FAIRFIELD VS BRYANT
- October 11, 2025
- Fairfield, Conn.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Bryant Athletics
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Bryant University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the 2025–26 season Saturday at Fairfield University, with the women earning a 156–143 victory and the men falling 191–109.
The meet featured standout performances in both the pool and on the diving boards, with several Bulldogs making strong season debuts.
Words from Coach:
“Great way for the women to start the season,” Coach Katie Cameron said.
“It was a tight meet from start to finish. Proud of our resilience and ability to finish races. Ruby and Megan had an amazing afternoon. Jocie shined in the last 10 meters of 200 br to really help the momentum of the meet. Overall great performance excited to host Binghamton next Friday.”
On the men’s side, Cameron praised Buonocore’s leadership and performance.
“The men were led by captain diver Chris. He dominated both boards to be only male to win two events. Patrick was Texas tough in his first collegiate meet and won the 800 with a great last 75. Tim had a great 100 fly. Fairfield looked great and just outperformed us today. We will reset and be fully ready for Binghamton on Friday.”
On the boards, Megan Beasley swept both the 1-meter (252.98) and 3-meter (256.73) events, leading a dominant day for the Bryant women’s divers. Molly Gordon and Avery Bischoff rounded out the top five in the 1-meter, while Chris Buonocore claimed both the men’s 1-meter (285.83) and 3-meter (270.45) titles.
In the pool, Bryant’s women started strong with a win in the 200-medley relay (1:56.76), led by Clara Steen, Jocie Niemczyk, Ruby Tonelli, and Marcella Figueroa. Tonelli was a triple winner for the Bulldogs, topping the 200 butterfly (2:19.42), 100 butterfly (1:02.12), and 200 IM (2:22.35).
Other top performances came from Megan Diamond, who won the 100 freestyle (1:00.46), and Niemczyk, who captured the 200 breaststroke (2:42.45). Makayla Pearce (4:33.39) and Aurelie Honsberger (4:37.97) added key points in the 400 freestyle, while Figueroa sprinted to victory in the 50 freestyle (27.66).
On the men’s side, Arthur Newton earned a win in the 100 freestyle (52.17), while Patrick Maldonado took first in the 800 freestyle (8:35.67). The Bulldogs also secured strong runner-up finishes from Calix Hammett in the 100 backstroke (58.83) and Aidan Trenery in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.81).
Bryant closed the meet with a close second-place finish in the men’s 400 freestyle relay (3:30.78), while the women took second in their 400 free relay (4:00.96).
The Black and Gold will host their first home meet of the season Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17–18, against Binghamton University. Diving will take place at Brown (Friday 5pm), while swimming events will be held in Smithfield (Saturday 12PM).
Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams split their results against Bryant University this afternoon. The men’s squad edged the Bulldogs by a 191-109 score while the women’s program came up short by a 156-143 count.
Natasha De Pree paced the Stags on the women’s side by winning three freestyle events. She opened with a victory in the 800 free by completing the distance in 9:10.05. She followed up with the top time in the 200 free, clocking in at 2:04.80. In the 400 free, De Pree set the school record by touching the wall with a time of 4:25.78 while Sophia Smerechniak secured second based on her finish of 4:31.29
Katie Torrey garnered a pair of wins in the backstroke, finishing the 100 in 1:04.69 and the 200 in 2:18.00. Ayva Christie was second in the 100 back with her time of 1:05.12 while Aimee Quinlan garnered the same position in the 200 back (2:22.11). Tone Sandsjo was the Stags final winner of the day with her performance in the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:11.95.
Max McMillan and Balazs Ament were double winners for the men while Ament also collected a second-place swim in the 200 IM. McMillan captured two backstroke events, taking the top spot in the 100 back with a time of 56.59 and the 200 back with a time of 2:06.42. The Stags also had a pair of second-place finishes in those events, namely Oliver McLaughlin in the 100 back (58.23) and Jack Behm in the 200 back (2:06.52).
Ament was responsible for first-place swims in the 100 breast, touching the wall in 1:02.93, as well as the 200 breast, clocking in at 2:18.53. Bobby Regan netted runner-up finishes in both of those events, timing out in the 100 breast (1:05.26) and the 200 breast (2:25.18).
The men’s team also had winners in four other events, beginning with James Robinson’s swim in the 200 fly (2:08.05). Aidan Schnapf owned the top time (4:09.47) in the 400 free while Tim Regan took first in the 200 free (1:52.41). Behm ended the Stags first-place events by winning the 200 IM in 2:08.39.
Fairfield divers secured second place finishes in all four events with Lillian Tonole scoring 218.03 points in the 1 meter and 219.23 points in the 3 meter. Andrew Cataldo collected 254.70 points in the 1 meter and added 250.73 points in the 3 meter.
The Fairfield University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will return to action on October 18 with their first road trip of the season by making the trip to Providence College.
