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

Men’s Swimming & Diving Crushes Seven Records at the NEC Championships

Bison remain in second place

GEVENA, Ohio (February 24, 2022) – Howard University men's swimming and diving team continues to put on the show at the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships in Gevena, Ohio.
 
On Day Three, HU crushed seven records on the day; thus, bringing the total to 13 (nine school and four meet) after three days of competition.
 
Juniors Mark-Anthony Beckles (Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago), Miles Simon (Atlanta) and Arion Solomon (Fairburn, Ga.) and sophomore Spencer Miles (Lynchburg, Va.) shattered not only the school mark, but the meet record as well, clocking in at 1:20.20.
 
In that same event, Simon swam first leg and broke the school mark and meet benchmark with a new 50 Free record of 19.72.
 
Individually, Beckles competed in the 100 Fly where he won gold with a record-setting performance. The Trinidad & Tobago native registered a new school benchmark and meet record of 48.84.
 
Solomon, freshman Brenton Cooper (Baton Rouge, La.) and junior Kevin Claiborne (Queens, N.Y.) also competed in the 100 Fly, producing times of 49.67 (5th), 49.93 (9th) and 50.29 (10th), respectively. For their efforts, all three Bison etched themselves into the school record book with the fourth, seventh and ninth fastest marks in program history, respectively.
 
Third-year Bison Luke-Kennedy Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas) earned second overall in the 400 IM, producing a new school record of 4:02.06.
 
Newcomer Erald Thompson III (Nassau, Bahamas) also competed in the 400 IM, finishing with the fifth-fastest time in school history (4:17.03).
 
Junior Reese Samuel (Pittsburgh) and freshman Tai Afrik (Holland, Mich) saw action in the 200 Free where they placed sixth (1:41.40) and 12th (1:43.27), respectively. For their efforts, both Bison landed in the school record book at third and eighth all-time, respectively.
 
Currently, Howard remains in second place with only two days left. HU has scored 325 points during the three-day span.
 
The NEC Championships continue Friday (Feb. 25) in Geneva, Ohio.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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Players Mentioned

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Free/Fly
Junior
Kevin Claiborne

Kevin Claiborne

Fly/Back
Junior
Spencer Miles

Spencer Miles

Free
Sophomore
Reese Samuel

Reese Samuel

Fly/Free
Junior
Miles Simon

Miles Simon

Sprint/Mid/Fly/Back/IM
Junior
Arion Solomon

Arion Solomon

Free/Fly/Mid
Junior
Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Distance/Mid/IM/Breast
Junior
Tai Afrik

Tai Afrik

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Brenton Cooper

Brenton Cooper

Fly/Sprint
Freshman
Erald Thompson III

Erald Thompson III

Breaststroke
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Mark-Anthony Beckles

Junior
Free/Fly
Kevin Claiborne

Kevin Claiborne

Junior
Fly/Back
Spencer Miles

Spencer Miles

Sophomore
Free
Reese Samuel

Reese Samuel

Junior
Fly/Free
Miles Simon

Miles Simon

Junior
Sprint/Mid/Fly/Back/IM
Arion Solomon

Arion Solomon

Junior
Free/Fly/Mid
Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Luke-Kennedy Thompson

Junior
Distance/Mid/IM/Breast
Tai Afrik

Tai Afrik

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Brenton Cooper

Brenton Cooper

Freshman
Fly/Sprint
Erald Thompson III

Erald Thompson III

Freshman
Breaststroke