WASHINGTON (January 18, 2018) – Coach
Nicholas Askew and the Howard University Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving teams host New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Marymount inside Burr Pool on Senior Night. First race starts 6 p.m.
MEET PREVIEWS
HOWARD
Despite not having any seniors, HU (6-2) men look to finish its home slate on a high note. Howard is led by captains
Alexander Barnes,
Farion Cooper,
MenSa Eggleston,
Nicholas Haughton, and
Mark McCluskey. Sophomore
Sidrell Williams and freshman
Darrin Asphall each have won Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) weekly honors this season.
Howard (4-4) women enter Friday's meet with three Bison competing in their final contest inside Burr Pool:
Danielle Brown;
Summer Lewis; and
Kayla Walker. This year, junior
KaSandra Kaplan has been named the CCSA Female Swimmer of the Week twice while breaking multiple school records. Freshman diver
Christian Nickolas is another student-athlete to watch.
NJIT
NJIT (4-7, 0-1 CCSA) men enter Friday's meet looking to bounce from losses against Florida Atlantic, 175-65, and William & Mary, 173-58. In that meet, Edward Parks was the top Highlander finisher in the 50 free, coming in at 22.68 in front of teammates Tyler Pollock (22.95) and Jack Matusiak (23.08).
NJIT does not have a women's swimming & diving team.
MARYMOUNT
Marymount (2-2) men look to rebound after a 203-44 decision at Mary Washington. The squad finished seventh at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with 617 points, but had three Saints move into the program's Top-10 list: junior Isaiah Jones and sophomores Zachary Payne and Tedd Pham.
For the women, they are also seeking redemption after dropping its meet against Mary Washington, 193-44. Despite an eight-place finish at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, sophomore Hayley Elizondo had quite a weekend, including two program-record performances.
LAST MEET
Both squads returned to the pool in Baltimore where they met UMBC and Vermont.
Williams and Kaplan earned the team's Golden Goggle, HU's most outstanding male and female performers of the meet. Williams won the men's 50-yard freestyle with a 21.78 mark while Kaplan took fourth overall in the women's 50-yard freestyle, then came back with a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke.
THEME
HU Senior Night will take place Friday (Jan. 19) versus the Highlanders and Saints. After the first dive event, three Bison will be recognized for the hard work and dedication in and out of the pool: Brown; Lewis; and Walker.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
On Jan. 27, Howard concludes the regular season at crosstown foe Catholic University. Meet time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
