Bonnies Swimming And Diving Travels To Cleveland State For Magnus Cup

By: Owen Albright, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant

ST. BONAVENTURE at MAGNUS CUP
Thursday, Nov. 20 – Saturday, Nov. 22
Cleveland, Ohio 
Hosted by Cleveland State University
 
The St. Bonaventure males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups will journey to Cleveland State this coming Thursday to compete within the 13^th annual midseason Magnus Cup on the Busbey Natatorium, a spotlight of the Bonnies common season schedule.
 
Joining the Bonnies in mixed competitors will probably be Binghamton, John Carroll, Le Moyne, Xavier and the internet hosting Vikings. Akron, Bowling Green, and Northern Colorado be a part of the sector in ladies’s competitors solely. The three-day occasion will run two swimming periods per day with diving motion in between.
 
WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
The Bonnies have benefited from early particular person success, resulting in a number of Atlantic 10 awards.
 
Freshman Kate Hill has collected two A-10 Rookie of the Week designations up to now this season. She earned the primary after ending the 100-free in 51.89 seconds in opposition to Penn State, a mark which ranked first within the convention on the time and presently sits fifth, additionally successful the 100-free later that week in opposition to Rutgers and Fordham. Her second award got here after two podium finishes in opposition to Cleveland State.
 
Sophomore Mark Mizsei earned an A-10 Performer of the Week choice after a win within the 200-fly at Niagara, clocking in at 1:47.31 to set a brand new pool document which nonetheless stands as the highest time within the convention. He additionally discovered second place in each the 100-fly and 200-medley relay to spice up his case for the award.
 
Freshmen Matheus Rinaldi and Sophie Baker additionally earned Rookie of the Week honors as soon as every. Rinaldi gained two particular person occasions at Cleveland State to win the award, together with a first-place end within the 1650-free as he clocked in at a present conference-best time of 15:56.52. Baker was acknowledged after particular person wins within the 100-back and 100-fly at Canisius, the place she additionally contributed to victories within the 200-free relay and 200-medley relay.
 
POOL RECORDS
Alongside Mizsei, a number of Bonnies have made it into the document books this season by posting new pool-best instances at Niagara. Rinaldi posted a time of 9:37.81 within the 1000-free and junior BYU switch Joseph Pyon clocked in at 48.41 within the 100-fly to set pool data. Pyon’s mark nonetheless sits because the third-best within the A-10.
 
Baker additionally set a pool document in opposition to the Purple Eagles with a mark of 25.51 within the opening 50-back leg of the 200-medley relay.
 
NCAA DIVING ZONES QUALIFIERS
St. Bonaventure has been no stranger to diving success this yr as senior Ben O’Neill and sophomore Dhav Mendoza have every certified for NCAA Diving Zones. O’Neill met the usual with a rating of 315.10 on the 1-meter board in opposition to Fordham. Mendoza scored a 286.10 on the 3-meter board in opposition to Rutgers and Fordham to qualify, later posting a mark of 268.73 on the 1-meter board in opposition to Canisius to spherical issues out.
 
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