Army Men Break Relay Pool Record As Black Knights Earn Dominant Sweep of St. Bonaventure

Army vs St. Bonaventure

• November 1, 2024
• West Point, N.Y.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Army Athletics

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point Swimming & Diving welcomed St. Bonaventure to Crandall Pool for a Friday night matchup. The Black Knights claimed wins on both the men’s and women’s sides of the action as the men claimed 169 points to the Bonnies’ 55 and the women collected 157 points to St. Bonaventure’s 63.

FULL ARMY VS. ST. BONAVENTURE RESULTS

Women: Army 157, St. Bonaventure 63
Minh Donnell claimed two wins in the day’s diving events, first with a 242.03 in the women’s 3-meter dive and a 248.25 final score in the 1-meter dive.

The women represented Army well against the Bonnies, sweeping the platform in both the 1 and 3-meter diving, the women’s 200 fly, and the women’s 200 IM.

Clara Williams and Molly Webber claimed two first-place finishes each for the Black Knights. Webber clocked a 2:03.76 in the women’s 200 fly and a 2:06.26 in the 200 IM while Webber recorded a 1:53.42 in the 200 free and a 4:59.85 in the women’s 500 free.

Men: Army 169, St. Bonaventure 55
The Black Knights set a new pool record at Crandall Pool in the men’s 400 medley relay with a time of 3:14.07 from Johnny Crush, Kohen Rankin, Daniel Verdolaga, and Thomas Hadji. Their time eclipsed the previous pool record of 3:15.20 set by Harvard in 2001.

The Black Knights shone in individual events as well against the Bonnies, sweeping the platform in the men’s 50 free, men’s 100 free, men’s 200 back, men’s 200 breast, men’s 200 free, men’s 200 IM, and men’s 500 free.

Kohen Rankin claimed first place finishes in the men’s 50 free and men’s 200 breast with times of 20.66 and 1:59.64 respectively. David Manelis earned a second-place finish in the men’s 3-meter dive (294.30) and third place in the men’s 1-meter dive with a final score of 251.70.

Post Meet Reactions
“I want to thank St. Bonaventure for coming out for the second year in a row! They are a quickly improving program, well coached, and bring energy with them when they come to Crandall!

We tried to have some fun tonight with a Halloween-themed meet. It was great to see some fans show up in costume – the atmosphere helped to create some extra energy that was fun to be a part of! It was great to see our men start out the meet with a win and new pool record in the 400 Medley Relay!

Overall, our team performed well tonight. We had some ups and downs, but that’s normal for this time of year and with a number of our cadet-athletes dealing with sickness this week. Our team showed grit as they fought hard through their races and took advantage of each opportunity!

Our details continue to improve, though we still have a ways to go before we are ready to head down to Greensboro for the Wolfpack Elite Invite. Back to work tomorrow morning, GO ARMY!” – Director of Swimming & Diving Brandt Nigro

“Today’s performance was solid and served as a great warm-up for the tougher competition ahead.” – Head Diving Coach Connor Dorff

“This was a great conclusion to an extremely difficult week of training. I’m super proud of how the team rallied together and built up some really solid momentum going into the NC State Invite.” – Joey Kling

“Today marked a great opportunity for practicing a confident competition mindset, as this meet was our last dual meet before Navy. I’m proud of how far our team has come, being comfortable with competing dives we feel uncomfortable with. These next couple of weeks will give us quality time to focus on fine-tuning our dives!” – Minh Donnell

“St. Bonaventure brought great energy and pushed us to be better tonight. Mid-season is always challenging because we are tired and have working hard in practice, but we still had great swims! Constantly pushing ourselves to be the best is one of the reasons why I love the team!” – Jenna Hart

