Donmez Units New Faculty File as 10 Bulls Compete in Finals on Day 4 of MAC Championships

AKRON, OHIO – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program competed on the remaining day of the MAC Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday. The Bulls ended the four-day competitors in fifth place with 446 factors.

 

IN THE POOL

Pinar Donmez highlighted the night time within the pool for the Bulls, setting a brand new college report within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of two:13.30. Donmez positioned fourth within the finals of the occasion, trailing the bronze medalist swimmer by lower than three tenths of a second (2:13.03). The freshman certified for the finals by posting a time of two:15.35 within the preliminary spherical to position sixth of 28 swimmers.

Ava Pauly positioned third within the comfort finals of the 200-yard breaststroke with a brand new private greatest time of two:16.98. The sophomore positioned eleventh within the occasion general. Pauly fell simply shy of this system’s all-time prime 10 (2:16.61). Grace Rider trailed Pauly carefully, ending fourth within the warmth (2:17.63) and twelfth general. Rider completed ninth within the preliminary spherical to qualify for the B-final. The junior’s time of two:16.19 was lower than half a second shy of the finals minimize (2:15.81). Madi Tewksbury missed the comfort finals minimize by lower than half of a second (2:19.52), inserting nineteenth with a time of two:19.89.

Bella Forsman (4th, 2:00.10) and Kamilla Nemes (sixth, 2:00.52) set private greatest occasions within the 200-yard butterfly finals. Forsman’s time earned the seventh spot in program historical past, with Nemes taking the ninth spot. Forsman (sixth, 2:01.67) and Nemes (seventh, 2:01.68) certified for the finals by ending inside the highest eight of 26 swimmers within the preliminary heats. Maddy Schnelzer additionally competed for the Bulls, ending twentieth with a time of two:06.33.

Forsman and Nemes earned All-MAC Second Team honors, introduced on the conclusion of the meet.

Nicole Aguilar posted a private report time of fifty.00 within the 100-yard butterfly comfort finals to position second within the warmth and tenth general. The senior’s time almost joined this system ranks, lacking the checklist by a tenth of a second (49.90). Jillian Strine additionally competed for this system, taking eighth within the comfort finals with a time of fifty.91 and sixteenth within the warmth general. Aguilar (ninth, 50.14) and Strine (eleventh, 50.17) certified for the B-final warmth by inserting prime 16 within the subject of 39 swimmers. Strine’s preliminary spherical time was a private greatest. Alex Bulat positioned seventeenth with a time of fifty.60, lacking the comfort finals minimize by lower than two tenths of a second (50.54).

Hattie Wasmuth posted a time of 1:59.42 within the comfort finals of the 200-yard backstroke to position sixth within the warmth and 14th general. The freshman’s time was a private report that rose to sixth in program historical past. Wasmuth opened the morning for the Bulls by qualifying for the comfort finals of the occasion (2:00.54). Vivian Roy additionally competed for the Bulls (thirtieth, 2:05.48).

The Bulls had three seniors compete within the 1,650-yard freestyle. Elise McCaul (thirteenth, 17:07.71), Ava Cunningham (fifteenth, 17:11.50) and Karen Austin (twentieth, 17:29.97). McCaul’s time was a private report, falling inside seven seconds of this system’s all-time prime 10 (17:01.20).

The Bulls closed out the night time with the 400-yard freestyle relay, inserting fifth. The staff of Bulat, Aguilar, Forsman and Strine completed the occasion in 3:19.74. The time fell simply shy of this system’s all-time prime 10 (3:19.39).

 

DIVING WELL

Adele Melamud and Presley Dorsett concluded diving on Saturday night time with the three-meter finals. Melamud was the Bulls’ prime finisher, inserting fifth with a rating of 264.85. Dorsett earned sixth with a rating of 262.50. Melamud (third, 288.55) and Dorsett (sixth, 271.85) positioned prime eight within the subject of 35 divers within the preliminary spherical on Friday to qualify for the occasion finals.

The Bulls earned 5 of the 16 finals spots throughout the one-meter and three-meter diving finals. Sophie Meuwissen (2nd, 282.60) and Mallory Hanna (third, 279.80) earned medals within the one-meter on Thursday. Melamud positioned eighth within the one-meter finals (248.55). Melamud was one among 5 divers to qualify for each occasion finals.

Following the convention championships, Head Diving Coach Russ Dekker was named the MAC Diving Coach of the Year for the sixth consecutive season.

 

FINAL STANDINGS

Akron	771
Ohio	559
Ball State	500
Miami (OH)	492
Buffalo	446
Eastern Michigan	263
Massachusetts	195
Toledo	174
Bowling Green	159

All outcomes from the 2026 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships might be accessed right here.

 

UP NEXT

The Bulls proceed the swimming and diving season at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, scheduled for Monday, March ninth, by means of Wednesday, March eleventh. An entire schedule for Buffalo Swimming & Diving might be accessed right here.

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