TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University swimming and diving teams host a pair of dual meets this week as JMU visits Burdick Pool on Thursday, December 18 for a women's dual meet beginning with diving at 10 a.m. followed by swimming at noon. Then on Friday, December 19 the Tigers welcome George Mason for a dual meet starting with 10 a.m. diving before swimming at noon.
 
Scouting the Opponents:
The James Madison women's swimming and diving team are 2-1 in dual meets this season and most recently placed fourth in the Navy Invitational in November. Jamie Cornwell won the 100 free in Annapolis while Madison Wimmer won the 200 free, both were also on the winning 800 free relay team.
The George Mason women's swim and dive team are 1-2 in dual meets this season and placed fifth at the Patriot Invitational. The Patriots defeated Old Dominion and placed fourth in the Potomac Relay Invitational and the Richmond Duels in October.
 
The George Mason men's swimming team are 2-1 in dual meets this year with wins over Old Dominion and Davidson. The Patriots placed third in the Patriot Invitational and won the Potomac Relay Invitational.
 
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 was next in action at the Thomas Murphy Invite hosted by Loyola where both the men's and women's teams earned second place finishes. Parrau was named the Female Diver of the Meet after sweeping the boards and setting a meet record in the 3-meter dive, and Garner set a pool record in the 200 breast. Meet records were also set in the 1650 free by Davidson and in the 200 free by Scott.
 
The Tigers then entered the Patriot Invitational where the men's team earned the first Towson Championship of the season behind three individual wins by Jed Garner and school 100 and 200 backstroke record swims from Sean Colson. The 200 and 400 medley relay teams also set pool records. The women's team took second place as Addie Scott set a meet record in the 200 free and the 800 free relay also set a meet record.
 
Four Towson swimmers competed at the Toyota U.S. Open where Garner made the B finals in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 200 breast. Garner also set a new Towson record in the long course 200 breast. The men's and women's diving teams entered the Retriever Diving Invite hosted by UMBC. Shannon Parrau swept the boards for the women and Sam Tennell won the 1 meter dive.
 
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.
 
Week four saw the Tigers sweep the weekly conference honors as Jed Garner was named CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week while Scott (CAA Women's Swimmer of the Week), Parrau (CAA Women's Diver of the Week), and Tennell (CAA Men's Diver of the Week) each earned their second weekly award of the season.
 
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.