Mount St. Mary’s University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will travel to Baltimore, Maryland, to face UMBC in their third dual meet of the season. The teams last competed at the Thomas Murphy Invitational, where freshman Evan McCorkle broke two school records.
Evan McCorkle Sets Two School Records
McCorkle recorded a time of 9:59.00 in the 1000 freestyle and 16:36.44 in the 1650 freestyle at the Thomas Murphy Invitational. Both performances established Mount St. Mary’s school records.
Todor Gospodinov added two third-place finishes for Mount St. Mary’s men’s swimming and diving. He placed third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:50.33 and third in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.28.
Carmen Del Aguila Posts Two Runner-Up Finishes
Carmen Del Aguila led the women’s performances with two second-place finishes at the invitational. She finished second in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:56.95 and second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:27.41.
Mount St. Mary’s Next Competition
Following the UMBC dual meet, Mount St. Mary’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will compete at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational. The event is scheduled for Friday, November 20, through Sunday, November 22, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The official Mount St. Mary’s announcement identified the Franklin and Marshall Invitational as the teams’ next competition after the UMBC meet.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Mount St. Mary’s University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams enter the UMBC dual meet after a Thomas Murphy Invitational that included two school records from Evan McCorkle. Todor Gospodinov and Carmen Del Aguila also recorded multiple top-three finishes at the meet.
Source: Original report
