Bryant Women Dominate, Men Eke Out Victory In Sweep of Marist

Bryant vs Marist

• January 18, 2025
• Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Bryant Athletics

SMITHFIELD, RI — The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team competed against Marist College Saturday at McCann Natatorium. The Black and Gold secured a victory of 186-114, dominating from the start.

Notes and Notables:

• In the Women’s 200 Yard Medley Relay, Bryant took first with a 1:48.03 (Fox, Pistrin, Tonelli-Smith, Figueroa).
• Makayla Pearce grabbed another first-place finish in the 1000 Yard Free with a 10:39.68. Aurielle Honsberger took second place with a 10:46.98.
• In the 200 Yard Freestyle, Jocie Niemcyk grabbed first place with a 1:56.85 and Charlee LeGallais took third with a 1:59.66.
• Jacqui Fox finished first in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a 59.61, followed by Elise Richardson’s 1:00.73.
• In the 100 Yard Breaststroke, Elayna Pistrin and Alice Stenbeck finished 2nd and 3rd (1:07.37 & 1:08.69).
• In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Amanda Witkus took first with a 2:04.98 followed by Ruby Tonelli-Smith’s 2:05.06.
• Marcella Figueroa grabbed another first-place finish in the 50-yard Freestyle with a 24.76.
• In the 3 Meter Dive, Megan Beasley scored 281.18 for first, followed by Molly Gordon who took third with a 218.78.
• Jocie Niemcyzk, with a 54.28, grabbed first in the 100 Yard Freestyle, and Charlee LeGallais finished third with a 55.14.
• Elayna Pistrin finished third in the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:26.34
• Makayla Pearce with another first-place finish in the long-distance events, swimming a 5:14.42 for first in the 500 Yard Freestyle.
• In the 100 Yard Butterfly Tonelli-Smith and Witkus went one-two with a 56.70 and 58.56.
• In the 1 Meter Dive, Megan Beasley took first with a 268.05.
• Ruby Tonelli-Smith finished second in the 200-yard IM (2:11.37).
• Bryant closed out the meet with a win in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay at 3:37.64 (Niemcyzk, LeGallais, Schuster, Figueroa).

Next Up:
Bryant women’s swimming and diving squad hits the road to compete against Boston University, on January 25th.

SMITHFIELD, RI — The Bryant University men’s swimming and diving team competed against Marist College Saturday at McCann Natatorium. The Black and Gold secured a victory through grit and tenacity, clinching the overall win with standout performances from Leo Luna and James Misto. The senior and sophomore pair each secured two victories in their respective events.

Notes and Notables:

• In the 200 Yard Medley Relay, Bryant took second with a 1:34.91 (Lajoie, Austin, Djokovic, Misto).
• In the 1000 Yard Freestyle, Leo Luna took first place yet again with a 9:42.07, followed by freshman Raymond Stelmark’s third-place finish of 9:53.82.
• Nick Andrews and Uros Djokovic finished second and third in the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:44.48, 1:45.47).
• In the 100-yard backstroke, Lajoie and Toepfer went two-three with a 52.35 and 52.63.
• Jack Ferguson finished third in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:00.54).
• Tim Andrews and Andrew Gamper placed second and third in the 200 Butterfly with times of 1:56.67 and 1:57.95.
• In the 50 Yard Freestyle, James Misto took first with a 21.19, followed by Lofstrom’s third-place finish of 21.98.
• In the 1 Meter Dive, Christopher Buonocore finished first with a 308.03, followed by Andrew Peterson’s 234.68.
• In the 100 Yard Freestyle, Conner Lofstrom and Nick Andrews went one-two with times of 47.66 and 47.73.
• Nick Toepfer took second in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:54.76).
• In the 500 Yard Freestyle, Leo Luna grabbed first with a 4:42.32, and Stelmark placed third with a 4:46.22.
• Misto grabbed his second first-place finish of the night, clinching the top spot in the 100 Yard Butterfly to help the Bulldogs to victory (50.61).
• In the 3 Meter Dive, Christopher Buonocore placed first with a 328.13.
• To close out the meet, the Bulldogs claimed an electric victory in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a 3:07.92 (Lofstrom, Toepfer, Andrews, Misto).

Next Up:
Bryant’s men’s swimming and diving squad hits the road to compete against Boston University on January 25th.

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist women’s swim and dive team fell in its final home meet of the season, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes dropped their senior day meet 186-114 against Bryant.

The Red Foxes moved to 3-4 overall on the 2024-25 season and remain 2-1 in MAAC meets.

