GENEVA, Ohio (February 23, 2024) – Howard University men's swimming & diving team slides down a spot at the Northeast (NEC) Championships.
 
Wagner College grabbed the top spot with 633 points, but HU is in striking distance (620.5 points) going into the final day.
 
Senior Tristan Stevens (Chicago) earned silver in the 100 Back, clocking in at 48.68. Sophomore Ty Triche (Humble, Texas) and junior Erald Thompson III (Nassau, Bahamas) also competed, taking seventh (52.23) and eighth (52.30), respectively.
 
Third-year Bison Darin Johnson (Atascocita, Texas) represented Bison Nation in the 100 Breast where he placed second overall (54.71). Seniors Mark-Anthony Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas) and Niles Rankin (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) also took part, finishing sixth (55.72) and eighth (56.19), respectively.
 
Other notable performance included Taj Benton (Baltimore) securing fifth overall in the 200 Fly with a 1:51.74 mark.
 
HU wraps up competition Saturday (Feb. 23) with prelims at 10 a.m., followed by the final round at 6 p.m.
 
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