ST. BONAVENTURE VS COLGATE
- January 24, 2026
- St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: St. Bonaventure Athletics
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure women’s swim and dive Senior Day featured a slew of season and pool bests Saturday morning in the Reilly Center Pool vs. Colgate.
Senior swimmers took the top spot in four races: Anna Forjan claimed the win in the 200-free (1:51.02), Paris Christie in the 100-breast (1:04.78), Kathryn Lyons in the 200-breast (2:22.87) and Nele Vetter in the 200-fly (2:06.03). The times recorded by Christie and Lyons represent Bonnies season bests.
Forjan paired her win with a second-place effort in the 200-back. Her 1:59.11 timed in just behind Colgate’s MG King’s. Kathryn Beyer’s 1:54.19 finish in the 200-free and 5:07.62 in the 500-free were both good for second in the field, and Daciana Colon’s 58.78 in the 100-back and 2:09.08 in the 200-back were good for third in each event.
Lyons complemented her 200-breast win with a third-place finish in the 100-breast (1:06.37) – a race fellow Bonnies senior Annabeth Blankenship took the second place spot in (1:06.04). Sarah Gonzalez (2:26.27) and Christie (2:26.67) held the second-and-third places in the 200-breast race for a senior sweep.
In similar fashion, the Bonnies swept the 100 and 50-free races: Freshman Kate Hill held the top mark in both races (22.63 and 51.90) with Vetter following (25.13 and 53.97). Maris Sadowski claimed third in the 50 (25.44) and Laila Chance in the 100 (54.02).
The freshman trio of Sophie Baker, Samantha Schnappauf and mid-year transfer Isabella Giupatto claimed first-place finishes of their own: Baker’s 55.07 in the 100 Back, Schnappauf’s 5:03.11 in the 500 Free and Giupatto’s Bonnies debut of 55.62 in the 100-fly all led the pack. Baker and Giupatto’s races were Bonnies season bests.
Sophomore Caroline Murray notched a second-place finish in the 200-fly (2:08.13), as did Freshman Zoe Purtell in the 100-fly (1:00.41). In the 200-IM, freshmen Mia Hill (2:11.99) and Cameron Darnell (2:12.22) claimed the second and third-place slots behind Colgate’s Paige Fisher (2:08.83).
On the diving boards, Sophomore Dhavgely Mendoza claimed wins from both heights with scores of 309.15 from 1-meter and 325.58 from 3-meter. Lia Doskoris scored second from 1-meter (267.23) and third from 3-meter (316.05). Sarah Malcolm, also making her Bonnies debut, completed another Bona sweep from 1-meter (255.15), as did Paige Gandolfini from 3-meter (256.13).
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“Today was a special day; we got to send out the seniors with a dominant performance. This was the last group of seniors that didn’t sign up to compete for me, but stuck it out to build the culture with me. Our dominant performance, energy and confidence displayed today is a reflection of their work done so far. It’s been a great year for our women and a turning point for our program. We have one more month to keep the special season going.”
UP NEXT
The Bonnies travel to the City of Bridges to face Atlantic 10 opponent Duquesne on Jan. 31.
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team produced an all-around stellar performance on Saturday against Colgate at the Reilly Center Pool for Senior Day, posting multiple pool records and full podium sweeps alongside 15 event wins.
Prior to the meet, St. Bonaventure swimming and diving honored 15 student-athletes set to graduate in the Class of 2026. Six of those seniors are on the men’s side: Will Foggin, Boray Goren, Ben O’Neill, Mark Polos, Luigi Termine and Henry Wilkes were all recognized.
Freshman Emanuele Zingaro led the charge for the Bonnies as he collected individual event wins in both the 100-free (45.29) and 50-free (20.18), which were both new pool records. The Bonnies filled all three podium spots in the 50-free with junior Joseph Pyon taking second (20.75) and junior Paul Wissel placing third (21.77). Junior Kevyn Collazo Torres trailed Zingaro in the 100-free, finishing as the runner-up with a time of 46.43.
Pyon and Collazo Torres each claimed victories and set pool records of their own.
Pyon’s mark of 47.85 earned him a win in the 100-fly, where he was followed by Wilkes in second place (50.44) and junior Carlos Hidalgo in third (50.56). Collazo Torres posted a winning time of 1:51.55 in the 200-IM and was backed by sophomores Grant Chapa (1:55.65) and Connor Peck (1:59.77) in second and third place, respectively.
