SWIMMING and DIVING vs. Towson
WHEN: Saturday, January 25 | 12 p.m.
WHERE: Aquatic and Fitness Center | Fairfax, Va.

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams host Towson on Saturday, Jan. 25 with the meet scheduled to begin at noon at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
Last time out, the Patriots' men's team defeated Cleveland State, 148-113 on Jan. 18 in Pittsburgh, Pa.  The George Mason women's team fell to Duquesne and Cleveland State.
 
Junior Tate Anderson won three individual events, claiming the 50-yard freestyle (20.49), 100-yard freestyle (44.68) and 200-yard freestyle (1:36.73).  Junior Aoun Al-Hiari won both the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.48) and 100-yard butterfly (49.11). 
 
Sophomore Ian Rodgers took the top spot in both the 100-yard backstroke (49.17) and 200-yard backstroke (1:47.65).  In the 200-yard breaststroke, senior Tyler Lentine touched the wall first (2:03.10) and sophomore Alex Crown placed first in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.03).

On the women's side, senior Ali Tyler won the 100-yard freestyle (51.67). 

ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Mason men's team has 19 returners and five newcomers on the roster under head coach Jamie Greenwood.
 
The Patriots' men's team begins the season with one graduate student, three seniors, eight juniors and 10 sophomores and two freshmen.
 
Returning for the Patriots are seniors Tyler Lentine (Great Falls, Va.), Zane Roberts (Chesapeake, Va.) and Logan Skiles (Mechanicsburg, Va.)
 
Mason has eight juniors with Aoun Al-Hiari (Alexandria, Va.), Tate Anderson (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.), Michael Bock (Apex, N.C.), Jack Chapman (Canandaigua, N.Y.), Max Fermayer (Weston, Fla.), Jett Lee (Centreville, Va.), Matt Quackenbush (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Sam Rivas (Richmond, Va.).
 
The Patriots return eight sophomores with Christian Anderson (Fairfax, Va.), Alex Crown (Gainesville, Va.), Jack Graham (Williamsburg, Va.), Ian Jones (Fredericksburg, Va.), Colby Lane (Fairfax, Va.) Colin Murtaugh (Roanoke, Va.) Ian Rodgers (Newport News, Va.) and Cody Scifres (Colorado Springs, Col.)
 
Mason added graduate student Kyle Johnson (Sterling, Va.), sophomores Anthony Garono (Crozet, Va.) and Ryan Serbia (Edmond, Okla.) along with freshmen Lucas Eminger (Milford, Ohio) and Gabriel Miller (Columbus, Ohio).
 
The Mason women's team has 26 returners and five newcomers on the roster.
 
The Patriots' women's team begins the campaign with one graduate student, nine seniors, six juniors and 10 sophomores.  They will be joined by five freshmen for the 2024-25 season.
 
The Patriots are led by graduate student Abigail Murtaugh (Roanoke, Va.) and nine seniors, Sydney Atkins (Huntingtown, Md.), Emma Burke (Pearland, Texas), Emma DeJong (Winchester, Va.), Shannon Judge (Marlboro, Md.), Emma McDonald (Cabin John, Md.), Calli McEvoy (Henrico, Va.), Kylie Thompson (Richmond, Va.), Ali Tyler (Cheshire, Conn.) and Anka Whelan (Stafford, Va.)
 
George Mason has six juniors, Peyton Brehmer (Boerne, Texas), Maddie Hersh (McLean, Va.), Gracie Sweeney (Old Saybrook, Conn.), Ainsley Toews (Tifton, Ga.), Ally Yeary (Abingdon, Va.) and Angelina Zeidan (Cloverdale, Va.).
 
The Patriots return 10 sophomores with Megan Anderson (Blacksburg, Va.), Delainey Brandt (San Mateo, Calif.), Alayna Brooker (Aurora, Ohio), Sarah Dichak (Charlotte, N.C.), Lauren Hargnett (Raleigh, N.C.), Kristen Ivey (Greenville, N.C.), Hannah Magdeburg (Pottsville, Pa.), Regan Mooney (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), Clare Smith (Cary, N.C.) and Casey Tingen (Yorktown, Va.)
 
The Mason women's team added five freshmen with Carly Bates (Virginia Beach, Va.), Alexis Christensen (Southwest Ranches, Fla.), Greta Mott (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Adelline Oliveira (Muskegon, Mich.) and Leah Pereira (Franklin, Wis.) in their first year with the Patriots.
 
THE PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams will compete in six events during the 2024-25 campaign, with two events at home including the annual Patriot Invitational at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
 
The Patriots will opened the season at the Potomac Relay Invitational (Sept. 27), hosted by American University at the Reeves Aquatic Center in Washington, D.C.
 
George Mason faced Atlantic 10 Conference opponents for the first time at the Richmond Duals (Oct. 11-12) held at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.  The George Mason men's team faced Davidson in a two-day dual, while the women's competed against Richmond and Duquesne in the two-day meet.
 
The Patriots' men's fell to Navy (231-68), Louisiana State (239-60) and Loyola-Maryland (220-79) and the George Mason women's team lost to Navy (226-73), Louisiana State (247-52) and Loyola-Maryland (201-99) on Oct. 18 in Annapolis, Md.
 
George Mason hosted the annual Patriot Invitational (Nov. 21-23) at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.  Both the men's and women's teams placed third in the event.
 
The Patriots were on the road against Duquesne and Cleveland State (Jan. 17-18) in Pittsburgh, Pa.  The Patriots men's team took the top spot in nine events and defeated the Vikings, 148-113.  The women's team fell to the Dukes, 210.5-70.2 and the Vikings, 157-124.
 
The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Feb. 19-22 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.
 
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The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Feb. 19-22 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.