2025 BUCKNELL FALL INVITATIONAL
- October 24-25, 2025
- Lewisburg, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Bucknell Athletics
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell women’s swimming and diving squad had a big day at its annual Fall Invitational on Saturday, posting seven wins, seven runner-up finishes, and 30 top-five finishes in a non-scored meet against Seton Hall and Binghamton. The early season competition featured an extended slate of events and gave the Bison a chance to compete in events they might not ordinarily swim.
The Bison captured both relays along with five individual victories from five different swimmers. Two of those wins came from freshmen, as Tessa Feld captured the 200-yard butterfly in 2:05.36 and Kennedy Deveaux won the 200 freestyle in 1:52.47. Clara Renner, no stranger to the winner’s podium, claimed the 400 individual medley (4;21.71), and Renner, Jennifer Bolden and Kelly Byrne all had big afternoons with first and second-place finishes.
Bolden won the 100 free by more than a second and a half, and her time of 50.93 was just two-tenths off her personal best, which ranks fourth in team history. Bolden also placed second in the 500 free. Byrne won the 200 backstroke (2:02.16), took second in the in the 100 breast, and joined Talia Bugel, Samantha Benzija, and Sara Keton on the winning 200 medley relay (1:44.26). The Bison finished 1-2-3 in the medley relay after starting the meet with a win in the 200 free relay. Virginia Hastings, Kyla Kelly, Ketron, and Victoria Castro won that event in 1:34.06.
Other runners-up included Castro in the 200 IM (2:07.81), Renner in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.24),, Natalie Penmen in the 1-meter dive (230.35), and Dea Mielenz in the 3-meter dive (2:24.90).
Kelly turned in a pair of third-place efforts in the 100 back and 50 free. Sydney Jee and Castro finished 3-4 behind Deveaux’s win in the 200 free, and Sydney Dettmann and Benzija went 3-5 in the 200 back behind Byrne’s win.
The Bison are already off to a hot start with Patriot League dual wins over Holy Cross and Boston University, and they will be back in action on Nov. 8 for a quad meet at Navy along with American and Lafayette.
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Riley Twiss and Jackson Vinarub earned first-place finishes for the men’s swimming and diving team on Saturday at the Bucknell Fall Invitational. In addition to the two wins, the Bison secured eight top-three finishes in the non-scored meet against Seton Hall and Binghamton. The early season competition featured an extended slate of events and gave the Bison a chance to compete in events they might not ordinarily swim.
Twiss posted Bucknell’s first win of the day in the 200-yard butterfly, with a time of 1:50.97. Finn Franks finished third in that event. Twiss came back later to finish second in the 200 freestyle (1:41.22).
Vinarub posted a winning score of 291.65 in the 1-meter dive, with teammate Jack Krug a close third with a mark of 288.10. Vinarub later finished fifth on the 3-meter board (274.95).
Bucknell started the day with a solid second-place finish behind Seton Hall in the 200 freestyle relay. The Bison quartet of Finn Russell, William Harpster, Dante Buonadonna, and Drew Greene finished in 1:23.43. In the afternoon’s first individual event, Avery Kuhn was runner-up in the 200 individual medley in 1:53.03.
Also placing second were freshman Drew Davis in the 100 free (45.35) and Jason Kellerman in the 100 butterfly (50.12). Kellerman was also fourth in the 100 free, and Davis added a fifth-place finish in the 200 free.
Matt Raudabaugh finished third in the 200 breaststroke (2:07.02), and Alex Crossing and Shane Wynne went 3-4 in the 400 IM.
Bucknell’s all-freshman 200 medley relay finished a solid fourth in a time of 1:34.29. The relay featured Davis, Finn Lukens, Kellerman, and CJ Meier.
The Bison will be back in action on Nov. 8 for a quad meet at Navy along with American and Lafayette.
Courtesy: Binghamton Athletics
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Freshman Julia Iwanow captured three individual events, highlighting Binghamton’s performance at the Bucknell Fall Swimming & Diving Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Kinney Natatorium. There was no team scoring kept at the meet, which included the Bearcats, Bison as well as Seton Hall.
“We had a hard week of training and were still able to come up with some great performances against tough competition,” head coach Jerry Cummiskey said. “After our two-day meet at Bryant last week, we swam faster than we expected today.”
Iwanow, who has been named the America East Rookie of the Week the past three weeks, was first in the 200 IM (2:06.21), 100 breast (1:02.53) and 200 breast (2:14.07) on Saturday. It marked the third straight meet that she has swept all three of those events. For the season, Iwanow has now won 11 individual events.
