Swimming and Diving Welcomes Seton Hall and Binghamton for the Bucknell Fall Invitational on Saturday

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell Fall Invitational (Binghamton, Bucknell, Seton Hall)
When: Saturday, Oct. 25, 12 p.m.
Where: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Results: BucknellBison.com (No Team Scoring)
Live Stream: YouTube

The Bucknell males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups are again at dwelling within the Kinney Natatorium to host Binghamton and Seton Hall on Saturday at 12 p.m. for the Bucknell Fall Invitational. There shall be no workforce scoring for the invitational.

Bucknell’s girls are 2-0 after beating Holy Cross and Boston U. final weekend. Bucknell’s males are 1-1, defeating Holy Cross, however falling to Boston U.

Seton Hall’s males come to Lewisburg with a 2-0 file in twin meets, defeating Towson and Monmouth. The girls are 1-2 to start out the season, falling to Towson and Villanova earlier than beating Monmouth.

Binghamton’s males are 3-0 to start the 12 months with wins over Le Moyne, Niagara and Bryant. The girls are 3-1 with wins over Le Moyne, Stonehill and Niagara. The girls fell in the newest meet towards Bryant.

Bucknell Women at a Glance

• The Bucknell girls’s swimming and diving workforce is coming off of a profitable opening weekend, defeating each Holy Cross and Boston U. final weekend for a 2-0 begin in twin meets. Bucknell beat Holy Cross 198-102 on Friday then took down Boston U. 160.5-139.5.
• The Bison received 19 occasions between the 2 meets, led by reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Clara Renner profitable all 5 of her particular person occasions.
• At Holy Cross, Renner received the 200 Free (1:54.32) and the 100 Fly (65.75) to earn 18 factors for the Bison. At Boston U., she received the 200 Fly (2:02.44), the five hundred Free (5:04.69) and the 1,000 Free (10:33.43) to earn 27 factors for the Bison.
• Kyla Kelly had a fantastic opening weekend, profitable three occasions. At Holy Cross, she received the 100 Breast (1:06.35) and took third within the 100 Fly (58.61). Kelly was additionally the anchor on Bucknell’s profitable workforce within the 200 Free Relay. At Boston U., she received the 200 Free (1:53.23) and the 200 IM (2:05.64). She additionally took second within the 100 Free (52.56), incomes 22 factors for the Bison in particular person occasions.
• Kelly Byrne and Sydney Jee every received two occasions over the weekend. Byrne received the five hundred Free (5:12.68) by six seconds and Jee received the 200 Breast by practically 4.5 seconds towards Holy Cross. Byrne then received the 200 Breast (2:22.60) simply forward of Jee and Jee received the 100 Breast (1:05.48) towards Boston U. Both Byrne and Jee completed within the top-three of all 4 of their particular person occasions over the weekend.
• Sydney Dettmann and Virginia Hastings every received an occasion. Dettmann received the 200 Fly (2:06.91) and took second within the 200 Back (2:06.99) towards Holy Cross. Dettmann took third in each of her particular person occasions towards Boston U. Hastings received the 200 IM (2:08.60) and took second within the 50 Free (24.51), shedding by three-hundredths of a second towards Holy Cross. She completed within the top-five of all three of her occasions towards Boston U.
• It was an excellent opening weekend for freshman on the squad. Tessa Feld, Alivia Wainwright and Natalia Gajecki all received an occasion. Feld received the 1,000 Free (10:31.34) by practically 14 seconds, and she or he completed fourth within the 200 Fly and third within the 200 IM towards Holy Cross.
• Gajecki received the 100 Back (57.52) towards Holy Cross and took second within the 100 Back (57.22) towards Boston U. Wainwright received the 200 Back (2.06.72) towards Holy Cross earlier than taking third within the 100 Back towards Boston U.   

Bucknell Men at a Glance

• The Bucknell males’s swimming and diving workforce went 1-1 final weekend, defeating Holy Cross 163-137 earlier than falling to Boston U. 172.5-127.5.
• Bucknell received 14 occasions led by a fantastic debut displaying from freshman Drew Davis, who received 4 occasions to start out his profession.
• Davis received the 100 Back (50.75) by practically three seconds earlier than profitable the 100 Fly (50.72) towards Holy Cross. Against Boston U., he received the 100 Back (49.88) and the 200 IM (1:53.44). He additionally took second within the 200 Back (1:49.11) to earn 22 factors for the Bison.
• Jason Kellerman was one other freshman with a fantastic opening weekend, profitable an occasion in every of the 2 meets. He received the 200 Back (1:52.82) and took second within the 200 Free (1:43.55) towards Holy Cross. He then tied for first within the 100 Fly (50.84) and took second in each the 200 IM (1:54.85) and the 200 Free (1:42.30) towards Boston U.
• Senior Alex Crossing and junior Finn Russell every received two occasions. Crossing received each of his two occasions towards Holy Cross, taking first within the 200 Fly (1:54.03) by two-tenths of a second and first within the 500 Free (4:48.33). At Holy Cross, Russell received the 50 Free (21.64) by three-hundredths of a second. He then received the 50 Free (20.97) once more towards Boston U, this time by one one-hundredth of a second.
• Seniors Shane Wynne and William Shoemaker every received an occasion. Wynne wone the 200 Fly (1:52.13) towards Boston U. and took third within the 100 Fly (51.13). He scored in each of his particular person occasions at Holy Cross, taking second within the 200 Fly (1:54.23) and fourth within the 200 IM. Shoemaker received the 1,000 Free (9:49.80) towards Holy Cross.
• Sophomores James Lombardi and Dante Buonadonna every received an occasion. Buonadonna received the 200 IM (1:55.41) and took second within the 50 Free (51.67), shedding by three-hundredths of a second to Russell. He then took third within the 200 and 100 Free towards Boston U. Lombardi received the 100 Back (57.15) towards Boston U. and took second within the 200 Breast (2:08.16). Against Holy Cross, he took second within the 100 Breast (58.61).

A Look Ahead

• The Bison are again in motion on November 8, touring to Annapolis for a quad-meet towards Navy, American and Lafayette.
• Bucknell is then again at dwelling on November 21-23 for the Bucknell Invitational. This shall be Bucknell’s final occasion earlier than the Winter Break, earlier than resuming competitors once more in January.