Swimming And Diving Dominates St. Bonaventure In Season Opener – Penn State

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Swimming and Diving groups opened their long-awaited 2025-26 season with a dominant victory over St. Bonaventure. The males took residence a win with a remaining rating of 228-72, whereas the ladies posted a 211-81 victory.  

This marks the primary win in head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron’s second season. The Nittany Lions are persevering with their momentum from their very profitable 2024-25 marketing campaign beneath Bonewit-Cron.  

Men

Top Swims:  

Senior Eduardo Cisternas received the 1000-yard Free with a time of 9:15.79, with sophomore Jack Clancy trailing, posting a 9:29.08.  

Sophomore Rylan Anselm touched first within the 200-yard Free with a 1:38.18.  

The Nittany Lions continued their dominance with senior Cooper Morley taking first within the 100-yard Back, posting a time of 46.42. Senior Mariano Lazzerini adopted within the 100-yard Breast, profitable first with a 52.54. 

Junior Alex Karahalis posted a 1:46.26 to win the 200-yard Fly.  

Junior Tylor Kim took back-to-back occasions, profitable the 50-yard Free with a 19.90 and the 100-yard Free with a 43.26.  

Morley took his second occasion of the day, profitable the 200-yard Back with a 1:46.95. He was carefully adopted by Ian Combs, who took second with a 1:48.09. Lazzerini additionally discovered his second win of the day within the 200-yard Breast, posting a 1:56.39. 

The Nittany Lions swept the rostrum within the 500-yard Free. Cisternas swam a 4:24:83 to seize first, whereas Anselm posted a 4:28.47, good for second, and Clancy with a 4:34.44, good for third. 

Senior Matthew Bittner tallied his first victory of the season, posting a 48.19 within the 100-yard Fly.  

Senior Andrew Christensen and Karahalis each posted a 1:49.54 within the 200-yard, recording the singular tie of the match-up. This served as a brand new private finest for Christensen. 

 

Relays: 

The 200-yard Medley Relay staff of Matthew Bittner, Mariano Lazzerini, Cooper Morley and Tylor Kim took residence first with a time of 1:25.69.  

The Nittany Lions claimed first within the 400-yard Free Relay. The staff, consisting of Lazzerini, Toni Slavica, Jake Kennedy and Kim, tallied a 2:56.97. 

 

Diving: 

Hayden Elliot obtained his first win of the season within the one-meter competitors, tallying a remaining rating of 320.85, whereas Danny McGaughey positioned second with a rating of 292.35. Elliot added an extra victory within the three-meter occasion with a remaining rating of 321.30. Elliot defeated the second-place finisher by over 39 factors.   

 

Winners: 

1000 Free: Eduardo Cisternas 9:15.79 

200 Free: Rylan Anselm 1:38.18 

100 Back: Cooper Morley 46.42 

100 Breast: Mariano Lazzerini 52:54 

200 Fly: Alex Karahalis 1:47.46 

50 Free: Tylor Kim 19.90 

100 Free: Tylor Kim 43.26 

200 Back: Cooper Morley 1:46.95 

200 Breast: Mariano Lazzerini 1:56.39 

500 Free: Eduardo Cisternas 4:24:83 

100 Fly: Matthew Bittner 48.19 

200 IM: Andrew Christensen and Alex Karahalis 1:49.54 

1 Meter Dive: Hayden Elliott 320.85 

3 Meter Dive: Hayden Elliot 321.30 

 

 

Women

Top Swims: 

Senior Morgan Moore touched first place within the 1000-yard Free with a time of 10:03.07.  

Senior Catherine Meisner swam a 1:46.82 to win the 200-yard Free. Margart Markvardt adopted within the 100-yard Back, swimming a 55.17.  

Sophomore Audrey Cohen took residence first within the 100-yard Breast with a 1:03.27.

Freshman Cyrah Robinson grabbed first with an thrilling end within the 50-yard Free, boasting a 23.60, simply .19 seconds in entrance of sophomore Katie Ketter. This served as a brand new private finest for the freshman from Texas. 

Meisner took her second occasion of the day, profitable the 100-yard Free with a time of fifty.29. Cohen adopted within the 200-yard Breast, profitable her second occasion with a 2:16.80.

Morgan Moore grabbed her second occasion of the day, boasting a 4:57.09 to win the 500-yard Free. Robinson adopted, taking her second occasion of the day with a 55:10 within the 100-yard Fly.  

The girls swept the rostrum within the 200-yard IM. Julia Meisner received the occasion with a time of two:02.54, adopted by her twin sister, Catherine Meisner, with a time of two:02.71, and Julia Shafer with a time of two:04.39.  

 

Relays: 

The girls began robust, profitable the 200-yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:42.46. The staff consisted of Margaret Markvardt, Audrey Cohen, Millie Evans and Katie Ketter. 

The 400-yard Free Relay boasted an in depth end, with the Nittany Lions taking each first and second. The first-place staff of Robinson, Moore, Cohen, and Julia Barto tallied a 3:24.49, good for first in an electrical end.  

 
Diving:  

Grace Brammer dominated on the ladies’s aspect, sweeping each the one- and three-meter diving occasions. Brammer had a remaining rating of 314.63 within the three-meter dive and a remaining rating of 262.95 within the one-meter dive. 

 

Women’s: 

1000 Free: Morgan Moore 10:03.07 

200 Free: Catherine Meisner 1:46.82 

100 Back: Margaret Markvardt 55.17 

100 Breast: Audrey Cohen 1:03.27 

200 Fly: Julia Meisner 2:01.00 

50 Free: Cyrah Robinson 23.60 

100 Free: Catherine Meisner 50.29 

200 Breast: Audrey Cohen 2:16.80 

500 Free: Morgan Moore 4:57.09 

100 Fly: Cyrah Robinson 55:10 

200 IM: Julia Meisner 2:02.54 

1 Meter Dive: Grace Brammer 262.95 

3 Meter Dive: Grace Brammer 314.63 

 

For updates on Penn State Swimming and Diving, observe the staff on Instagram (@pennstateswim) and X (pennstateswimdive).  


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