OHIO VS MARSHALL VS BUFFALO
- October 24-25, 2025
- Athens, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio Swimming and Diving team returned to the Aquatic Center (Oct. 25) for the second day of the tri-meet with Buffalo and Marshall. The Bobcats earn their first two wins of the season, defeating Buffalo 213-147 and Marshall 247-106.
Day two of the tri-meet kicked off with 1-meter diving, where junior Astrid Pichardo finished with a score of 255.55, placing fourth, and freshman Bella Basford (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished with a score of 244.25, placing fifth.
Ohio opened the swim portion of the meet, claiming first place in the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Lily Baumgartner (Ada, Ohio), Senior Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), Junior Zita Szoke (Serbia, Becej), and freshman Tori Wittenberg (Medford, N.J.) finished with a final time of 1:38.94.
In the 500-yard freestyle, freshman Katrina Kollin (Dublin, Ohio) earned a third-place finish, with a time of 4:57.79, and senior Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished in fourth with a time of 4:59.25.
The Bobcats had three swimmers place in the top-five in the 100-yard back, including Baumgartner, who finished in second with a time of 55.02, junior Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio finished in third with a time of 55.18, and senior Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.) finished in fourth place with a time of 55.85.
Ohio claimed three of the top-five spots in the 100-yard breaststroke, with Dibetta placing first with a time of 1:01.06, senior Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) finishing in fourth place with a time of 1:03.98, and freshman Juliette Daigneault (Scottsdale, Ariz) finishing in fifth with a time of 1:04.31.
In the 100-yard fly, sophomore Jordan Claypoole (Parkersburg, W. Va) claimed first place with a time of 53.97, and freshman Jana Macik (Aldie, Va.) finished in fourth place with a time of 55.04.
In the 200-yard free, junior Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) finished in third place with a time of 1:52.11.
Ellsworth took second place in the 400-yard IM, with a time of 4:23.44.
In the final event of the day, Ohio claimed first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Wittenberg, Szoke, Claypoole, and Buroker finished with a time of 3:20.51.
Ohio returns to the pool on Friday, Nov. 7th, at Ball State at 5 p.m. in Muncie, Ind.
Courtesy: Buffalo Athletics
ATHENS, OHIO – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program competed in a tri-meet at Ohio University on Friday and Saturday, going head-to-head with the Bobcats and Marshall. The Bulls defeated the Thundering Herd, 180-173, but fell to the Bobcats, 213-140.
“I am proud of the women and the way they were a team this weekend,” said Head Coach Andy Bashor. “We competed against two very strong teams with Ohio and Marshall. We had great energy and were ready to compete. Several women stepped up to win tough races, allowing us to beat Marshall.”
The Bulls moved to 3-3 all-time against the Thundering Herd with the win.
FRIDAY
The Bulls set the tone on day one with two event wins and three program all-time top 10 performances.
Elise McCaul (2nd, 10:12.29) and Ava Cunningham (3rd, 10:14.63) both finished inside the top three swimmers in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Both times were personal records. McCaul’s time of 10:12.29 moved to eighth all-time in program history, with Cunningham’s time of 10:14.3 ranking 10th.
Bella Forsman won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.94. The sophomore earned her fourth individual event win of the season. Forsman was less than a second shy of her personal best time that ranks sixth in program history (2:01.15).
Forsman continued her momentum into the 200-yard breaststroke, taking third in the event with a time of 2:02.00. The sophomore was just over a second shy of reaching the program’s all-time top 10 (2:00.85). Freshman Kamilla Nemes placed fifth in the event (2:05.09).
Pinar Donmez finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke. The freshman’s time of 2:14.69 was a personal record that rose to second all-time in program history. Grace Rider (6th, 2:19.87) and Ava Pauly (7th, 2:20.06) put three Bulls inside the top seven swimmers to place.
Freshman Adele Melamud continued the Bulls’ momentum in the diving well, taking first place in the three-meter event with a personal best score of 296.60. Melamud was just shy of the program’s all-time top 10 (297.00). The freshman diver earned her third event win of the season.
The Bulls secured five of the top six spots in the three-meter event. Freshman Tristan Krajcarski placed third (263.50), Presley Dorsett and Mallory Hanna tied for fourth (256.10) and Maggie Meyers placed sixth (247.70).
SATURDAY
Melamud continued her momentum into day two, winning the one-meter diving event to open the competition with a score of 269.40. The freshman has won all four of the Bulls’ diving events this season.
Four more Buffalo divers trailed Melamud to take five of the top seven spots. Meuwissen placed second (261.95), with Dorsett in third (256.20), Hanna in sixth (241.10) and Krajcarski in seventh (236.10).
The Buffalo swimmers rallied off the divers’ energy, posting 13 top-five finishes in the final nine events.
