Towson vs. Delaware

TOWSON, Maryland, January 11. HANS Gillan and Cortney Barry both broke University of Delaware swimming records as the Blue Hens split their Colonial Athletic Association meet with the Towson Tigers on Saturday afternoon at the Burdick Pool.

Gillan broke his own mark in the 100-butterfly with a time of 49.90 while leading the men (8-2, 4-1 CAA) to a 184-95 victory over Towson. Barry also shattered the all-time program mark in the 1,000-freestyle after finishing in 10:04.80. Despite her effort, the women (7-2, 3-2) fell in a closely-contested battle to the Tigers, 158-142.

Along with her record-setting performance, Barry won two other events during the meet. In the 200-freestyle, she paced the field with a time of 1:54.30 before returning to win the 500-yard event in 5:00.52.

Standout diver Shannon Burke also won multiple events, capturing both the 1- and 3-meter dives. In the former, she took the title with a score of 221.40, while she won the latter with a 246.37 mark.

Maryann Walker, Hannah Facchine, and Sarah Begley rounded out a well-balanced effort on the women's side as each won an event and finished second in another. Walker took the crown in the 200-backstroke with a time of 2:07.29, while she swam the lead leg on the 400-freestyle relay team that finished second in 3:33.89.

Facchine continued her strong freshman campaign by winning the 200-breaststroke in 2:22.33 before finishing as the runner-up in the 100-yard discipline with a time of 1:06.30. Begley also had a strong day in the pool, taking the 100-butterfly in 58.32 after swimming a leg on Delaware's 200-medley relay team that finished second with a time of 1:49.63.

On the men's side, Grady Carter won three events, including two individual competitions. In the 100-backstroke, he led all participants with a time of 52.59, while he also won the 50-freestyle in 21.34. Earlier in the meet, he also teamed with Gillan, John Ohlhaver, and Ross Buckwalter to take the 200-medley relay in 1:34.85.

Along with Carter, senior diver Matt Abbruzzese also won multiple individual titles as he captured both the 1- and 3-meter boards. In the 1-meter event, he finished with a score of 256.42, while he took the 3-meter dive in 289.27.

After serving on the victorious relay team, Ohlhaver and Buckwalter also returned to the pool to win solo titles. Ohlhaver won the 200-freestyle in 1:43.50, while Buckwalter took the 100-breaststroke in 1:00.80.

Four other Hens also won events as Matt Wehrman, Craig Young, Josh Hyman, and Dominic Pavlik all earned first-place finishes. Wehrman won the 1000-freestyle in 9:57.18, Young took the 200-backstroke in 1:54.02, and Hyman captured the 200-breaststroke in 2:10.55.

Pavlik rounded out the victors by leading an impressive performance in the 500-freestyle. In the event, he cruised to the win with a time of 4:48.42, just edging out teammates Chad Gordan and Wehrman, who finished second and third respectively.

Special thanks to Delaware for contributing this report.

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