Rutgers Women Roll Past St. Bonaventure & Fordham; Bonnies Best Rams In Men’s Meet

Rutgers vs St. Bonaventure vs Fordham

• October 11, 2025
• Piscataway, N.J.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving held its season-opening meet on Saturday, hosting St. Bonaventure and Fordham. The Scarlet Knights excelled in a strong opening meet. The Scarlet Knights won 221.50-87.50 over St. Bonaventure and 218-81 over Fordham.

The Scarlet Knights won 11 events and two relays overall on the swimming side, with a number of quality performances in the pool. Ana Hazlehurst, Ellie Schinsky and Sofia Bartoloni all finished first in multiple races. Megan Fox, Emilianna Gonzalez and Angelica Bath all had one first place finish apiece. Rutgers also finished first in two relays.

The diving program had a strong showing after being ranked as the No. 6 diving program in the nation this week in a preseason coaches poll. The Scarlet Knights had the top four placements on both the 1M and the 3M boards. Amelia Scott won the 3M event, while Katerina Hoffman placed first in the 1M. Scott (sixth all-time) and Bailee Sturgill (eighth all-time) both set placements on RU’s all-time top tens with personal best scores.

Notable performances

Swimming

• Newcomer and Big Ten Preseason Swimmer to Watch Ana Hazlehurst won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:52.21, finishing first by more than two seconds. She also won the 400 Yard IM, finishing in 4:26.46.
• A pair of RU newcomers finished 1-2 in the 50 yard freestyle. Freshman Emilliana Gonzalez won the event in 23.31, while Anna Vlachou finished just behind her in 23.58.
• Rutgers also saw a 1-3 finish with two newcomers in the 200 yard backstroke. A transfer from the University of Toronto, Angelica Bath won the event in 2:02.52, while freshman Goksu Dogan finished third.
• Ellie Schinsky won the 200 yard butterfly at 2:04.30, while teammate Cameron Kuriger was just behind her at 2:04.44
• Sofia Bartoloni won the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, while freshman Emily Volchansky placed second in the 200 and third in the 100.
• RU touched the wall first in the 200-yard Medley Relay.
• Rutgers had the first three swimmers in the 100 yard butterfly, with Ellie Schinsky winning the event at 55.90, followed closely by newcomer Anna Vlachou (55.92) and Cam Kuriger taking third.

Diving

• RU had the top four scores on 3M diving, with Amelia Scott, Katerina Hoffman, Bailee Sturgill and Sephora Ford all collecting NCAA Qualifying Scores.
• On the 3M, Amelia Scott and Bailee Sturgill each had personal records and top-ten all-time finishes at Rutgers, with Scott placing sixth and Sturgill placing eighth.
• On the 1M, Rutgers also took first (Katerina Hoffman), second (Sephora Ford), third (Bailee Sturgill) and fourth (Amelia Scott). All four reached NCAA Qualifying Scores.

Results (Top-3 Finishes Only)

