AKRON, Ohio – The St. Bonaventure men's swimming team returned to the pool Sunday Dec. 2 for the final day of the Zippy Invitational hosted by The University of Akron at Ocasek Natatorium.

At the end of day three the Brown and White finished with a bronze medal and a score of 1262.5.

Vatslav Lets took gold in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:48.69, Michael Pilyugin had a bronze finish touching in at 1:50.11. 

Jimmy Martin showcased his talents in the 100-yard free taking second-place with a time of 45.91.

Also with a second-place finish was Matthew Rochna who touched in at 1:52.22 in the 100-yard fly. The Bonnies then went on to sweep 6th, 7th and 8th place, Gregg Byrne took 6th with a time of 1:56.65, John Mackiewicz took 7th with a time of 1:57.47 and Elias Homerin took 8th with a time of 2:00.03. 

Homerin also took fifth-place in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:21.12.

Teammate Mike Hartwell came in a few places behind in the 1650 free with a 13th place finish and a time of 16:59.02. 

Taking a 10th place finish in the 200-yard backstroke was David Erickson who touched in at 1:58.47. Also with a tenth-place finish was Nathan Destree who came in at 47.02 in the 100 free.

Mike Burud (pictured) had the top time for the Bonnies in the 200 breast touching in at 2:11.79 and taking 10th place. Matthew Schutt came in a few spots behind in 13th place and a time of 2:13.13.

In relay action for the night, in the 400-yard freestyle relay Lets, Destree, David Paccapaniccia and Martin teamed up to take the silver medal with a time of 3:04.68. Burud, Byrne, Earl and Erickson touched in at 3:12.59 and an eighth-place finish.