Towson Men & Women Move To 2-0 With Sweep of George Mason

Towson vs George Mason

• October 7, 2023
• Towson, MD
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Towson Athletics

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams took a pair of victories against George Mason in the second dual meet of the season in as many days for the Tigers’ squads. The women’s team defeated George Mason 198-102. The men’s team beat the Patriots 189-105.

Records:

• Towson Women: 2-0
• George Mason Women 0-1

• Towson Men: 2-0
• George Mason Men: 0-1

How it Happened

For the Women:

• Abby O’Leary and Hayley Beutel took first and second respectively in the diving events. O’Leary posted scores of 222.23 (1m) and 228.08 (3m) to seal the victories. Beutel finished with scores of 209.48 (1m) and 212.78 (3m).
• The 200-medley relay team of Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Janine Murphy and Claire Ryland took first with a time of 1:46.40. Addie Scott, Shay Walker, Samantha Casolo and Riley Willett finished second at 1:47.62.
• Bridget Thomas took the top spot in the 1000 free, clocking in at 10:33.02. Marissa Kleckner placed third (10:57.47).
• In the 200 free, Scott (1:54.70) and Thomas (1:55.73) took the top two spots. Victoria Dichak narrowly missed third place at 1:56.79.
• In the 100 back, Frame (56.89) and Murphy (58.63) finished 1-2.
• Matulis (1:06.52), Willett (1:07.51) and Tink Thompkins (1:07.59) swept the podium in the 100 breast.
• The Tigers took the first and third spots in the 200 fly with Casolo’s 2:06.48 and Britney Denny’s 2:09.58.
• Ryland took the top spot in the 50 free with a time of 24.26.
• Scott placed first in the 100 free with a time of 53.25. Ryland placed second at 53.66.
• Frame took the top spot in the 200 back, clocking in at 2:04.06.
• Denny won the 200 breast with a time of 2:27.33. Matulis (2:28.33) and Willett (2:29.26) finished 2-3.
• Thomas (5:11.07) and Dichak (5:16.78) took the first and third spots in the 500 free.
• Casolo’s time of 58.16 was good for second in the 100 fly.
• Denny took third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:13.78.
• Dichak, Scott, Murphy and Ryland won the 400 free relay at 3:33.65.

For the Men:

• Aidan Clark took the top spot on both boards, scoring 245.85 on the 1m board and 227.78 on the 3m board.
• The 200-medley relay comprised of Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Benjamin Eischeid and Luke Schwar took first place at 1:30.78.
• Saint Louis transfer Teddy Ament took second place in the 1000 free with a time of 9:53.89. First year Christian Johnson placed fourth (9:58.97).
• The Tigers went 2-3-4 in the 200 free by way of Stephen McDonald (1:44.51), Eischeid (1:44.66) and Ament (1:45.98).
• Sean Colson (51.01), Bota (52.10) and Reed Sells (52.43) swept the podium in the 100 back.
• Benzing took the top spot in the 100 breast with a time of 53.32, just under five seconds ahead of the next finisher. Kirill Pankov (58.97) and David Walton (59.35) finished third and fourth.
• Theo Dietrich took second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:56.43. Carson Bauer took third place (1:57.43).
• Schwar placed second in the 50 free, clocking in at 21.43. Daniel McLaughlin finished right behind him at 21.76.
• Schwar placed first in the 100 free at 47.47. McLaughlin placed third (47.89).
• Colson won the 200 back with a time of 1:49.95. Reed Sells took third place (1:55.57).
• Benzing won the 200 breast at 2:00.36. Pankov finished third (2:09.18).
• Ament (4:45.99), McDonald (4:48.18) and Walton (4:55.27) finished 1-2-3 in the 500 free.
• Eischeid took second in the 100 fly with a time of 51.04. Bota (51.98) and Lee (52.00) finished third and fourth.
• Walton (1:55.76) and Pankov (1:58.15) finished 2-3 in the 200 IM.
• Schwar, Eischeid, McDonald and Benzing took first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:04.70.

On Deck:
Next weekend, Towson’s divers will compete in the Don Leas Diving Invitational and the Diving Fall Classic at Clarion University on Oct.13 and 14. The next time in the pool for the swimmers is Oct. 20 in a dual meet at Old Dominion.