In addition to her three victories, Iwanow broke the 200 breast school record of 2:15.38, which was set by Lauren Kuzma in 2024. Furthermore, her 100 breast time broke the Binghamton freshman record of 1:03.89 set by Corrine Zotter in 2012 and her 200 IM mark eclipsed Juliette Phillips’ 2024 freshman record of 2:06.57.
Other first-place finishers on the women’s side at Bucknell on Saturday included sophomore Eva Smith in the 100 back (56.34) and senior Elizabeth Tirado in the one-meter diving competition (241.20). Smith is now unbeaten in the 100 back through four meets this season while Tirado has posted four first-place diving finishes.
On the men’s side, sophomore Logan Shriver took top honors in the 1,650 free (16:02.40).
Binghamton returns home to face Canisius next Saturday at 1 p.m.
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
LEWISBURG, PA. – As the midway point of the season approaches, the Pirates traveled to Kinney Natatorium for an early-season tune-up at the Bucknell Fall Invite.
Diving
On the three-meter board, sophomore Sarah Behrman and freshman Daphne Powell landed themselves near the top of the ten-diver field. Their scores of 216.20 and 214.10, respectively, collected third and fourth-place finishes for the pair.
When things shifted down to the one-meter board, senior Amy Kugelman continued her strong run of form. Kugelman narrowly secured victory in the 11-diver field by 2.90 points with a score of 233.25.
Swimming
On a young Seton Hall roster, the star of the day was sophomore Zeynep Aysoy. The Turk continued her sophomore leap, cruising to victories in both the 500 and 1650 freestyles, recording career-best marks of 5:01.45 and 17:18.03, respectively.
In addition to Aysoy, junior Soluna Lim produced another Pirates victory in the 100 butterfly. Lim’s time of 56.16 was less than two-tenths off her career-best mark from last season’s BIG EAST Championships. The Malaysian also placed second in the 100 freestyle with a career best time of 52.58.
While she didn’t collect a win, Bianka Bukovics had a superb day for The Hall. After a strong showing against Monmouth, the transfer student finished second in both the 100 (56.54) and 200 (2:02.23) backstrokes.
The Pirates did manage to close the meet with a bang, however, when junior Naima Hazell won the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.21. This time was 0.01 seconds faster than her time from midseasons last year and 0.14 seconds off her school record mark from last year’s BIG EAST Championships
What’s Next
The Pirates will return to Imperatore Natatorium in two weeks on Friday, November 7, to host the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in The Hall’s final dual meet of 2025. The meet will begin at 3 p.m.
LEWISBURG, PA. – As the midway point of the season approaches, the Pirates traveled to Kinney Natatorium for an early-season tune-up at the Bucknell Fall Invite.
Diving
On the one-meter board, sophomore phenom Nick Graham suffered his first defeat of the season, finishing second with a score of 289.90, less than two points off the top spot. He roared back on the three-meter, however, winning the event by over 70 points with a score of 350.75.
Behind Graham, Henry Summers produced strong results against the largest field he has faced this season. Summers scored season-high marks on both boards, including a mark of 277.40 on the one-meter, earning him a fourth-place finish.
Swimming
Once again, The Hall’s relay teams topped the timing sheets in both relays during both sessions. This marks the third time this season that they have won both relays.
Individually, a collection of familiar and new faces found themselves at the top of the timing sheets for The Hall. The most notable of all the new faces was freshman Daniel Krajewski. Krajewski, who was already off to a strong start in his first campaign, won both the 200 IM (1:51.84) and 400 IM (4:01.06).
Alongside Krajewski, freshman Jaeger Ellerman produced a standout weekend for the Pirates. Ellerman claimed victory in both the 100 (55.24) and 200 breaststrokes (2:03.62), the latter of which was a new career-best time.
Another notable newcomer was Jack Callan. The Michigan transfer won both the 200 (1:40.92) and 500 freestyles (4:31.17), producing season-best marks in both.
One of the stars of the day for Seton Hall, however, was Kaedin Duong. After a strong freshman campaign last season, the sophomore won the 100 backstroke, beating our four other Pirates, including his twin brother Kale, with a career-best time of 49.91. In addition to the 100 back, the Canadian finished under a second of his career-best time on his way to topping the time sheets in the 200 backstroke, as well.
When it came to the sprint freestyle events, the Pirates’ upperclassmen produced the biggest results. In the 100 freestyle, senior Michael Klimaszewski topped the timing sheets over junior Toma Adam with a career-best time of 44.15. In the 50 freestyle, however, Adam beat out Kilmasewski with a time of 20.38. Along with the 100 freestyle, Kilmaszewski won the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.07
What’s Next
The Pirates will return to Imperatore Natatorium in two weeks on Friday, November 7, to host the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in The Hall’s final dual meet of 2025. The meet will begin at 3 p.m.
