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Men's Swimming and Diving Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

Men’s Swimming & Diving Rewrites School History at the CCSA Championships

Bison men break six more school records; 16 milestones total

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (February 21, 2020) – Howard University men's swimming & diving squad continues to rewrite history at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Championships, breaking six more school marks on Day Three.
 
HU has shattered 16 milestones in three days, including 13 on the men's side.
 
The 400 Medley Relay squad of juniors Kegan Ford (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) and William Speakman Smith II (Jacksonville, Fla.) and freshmen Miles Simon (Atlanta) and Arion Solomon (Fairburn, Ga.) eclipsed the program mark by more than a second (3:23.14).
 
Individually, Smith took down his own school record in the men's 100 Breast (56.54), a mark he set in last year's CCSA Championships.

Simon and fellow classmates Mark-Anthony Beckles (Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago) and Luke-Kennedy Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas) continue to leave their marks, each setting a new program record.
 
Beckles eclipsed the men's 100 Butterfly, clocking in at 49.52, while the Atlanta native broke a five-year record in the 100 Back with a 49.97 time.
 
Thompson shattered the school's 400 IM twice Friday, producing a 4:06.94 mark in the prelims, followed by a 4:02.83 time in the finals. The Bahamas native has broken the record three times this season.
 
Other notable performances included sophomore Miguel Davis, Jr. (Washington) and freshman T'lez Foulkes (Durham, N.C.) registering the school's fourth (56.87) and seventh (57.15) best times in the 100 Breast, respectively.
 
In the men's 100 Butterfly, first-year Bison Kevin Claiborne (Queens, N.Y.) made the program's top 10 performance lists with the seventh-fastest marks (50.69).
 
The action concludes Saturday (Feb. 22) with more events held inside the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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Players Mentioned

Miguel Davis, Jr.

Miguel Davis, Jr.

Breast/Freestyle
Sophomore
Kegan Ford

Kegan Ford

Free/Fly
Junior
William Speakman Smith II

William Speakman Smith II

Breast/Free
Junior
Mark-Anthony Beckles

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Free/Fly
Freshman
Kevin Claiborne

Kevin Claiborne

Fly/Back
Freshman
T

T'lez Foulkes

Free/Breast/Fly/IM
Freshman
Miles Simon

Miles Simon

Distance/Fly/Back/IM
Freshman
Arion Solomon

Arion Solomon

Free/Fly/IM
Freshman
Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Distance/Mid/IM
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Miguel Davis, Jr.

Miguel Davis, Jr.

Sophomore
Breast/Freestyle
Kegan Ford

Kegan Ford

Junior
Free/Fly
William Speakman Smith II

William Speakman Smith II

Junior
Breast/Free
Mark-Anthony Beckles

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Freshman
Free/Fly
Kevin Claiborne

Kevin Claiborne

Freshman
Fly/Back
T

T'lez Foulkes

Freshman
Free/Breast/Fly/IM
Miles Simon

Miles Simon

Freshman
Distance/Fly/Back/IM
Arion Solomon

Arion Solomon

Freshman
Free/Fly/IM
Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Freshman
Distance/Mid/IM