Sophomore Mark Mizsei also found plenty of individual success, claiming event wins in both the 200-fly (1:45.63) and 500-free (4:33.45). His 200-fly time set a new pool record, and he was trailed directly by freshman David Mutter (1:49.15). Freshman Matheus Rinaldi (4:36.22) and Foggin (4:41.66) placed second and third in the 500-free for another clean podium sweep.
The final Bonaventure podium sweep in individual events came during the 200-breast as Polos (2:05.75) paced the field, followed by freshman Marcos Bravo (2:09.58) and Peck (2:10.20). Bravo also earned a win in the 100-breast (56.80).
Goren built a successful Senior Day with a first-place finish in the 400-IM as he clocked in at 4:04.87 for his final home performance.
The Bonnies found even more success in backstroke events as Wilkes took the win in the 100-back (51.22), followed up closely by Termine (51.25), a fellow senior. In the 200-back, sophomores Grant Chapa (1:51.59) and Quinn Borchers (1:56.93) placed first and second, respectively.
Sophomore Mark Cattron gave the Brown and White a final podium placement in individual competition after he grabbed second place in the 200-free (1:43.12).
The 200-medley relay team of Termine, Pyon, Zingaro and freshman Blaise Sadowski clocked in at 1:30.03, good for first place and a new pool record. They were pursued by Chapa, Bravos, Mutter and Hidalgo in second place (1:31.03). Wilkes, Polos, Goren and Wissel completed the sweep with a mark of 1:32.68.
In the 200-free relay, Hidalgo, Pyon, Wissel and Zinagro took the victory, clocking in at 1:21.79 for a new pool record.
SBU also enjoyed a solid day from the diving boards as O’Neill and freshman Brady Huetll took first and second place from both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. O’Neill scored 400.05 points from the 1-meter board which set new program and pool records, notching 378.15 points from the 3-meter board to complete the diving sweep. Huetll tallied 319.05 points from the 1-meter board which qualified him for NCAA Diving Zones. He also posted 318.75 points from three meters.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
“Outstanding performances from the men today. We have a lot of great seniors who helped build this championship-caliber culture we are seeing this year. Many pool records were broken. There was a great crowd and we are grateful for the support of the Bonaventure community.”
“If we stay confident, united and unflappable under pressure, we can be a force at A-10 Championships in a month. I’m very proud of this group.”
UP NEXT
St. Bonaventure will have one more tune-up meet before Atlantic 10 Championships as they head to the Cavalier Invite in Virginia Feb. 5-7.
Courtesy: Colgate Athletics
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The Colgate University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed on the road Saturday afternoon, taking on St. Bonaventure in a dual meet at the Reilly Center Pool.
The Colgate women racked up nine podium finishes, including a pair of golds from MG King and Paige Fisher. The men’s team landed seven podiums led by Michael Granin’s first-place tally.
Women’s Recap
The Colgate women were led by a standout performance from King, who captured first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.98, edging out the field in one of the tightest races of the meet. King’s first-place time broke the pool record by nearly four seconds.
King also contributed to Colgate’s second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, teaming with Regan Hau, Audrey Collins, and Heather O’Day to post a time of 1:48.40.
Paige Fisher delivered a strong all-around effort, placing third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.85) and earning a victory in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.83. Fisher was one of several Raiders to compete in multiple events on the day.
Katie Miller was one of four Raiders to secure a bronze finish, as she took third in the 200 Free with a time of 1:56.23. In addition to Fisher’s third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, Addisyn Donfris and Adrienne Hagins secured bronze in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.
On the diving boards, Colgate was paced by Ellie Sundin, who led the Raiders on the 1-meter board with a score of 233.63. Ayla Abbasi recorded Colgate’s top finish on the 3-meter board, scoring 203.48, while Scarlett Kaplan and Kathryn Hoover added valuable depth in both events.
Men’s Recap
The Colgate men were highlighted by a first-place finish from Granin, who won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:42.28. Granin also anchored the Raiders’ 200 freestyle relay squad, which finished second with a time of 1:26.23, with David Brophy, Jack Lira, and Jack Schurtz-Ford.
In individual events, the Raiders placed five athletes on the bronze podium. Connor O’Neil took third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 59.72, while Matt Freund and Brophy captured third place in the 200-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle, respectively.
On the boards, Nick Pompo led Colgate’s diving efforts, scoring 284.78 on the 1-meter and 271.73 on the 3-meter to pace the Raiders in both events.
UP NEXT
Colgate heads to Boston University for the Winter Open Feb. 6-7 as a final tune-up before the Patriot League championship Feb. 18-21 hosted by Navy in Annapolis, Md.
