TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's and women's swimming and diving teams both finished the Thomas Murphy Invite in second place after the third and final day of competition at the Mangione Aquatic Center at Loyola University Maryland. Addie Scott was named Female Swimmer of the Meet after the invitational's conclusion.
 
The Tigers won three more events on Sunday and had at least one swimmer in the top three of every swimming event for the second time in the three days of the invitational. Christian Davidson and Kaitlyn Besner swept the 1650 free for Towson with Davidson resetting his own meet record in the event. Jed Garner broke his own 200 breast pool record he set at the 2025 Thomas Murphy Invite.
 
Final Standings:
Women:
Loyola – 3467.5
Towson – 2588
UMBC – 2252.5
Mount St. Mary's – 659
 
Men:
Loyola – 3607
Towson – 2486.5
UMBC – 2266.5
Mount St. Mary's - 603
 
Men's Key Moments:

• Christian Davidson won the 1650 free by almost 17 seconds with a time of 15:32.73 resetting his own meet record in the event from the 2025 Thomas Murphy Invite.
• Bill McMinn placed second in the 200 back finals with a time of 1L47.38. Also in the A-final were Nathan Decker who placed fifth and Elliot Elmore who finished ninth.
• Isak Brkanovic was the lone Tiger in the 100 free final where he tied for third at 44.66.
• Jed Garner, Harry Herrera and Geoffrey Cradock swept the podium in the 200 breast finals with Garner's time of 1:56.19 resetting his own Mangione Aquatic Center record in the event.
• Brandon Richter finished second in the 200 fly finals with Anthony Mortellite just behind him in third. Benjamin Eischeid finished sixth in the top heat as well.
• Grady Gardner qualified for the A-final in the 3-meter dive where he would place seventh.

 
 
Women's Key Moments:

• Kaitlyn Besner won the 1650 free by five and-a-half seconds with a time of 17:17.16.
• Five Tigers qualified for the A-final in the 200 back headlined by Addie Scott who placed second with a time of 2:02.14. Scott was joined in the top heat by Ava McKinney (sixth), Daphne Mead (seventh), Emily Thornett (eighth) and Dyland Gustaff (ninth).
• Bjartey Gudmundsdottir, Ryland Zuniga and Emelia Erikson placed second, third and fourth respectively in the 100 freestyle.
• Maisie Brown was the top Towson finisher in the 200 breast placing second in the A-final followed by Daphne Mead in fourth.
• Masha Netrebko took second place in the 200 fly finals with Martina Innamorato (fourth), Megan Unruh (fifth) and Lucy Nicholson (eighth) also featuring in the top finals heat.
• Three Tiger divers qualified for the 1-meter dive A-final where Lara Booth Alam finished sixth, Liliana Bermudez placed seventh and Marin Ford placed eighth.

 
 
Up Next:
The Tigers are back in action Saturday, November 7 when the Towson divers will take a short trip to UMBC for the UMBC Diving Invite.