Swimming and Diving is Again in Motion for a Patriot League Dual Meet at Army on Saturday

“Real ID” might be essential to entry the Army base for these planning to attend the meet. Please observe the rules urged by West Point above.

 

Event Times: Diving occasions will start at 11:00 a.m.

The 1000 freestyles might be run at 12:00 p.m.

The the rest of the occasions, beginning with the 200 Medley Relay, will start at 1:00 p.m.

 

Setting the Scene

What: Dual Meet at Army

When: Saturday, January 10,

Where: Crandall Pool, West Point, N.Y.

Results: GoArmyWestPoint.com

Live Stream: N/A

 

The Bucknell males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups are again in motion after the winter break, touring to Army on Saturday. Diving occasions begin at 11 a.m., adopted by the 1,000 freestyles at 12 p.m. The the rest of occasions, beginning with the 200 Medley Relay, will start at 1 p.m.

Bucknell’s girls are 4-1 to start out the yr, coming off  the Bucknell Invitational. Bucknell’s final Patriot League opponents got here in a quad meet hosted by Navy towards American, Lafayette and Navy. The Bison went 2-1, placing in a dominant show over American (200-97) and Lafayette (224-76) however falling to Navy (177-112).

The Bison girls additionally defeated Holy Cross (198-102) and Boston U. (160.5-139.5) again in October to start out the season.

Bucknell’s males are 3-2 to start out the season, going 2-1 on the quad meet as the ladies did. Bucknell dealt with American (226-70) and Lafayette (217.5-81.5) however fell to Navy (185-104). The males went 1-1 in a gap weekend defeating Holy Cross (163-137) and shedding to Boston U. (172.5-127.5).

The Bison are heating up as each the boys’s and ladies’s sides mixed for 11 new top-10 instances on the Bucknell Invitational in late November (see 2025 top-10 instances listed on the backside).

Bucknell additionally hosted the Bucknell Fall Invitational again in October, competing towards Seton Hall and Binghamton with no crew scoring within the occasion.

Bucknell Women on the Bucknell Invitational

• The Bucknell girls’s swimming and diving crew completed a stable third out of seven groups after Sunday’s finals to cap off the three-day Bucknell Invitational on the Kinney Natatorium. Jennifer Bolen had a hand in two top-10 instances on the day, setting marks within the 400 free relay and the 200 free.
• The Bison completed with 977 factors behind Brown (1,926) and Delaware (1,390). Fordham took fourth (876.5) adopted by Davidson (661), UMBC (597) and Seton Hall (401.50).
• Bucknell’s spotlight of the day was a fifth-place end within the 400 free relay from Tori Castro, Kyla Kelly, Sara Ketron and Jennifer Bolden that marked a brand new top-10 time. Their time of three:23.73 was good for seventh of the top-10 checklist and earned the Bison 40 factors within the occasion.
• Bolden additionally set a top-10 time earlier within the day within the preliminaries with the eighth-fastest time within the 200 free. Her time of three:49.54 was adequate to finest her earlier mark of two:49.73 that she set final season on the PL Championships.
• Clara Renner and Sydney Dettmann each took top-five finishes within the 200 fly. Renner earned 28 factors with a second-place end in 1:59.39. Dettmann collected 25 factors with a fifth-place end in 2:02.73.
• The day began off with the 1,650 free, and Emma Briganti took a seventh-place end in 17:21.38 to earn 23 factors. Tessa Feld adopted her up within the B-final, finally ending thirteenth with a time of 18:00.04 to take 14 factors.
• Alivia Wainwright was Bucknell’s finest finisher within the 200 again in Tenth place. She took a time of two:01.18 to take second within the B-final and earn 17 factors. Sophia Burns completed thirteenth within the occasion with a time of two:04.04 and Emma Feld took 14th with a time of two:04.27. Talia Bugel and Sam Benzija took the highest two spots of the C-final, ending in 2:02.52 and a pair of:06.60 respectively.
• Bolden took eighth within the 100 free with a time of 51.15 to earn 22 factors. Castro took thirteenth swimming within the B-final with a time of 51.13. Ketron swam a time of 52.00 and Virginia Hastings adopted with a time of 52.31.
• In the 200 breast, Kelly Byrne swam a time of two:16.26 to take fourth and gather 26 factors. Her time was 0.21 seconds off of her top-10 time. Benzija completed thirteenth general within the occasion with a time of two:21.48.

Bucknell Women at a Glance

• The reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Meet Clara Renner has been dominant to start out the yr, profitable eight occasions this season. She has posted two wins within the 100 fly and 200 fly, and he or she has wins within the 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free and the 400 IM.
• Kelly Byrne has three wins this season. She took the five hundred free (5:12.68) towards Holy Cross, the 200 breast towards Boston U. (2:22.60), and the 200 again (2:02.16) on the BU Fall Invite.
• Kyla Kelly additionally has three wins. She gained the 100 breast (1:06.35) towards Holy Cross, and had a giant day towards Boston U. with wins within the 200 free (1:53.23) and 200 IM (2:05.64).
• Sydney Jee has two wins to start out the yr. She took the 200 breast (2:24.25) at Holy Cross and the 100 breast (1:05.48) at Boston U.
• Freshmen Tessa Feld, Natalia Gajecki, Alivia Wainwright and Kennedy DeVeaux have all collected a win this season. Feld has two wins, taking the 1,000 free (10:31.34) at Holy Cross and the 200 fly (2:05.36) on the BU Fall Invite.
• Sydney Dettmann, Virginia Hastings and Jennifer Bolden all have one win to date.

