BALTIMORE – The UMBC men's swimming and diving team demonstrated their depth as they defeated visiting Towson, 157-141 at the UMBC Aquatic Complex to earn their first win in dual meet competition of the season.

Six different Retrievers earned gold for the Retrievers, while UMBC recorded another dozen second place finishes in the pool and in the well.

NOTABLE

·       UMBC took the first three places in 1000 freestyle. Senior Kai Wisner (Syracuse, N.Y.) won it in 9:30.19, followed by senior Samuel Jyawook (Franklin, Tenn.) and senior Mac Hoskins (Columbia, Md./Mt. St. Joseph's).

·       Junior Niklas Weigelt (Clayton, Calif.) took the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:41.66.

·       Sophomore Daniel Nicusen (Santana de Mures, Romania) won the 100 yard breaststroke, touching first in 57.44.

·       The Retrievers captured the top three spots in the 200 butterfly, led by a senior Matthew Bennici (Walkersville, Md.) first place effort (1:52.44).

·       Junior diver Will Henrickson (Ellicott City, Md./River Hill) placed second on both the 1- and 3-meter boards, falling .75 points short (262.05) on the 3-meter board.

·       Senior Luka Zuric (Setauket, N.Y.0 won the 200 backstroke by more than two seconds.

·       Jyawook and Wisner reversed the 1-2 order in the 500 freestyle, with Jyawook winning in 4:39.49.

UMBC completes its four meets in four weeks stretch when they host VMI on Saturday, Nov. 13. The meet always gets underway at 1:00 p.m.