Courtesy: George Mason Athletics

TOWSON, Md. – The George Mason women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams competed in their first dual meet of the season on Saturday afternoon at Burdick Pool in Towson, Md.

The Patriots’ women’s team won two of 16 events and fell to the Tigers, 198-102.  The Mason men’s team finished first in six of 16 events but dropped a 189-105 decision to Towson.

On the men’s side, sophomore Tate Anderson won the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.43) for the second year in a row against the Tigers, with sophomore Joshua Hochard fifth (1:47.73).  Anderson also won the 200-yard IM (1:55.29) with freshman Alex Crown fourth in the event (1:58.66).

Crown took the top spot in the 1000-yeard freestyle (9:41.44) with classmate Cody Scifres third in the event (9:55.15).  Scifres placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.17).

Anderson touched the wall second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.67) while sophomore Jett Lee placed fourth (1:58.38) and junior Joe Durocher was fifth (2:00.60).  Lee finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (52.74).

In the 50-yard freestyle, junior Zane Roberts touched the wall first (21.37) for the second year in a row against Towson and junior Logan Skiles was fifth (21.88).

Roberts placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.80) and Hochard was fifth (48.18).

Junior Tyler Lentine touched the wall second in both the 100-yard breaststroke (58.28) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.41).

Freshman Ian Rodgers won two events.  He claimed the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.66) and freshman Colin Murtaugh finished fifth (1:59.42).  Rodgers also placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (50.51) with Murtaugh fifth (52.99).

The combination of Lentine, Rodgers, Lee and Roberts placed second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:33.51).  The group of sophomore Jack Chapman, freshman Colby Lane, Durocher and Hochard was fourth (1:37.90).

In the 400-yard freestyle, the team of Tate Anderson, Roberts, Rodgers and Hochard placed third (3:09.64) while the group of sophomore Michael Bock, freshman Ian Jones, Crown and Murtaugh was fourth (3:17.00).

In the diving events, freshman Christian Anderson placed second in both the one-meter (194.93 points) and three-meter (183.45 points).

On the women’s side, senior Abigail Murtaugh won the 100-yard butterfly (57.94) with sophomore Peyton Brehmer third (58.21) and graduate student Leah Riley fifth (59.44).

Murtaugh took second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:08.16) with junior Emma Burke fourth (2:13.92).

Brehmer finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.34) and junior Shannon Judge was third (24.97).

Mason went one-two in the 200-yard IM, with junior Ali Tyler claiming the top spot in the (50.51) and sophomore Angelina Zeidan second (2:12.81).  Junior Anka Whelan was fourth in the event (2:14.95).

The Patriots took three of the top four spots in the 200-yard backstroke, with Tyler second (2:07.17), Whelan third (2:08.91) and freshman Clare Smith fourth (2:09.01).

Tyler placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.15) and freshman Sarah Dichak was fifth (1:56.83).  Dichak placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:16.57) with freshman Casey Tingen fourth in the event (5:22.44).

In the 100-yard backstroke, Whelan was third (58.75), Tingen finished fourth (1:00.06) and Smith was fifth (1:00.57).

In the 100-yard freestyle, Judge was third (53.85), DeJong fourth (53.87) and Zeidan fifth (54.76).

Junior Emma DeJong placed fourth (1:08.63) in the 100-yard breaststroke with sophomore Ainsley Toews fifth (1:10.07) and freshman Alayna Brooker sixth (1:10.74).  Freshman Kristen Ivey finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.26) and Toews was sixth (2:32.47).

In the 1000-yard freestyle, Ivey finished second (10:43.96), sophomore Grace Sweeney fourth (11:12.45) and junior Kylie Thompson sixth (11:26.47).

The group of Whelan, DeJong, Brehmer and Judge placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.99).  The team of DeJong, Judge, Brehmer and Tyler took second in the 400-yard freestyle (3:33.86) while freshman Hannah Magdeburg, Dichak, Tingen and Riley finished third in the event (3:39.08).

In the diving events, junior Emma McDonald was third in both the one-meter (204.90 points) and three-meter (201.90 points).

The Patriots are back in action at the Richmond Duals Oct. 13-14 in Hampton, Va.