Delaware Men & Women Remain Unbeaten On Season With Wins Over Towson

Towson vs Delaware

• January 27, 2024
• Towson, Md.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Delaware Athletics

TOWSON, Md. – The Delaware women’s swimming & diving program remains unbeaten in a dual meet with a victory over Towson by a score of 162-138 on Saturday.

With the win, the Blue Hens improve 4-0 on the season in dual meet.

RESULTS

The following athletes won their respective events:

• Alex Pastris in the 3-meter dive (275.85 final score)
• Lauren Hartel in the 1000 freestyle (10:28.84) and 500 freestyle (5:04.72)
• Alexandra Misikova in the 200 butterfly (2:06.25) and 100 yard butterfly (56.75 seconds)
• Sara Smith in the 200 backstroke (2:04.05) and 200 IM (2:05.73)
• Mania Tasakou in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.96)
• Delaware’s 400 yard freestyle relay team of Anthi Lyra, Hartel, Nicole Chiappa, and Olivia Willemsen (3:30.49)

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TOWSON, Md– The Delaware men’s swimming & diving program was victorious in its dual meet against Towson by a score of 160-140 on Saturday.

With the win, the Blue Hens remain unbeaten and improve their record to 340 on the season.

RESULTS
The following athletes earned first place in their respective events:

• Philip Townsend in the 1-meter dive (288.15 final score) and 3-meter dive (276.00 final score)
• Andrew Taylor in the 200 freestyle (1:42.07) and 500 freestyle (4:40.50)
• Gavin Currie in the 100 backstroke (49.80 seconds) and 200 backstroke (1:47.89)
• Jack Hattery in the 200 butterfly (1:52.18)
• Matvei Namakonov in the 50 freestyle (20.62 seconds) and 100 freestyle (46.15 seconds)

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Courtesy: Towson Athletics

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams were edged out by Delaware Saturday afternoon at Burdick Pool for Senior Day. The Tiger men fell 160-140 while the Towson women fell 162-138.

Addie Scott won two races while Ally Frame, Claire Ryland and Tiffany Matulis each picked up a win. Shannon Parrau won on the 1-meter board. Towson also won the 200-medley.

Brian Benzing won three races while Teddy Ament and Kirill Pankov each picked up wins. Both Tiger relays took first on the afternoon.

How it Happened

For the Women:

• Shannon Parrau won on the 1-meter board with a score of 279.90.
• Parrau followed that with a second-place finish in the 3-meter dive with 262.13 points.
• Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Riley Willett and Claire Ryland took first in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:44.44.
• Bridget Thomas (10:35.98), Lizzy Jones (10:38.05) and Dylan Gustaff (10:46.27) finished 2-3-4 in the 1000 free.
• Addie Scott’s time of 1:52.21 in the 200 free was good for the win.
• Ally Frame (56.55), Janine Murphy (56.76) and Maddie Frick (58.38) swept the podium in the 100 back.
• Tiffany Matulis took first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.55.
• Samantha Casolo finished fourth in the 200 fly, clocking in at 2:06.62.
• Ryland won the 50 free with a time of 23.96. Marissa Kleckner took second (24.16).
• Scott picked up a second win in the 100 free with a time of 52.34. Ryland took third (52.67).
• Ally Frame (2:04.08) and Janine Murphy (2:05.70) finished 2-3 in the 200 back.
• Britney Denny took third in the 200 breast, clocking in at 2:24.11. Matulis took fourth (2:24.46).
• Scott took second in the 500 free with a time of 5:05.02.
• Willett took third in the 100 fly (57.71).
• Frick took third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.43.
• Scott, Ryland, Kleckner and Murphy took second in the 400 free relay (3:31.13).

For the Men:

• Aidan Clark took second place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 279.75.
• Clark took third place in the 3-meter with 215.85 points.
• Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Benjamin Eischeid and Luke Schwar won the 200-medley with a time of 1:29.45.
• Teddy Ament won the 1000 free, clocking in at 9:39.58. Blakely Dean (9:47.10) and Christian Johnson (9:52.28) took third and fourth.
• David Walton took third in the 200 free with a time of 1:43.70.
• Sean Colson (51.05) and Reed Sells (51.32) finished 2-3 in the 100 back.
• Benzing won the 100 breast with a time of 52.78. Kirill Pankov took third (57.11).
• Theo Dietrich took second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:54.56.
• Schwar (20.95) and Daniel McLaughlin (21.17) took second and third in the 50 free.
• Schwar (46.35) and McLaughlin (46.87) repeated their 2-3 finish in the 100 free.
• Colson finished second in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.96.
• Benzing won the 200 breast with a time of 2:01.65. Kirill Pankov took third (2:05.06).
• Ament placed third in the 500 free with a time of 4:44.08.
• Benzing picked up his third win of the afternoon in the 100 fly with a time of 47.91.
• Pankov won the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.21. David Walton took fourth (1:56.52).
• McLaughlin, Eischeid, TJ Bearor and Schwar took first in the 400 free relay, clocking in at 3:03.45.

On Deck:
Towson will host the Tiger Winter Open over three sessions on Feb. 9 and 10. Session one is 5:00 p.m. Friday evening. Sessions two and three are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.