Army Top Finishers
Women’s 1-meter Diving: Minh Donnell (248.25) – 1^st
Women’s 1-meter Diving: Abigail Gibbs (222.23) – 2^nd
Women’s 1-meter Diving: Marianne Orr (216.00) – 3^rd
Men’s 1-meter Diving: David Manelis (251.70) – 3^rd
Women’s 3-meter Diving: Minh Donnell (242.03) – 1^st
Women’s 3-meter Diving: Marianne Orr (205.35) – 2^nd
Women’s 3-meter Diving: Catriona Gilmore (197.10) – 3^rd
Men’s 3-meter Diving: David Manelis (294.30) – 2^nd
Women’s 50 Free: Angie McKane (23.84) – 2^nd
Women’s 50 Free: Tiana Mescher (24.74 – 3^rd
Men’s 50 Free: Kohen Rankin (20.66) – 1^st
Men’s 50 Free: Owen Harlow (20.69) – 2^nd
Men’s 50 Free: Alex Edwards (21.29) – 3^rd
Women’s 100 Free: Corrie Dudley (53.49) – 2^nd
Women’s 100 Free: Grace Wagner (53.52) – 3^rd
Men’s 100 Free: Owen Harlow (45.49) – 1^st
Men’s 100 Free: Joey Chang (45.75) – 2^nd
Men’s 100 Free: Ramon Jiang (46.05) – 3^rd
Women’s 200 Back: Jenna Hart (2:03.60) – 1^st
Women’s 200 Back: Layne Peterson (2:04.43) – 3^rd
Men’s 200 Back: Joey Kling (1:49.87) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Back: Alex Edwards (1:50.85) – 2^nd
Men’s 200 Back: Zac Leith (1:51.74) – 3^rd
Women’s 200 Breast: Catriona Gilmore (2:20.45) – 1^st
Women’s 200 Breast: Evy Laursen (2:27.81) – 2^nd
Men’s 200 Breast: Kohen Rankin (1:59.64) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Breast: Kalvin Hahn (2:02.69) – 2^nd
Men’s 200 Breast: Ryan Durkan (2:07.56) – 3^rd
Women’s 200 Fly: Clara Williams (2:03.76) – 1^st
Women’s 200 Fly: Maggie Kroening (2:04.39) – 2^nd
Women’s 200 Fly: Core Webber (2:07.67) – 3^rd
Men’s 200 Fly: Jack Pogue (1:48.81) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Fly: Riley Groves (1:48.99) – 2^nd
Women’s 200 Free: Molly Webber (1:53.42) – 1^st
Women’s 200 Free: Maggie Kroening (1:56.36) – 3^rd
Men’s 200 Free: Johnny Crush (1:37.02) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Free: Wes Tate (1:39.36) – 2^nd
Men’s 200 Free: Thomas Hadji (1:39.41) – 3^rd
Women’s 200 IM: Clara Williams (2:06.26) – 1^st
Women’s 200 IM: Catriona Gilmore (2:06.58) – 2^nd
Women’s 200 IM: Sydney Braeger (2:11.54) – 3^rd
Men’s 200 IM: Joey Kling (1:49.53) – 1^st
Men’s 200 IM: Daniel Verdolaga (1:49.94) – 2^nd
Men’s 200 IM: Kalvin Hahn (1:53.39) – 3^rd
Women’s 500 Free: Molly Webber (4:59.85) – 1^st
Women’s 500 Free: Mary Chandler (5:08.21) – 2^nd
Men’s 500 Free: Wes Tate (4:30.10) – 1^st
Men’s 500 Free: CJ Bernauer (4:35.05) – 2^nd
Men’s 500 Free: Max Jordan (4:37.33) – 3^rd
Women’s 200 Free Relay: McKane, Mescher, Wagner, Webber (1:35.51) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Free Relay: Chang, Crush, Harlow, Hadji (1:21.87) – 1^st
Men’s 200 Free Relay: Tate, Jiang, Wang, Jordan (1:23.96) – 2^nd
Women’s 400 Medley Relay: Hart, Gilmore, Williams, Wagner (3:51.62) – 1^st
Women’s 400 Medley Relay: McKane, Cole, Braeger, Mescher (3:58.97) – 3^rd
Men’s 400 Medley Relay: Crush, Rankin, Verdolaga, Hadji (3:14.07) – 1^st (Pool Record)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay: Leith, Durkan, Groves, Chang (3:21.68) – 2^nd

Up Next
Army will next travel to Greensboro, N.C. for the NC State Invite, held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center over Thursday, Nov. 21-Saturday, Nov. 23. For each dayof the invite, preliminary rounds will begin at 9:30am ET with the finals to follow at 5:30pm ET.

Courtesy: St. Bonaventure Athletics

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men’s swim and dive team had their unbeaten streak snapped Friday evening, falling at Army, 169-55. Junior diver Ben Giera led the way for the Bonnies, collecting wins in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive.

Giera posted a score of 283.58 in the 1-meter and 311.93 in the 3-meter event.

Ben O’Neill had a good night on the boards as well, finishing second in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter.

Carlos Hidalgo collected points in multiple events for the Bonnies. The sophomore recorded a fourth-place finish in the 50-free with a time of 21.30 and fifth in the 100-free (46.93).

Senior Alexander Behr picked up a pair of fifth place finishes in the 200-fly (1:52.18) and 200-free (1:43.52).

Behr finished behind freshman Mark Mizsei in the 200-fly, whose time of 1:49.35 earned him a third-place finish.

The Bonnies posted three more fourth-place finishes in the 200-IM from Connor Peck, the 200-back from Henry Wilkes, and the 200-breast from Aidan Kreiley.

Both the 400-medley and 200-free relay squads finished third.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“It was a great meet for our men. I saw a lot of things that are good going into our mid-season championships. We raced a top-tier program and won a few races. We have lots to build on.”

“Diving picked up two huge wins and continue to improve each week. It’s great to see our divers compete with confidence.”

UP NEXT
The Bonnies return to the Reilly Center Pool Nov. 9 to take on Cornell.