WASHINGTON — Howard University men's swimming & diving delivered several top finishes and season-best performances in a 166-115 loss to Towson in Burr Natatorium Wednesday afternoon.

Howard opened the afternoon with early points when sophomore diver Zion Wilson (San Antonio, Texas) placed third in the 1-meter dive.

The Bison followed with a strong showing in the 50-yard backstroke, led by Kaleb James (Durham, N.C.), who captured the event in 23.79, while Adam Diaz (Manhattan, N.Y.) followed closely at 24.56, giving Howard a one-two finish.

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, freshman Solomon Goins (Dallas, Texas) turned in one of the top swims of the meet, finishing third overall while setting a new season best of 10:06.51, improving on his previous mark of 10:09.14.

Howard continued to shine in the 50-yard breaststroke, as Ayrton Moncur (Nassau, Bahamas) recorded a season-best 26.41, while Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.) also posted a season-best swim, touching in 26.75.

Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) delivered a standout performance in the 100-yard butterfly, clocking a new season best of 48.07, improving on his previous CSCAA B-cut time of 48.12 while besting the field by more than four seconds. Green later captured the 50-yard butterfly title with a time of 22.34.

Freshman James completed a sweep of the backstroke events, taking first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.15.

Howard closed the meet with a strong showing in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the quartet of Green, Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Del.), Daren Rodgers (Chicago, Ill.) and James posted a time of 1:24.93, earning a second-place finish to cap the afternoon.

The Bison return to action Friday, January 16th at 2 p.m., when they travel to Lexington, Va. to face the VMI Keydets.

For more information on Howard swimming and diving visit the official Howard Athletics website at www.hubison.com.