By: Noah Bartholomew, Athletics Graduate Assistant
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Alexander Behr and Maxwell Murray each earned an event victory for the St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive team Saturday afternoon at the Cleveland State Tri-Meet.
St. Bonaventure competed against host Cleveland State and Kenyon.
Behr scored the first victory of the afternoon for the Bonnies in the 200-butterfly, registering a time of 1:52.75. Freshman Boray Goren finished fourth in the event with a time of 1:57.22.
The second-year swimmer also placed second in the 100-butterfly (49.97) and third in the 100-freestyle (47.35).
Murray, the reigning Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, showed the way for St. Bonaventure in the 500-freestyle with a winning time 4:43.09.
In the 1000-freestyle, Murray swam a time of 9:45.47 to pick up a second-place finish. He completed his afternoon with a fourth-place finish in the 200-IM (1:57.32).
Senior Nicholas Nakaya notched a third-place finish in the 100-breaststroke (58.45) and a fourth-place time in the 200-breaststroke (2:09.95).
In 200-backstroke, freshman Luigi Termine finished fourth by touching the wall in a time of 1:53.86.
On the diving boards, Ben Giera finished with a score of 310.73 to place first in the 1-meter dive, while Davis Hutchinson (252.53) and Lucas Dekaney (249.00) placed second and third.
In the 3-meter dive, Dekaney claimed victory with a score of 278.03, followed by Giera (250.28)and Hutchinson (233.48).
Senior Tomas Botero recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes for the Brown and White in the 200-freestyle (1:44.31) and the 500-freestyle (4:48.91).
The Bonnies will compete in the Atlantic 10 Invitational on Oct. 29-30, beginning with the diver's competition at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
BONNIES RESULTS
1-Meter Dive
1.) Ben Giera 310.73
2.) Davis Hutchinson 252.53
3.) Lucas Dekaney 249.00
200-Medley Relay
5.) Henry Wilkes, Nicholas Nakaya, Alexander Behr, Kyle Gluck 1:34.89
7.) Griffin Witte, Michael Pietrucha, Tommy White, Patrick Heldreth 1:37.15
1000-Freestyle
2.) Maxwell Murray 9:45.47
7.) Mikolaj Synowiec 10:00.68
8.) Joshua Bannon 10:35.75
200-Freestyle
5.) Tomas Botero 1:44.31
8.) Griffin Witte 1:48.80
9.) Will Foggin 1:49.52
100-Backstroke
6.) Luigi Termine 52.39
7.) Henry Wilkes 52.79
9.) Zachary Titus 55.18
100-Breaststroke
3.) Nicholas Nakaya 58.45
8.) Teddy Murphey 1:00.78
9.) Knute Wargin 1:00.88
200-Butterfly
1.) Alexander Behr 1:52.75
4.) Boray Goren 1:57.22
8.) Jaxon Kaster 2:09.05
50-Freestyle
5.) Kyle Gluck 21.57
6.) Patrick Heldreth 21.85
9.) Nicholas Torre 22.22
3-Meter Dive
1.) Lucas Dekaney 278.03
2.) Ben Giera 250.28
3.) Davis Hutchinson 233.48
100-Freestyle
3.) Alexander Behr 47.35
5.) Kyle Gluck 48.28
7.) Patrick Heldreth 48.45
200-Backstroke
4.) Luigi Termine 1:53.86
6.) Henry Wilkes 1:56.23
8.) Mark Polos 2:03.56
200-Breaststroke
4.) Nicholas Nakaya 2:09.95
8.) Teddy Murphey 2:12.97
9.) Michael Pietrucha 2:21.52
500-Freestyle
1.) Maxwell Murray 4:43.09
5.) Tomas Botero 4:48.91
6.) Mikolaj Synowiec 4:49.74
100-Butterfly
2.) Alexander Behr 49.97
6.) Tommy White 52.38
7.) Boray Goren 52.62
200-IM
4.) Maxwell Murray 1:57.32
T-5.) Nicholas Nakaya 1:57.96
8.) Luigi Termine 2:00.58
400-Freestyle Relay
4.) Patrick Heldreth, Nicholas Torre, Maxwell Murray, Kyle Gluck 3:10.68
5.) Tomas Botero, Griffin Witte, Boray Goren, Henry Wilkes 3:13.14
7.) Zachary Titus, Mikolaj Synowiec, Tommy White, Michael Pietrucha 3:17.88
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