Bucknell Men on the Bucknell Invitational

• Freshmen Drew Davis and Jason Kellerman each set new marks on Bucknell’s top-10 lists as the boys’s swimming and diving crew wrapped up the ultimate day of the Bucknell Invitational on Sunday on the Kinney Natatorium.
• Bucknell took seventh among the many seven groups with 581.50 factors. Brown ran away with the occasion with 1,809 factors adopted by Delaware (1,159), Seton Hall (979), UMBC (954), Davidson (778) and Fordham (585).
• Davis set the Tenth quickest time within the 200 again after setting a top-10 mark within the 100 again on Friday. His time of 1:49.04 was good for second within the B-final to take 17 factors, and Tenth general within the occasion. Braden Beagle took sixteenth with a time of 1:51.16 to earn 11 factors.
• Kellerman later set the eighth-fastest time within the 200 fly with a time of 1:48.82. He completed fourth within the A-final to earn 26 factors for the Bison. Riley Twiss (1:50.76), Alex Crossing (1:51.36) and Shane Wynne (1:51.78) all swam within the B-final to earn factors.
• William Shoemaker had Bucknell’s finest end within the 1,650 free in thirteenth with a time of 15:55.15 to earn 14 factors. Colin Smith earned 9 factors, profitable the C-final with a time of 45.28. Jack Krug took eighth within the three-meter dive with a rating of 260.15 to gather 22 factors.
• Bucknell ended the day with one other top-10 time within the 400 freestyle relay. Davis, Smith, Drew Greene and Finn Russell swam a time of three:00.41 which was good for Tenth on the top-10 checklist.

Bucknell Men at a Glance

• Freshmen Drew Davis leads the Bison with 4 occasion wins to date. He posted two wins towards each Holy Cross and Boston U. in Bucknell’s opening weekend. At Holy Cross, he gained the 100 again (50.75) and the 100 fly (50.72). At Boston U., he gained the 100 again (49.88) and 200 IM (1:53.44).
• Davis earned the Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor after the Bucknell Invitational, setting two top-10 instances. He set the sixth-fastest time within the 100 again on Friday night time because the freshman led off of Bucknell’s 400 Medley Relay crew, swimming the 100 again in 49.33. Davis then set the Tenth-fastest time within the 200 again on the ultimate day, ending in 1:49.04.
• Alex Crossing has two wins, taking the 200 fly (1:54.03) and the five hundred free (4:48.33) towards Holy Cross.
• Finn Russell has gained the 50 free twice, taking the occasion towards Holy Cross (21.64) and Boston U. (20.97).
• Freshmen Jason Kellerman is off to an excellent begin, and he has two wins this season. He took the 200 again (1:52.82) towards Holy Cross and the 100 fly (50.84) towards Boston U.
• William Shoemaker gained the 1,000 free (9:49.80) and Dante Buonadonna gained the 200 IM (1:55.41) towards Holy Cross.
• James Lombardi gained the 100 breast (57.15) and Shane Wynne gained the 200 fly (1:52.13) towards Boston U.
• Riley Twiss gained the 200 fly (1:50.97) and Jackson Vinarub gained the one-meter dive (291.65) on the BU Fall Invite.

2025 Top-10 Times

• 200 Free Relay: Tori Castro, Sara Ketron, Jennifer Bolden, Kyla Kelly (1:33.02 – 4th)
• 50 Freestyle: Tori Castro (23.27 – 4th)
• 200 Medley Relay: Natalia Gajecki, Hanna Bingley, Victoria Castro, Sara Ketron (1:42.87 – ninth)
• 400 IM: Kelly Byrne (4:17.67 – third)
• 200 Freestyle: Jennifer Bolden (1:49.54 – eighth)
• 800 Free Relay: Clara Renner, Sydney Dettmann, Virginia Hastings, Jennifer Bolden (7:24.73 – eighth)
• 400 Free Relay: Victoria Castro, Kyla Kelly, Sara Ketron, Jennifer Bolden (3:23.73 – seventh)
• 100 Backstroke: Drew Davis (49.33 – sixth)
• 200 Backstroke: Drew Davis (1:49.04 – Tenth)
• 200 Butterfly: Jason Kellerman (1:48.82 – eighth)
• 400 Free Relay: Drew Davis, Colin Smith, Drew Greene, Finn Russell (3:00.41 – Tenth)

A Look Ahead

• The Bison are again within the swing of issues and head to Loyola for a twin meet on Friday at 1 p.m. on the Mangione Aquatic Center.