ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Hylton Collinson brought home a first-place finish along with two second-place efforts for the St. Bonaventure University men's swimming and diving team at Cornell Saturday afternoon. It was not enough, however, as the Big Red defeated the Bonnies, 202.5-95.5 in dual meet competition.
Collinson, who was coming off a solid performance last weekend at the Atlantic 10 Classic, grabbed first in the 200-breaststroke, touching the wall at 2:08.10. The Johannesburg, South Africa native also finished second in the 200-butterfly (1:56.12) and the 200-IM (1:57.23).
Senior Nick Burdo had a strong day as well, taking victory in the 100-freestyle by ringing in at 47.82. He also earned two third-place finishes in the 200-freestyle (1:45.28) and 50-freestyle (21.88).
Junior Maciej Danilewski brought home second in the 200-backstroke with a time of 1:53.60. He took third in the 1000-freestyle (10:08.46) and 200-IM (1:59.23) as well.
Senior Joseph Malafronte grabbed a second-place finish in the 100-butterfly, touching the pad at 52.25.
In the 200-freestyle relay, William Lowe led teammates Alec Thomas, Marcus Swartfager, and Joseph Malafronte to second place with a time of 1:26.66. Jason Green guided Griffin Witte, Tomas Botero, and Joshua Bannon to third in the same event (1:32.46).
The Bonnies also brought home a third-place finish in the 200-medley relay, led by junior Tjaard Krusch who touched the wall at 1:35.55. He was followed by teammates Hylton Collinson, Joseph Malafronte, and Nick Burdo. Krusch also finished third in the 100-backstroke with a time of 52.55.
On the diving boards, Matthew Bielobradek finished third in the 3-meter dive with a total score of 264.85. The sophomore also took third in the 1-meter dive with a score of 263.25.
The Bonnies are back in action Friday, Nov. 15 as they host Canisius for the first home meet of the season. Diving is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. while the swimming events will commence at 4:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center Pool.
BONNIES RESULTS
200-Medley Relay
3. Tjaard Krusch, Hylton Collinson, Joseph Malafronte, Nick Burdo 1:35.55
5. Maciej Danilewski, Joseph Sepuca, Nicholas Torre, Alec Thomas 1:37.71
7. Griffin Witte, Nicholas Nakaya, Joshua Bannon, Seth Erdley 1:45.10
1000-Freestyle
3. Maciej Danilewski 10:08.46
4. Tomas Botero 10:10.26
6. Nicholas Torre 10:41.87
8. Seth Erdley 11:33.40
200-Freestyle
3. Nick Burdo 1:45.28
4. Alec Thomas 1:45.50
6. Marcus Swartfager 1:46.24
8. William Lowe 1:48.49
100-Backstroke
3. Tjaard Krusch 52.55
6. Griffin Witte 57.55
7. Nicholas Torre 57.67
8. Seth Erdley 1:05.05
100-Breaststroke
4. Joseph Sepuca 1:01.64
6. Jason Green 1:02.83
7. Nicholas Nakaya 1:03.71
200-Butterfly
2. Hylton Collinson 1:56.12
6. Joshua Bannon 2:03.59
7. Tomas Botero 2:05.48
50-Freestyle
3. Nick Burdo 21.88
4. William Lowe 21.92
6. Joseph Malafronte 22.03
7. Marcus Swartfager 22.23
3-Meter Dive
3. Matthew Bielobradek 264.85
4. Austin Campbell 239.95
5. Michael Bruno 189.35
100-Freestyle
1. Nick Burdo 47.82
4. William Lowe 48.80
5. Marcus Swartfager 48.93
8. Joseph Sepuca 53.06
200-Backstroke
2. Maciej Danilewski 1:53.60
4. Tjaard Krusch 1:56.82
7. Seth Erdley 2:17.69
200-Breaststroke
1. Hylton Collinson 2:08.10
5. Jason Green 2:15.71
6. Nicholas Nakaya 2:18.03
8. Joseph Sepuca 2:26.91
500-Freestyle
5. Tomas Botero 4:56.50
6. Alec Thomas 4:59.76
7. Nicholas Torre 5:06.78
8. Griffin Witte 5:06.81
100-Butterfly
2. Joseph Malafronte 52.25
3. Jason Green 53.50
4. Joshua Bannon 56.56
1-Meter Dive
3. Matthew Bielobradek 263.25
4. Austin Campbell 252.35
5. Michael Bruno 251.50
200-IM
2. Hylton Collinson 1:57.23
3. Maciej Danilewski 1:59.23
4. Tjaard Krusch 1:59.77
5. Nicholas Nakaya 2:05.46
200-Freestyle Relay
2. William Lowe, Alec Thomas, Marcus Swartfager, Joseph Malafronte 1:26.66
3. Jason Green, Griffin Witte, Tomas Botero, Joshua Bannon 1:32.46
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