VESTAL, N.Y. – Freshmen Ben Giera and Luigi Termine earned event victories Saturday afternoon as the St. Bonaventure University men's swimming and diving team fell at Binghamton, 148-95.
 
Giera picked up a pair of wins on the diving board, recording scores of 309.30 (3-meter) and 282.00 (1-meter). Fellow diver Lucas Dekaney finished third in both these events with scores of 284.63 and 262.80.
 
In the 100-backstroke, Termine swam a time of 52.10 to earn a victory. The first-year swimmer was also a member of the 200-medley relay team that finished second with a time of 1:37.29.
 
Junior Maxwell Murray registered a pair of runner-up finishes in the 1000-freestyle (9:33.54) and 500-freestyle (4:40.34).
 
In the 200-IM and 100-breaststroke, senior Nicholas Nakaya swam times of 1:55.45 and 59.46 to place second in both events.
 
Sophomore Alexander Behr touched the wall in a time of 50.65 to finish second in the 100-butterfly, while placing third in the 200-freestyle (1:43.93).
 
A pair of third-place finishes were registered by Mikolaj Synowiec in the 1000-freestyle (9:53.20) and 500-freestyle (4:46.70). Also, junior Kyle Gluck (100-freestyle) and freshman Henry Wilkes (100-backstroke) each placed third in their respective events.
 
St. Bonaventure ended Saturday's dual-meet with a second-place finish from the 200-freestyle relay team of Behr, Gluck, Griffin Witte, and Patrick Heldreth with a time of 1:25.95.
 
On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Bonnies will end their dual-meet season against Gannon. Five men seniors (Joshua Bannon, Tomas Botero, Nicholas Nakaya, Nicholas Torre, and Griffin Witte) will be honored in a recognition ceremony at 12:50 p.m in the Reilly Center Pool. Diving is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., while swimming will begin at approximately 1:15 p.m. following the Senior Day ceremony.
 
BONNIES RESULTS
200-Medley Relay
2.) Luigi Termine, Michael Pietrucha, Tommy White, Zachary Titus 1:37.29
4.) Henry Wilkes, Teddy Murphey, Jaxon Kaster, Nicholas Torre 1:39.37
 
1000-Freestyle
2.) Maxwell Murray 9:33.54
3.) Mikolaj Synowiec 9:53.20
5.) Knute Wargin 10:15.66
 
200-Freestyle
3.) Alexander Behr 1:43.93
4.) Tomas Botero 1:45.82
6.) Boray Goren 1:50.26
 
50-Freestyle
4.) Kyle Gluck 21.65
5.) Patrick Heldreth 21.99
6.) Griffin Witte 22.31
 
200-IM
2.) Nicholas Nakaya 1:55.45
5.) Joshua Bannon 2:03.12
6.) Luigi Termine 2:03.18
 
3-Meter Dive
1.) Ben Giera 309.30
3.) Lucas Dekaney 284.63
4.) Davis Hutchinson 257.18
 
100-Butterfly
2.) Alexander Behr 50.65
3.) Tommy White 52.64
4.) Boray Goren 52.69
 
100-Freestyle
3.) Kyle Gluck 47.87
4.) Patrick Heldreth 48.10
6.) Tomas Botero 49.51
 
100-Backstroke
1.) Luigi Termine 52.10
3.) Henry Wilkes 53.56
6.) Griffin Witte 54.53
 
500-Freestyle
2.) Maxwell Murray 4:40.34
3.) Mikolaj Synowiec 4:46.70
6.) Will Foggin 4:53.54
 
1-Meter Dive
1.) Ben Giera 282.00
3.) Lucas Dekaney 262.80
4.) Davis Hutchinson 249.00
 
100-Breaststroke
2.) Nicholas Nakaya 59.46
5.) Teddy Murphey 1:00.39
6.) Michael Pietrucha 1:01.07
 
200-Freestyle Relay
2.) Alexander Behr, Griffin Witte, Kyle Gluck, Patrick Heldreth 1:25.95
4.) Nicholas Torre, Nicholas Nakaya, Henry Wilkes, Boray Goren 1:29.32
 
 
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