Boston U vs Bryant
- January 27, 2024
- Boston, Mass.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: BU Athletics
BOSTON – The Boston University women’s swimming & diving team closed out its dual schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 188-111 home victory over Bryant at FitRec Competition Pool.
Senior Lara Mitchell swept the backstroke races while junior Sophia Souza took first in both diving events. Sophomore Stella Langenbach (200 free), senior Clarissa Hoyt (100 breast), junior Ella Erickson (200 fly), freshman Han Hoang (23.09), senior Madison Kim (100 free), sophomore Haley Newman (100 fly) and senior Ava Berzanski (200 IM) each collected a win.
The Terriers, who honored their seniors prior to the meet, improved to 6-1 on the season.
Wins
Lara Mitchell – 100 back (54.76); 200 back – 1:59.48
Sophia Souza – 3-meter (295.88); 1-meter (309.30)
Stella Langenbach – 200 free (1:53.67)
Clarissa Hoyt – 100 breast (1:04.08)
Ella Erickson – 200 fly (2:06.24)
Han Hoang – 50 free (23.09)
Madison Kim – 100 free (52.65)
Haley Newman – 100 fly (55.46)
Ava Berzanski – 200 IM (2:06.57)
200 medley relay (Mitchell, Hoyt, Kim, Sorbello) – 1:42.94
200 freestyle relay (Sorbello, Kim, Mitchell, Brenner) – 1:34.56
Runners-up
Sasha Ramey – 200 free (1:53.86); 200 IM (2:06.82)
Ava Berzanski – 100 breast (1:05.06)
Sumi Cameron – 3-meter (285.08)
Fia McCarty – 200 breast (2:23.54)
Han Hoang – 100 fly (55.50)
200 medley relay (Keane, Berzanski, Hoang, Choudhary) – 1:45.53
200 freestyle relay (Hoang, Langenbach, Newman, Choudhary) – 1:34.78
BOSTON – The Boston University men’s swimming & diving team closed its dual schedule with a loss to Bryant on Saturday as the Terriers fell by a score of 159.5-133.5 at FitRec Competition Pool.
Freshman Jonny Farber (200 free, 200 back) and graduate student Kyle Falkstrom (100 breast, 500 free) each claimed two wins on the day while freshmen Jonathan Tsang (200 fly) and Evan Liu (200 IM) picked up one win apiece.
BU, which honored its seniors prior to the meet, finishes 4-3 overall and will wrap up regular-season competition on Feb. 9-10 when it hosts the Boston Winter Open.
Wins
Jonny Farber – 200 free (1:40.70); 200 back (1:49.21)
Kyle Falkstrom – 100 breast (54.54); 500 free (4:34.43)
Jonathan Tsang – 200 fly (1:50.55)
Evan Liu – 200 IM (1:51.79)
Runners-up
Tony Ponomarev – 100 back (50.49); 200 back (1:50.62)
Dolan Grisbaum – 1000 free (9:32.89)
Adrien Pierce – 100 back (50.49)
Keegan Duffy – 50 free (21.41)
Justin Lee – 100 free (46.54)
Justin Liao – 200 breast (2:02.81)
Evan Liu – 100 fly (49.78)
Kyle Falkstrom – 200 IM (1:52.26)
200 medley relay (Pierce, Falkstrom, Lee, Olin) – 1:31.04
200 free relay (Lee, Pierce, Tan, Farber)- 1:23.98
Courtesy: Bryant Athletics
BOSTON – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team dropped their last regular season meet to Boston University by a score of 188-111.
The meet was by no means unsuccessful though as many athletes posted personal bests. Makayla Pearce and Megan Beasley highlighted the day by posting three program records.
Coach’s comments on the meet…
“All around the meet of the year so far for the men and women! Tons of best times, season best and four school records! Very proud of how we competed and this gives us great momentum headed into our conference meet in two and half weeks.”
Notes and Notables
- Megan Beasley continued her stellar run of form with her record setting day in both the 1 and 3 meter dives. Her scores of 300.53 in the 1m and 284.10 in the 3m earned the freshman top spots in the Bryant record books. Beasley’s performance on Saturday was also enough to qualify her for the NCAA Division I Diving Championships in both events.
- Makayla Pearce grabbed two wins in addition to a program record on the day. Pearce took both the 500 yard and 1000 yard freestyle events. The sophomore raced to a 5:02.51 in the 500 free to start the day. Pearce then laid down a 10:08.91 in the 1000 free to break her own program record of 10:14.56.
- Elayna Pistrin grabbed the last victory of the day for the Black and Gold. Pistrin swam a 2:22.95 in the 200 yard backstroke to take the win.
Up Next
With Saturday’s dual meet being the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs won’t compete again until the America East Championships. The conference championships are set to take place in Lexington, VA at the Virginia Military Institute on Feb. 13-17th.
BOSTON – The Bryant University men’s swimming & diving team grabbed a big 159.5-133.5 victory over Boston University to end the regular season on Saturday afternoon.
Christopher Buonocore set a new program record in the 3 meter dive while James Misto grabbed two individual wins on top of helping the relay team to two victories to lead the way for the Bulldogs.
Coach’s thoughts on the meet…
“All around the meet of the year so far for the men and women! Tons of best times, season best and four school records! Very proud of how we competed and this gives us great momentum headed into our conference meet in two and half weeks.”
Notes and Notables
- Buonocore took both the 1 and 3 meter events on the diving side. He broke 300 in both events, scoring 312.83 in the 1m and a 339.28 in the 3m to shatter the program record by almost 20 points. Buonocore’s scores qualify him for the NCAA Division I Diving Championships in both events.
- The relay team did their part by snagging tightly contested wins in the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team of Griffin Lajoie, Gustav Persson, James Misto, and Conner Lofstrom won the medley relay with a time of 1:30.94. Then the squad of Misto, Alex Rowson, Chase Konstantakos, and Loftsrom pulled out the win in the free relay in the final leg with a time of 1:23.82.
- Misto picked up individual wins in the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard butterfly. The freshman raced to a season best 20.61 in the free and a 48.87 in the fly.
- Lofstrom grabbed an individual win in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 45.87 in the race.
- Persson, like many of his fellow relay teammates, took an individual victory on the afternoon. The graduate student won the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:02.41. Persson also placed second in the 100 yard breast at 55.86.
- Lajoie pulled out a win in the 100 yard backstroke for the Black and Gold. He raced to 50.35 to grab all nine points in the event.
- Junior Leo Luna joined in on the fun as well by cruising to victory in the 1000 yard freestyle. Luna laid down a 9:22.56 in the event to win by just over 10 seconds. Luna also took second in the 500 yard freestyle at 4:34.52.
Up Next
Bryant won’t compete again until they make the trip to Lexington, VA for the America East Championships on Feb.13-17th hosted by VMI.
