sophomore Geoffrey Cradock, and Seniors Daniel McLaughlin and David Walton who all posted top 10 times in school history in their respective events this past season.
 
The Tiger women head into the new season after placing 5^th at the CAA Championships in March. The top returners are highlighted by senior diver Shannon Parrau who won silver on both boards at the conference championships and was a three-time CAA Diver of the Week. Towson also brings back sophomore Bjartey Gudmundsdottir and junior Riley Willett who were members of the 200 free relay team that won silver at CAAs and set a new Towson record in the event. Willett also broke the school record in the 100 IM last season while Gudmundsdottir swam the second fasted 50 free in school history.
 
The Season So Far:
The Tigers earned season opening victories over LaSalle with the women's team winning 214-86 and the men's team taking a 212-88 win. Divers Shannon Parrau and Sam Tennell swept the boards, and the Tigers won all four relays. Sean Colson and debuting transfers Jed Garner and Christian Davidson all won multiple individual events for the men while Riley Willett and Addie Scott did the same for the women.
 
The next week Towson hit the road for a pair of dual meets where both teams had 1-1 weekends. The men got a 185-115 win over Fordham on Friday, October 3 before the women took down Seton Hall 207-92 on Saturday, October 4. Addie Scott went undefeated in five individual events on the weekend while Madison Neal was a victor on both days in the 200 back. Garner was the highest scorer for the men in both meets and Colson was unbeaten in both backstroke heats.
 
Towson Award Winners:
The first round of CAA weekly awards saw three Tigers honored as Addie Scott was named CAA Women's Swimmer of the Week, Sam Tennell earned the CAA Men's Diver of the Week award and Shannon Parrau claimed CAA Women's Diver of the Week.