NORFOLK, Va. – The Howard University men's swimming and diving team recorded two event victories and several podium finishes but fell to Old Dominion University, 140-65, in a dual meet Saturday.
Howard opened the meet with a victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The Bison A team of
Kaleb James (Durham, North Carolina),
Mark Brown (Greensboro, North Carolina),
Ayrton Moncur (Nassau, Bahamas) and
Arvid Farro (Aruba) finished first in 3:26.40. Howard's C team, featuring
Joshua Jones (Chapel Hill, North Carolina),
Zachary Randle (Kingston, Jamaica),
Cameron Warren and
Walton Yarbrough, placed third in 3:51.14.
Alain Briggs (Mesa, Arizona) led the Bison in the 200-yard freestyle, earning third place in 1:44.43.
Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) secured a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 21.53. Green returned to the podium in the 100-yard butterfly, capturing first place in 49.75. Briggs added a third-place finish in the event with a time of 52.42.
Arvid Farro led Howard in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing third in 47.01. James earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 51.33.
Ayrton Moncur added another podium finish for the Bison in the 100-yard breaststroke, placing third in 58.82.
Howard wrapped up the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The A team of Farro, James,
Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Delaware) and Green finished in 3:06.24, narrowly behind Old Dominion's winning time of 3:06.11. The B team of Briggs,
Riley Martinez (Queens, New York),
Eltonte Leonard and
Anpherne Bernard (Trinidad and Tobago) placed third in 3:16.87.
Howard returns to competition Nov. 20-22 at the H2ounds Invitational, hosted by Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
For more information on swimming and diving, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
