TOWSON, Md. – Towson University diver Sam Tennell has been named the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Men's Diver of the Year on Friday. Tennell is the first Tiger to be named CAA Men's Diver of the Year since 2014.
 
Tennell earns his first major yearly award as a Tiger in his second season with the team after transferring in from Birmingham-Southern. Tennell was named the Men's Most Outstanding Diver at the CAA Championships after taking gold in the 1-meter dive with a score of 319.55 and silver in the 3-meter dive at 322.10. Tennell was the highest scoring men's diver with 37 points earned at the meet.
 
Tennell also competed in the NCAA Zone "A" Diving meet where he placed 25^th in the 1-meter dive and 38^th in the 3-meter dive.
 
Tennell took home six CAA Men's Diver of the Week awards throughout the regular season including winning four in a row between January 20 and February 10.
 
As Announced at the CAA Championships, Towson Head Coach Anthony Bruno has been named CAA Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, and diving coach Sergey Meshcherskiy has been named CAA Men's Diving Coach of the Year.
 
For medaling at the CAA Championships, the following Towson athletes have been named All-CAA in the specified events.
 
Individual:
Christian Davidson: 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle
Stephen McDonald: 500 Freestyle
Benjamin Eischeid: 200 Butterfly
Jed Garner: 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley
Sean Colson: 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke
Sam Tennell: 1 Meter Dive, 3 Meter Dive
Aidan Clark: 1 Meter Dive
 
Relay:
800 Freestyle Relay: Stephen McDonald, Nathan Decker, Sean Colson, Daniel McLaughlin
200 Medley Relay: Sean Colson, Jed Garner, Benjamin Eischeid, and Isak Brkanovic
400 Medley Relay: Sean Colson, Jed Garner, Benjamin Eischeid, and Daniel McLaughlin