George Mason vs. Towson

TOWSON, Maryland, January 14. THE Tigers honored their nine seniors in style Saturday afternoon, defeating the George Mason Patriots in a Colonial Athletic Association meet by a score of 212.50-87.50.
Towson (6-1, 4-0 CAA) celebrated Senior Day prior to the meet and came away with the victory over George Mason after losing their first meet of the season last week to Maryland.

"For anyone who can actually swim in Division-I for four years, it's a tremendous accomplishment," Towson Coach Pat Mead said. "Today is a celebration of their efforts and successes."

Senior Cari Czarnecki had a strong showing for the Tigers, winning three individual events. She set a Burdick Pool record in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing with a time of 2:01.64, breaking the record held by Duncan Gordon by over four seconds.Czarnecki also won the 100-yard butterfly in 57.50 seconds and the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:30.76.

The Tigers took the top three spots in both the 100-yard butterfly and 400-yard individual medley. Behind Czarnecki in the 100-yard butterfly were freshman Victoria Oslund and Kendall Towe, while Maegan McLaughlin and Caroline Woody finished in second and third, respectively in the 400-yard individual medley.

Sophomore Kaitlin Burke won two events for Towson in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, while also placing second in the 1,000-yard freestyle event.

Caroline Baker also won both the one and three-meter dives for the Tigers. The Tigers took the top four scores in each diving event.

The Tigers received a win in the 100-yard breaststroke from freshman John Gartland, but the George Mason Patriots came away with a 205-93 victory over Towson in a Colonial Athletic Association meet at Burdick Pool Saturday afternoon.

Towson (2-5, 1-3 CAA) celebrated Senior Day prior to the meet, honoring the team's four seniors, a group which includes Cory Ornstein, Jim Buck, Wes Foltz and Zac Jelinek.

"For anyone who can actually swim in Division-I for four years, it's a tremendous accomplishment," Towson Coach Pat Mead said. "Today is a celebration of their efforts and successes."

Gartland won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.43 and placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:15.64.

Classmate Andy Disco placed second in a pair of events for Towson. The freshman finished second in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events.

In both of those events, the Tigers had three of the top five finishers. Joe Mills finished in fourth and Erik Ripley fifth in the 100-yard backstroke, while Mills tied Disco for second place in the 200-yard backstroke and Ripley finishedfifth.

Matt Lowe recorded a lifetime best swim in the 500-yard freestyle for the Tigers, finishing with a time of 4:44.93, which was good for second place in the event.

Diver Alex Cohen posted top-three finishes in both the one and three-meter events for Towson.

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