George Washington, Howard vs. Towson

TOWSON, Maryland, January 29. LED by two wins from junior Maggie Macedonia, the Tiger women's swimming and diving team ended the regular season by sweeping a double dual meet against George Washington University and Howard University at the Tigers' Burdick Pool on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers defeated the Bison by a 222-31 margin while earning a 201-56 victory over George Washington.

The wins upped the Tigers' record to 14-1, setting a school record for wins in a season. The Tigers had won 13 dual meets in each of the last two years and are now 40-3 in the last three seasons.

Macedonia finished first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.88 seconds before earning a victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:06.74. In addition, freshman Kaitlin Burke won a pair of events by taking first place in the 50-yard freestyle (24.40) and 100-yard freestyle (52.32).

One of eight seniors competing in the final home meet of their careers, senior Kayla Zeller (Hempfield H.S./Landisville, Pa.) took first place in the 200-yard freestyle by completing the event in 1:54.54.

Meanwhile, senior Megen Donovan won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.52. Freshman Kendall Towe completed the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:05.03 to earn first place.

Junior Maegan McLaughlin won the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:26.03 while junior Cari Czarnecki took first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.48 seconds.

The Tigers finished first in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:36.49.

Junior Wesley Foltz won three individual events to lead the Tigers to a sweep of a double dual meet over George Washington University and Howard University in the regular season finale at Burdick Pool on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers defeated the Bison by a 193-61 margin while handing George Washington a 143-114 loss. The Colonials earned a 151-86 victory over Howard.

In addition, the Tigers earned their first dual meet wins since the 2008 season opener when they defeated the Bison by a 151-98 verdict, snapping a 34-meet losing streak.

Foltz finished first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:51.08 before taking first place in the 200-yard butterfly by completing the event in 1 minute, 54.91 seconds. He also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:46.26.

Freshman Jacob Huston took first place in the 100-yard breaststroke by touching the wall in 58.97 seconds before winning the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:12.00.

Sophomore Zack Stone won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.23 seconds while junior Zac Jelinek won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 47.64 seconds.

The Tigers will be idle until late February when they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association Championships at George Mason University.

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