TOWSON, Md. -- The 25th-ranked Navy men's swimming and diving team (7-1) totaled 11 event wins to defeat Towson (4-1), 179-116, Saturday at Burdick Pool in Towson.

"It is always great to return to racing and competition in the new year after training for nearly one month," said Navy men's swimming head coach Bill Roberts.  "Like all teams around the nation, everyone is working at a really high level right now.  Often at this time of the year times will be a little scattered and all over the place.  However, we were very happy with the way the team put together their races and how they performed in the water."

The Mids jumped out to an early lead by placing first, second and third in both of the diving events that were held prior to the start of the swimming portion of the meet.  George Moore paced Navy on each board with winning scores of 291.75 on the one meter and 292.80 on the three meter.

Navy then won and also finished in third place in the opening 200 medley relay to build a 45-10 advantage.

Luca Oliva started the individual events by posting a time of 9:35.54 to win the 1000 freestyle.  Everet Andrew followed with a 1:41.02 to lead a 1-2-3-4 Navy finish in the 200 free.  The run of wins recorded by the Mids was stretched to six when Ben Irwin touched the wall first in the 100 backstroke in a time of 50.27.

The teams alternated winning the next six events, with victories being posted by Navy in the 200 fly (Jake Douberly, 1:53.85), 100 free (Ben Stankovich, 45.62) and 200 breast (Juan Mora, 2:03.78).  Oliva then won his second event of the day, winning the 500 free in a time of 4:40.98.

After a pair of wins for the Tigers in the 100 fly and 100 IM races, the Mids ended the meet by winning the 200 free relay.

Navy will travel to South Bend, Ind., this week to face Notre Dame and Princeton on Friday and Saturday.