Bulls, Falcons Victorious in Saturday Home Meets

Friday Swim & Dive Results
Cincinnati 199, Miami 101

Saturday Swim & Dive Results

Buffalo 213, Niagara 85

Buffalo vs. Cornell | Not Scored

Bowling Green 131, Miami 112

 

Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Buffalo Bulls Begin Season with Win Over Purple Eagles at Home | Tri-Meet Results

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program opened its season on Saturday afternoon within the Alumni Arena Natatorium, competing towards Cornell and Niagara. The Bulls took care of enterprise, defeating the Purple Eagles 213-85. The competitors towards Cornell was not scored.

With the win, the Bulls at the moment are 37-7 all-time versus Niagara.

SWIMMING

The Bulls’ momentum started within the pool, profitable seven of the 13 occasions.

The crew opened the meet with an occasion win within the 200-yard medley relay. The Buffalo relay crew of Vivian Roy, Pinar Donmez, Nicole Aguilar and Bella Forsman accomplished the occasion with a time of 1:44.35.

Elise McCaul (2nd, 4:30.36) and Kamilla Nemes (third, 4:32.98) then took two of the highest three spots within the 400-yard particular person medley. Karen Austin (sixth, 4:38.51) additionally positioned inside the highest six.

Forsman continued the Bulls’ momentum, taking first place within the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.52. Abbey Gardner adopted to take third with a time of 1:54.72. Freshman Alex Bulat positioned sixth with a time of 1:55.47.

Forsman later earned her second occasion win of the afternoon, posting a first-place end within the 100-yard freestyle and a time of 52.29. The time was an occasion private file for the sophomore. Bulat additionally posted a high 5 end, taking fifth with a time of 53.41.

Donmez took second place within the 50-yard breaststroke for the Bulls (29.92), with Grace Rider (30.64) trailing to take fourth. Madi Tewksbury adopted (31.26), placing three Buffalo swimmers inside the highest seven finishers.

Aguilar secured the Bulls’ third occasion win of the afternoon, taking the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.60. Sophomore Maddy Schnelzer took sixth for the Bulls too, finishing the occasion with a time of 59.13.

The Bulls posted two high 5 finishes within the 100-yard backstroke, with Roy taking second (58.83) and freshman Hattie Wasmuth incomes fifth (59.50).

Ava Pauly earned a fourth occasion win for the Bulls within the pool, taking the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.65. The sophomore was simply over a second shy of her private file that ranks fourth in program historical past (1:02.23). Donmez (third, 1:04.60) and Rider (4th, 1:06.51) trailed to place three Bulls inside the highest 4 swimmers to position.

Forsman closed out the person occasions together with her third win of the afternoon, ending in first place within the 100-yard particular person medley (58.32). The sophomore’s time was an occasion private file.

The Bulls closed out the meet within the pool with a second-place end within the 400-yard freestyle relay. Aguilar, Gardner, Amanda Jurgelon and Bulat accomplished the occasion with a time of three:32.15.

DIVING

Freshman Adele Melamud had a powerful debut with the Bulls, profitable each the one-meter and three-meter occasions.

Melamud took the three-meter occasion with a rating of 293.55, three and a half factors shy of reaching this system’s all-time high 10. The freshman was joined by teammates to take six of the highest 10 spots for the Bulls within the occasion. Sophie Meuwissen positioned second with a private file rating of 293.10, adopted by Mallory Hanna in third (256.50), Maggie Meyers in fifth (240.30) and Daphne Fox in sixth (231.60). Fox’s efficiency was a brand new private file. Presley Dorsett (eighth, 222.38) and Tristan Krajcarski (tenth, 216.30) rounded out the Bulls’ rivals.

Melamud then took first-place in one-meter diving with a rating of 278.48, lower than four-tenths of a degree shy of reaching this system’s all-time high 10 (278.85). The Bulls took six of the highest seven spots within the occasion. Dorsett positioned second (269.55), adopted by Hanna in third (261.75), Meuwissen in fourth (259.35), Meyers in sixth (239.85) and Krajcarski in seventh (229.35).

UP NEXT

The Bulls will subsequent compete in Athens, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday as they tackle the Bobcats and the Marshall Thundering Herd in a tri-meet. A whole schedule for Buffalo Swimming & Diving might be discovered here.

Bowling Green Falcons | Results

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The BGSU swim and dive crew competed in a twin towards the University of Miami (OH) at the moment at Cooper Pool. The Falcons had been victorious within the meet, beating the Redhawks by a rating of 131-112. 

BGSU opened the day with a win within the 200 yard medley relay, with Emily McNicol, Lauren Jablonski, Karina Solera and Samia Becdach ending with a time of 1:43.50. The Falcons adopted up with Natalia Mayorga taking first within the 3 meter diving, ending with a rating of 310.05. 

Corine Rieskamp completed first within the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.49 incomes 9 crew factors within the occasion, adopted by Samia Becdach ending first within the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 23.52, giving the Falcons a commanding lead by way of the primary 5 occasions. Elise Snyder would then take first within the one meter diving occasion with a rating of 266.10. 

Samie Becdach continued her robust efficiency, taking first within the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 51.29. Emily McNicol and Lauren Jablonski gained the 100 yard backstroke and the 100 yard breaststroke respectively, persevering with the Falcons dominance within the dash occasions. 

Corine Rieskamp additionally continued her robust efficiency, ending second within the 100 yard breaststroke simply behind Lauren Jablonski. 

With Saturday’s victory, the Falcons earned their first convention win in a twin match since 2022, defeating the Redhawks who had been predicted to complete tied for second within the MAC preseason ballot. BGSU swim and dive will get pleasure from a few weeks off from competitors earlier than taking over Eastern Michigan at Cooper Pool on Nov. 7 at 6 pm.