McCaul took second place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.60. Cunningham trailed to take sixth place in the event with a time of 5:01.37.
Donmez (2nd, 1:02.21) and Pauly (3rd, 1:02.91) posted top-three finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke. Both were personal best times that rose the ranks of the program’s all-time top 10, with Donmez taking fourth and Pauly at eighth.
Nicole Aguilar (3rd, 54.56) and Maddy Schnelzer (5th, 56.79) posted top-five finishes in the 100-yard butterfly. Aguilar’s time was under a second shy of her personal best time in the event that ranks fourth in program history (53.63). Schnelzer missed the program’s all-time top 10 by just over a second (55.32).
Abbey Gardner won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.86. The junior’s time was just over half of a second shy of her personal record (1:50.32). McCaul trailed to take fourth with a time of 1:52.33 and freshman Alex Bulat placed fifth (1:52.40).
Forsman won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:19.89. The sophomore’s first-place finish was her fifth of the season. Forsman’s time was also just over three seconds shy of her personal record that ranks third in program history (4:16.60). Nemes took fourth for the Bulls with a time of 4:25.68.
The Bulls closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The relay team of Aguilar, Bulat, McCaul, and Amanda Jurgelon completed the event with a time of 3:25.68.
All results from the tri-meet at Ohio can be accessed here.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will next compete against Toledo on Saturday, November 1st, in the Alumni Arena Natatorium. Action in the pool begins at 11 a.m. A complete schedule for Buffalo Swimming & Diving can be found here.
Courtesy: Marshall Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving completed its tri meet against Ohio and Buffalo in Athens on Saturday with seven top-three finishes.
The Herd fell 180-173 to the Bulls and 247-106 to the Bobcats.
“A lot of adjustments were made, but still some technical aspects individually we can commit to more,” Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. “Some close races down the stretch got away from us. Overall, I’m pleased with the two session meet. The team is looking forward to getting back this week, and prepare for our road trip to JMU.”
Maddie Emment took the 500 Freestyle in 4:56.70 as Kseniia Luniushina won the 100 Backstroke with a time of 54.67.
Emment followed up with second place in the 200 Freestyle 1:50.94 with Lauren McNamara finishing second in the 100 Butterfly at 54.52.
MU had three third-place finishes with Elyse Wood in the 50 Freestyle (23.53), Molly Warner in the 400 IM (4:25.04) and Wood, Luniushina, Preslava Toseheva, and Emment in the 400 Freestyle Relay (3:26.42).
RESULTS
1m Diving
13th – Ella Houk (187.00)
14th – Zoe Wuerdeman (167.10)
15th – Pari Surana (152.00)
200 Medley Relay
4th – Kseniia Luniushina, Isabelle Cameron, Elyse Wood, Karley Wolfgram (1:42.75)
5th – Mia McBride, Maddy Akin, Lauren McNamara, Lauren Bell (1:44.00)
8th – Lauren Ramsey, Sadie Rogers, Katie Fisher, Loraine Cleveland Lungu (1:47.50)
500 Freestyle
1st – Maddie Emment (4:56.70)
6th – Preslava Tosheva (5:00.39)
7th – Molly Warner (5:02.19)
10th – Madison Bowen (5:03.83)
50 Freestyle
3rd – Elyse Wood (23.53)
4th – Parker Lynch (23.72)
9th – Karley Wolfgram (24.23)
10th – Nina Nugent (24.23)
100 Backstroke
1st – Kseniia Luniushina (54.67)
5th – Mia McBride (55.93)
7th – Abby Adams (56.52)
9th – Lauren Ramsey (57.09)
100 Breaststroke
6th – Isabelle Cameron (1:04.44)
8th – Maddy Akin (1:05.23)
9th – Sadie Rogers (1:06.68)
100 Butterfly
2nd – Lauren McNamara (54.52)
7th – Katie Fisher (57.47)
8th – Tatum Robinson (57.88)
9th – Lauren Bell (58.22)
200 Freestyle
2nd – Maddie Emment (1:50.94)
8th – Preslava Tosheva (1:52.69)
11th – Allison Dodd (1:56.25)
400 Individual Medley
3rd – Molly Warner (4:25.04)
5th – Lauren McNamara (4:25.79)
7th – Sadie Rogers (4:30.95)
9th – Madison Bowen (4:42.11)
400 Freestyle Relay
3rd – Elyse Wood, Kseniia Luniushina, Preslava Toseheva, Maddie Emment (3:26.42)
7th – Karley Wolfgram, Lauren Bell, Nina Nugent, Mia McBride (3:32.87)
UP NEXT
The Herd travels to Harrisonburg, Virginia, for a dual at James Madison on Saturday.
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