Swim & Dive Celebrates Senior Day by Defeating RedHawks

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program celebrated senior day on Saturday within the Alumni Arena Natatorium, internet hosting Miami (OH) in a Mid-American Conference matchup. The Bulls defeated the RedHawks, 171-129, bettering to 5-2 on the season in head-to-head competitions.

“There’s always a lot of emotion with senior day,” mentioned Head Coach Andy Bashor. “I felt just like the staff used that emotion in a extremely great way. From the very starting, we had nice vitality and we simply stored it going by successful shut races in opposition to an excellent Miami staff. With MAC Championships a month away, we’ll get our coaching in, allow them to relaxation and let their our bodies heal. This was a extremely good solution to finish the twin meet season and preserve that momentum going into convention championships.

IN THE POOL

Elise McCaul obtained the Bulls’ momentum going within the pool by successful the 1,000-yard freestyle. The senior’s time of 10:16.07 was simply shy of her private greatest, which ranks eighth in program historical past (10:12.29). Ava Cunningham trailed to take third for the Bulls (10:20.19) and Karen Austin earned one other top-five end (fifth, 10:31.96). Austin’s time was a season greatest.  

The Bulls continued their momentum into the 200-yard freestyle, with freshman Alex Bulat incomes first place and posting a private greatest time of 1:50.40. Abbey Gardner trailed to safe second for the Bulls with a time of 1:50.63.

Vivian Roy (2nd, 56.34) and Hattie Wasmuth (4th, 56.95) earned two of the highest 4 spots within the 100-yard backstroke for the Bulls. Alex Ericson (fifth, 58.73) trailed to place a 3rd Buffalo swimmer inside the highest 5.

Pinar Donmez earned the Bulls’ third occasion win of the afternoon, taking the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.31. The freshman was underneath a second shy of her private greatest within the occasion that ranks third in program historical past (1:01.72). Ava Pauly (2nd, 1:02.37) and Grace Rider (4th, 1:03.35) trailed to place three Bulls inside the highest 4.

Freshman Kamilla Nemes received the 200-yard butterfly with a time of two:01.08. Nemes’ time fell simply shy of this system’s all-time prime 10 (2:00.85). Bella Forsman trailed to take second place (2:01.52) and Maddy Schnelzer earned fifth (2:05.74) to place three Bulls inside the highest 5.

Jillian Strine posted a season-best time within the 50-yard freestyle of 23.53 to earn second place within the occasion. Nicole Aguilar trailed to complete third with a time of 23.64. Amanda Jurgelon earned one other top-five end for the Bulls, inserting fifth with a time of 23.84.

Strine doubled again to put second within the 100-yard freestyle with one other season-best time of 51.05. Forsman adopted to earn third (51.46) and safe two of the highest three spots for the Bulls.

Donmez earned her second occasion win of the afternoon within the 200-yard breaststroke. The freshman took first place with a time of two:14.80, lower than a second shy of her college file within the occasion (2:13.98). The Bulls had 4 extra swimmers pile into the highest 5, with Rider in third (2:18.72), Pauly inserting fourth (2:19.99) and Madi Tewksbury ending fifth (2:21.56).

Nemes (2nd, 5:01.11), McCaul (third, 5:02.21) and Cunningham (4th, 5:02.22) earned three of the highest 5 spots within the 500-yard freestyle.

Aguilar posted the Bulls sixth occasion win within the pool, successful the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.25. Schnelzer (4th, 56.22) and Kaley Ream (fifth, 59.26) additionally had top-five placements.

Forsman added one other win for the Bulls within the 200-yard particular person medley with a time of two:01.34. Donmez positioned third within the occasion (2:03.41) and Nemes completed fourth (2:04.14). Forsman’s time was a season greatest and fell simply shy of her private greatest within the occasion that ranks sixth in program historical past (2:01.15).

The program closed out the afternoon within the pool by successful the 400-yard freestyle. Bulat, Jurgelon, Aguilar and Strine earned first place with a time of three:22.33, simply beating out Miami’s relay staff, who posted a time of three:22.45. The Bulls had been simply shy of their season-best time within the occasion (3:22.10).

All swimming outcomes can be found right here.

 

DIVING WELL

The Bulls earned six of the highest eight spots within the three-meter. Adele Melamud was the staff’s prime finisher, inserting second with a rating of 266.78. Mallory Hanna earned third (263.55) to place two Buffalo divers inside the highest three. Sophie Meuwissen completed fifth (246.53) to earn one other top-five end for the Bulls. Tristan Krajcarski positioned sixth (240.15), with Presley Dorsett in seventh (238.50) and Maggie Meyers in eighth (235.88).

The Bulls rallied to earn the highest three spots in one-meter diving. Melamud received the occasion, her ninth occasion win on the season, posting a rating of 265.80. Meuwissen positioned second (258.15) and Krajcarski took third (252.75) to safe the highest three spots for the Bulls. The Buffalo divers continued to pack into the highest 10, with Dorsett ending sixth (238.05), Hanna in seventh (233.5), Fox in ninth (214.65) and Meyers taking tenth (204.15).

All diving outcomes can be found right here.

UP NEXT

The Bulls will subsequent compete at Mid-American Conference Championships from February twenty fifth via February twenty eighth on the University of Akron. Information on MAC Championships will be accessed here. A whole schedule for UB Swimming & Diving will be discovered right here.

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