UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive team was bested by the Nittany Lions in their season opener on Saturday afternoon. St. Bonaventure earned 89 points to PSU's 211. 
 
Grad transfer Sam Matthews led the Bonnies with a pair of second-place finishes.

In the 50-free, Matthews posted a time of 20.99 and he touched the wall in 46.35 in the 100-yard free to place second in both events.
 
His teammates followed closely in both races with freshman Carlos Hidalgo recording a time of 21.83 in the 50-free and fellow grad transfer Tanner Falls posting a time of 46.57 in the 100-free.
 
Falls also took home a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.02).
 
Senior Maxwell Murray's time of 4:38.34 in the 500-yard freestyle gave him a second-place result while Alexander Behr also swam to second place in the 100-yard butterfly with an effort of 49.08.  
 
In his debut with the Bonnies, freshman Kevyn Callazo Torres earned two fourth-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM. Also representing the Bonnies as freshmen were Hidalgo, Aiden Hall, Andrew Ketler, Johnny Edwards, and Paul Wissel.  
 
The Bonnies host Youngstown State on Oct. 7 for their first home meet of the season. Diving will begin at 11 a.m. and swimming is set for 2 p.m. in the Reilly Center Pool. 
 
BONNIES RESULTS
 
200-Medley Relay
4. Luigi Termine, Knute Wargin, Alexander Behr, Tanner Falls 1:32.21
5. Henry Wilkes, Michael Pietrucha, Tommy White, Zachary Titus 1:36.00
6. Aiden Hall, Paul Wissel, Jaxon Kaster, Boray Goren 1:39.12
 
1000-Free
3. Maxwell Murray 9:45.23
4. Mikolaj Synowiec 10:04.75
5. Joshua Bannon 10:15.44
 
200-Free
3. Tanner Falls 1:43.02
4. Kevyn Collazo Torres 1:45.39
5. Johnny Edwards 1:46.60
 
100-Back
3. Henry Wilkes 51.68
4. Luigi Termine 51.98
5. Zachary Titus 54.89
 
100-Breast
3. Knute Wargin 57.95
4. Mark Polos 58.62
5. Michael Pietrucha 1:00.98
 
200-Fly
3. Alexander Behr 1:51.18
4. Andrew Ketler 1:57.78
5. Jaxon Kaster 2:00.47
 
50-Free
2. Sam Matthews 20.99
3. Carlos Hidalgo 21.83
5. Tommy White 22.04
 
100-Free
2. Sam Matthews 46.35
3. Tanner Falls 46.57
5. Carlos Hidalgo 48.30
 
200-Back
3. Luigi Termine 1:53.33
4. Henry Wilkes 1:55.19
5. Aiden Hall 2:00.61
 
200-Breast
3. Nicholas Nakaya 2:11.13
4. Teddy Murphey 2:11.38
5. Mark Polos 2:12.80
 
500-Free
2. Maxwell Murray 4:38.34
4. Mikolaj Synowiec 4:54.32
5. Joshua Bannon 4:50.68
 
100-Fly
2. Alexander Behr 49.08
4. Andrew Ketler 51.93
5. Tommy White 52.50
 
200-IM 
3. Nicholas Nakaya 1:58.18
4. Collazo Torres 1:58.27
5. Aiden Hall 2:00.46
 
400-Free Relay
3. Alexander Behr, Sam Matthews, Maxwell Murray, Tanner Falls 3:04.50
5. Carlos Hidalgo, Paul Wissel, Boray Goren, Henry Wilkes 3:13.81
6. Johnny Edwards, Tommy White, Zachary Titus, Luigi Termine 3:14.30
 
1-Meter Dive
3. Ben Giera 292.65
5. Ben O'Neill 256.13
 
3-Meter Dive
4. Ben O'Neill 235.88
5. Ben Giera 214.05
 
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