200 Yard Medley Relay
1^st: Rutgers (Angelica Bath, Sofia Bartoloni, Anna VLachou, Chiara Alberti): 1:43.57

1000 Yard Free
1^st: Megan Fox: 10:21.67

200 Yard Free
1^st: Ana Hazlehurst: 1:52.21
3^rd: Brooke Thompson: 1:55.85

100 Yard Back
2^nd: Angelica Bath: 57.17

100 Yard Breast
1^st: Sofia Bartoloni: 1:03.99
3^rd: Emily Volchansky: 1:05.05

200 Yard Fly
1^st: Ellie Schinsky: 2:04.30
2^nd: Cameron Kuriger: 2:04.44

50 Yard Free
1^st: Emilliana Gonzalez: 23.31
2^nd: Anna Vlachou: 23.58

100 Yard Free
2^nd: Chiara Alberti: 52.14
3^rd: Ana Hazlehurst: 52.56

200 Yard Back
1^st: Angelica Bath: 2:02.52
3^rd: Goksu Dogan: 2:05.75

200 Yard Breaststroke
1^st: Sofia Bartoloni: 2:18.57
2^nd: Emily Volchansky: 2:23.81
3^rd: Ava Jurkiewicz: 2:24.93

500 Yard Freestyle
3^rd: Megan Fox: 5:10.35

100 Yard Fly
1^st: Ellie Schinsky: 55.90
2^nd: Anna Vlachou: 55.92
3^rd: Cameron Kuriger: 56.22

400 Yard IM
1^st: Ana Hazlehurst: 4:26.46

200 Yard Free Relay
1^st: Rutgers (Emilianna Gonzalez, Anna Vlachou, Chiara Alberti, Brooke Thompson): 1:34.41

Diving

3M Dive
1^st: Amelia Scott: 350.86 (PR, Sixth all-time)
2^nd: Katerina Hoffman: 338.70
3^rd: Bailee Sturgill: 335.55 (PR, Eight All-Time)
1M Dive
1^st: Katerina Hoffman: 304.20
2^nd: Sephora Ford: 280.95
3^rd: Bailee Sturgill: 275.60

Courtesy: St. Bonaventure Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The St. Bonaventure women’s swim and dive team will leave New Jersey with two wins and eight podium finishes following action vs. Fordham and host Rutgers Saturday afternoon. Junior Anna Bojana Forjan claimed another victory in the 100-backstroke (57.08) and freshman Kate Hill earned her first collegiate win in the 100-free (52.05).

In the team standings, the Bonnies scored 87.50 to Rutgers’ 211.50 while keeping things close with Atlantic 10 foe Fordham, 158-142.

Forjan’s 2:03.24 finish in the 200-backstroke was good for second place in the event, behind only Rutgers’ Angelica Bath’s 2:02.52.

Hill complemented her 100-free win with podium finishes for her contribution to the 200 medley relay (1:47.17 [23.59]) and 200 freestyle relay (1:37.49 [23.50]), as well as a tie for fourth in the 50-free (24.00).

The 200-medley relay of Forjan, Kate Hill, senior Sarah Gonzalez and freshman Sophie Baker and the 200-freestyle relay of Hill, Sophie Baker, sophomore Hana Wienckowski and senior Nele Vetter both placed third.

Senior Kathryn Beyer finished second in the 200-free with a 1:54.43 race while teammate Vetter touched the wall in fourth (1:56.40). Beyer also claimed a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard back (2:07.34).

Freshmen Cameron Darnell’s 1000-freestyle (10:38.52) and Mia Hill’s 400-IM (4:39.46) finishes placed third for Bonnies podium tallies as well.

Alessandra Ren gave the Bonnies their top time in the 500-yard free and narrowly missed another podium finish as she claimed fourth at 5:11.16.

On the diving boards, sophomore Dhavgely Mendoza gave the Bonnies their top finish of fifth out of 13 scores in the 3-meter dive (286.10).

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“Even though we came up just short, this was the best dual meet performance our women’s team has had in my tenure. We came to compete with a top-four A10 team and challenged them until the final relay. We have a lot of momentum and need to keep riding this into A-10s in February. I couldn’t be prouder of the women.”

UP NEXT
The Bonnies have some time before they compete next, when they head to Cleveland State Oct. 24-25.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team posted a 183-111 win over Fordham on Saturday afternoon on the campus of Rutgers, led by multi-win performances from sophomore Grant Chapa and freshman Emanuele Zingaro.

Chapa earned his first gold medal of the day in the 100-back, recording a time of 49.96. He followed that up by winning the 200-back with a time of 1:52.33. Senior Luigi Termine trailed Chapa closely in both events, collecting two second-place finishes.

Zingaro also collected two victories, earning his first in the 50-free after finishing in 20.61. He then paced the field in the 100-free with a time of 45.96.

Furthering the Bonnies’ freestyle success was freshman David Mutter, who touched the wall in 1:40.65 to secure a triumph in the 200-free. He also posted a second-place finish in the 100-fly, recording a time of 49.30.

Bona’s 200-medley relay team found the top podium spot after Chapa, Mutter, Blaise Sadowski, and Joseph Pyon combined for a mark of 1:30.80, scoring the win over Fordham’s mark of 1:31.09.

Pyon’s second win of the meet came in the 100-fly as he recorded a mark of 48.85. He also touched the wall in 20.99 to earn bronze in the 50-free.