• “It was a great day to honor our seniors, most of them were Freshmen when I became the head coach, so it’s been great to see their growth as individuals and as athletes. While we would’ve loved to send then out with a Win, I couldn’t be prouder of the fight both teams showed to the very end. We knew coming in that Bryant is a very deep and well coached team so that we would have to be ready to go from the first event. For the Men it was back and forth coming down to the last relay, which brought the crowd to its feet. While we weren’t able to get to the wall first today, we will take that to fuel us for Binghamton and ultimately MAACS. Our Women showed no let up against one of the top teams in the American East. Their confidence grows each week as we are competing against times that we typically only see at the Championship meet, so I’m excited to see how we continue down the road.” 

-Head Coach, Anthony Randall

• Rae Dodson swam her way to a win in the 100-yard breaststroke. Dodson dominated the race, swimming to a time of 1:04.61, almost three second ahead of second place.
  • Dodson continued her dominant meet with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke. Dodson swam her way to a time of 2:21.14 in the swim.
  • Dodson finished her dominant meet with a third win in the 200-yard IM. Dodson swam her way to an impressive time of 2:10.25.
• Milena Judge swam to a win in the 200-yard backstroke for the Red Foxes. Judge swam to an impressive time of 2:08.20, narrowly beating out teammate Maddie Healey (2:08.75).

• Kyra Cavicchi placed on the podium in the three-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Cavicchi placed second in the dive with an impressive score of 228.53.
  • Cavicchi continued an impressive meet with a second-place finish in the one-meter dive. Cavicchi placed second with a score of 239.78.
• Morgan Cassidy placed on the podium in the one-meter dive. Cassidy placed third overall with a score of 236.85, finishing just behind Cavicchi.

• The Red Foxes compete in their final meet of the regular season against Binghamton.
• The meet is slated for Jan. 25 with first swim at 1 p.m.

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men’s swim and dive team dropped its final home meet of the season, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell to Bryant 150-146 on Senior Day at the McCann Natatorium.

The Red Foxes moved to 5-2 overall on the season and remain undefeated in MAAC meets at 3-0.

• “It was a great day to honor our seniors, most of them were Freshmen when I became the head coach, so it’s been great to see their growth as individuals and as athletes. While we would’ve loved to send then out with a Win, I couldn’t be prouder of the fight both teams showed to the very end. We knew coming in that Bryant is a very deep and well coached team so that we would have to be ready to go from the first event. For the Men it was back and forth coming down to the last relay, which brought the crowd to its feet. While we weren’t able to get to the wall first today, we will take that to fuel us for Binghamton and ultimately MAACS. Our Women showed no let up against one of the top teams in the American East. Their confidence grows each week as we are competing against times that we typically only see at the Championship meet, so I’m excited to see how we continue down the road.” 

-Head Coach, Anthony Randall

• The Red Foxes started the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team consisting of Matthew McManus, Caden Hardy, Kellen Fletcher, and Mason DeLisio swam their way to a time of 1:34.27. The relay team earned the Red Foxes 11 points in the swim.
• Oscar Bjering had a thrilling win in the 200-yard freestyle. Bjering swam his way to a first-place finish with a time of 1:44.14, finishing .34 seconds in front of second place.
• Quinn Smith continued his hot stretch of meets with a win in the 100-yard backstroke. Smith earned a first-place finish with a time of 52.34 in the swim.
• Caden Hardy had an impressive swim in the 100-yard breaststroke, which placed him first. Hardy swam to a time of 59.31, which earned the Red Foxes nine points.
• Kellen Fletcher continued his dominant run in the butterfly with a win in the 200-yard butterfly. Fletcher swam his way to a time of 1:55.30, earning first-place honors.
• James Conable dominated in the 200-yard backstroke, earning a first-place finish. Conable swam his way to a win with a time of 1:52.72 in the meet.
  • Conable earned a second win in the meet in the 200-yard IM. Conable swam his way to a time of 1:54.28, continuing his dominant performance in the 200-yard IM.
• Dylan Magda earned back-to-back wins in the 200-yard breaststroke for the Red Foxes. Magda swam to an impressive time of 2:08.48 in the meet.

• Ethan Gibbs placed on the podium in the one-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Gibbs dove to an impressive score of 211.65, which earned him third-place in the event.
• Gibbs continued to reach the podium in the three-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Gibbs recorded a second-place finish with a score of 259.13 in the meet.

• The Red Foxes compete in their final meet of the regular season against Binghamton.
• The meet is slated for Jan. 25 with first swim at 1 p.m.