Bonnies Swimming And Diving Set To Host Colgate For Senior Day

By: Owen Albright, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant

ST. BONAVENTURE vs. COLGATE
Saturday, Jan. 24
10:00 a.m.
Reilly Center Pool
 
The St. Bonaventure males’s and ladies’s swimming and diving groups will return to motion on Saturday morning as they’re set to host Colgate at 10 a.m. on the Reilly Center Pool. Prior to the start of the meet, the Bonnies will honor their 15 graduating student-athletes within the Class of 2026 with a Senior Day ceremony.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Both the Bonnies males’s and ladies’s groups loved spectacular particular person performances to kick off the 2026 portion of the schedule regardless of losses to Cornell.
 
On the lads’s facet, senior diver Ben O’Neill paced the group with a win from the 1-meter board (320.85) and a runner-up end from the 3-meter board (319.28). Sophomore Mark Mizsei took first place within the 200-fly (1:46.80), ending with a large hole between him and the remainder of the sector. Junior Johnny Edwards and freshman Emanuele Zingaro additionally posted victories within the 500-free (4:34.67) and the 100-free (45.25), respectively.
 
On the ladies’s facet, sophomore Phoebe McClaren led the cost by setting new season bests with first place within the 1000-free (10:22.20) and third place within the 500-free (5:05.99). Freshman Sophie Baker continued her rookie success with a season-best time within the 50-free (23.69), which was good for second place. Other Bonnies delivering stable outings had been junior Anna Bojana Forjan and freshman Kate Hill, who every set season bests and earned victories within the 200-back (2:02.01) and the 100-free (51.78), respectively.
 
WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Six particular person Bonaventure student-athletes have earned Atlantic 10 weekly convention awards up to now this season.
 
Hill is the one member of both workforce to earn a number of weekly awards, which she did with two Rookie of the Week picks in October after a scorching stretch in sprints. Baker gave the SBU ladies’s workforce its third win within the class in early November after profitable the 100-free and 100-fly towards Canisius.
 
Most not too long ago, Zingaro and O’Neill had been named Rookie of the Week and Performer of the Week, respectively, for his or her efforts towards Cornell. O’Neill’s 3-meter board rating slotted in because the third-best within the A-10.
 
The remaining two Bonaventure award winners had been Mizsei and freshman Matheus Rinaldi. Mizsei earned his distinction after setting a brand new pool document at Niagara, clocking in at 1:47.31 for a win within the 200-fly. He additionally discovered second place in each the 100-fly and 200-medley relay at that meet. Rinaldi collected two particular person wins within the prior twin meet at Cleveland State and his mark of 15:56.52 within the 1650-free ranked quickest within the convention on the time.
 
NCAA DIVING ZONES
St. Bonaventure has been no stranger to diving success this yr as 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 towards Fordham early on. Mendoza scored a 286.10 on the 3-meter board towards Rutgers and Fordham to qualify, later posting a mark of 268.73 on the 1-meter board towards Canisius to spherical issues out.
 
SENIOR DAY
The Bonnies will honor their 15 graduating seniors within the Class of 2026 with a Senior Day ceremony. Recognitions will start at roughly 9:45 a.m. previous to the meet’s 10 a.m. begin time. The following student-athletes can be honored:
 
Eylul Alli  |  Istanbul, Turkey  |  Back
Kathryn Beyer  |  Warren, Pa.  |  Free/Back
Anna Beth Blankenship  |  Atlanta, Ga.  |  Breast
Paris Christie  |  Carmel, Ind.  |  Breast/Free
Daciana Colon  |  Highlands Ranch, Co.  |  Free/Back
Will Foggin  |  Athens, Ga.  |  Free/IM
Sarah Gonzalez  |  Rockledge, Fla.  |  Breast/Free
Boray Goren  |  Tekirdag, Turkey  |  Fly/Free/IM
Sydney Londergan  |  North Vancouver, British Columbia  |  Breast/Free
Kathryn Lyons  |  Hilton Head Island, S.C.  |  Breast/IM
Ben O’Neill  |  Royal Oak, Mich.  |  Diving
Mark Polos  |  Istanbul, Turkey  |  Breast
Luigi Termine  |  Lugagnano Di Sona, Italy  |  Back
Nele Vetter  |  Budenheim, Germany  |  Free/Fly
Henry Wilkes  |  Medina, Ohio  |  Back/Fly
 
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