Sophomore Mark Mizsei improved upon his runner-up from earlier in the week at Penn State by posting a win in the 200-fly after touching the wall in 1:48.25. Bonaventure swept the podium in the event as freshman Willyan Haruo Matana (1:51.18) and senior Boray Goren (1:54.43) took second and third respectively.

In the 200-breast, sophomore Connor Peck set the winning time as he posted a mark of 2:06.81. He also notched an effort of 4:08.50 to secure third in the 400-IM.

The Bonnies also jumped to the top of the board when freshman Matheus Rinaldi finished the 500-free in 4:37.34. He was trailed by junior Johnny Edwards, who took third place with a mark of 4:39.25. Edwards also collected a second-place finish in the 1000-free, pacing all Bonaventure swimmers in the event and finishing in 9:33.22.

Senior diver Ben O’Neill earned two runner-up finishes, scoring a 315.20 on the 3-meter board and a 315.10 on the 1-meter board. Freshman Brady Huettl followed O’Neill with third place on both boards, scoring 284.75 on the 1-meter and 312.00 in 3-meter competition.

Other Bonnies turning in strong performances were junior Kevyn Collazo Torres, who placed second in both the 200-free (1:42.15) and the 400-IM (4:06.47), and senior Mark Polos, who was runner-up in the 100-breast (57.47) and third in the 200-breast (2:07.85). Senior Will Foggin also picked up a third-place finish in the 1000-free (9:39.86), and junior Carlos Hidalgo registered a third-place performance in the 100-free (47.26).

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“I challenged our guys after the meet at Penn State. We didn’t have championship-caliber energy, discipline or fight. Today, we did, and we took care of business against a very good and well-coached Fordham team. This was the right way to respond after Thursday.”

UP NEXT
SBU will be well-rested as the squad will not compete again until Friday, Oct. 24 at Cleveland State.

Courtesy: Fordham Sports

Piscataway, N.J. – (October 11, 2025) – The Fordham swimming & diving teams made their way down the Jersey Turnpike to Rutgers University, where the Rams faced off against Atlantic 10 foe St. Bonaventure and the Rutgers’ women’s team.

WOMEN’S MEET

• The Rams defeated St. Bonaventure by a score of 158-142, while Rutgers took the team win in that match-up.
• Hayley Clark was the lone Ram with an overall event win, taking first in the 500 freestyle in 5:06.34.She also earned a third place finish in the 200 butterfly, clocking in at 2:06.06.
• Campbell Stever posted a pair of second place finishes in the distance freestyle event, recording times of 10:30.12 (1000 free) and 5:06.92 (500 free).
• Lexi Lundell grabbed second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.03 with Karina Kanary being second in the 400 individual medley, clocking in at 4:32.79.
• Fordham also took third place with Ella Montgomery in the 100 backstroke (57.76) and Saskia Aikman in the 50 freestyle (23.88).
• In the relays, the 200 medley relay of Aikman, Kanary, Montgomery, and Lundell were second in 1:46.21, while the 200 freestyle relay of Aikman, Lundell, Therese Enriquez, and Montgomery were also second in 1:37.09.

MEN’S MEET

• Fordham fell by a 183-111 score to St. Bonaventure.
• The Rams recorded six event wins on the afternoon.
• David Vargas was a multi-event winner, placing first in both diving events.He scored 358.75 on the three-meter board and 321.50 on the one-meter.
• Quinn MacPhail was also a dual event winner, taking the top spot in the 1000 freestyle (9:23.15) and the 400 individual medley (4:01.99).
• Max Maycher had the remaining individual event win for the Rams in the 100 breaststroke in 56.17 seconds, while grabbing second in the 100 freestyle (46.60).
• The last win came in the 200 freestyle relay, where Maycher, David Topi, Misha Semenov, and Daniel Ribeiro took first in 1:21.73.
• The 200 medley relay of Semenov, Maycher, Ribeiro, and Theo Vandenberg were second in 1:31.09.
• Other runner-up finishes came from Topi in the 50 freestyle (20.74), Ryan Hong in the 200 breaststroke (2:07.09), and Kevin Yum in the 500 freestyle (4:39.07).

WHAT’S NEXT

• The Rams are next in action on Friday, October 17^th, when the Rams host Manhattan at 5:00 PM in the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.