Towson vs Old Dominion (+Johns Hopkins As Exhibition)
- October 5, 2024
- Towson, Md.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Towson Athletics
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University Men’s and Women’s swimming and diving teams opened their 2024-2025 seasons at Burdick Pool in a tri-meet vs Old Dominion and Johns Hopkins. The women’s team took a 237-56 win, the men’s team drew with Old Dominion at 143.5 a piece.
Records:
Women
- Towson Women: 1-0
- Old Dominion Women: 0-1
Men
- Towson Men: 0-0-1
- Old Dominion Men: 0-0-1
How it Happened:
For the Women:
- The 200 Medley team of Martina Ciriesi, Tiffany Matulis, Riley Willett, and Claire Ryland won with a time 1:46.67.
- Bridget Thomas (10:36.57) and Danielle McCarthy (10:46.16) took the top two spots on the podium in the 1000 Free.
- Addie Scott won the 200 Free with a 1:52.94 time.
- Matulis (1:06.88) and Ellie Newman (1:07.98) took the top two spots in the 100 Breast.
- Britney Denny (2:08.90) and Laura Gaffney (2:09.03) got first and second respectively in the 200 Fly.
- Ryland (23.64), Marissa Kleckner (24.13), and Bjartey Gudmundsottir (24.37) swept the podium in the 50 Free.
- Ryland also won the 100 Free with a time of 52.44.
- Scott (2:03.42) and Madison Neal (2:05.95) took first and second in the 200 Back.
- Denny (2:25.80) and Newman (2:26.44) claimed the top two spots in the 200 Breast
- Thomas placed first in the 500 Free with a time of 5:14.27, with Danielle McCarthy in second at 5:17.12.
- Willett (57.77) and Ciriesi (58.53) took the top two spots in the 100 Fly.
- Ciriesi won the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.56, Sophia Cerimele came in second with a time of 2:11.30.
- The quartet of Gudmundsottir, Kleckner, Scott, and Ryland won the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:36.42.
For the Men:
- Anthony Mortellite won the 1000 Free with a time of 9:38.53.
- Sean Colson took first in the 200 Back with a time of 1:53.38, David Walton came in third with a time of 1:56.38.
- The team of Colson, Geoffrey Cradock, Ben Eischeid, and Luke Schwar came in second place in the 200 Medley with a time of 1:33.26.
- Stephen McDonald claimed second place in the 200 Free with a time of 1:44.27.
- Cradock grabbed second in the 100 Breast at 57.86.
- Blakely Dean (1:56.48) and Ian Lee (1:56.67) came in second and third in the 200 Fly.
- Schwar (21.44) and Daniel McLaughlin (21.63) took second and third in the 50 Free. They also came in second (Schwar: 46.86) and third (McLaughlin: 47.73) in the 100 Free.
- The 200 Free Relay team of Colson, Scwar, TJ Bearor, and McLaughlin came in second with a time of 1:24.60. Eischeid, McDonald, Hugo Haggard, and Julian Najarro came in third with a time of 1:25.12.
On Deck:
- The Black & Gold have a pair of dual meets next weekend, Towson visits La Salle on Friday with diving starting at noon. The Tigers then host Seton Hall at Burdick Pool on Saturday, diving begins at 10:00 a.m.
Courtesy: ODU Sports
TOWSON, Md. – The Old Dominion University Men’s Swimming team tied at Towson on Saturday, 143.5-143.5, while the women’s squad fell 237-56.
It was the first meet of the season for both teams. Johns Hopkins also competed but it was an exhibition match for the Blue Jays.
ODU began the meet by winning the men’s 200 medley relay as the team of Gustaf Hansson, August Eriksson, Jordan Davis and Jamie Cleaver had a winning time of 1:33.23. The team of Bryce Mortimer, Toni Sallaku, Dawson, Truong and Ryan Lincicum took third with a time of 1:34.09.
In the women’s 1000 freestyle, Sophia Kapla finished in third with a time of 10:52.66 and Anna Eberle took fourth with a time of 11:12.82.
Grey Bremer took second in the men’s 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:51.01, while Cooper Beebe placed fourth with a time of 10:02.70.
In the women’s 200 free, Lauren Masters finished third in 1:57.66.
Zach Redding took ODU’s first individual win in the men’s 200 free with a time of 1:42.67.
Gustaf Hansson made it back-to-back ODU wins for the men in the 100 backstroke, as he recorded a time of 50.88. Bryce Mortimer took fourth in 51.67.
Jadyn Whitt notched a third-place finish in the women’s 100 breaststroke.
August Eriksson made it three-straight men’s wins with a triumph in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 57.51. Dawson Truong placed third with a time of 58.47.
In the women’s 200 butterfly, Tetiana Yevminova placed third with a time of 2:12.59.
Jamie Cleaver continued the men’s win streak taking the top spot in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:53.24.
Redding added his second individual win taking the 50 free with a time of 21.02.
Redding then added his third win of the day with a time of 46.06 in the 100 free.
In the men’s 200 backstroke, Hansson finished second with a time of 1:54.99.
Bryce Mortimer added another win for the Monarchs with a time of 2:04.47 in the 200 breaststroke, while Toni Sallaku took fourth with a time of 2:11.43.
In the women’s 500 free, Lilly Cleal took third with a time of 5:18.94 while Anna Bearor finished fourth with a time of 5:19.10.
Bremer won his second event of the day with a time of 4:37.99 in the 500 freestyle. Cleaver came in second with a time of 4:42.83.
Yevminova added a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 59.27, while Eriksson finished fourth in the 100 fly with a time of 51.66.
In the 200 IM, Kristi Mosley placed fourth with a time of 2:13.40.
Mortimer notched another Monarch win with a time of 1:53.99 in the men’s 200 IM.
In the women’s 200 free relay, the team of Yevminova, Emma Seidel, Bella Pachek and Masters took fourth in 1:41.08.
The men’s 200 free relay team of Cleaver, Robby Young, Hansson and Redding won in a time of 1:24.02.
The Monarchs host Campbell next Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m.
