BALTIMORE, MD --- The Howard swimming & diving teams took their first road trip of the season over the weekend, taking on Loyola University Maryland and Virginia Military Institute in a DMV tri-meet.

HIGHLIGHTS
-    Individual wins by Danni Brown (100 Yard Butterfly) and TJ Miller (100 Yard Backstroke)
-    Bison women def. VMI 108-87; first meet victory since 2012 (VMI)

TOP FIVE FINISHES
-    Marina Markous: 2nd, 200 Yard Freestyle / 2nd, 100 Yard Breaststroke
-    Latroya Pina: 2nd, 100 Yard IM / 3rd, 100 Yard Breaststroke
-    Jonathan Hill: 2nd, 100 Yard IM / 5th, 100 Yard Breaststroke
-    Susanna Reese: 2nd, 50 Yard Freestyle / 3rd, 100 Yard Freestyle
-    Alexander Barnes: 2nd, 100 Yard Butterfly
-    Nicholas Haughton: 3rd, 1000 Yard Freestyle / 4th, 100 Yard Freestyle
-    Michaella Johnson: 4th, 1000 Yard Freestyle
-    KaSandra Kaplan: 4th, 500 Yard Freestyle
-    Mark McCluskey: 4th, 50 Yard Freestyle
-    Farion Cooper: 4th, 100 Yard IM
-    Benta Horton-Gee: 5th, 100 Yard Backstroke
-    Miikella Henry: 5th, 1000 Yard Freestyle
-    Kayla Walker: 5th 200 Yard Freestyle
-    3rd in Both 200 Yard Medleys and Both 200 Yard Freestyle Medleys

 TOP 10 ALL-TIME HOWARD MARKS
-    Pina / Michaella: Top 2 in 100 Yard IM
-    Hill / Cooper: Top 2 in 100 Yard IM
-    Haughton: No. 4 all time in 1000 Yard Freestyle
-    Kaplan: No. 8 all time in 500 Yard Freestyle

COACH ASKEW'S THOUGHTS
"I am very proud of our ladies for earning the program's first win in a long time. Every member of the team stepped and played a vital role in a hard-fought, well-deserved victory. The men's team is continuously improving and displaying amazing character throughout the process. Despite being outnumbered by most of their opponents, they are finishing strong in every race."
 
NEXT UP
The women's team will host North Carolina A&T on Friday, November 20 at 6 p.m. in the Burr Gymnasium Pool; the men's team has the meet off.