Full Results

BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland's men's and women's swimming and diving programs won seven events apiece in their long-awaited return to Mangione Pool, as the Greyhounds competed against Towson in their season opener on Saturday.

Emma Schouten and Lily Mead each contributed to three victories on the women's side, while Max Verheyen won a pair of individual events for the men. Towson's men edged out a 157-143 dual victory, and the Towson women prevailed 180-120.

Mead posted individual wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.22) and 200 individual medley (2:07.70) in her Loyola debut, and she teamed with Schouten, Elizabeth Walsh and Megan Dickey for a first-place showing in the 200 medley relay (1:46.22) to begin the afternoon.

Schouten swept the breaststroke events, as the three-time All-Patriot League performer took first in both the 100 breast (1:05.51) and 200 breast (2:22.57). Another freshman accounted for the final event win for the women, as Alana Andress topped the field with a time of 2:07.39 in the 200 butterfly.

Loyola went 1-2 in the women's 200 IM, as Walsh followed Mead to the line with a mark of 2:10.64. Dickey added second-place showings in both sprint free events (24.31 in the 50 free, 53.27 in the 100 free). Other individual runner-up performances included Walsh in the 100 backstroke (58.98), Mead in the 200 back (2:06.02) and Kylie Preihs in the 1000 free (10:58.98).

The women's 200 free relay of Andress, Stella Meyerhoeffer, Claire Bowser and Dickey concluded the meet with a second-place time of 1:39.11. Jess Stolfi was the top women's diver, placing third in both the 1-meter (208.20 points) and 3-meter (218.63) competitions.

Verheyen, the men's Rookie of the Meet at last year's Patriot League championships, posted wins in the 200 breast (2:05.52) and 200 IM (1:50.85), and he was second in the 100 breast (57.68). 

Five other Greyhound men added individual victories, including Dylan Champagne in the 1000 free (9:50.24), Jonathan Brooks in the 100 back (51.64), Caleb Kelly in the 50 free (20.84) and Mark Boran in the 200 back (1:52.72). Loyola also finished 1-2 in the 500 free, as Reid Hussey (4:40.50) beat out Champagne (4:43.09) for the top spot.

Other individual runner-ups were Hussey in the 200 free (1:41.62), Conor Rutigliano in the 100 fly (52.02) and Jack Still in the 3-meter dive (238.12 points). The 200 medley relay team of Brooks, Verheyen, Jimmy Hayburn and Kelly were second with a time of 1:31.43, while the foursome of Kelly, Hayburn, Brooks and Hussey concluded with meet with a runner-up showing in the 200 free relay (1:22.73).

Saturday's meet was also Loyola's debut on ESPN+, with all future home meets this season scheduled to be streamed on the online platform. More information regarding how to watch the Greyhounds on ESPN+ is available here.

Loyola returns to Mangione Pool next Saturday, hosting Mount St. Mary's in a dual meet beginning at 1 p.m.