WASHINGTON (October 26, 2019) – Howard University men's swim team opened its three-meet home stand with a narrow victory over Mary Washington, 136-126, inside the Burr Gymnasium Pool.
With the win, HU remains unbeaten on the young season (3-0).
Howard started and ended the afternoon with a pair of relay wins.
The 200 Medley relay squad of junior
Kegan Ford (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) and freshmen
T'lez Foulkes (Durham, N.C.),
Miles Simon (Atlanta) and
Arion Solomon (Fairburn, Ga.) took first overall, clocking in at 1:35.66.
Ford, Foulkes, Solomon and newcomer
Mark-Anthony Beckles (Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago) earned first place in the men's 400 Free Relay with a 3:12.56 mark.
Individually, Beckles and third-year swimmer
William Speakman Smith II (Jacksonville, Fla.) won two events apiece. Beckles won the men's 50 Free (21.53) and 100 Butterfly (52.28) while the Florida native claimed victory in the 100 Breast (58.62) and 200 Breast (2:16.41).
Other noteworthy individual wins included Simon (200 Back; 1:58.97), and freshmen
Kevin Claiborne (Queens, N.Y.; 100 Back; 55.59) and
Luke-Kennedy Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas; 1000 Free; 10:07.28).
To view meet results versus Mary Washington, please click
here.
Friday (Nov. 1), the Bison continue their home stand against crosstown foe American. First race is set for 6 p.m. inside Burr Pool.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
