Cleveland State vs St. Bonaventure
- January 17, 2025
- St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: CSU Athletics
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Cleveland State improved to 4-2 in dual races after beating St. Bonaventure on the road, 188-112.
The Vikings opened the night with a win in the 200-yard medley as Audrey Butcher, Ella Ciez, Ellie Mckibbin, and Grace Chelf finished in 1:46.20.
Giovanna Cappabianca won all three of her races on the night; 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.16), 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.48) and 200-yard IM (2:09.22.).
Eva Smith won the 100-yard backstroke (57.36) and 200-yard backstroke (2:05.07).
Audrey Butcher claimed the 200-yard butterfly after finishing in 2:09.44. Later, she won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.48 and Haley Palmer was the runner-up with a 59.38.
Kayla Brock was victorious in the 200-yard freestyle as she touched the wall in 1:57.33.
Chelf won the 50-yard freestyle, sprinting to a time of 23.36.
The Green and White ended the night with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Chelf, Kaelah Baccus, Palmer, and Ana Sofia Sousa finished in 3:31.65.
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Cleveland State suffered its first loss of the year in dual races (4-1) at St. Bonaventure on Saturday afternoon by a score of 163-137.
Jackson Nester led the way with multiple wins on the night, claiming the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.54) and 200-yard IM (1:53.26).
The Vikings also got individual wins from Tyler Schultze in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.50) and Dogukan Tombul in the 100-yard freestyle (47.21).
Cleveland State capped off the night with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Joe Parkhurst, Connor Green, Daniel Lyngaas, and Tombul finished in 3:04.95.
James Wolf won 3M diving with a score of 300.68.
Courtesy: St. Bonaventure Athletics
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure women’s swim and dive program dropped a hard-fought contest to Cleveland State 188-112. Rookie standouts led the way for Bona on the diving boards and in the pool.
St. Bonaventure honored its graduating class of six prior to Friday’s swim events. Caitlyn Clements, Maggie Holst, Ellie Kraus, Halle Myers, and McKenna Shearing were recognized for their contributions to the program throughout their time at Bona’s.
Freshman Phoebe McClaren had an outstanding individual performance, recording two individual wins. McClaren won the first event of the night, touching the wall in 10:31.46 in the 1000-freestyle. She picked up another win in the 500-freestyle with a time of 5:08.62.
Spring roster addition Dhavgely Mendoza swept the diving events in her first competition in the Brown and White. Mendoza posted a 231.45 in the 1-meter and 237.83 in the 3-meter competition.
The Bonnies picked up another event win on the night in the 100-freestyle. Myers posted a time of 51.70 to claim victory. Myers finished as the runner-up in the 50-freestyle as well, touching the wall in 23.53.
In the backstroke events, Anna Bojana Forjan recorded a pair of second-place finishes. Bojana Forjan finished with a time of 2:05.64 in the 200-back and 58.09 in the 100-back.
Junior Kathryn Beyer posted a time of 1:57.33, finishing second in the 200-free, while Nele Vetter went 2:11.31 in the 200-fly to earn another second-place finish for the Bonnies.
Both relay teams finished as runners-up. The 200-medley team of Bojana Forjan, Sarah Gonzalez, Ellie Kraus, and Myers touched the wall in 1:46.59 while Myers, Kraus, Amy O’Rourke, and Caitlyn Clements finished in 3:32.50 in the 400-free relay.
Sophomore Sarah Gonzalez picked up two third-place finishes in the 100 (1:07.44) and 200-breaststroke (2:27.86).
QUOTES FORM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“Despite the result, our women performed very good for this time of year, and I am very excited about it. We must give credit to Cleveland State women. Despite our good performance, they were very tough to beat. Coach Trent Richardson has done a great job with that group, and the Viking women are having a breakout year.”
“Meets like this, we need to look at how we are progressing going into championships, and I think we are right on track for a breakout performance of our own. We are competing with every team we swim and dive against, which is a step in the right direction. That’s a testament to our seniors, who committed to digging in and establishing a championship culture, and I could not be prouder of that group. We aren’t where we are as a program without the senior/graduate student women who were honored tonight.”
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Six different Bonnies scored event victories as St. Bonaventure men’s swim and dive cruised to a 163-137 win over Cleveland State, handing the Vikings their first dual meet loss of the season.
Prior to Friday’s swim events, the Bonnies honored their six graduating seniors: Alexander Behr, Dylan Cachia, Aidan Kreiley, Mikolaj Synowiec, Knute Wargin, and Sam Matthews.
Behr and freshman Mark Mizsei led the way for Bona. Behr collected wins in the 200-freestyle (1:40.21) and 100-butterfly (49.47).
Touching the wall first in the 200-butterfly (1:50.11) and 500-free (4:44.87), Mizsei joined Behr with two wins on the night.
The Bonnies swept the podium in the 200-fly as Behr and Boray Goren followed Mizsei.
Freshman Connor Peck also recorded a win on the night, going 9:55.12 in the 1000-freestyle.
Grad students Sam Matthews and Aidan Kreiley combined for a pair of wins.
Matthews posted a time of 47.54 in the 100-free while Kreiley went 2:05.99 in the 200-breast to earn wins.
The sixth Bonnie to top the podium was Luigi Termine in the 100-back with a time of 50.89. Henry Wilkes finished as the runner-up in that race, posting a time of 51.14.
In diving action, Ben Giera topped the leaderboard in the 1-meter dive, posting a score of 289.73. Giera tallied a second-place finish in the 3-meter (288.08) as well.
Ben O’Neill grabbed third in both events, recording scores of 255.53 on the short board and 259.95 on the 3-meter.
Wilkes earned another second-place finish in the 200-back, swimming a time of 1:51.86.
In relay action, Termine, Kreiley, Behr, and Matthews combined for victory in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:31.60.
QUOTES FORM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“This was a great win for our men on senior night and a great barometer for us. Cleveland State is well coached, consistently a top-two team in the Horizon League, and undefeated coming into our meet. Our men dominated early and battled to hold onto the lead when they surged at the end.”
“We are learning how to win as a team, how to win close races individually, and we are swimming and diving with incredible confidence. We hope to close out the year with another win at Colgate and set us up for a great run at Atlantic 10 Championships.”
