ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's swimming and diving team secured their first win of the season over Little Three rival Niagara Saturday afternoon in the Reilly Center Pool. Prior to the meet, the Bonnies unveiled their new record board, dedicated to alumnus Joe Murphy, '00.
 
The Bonnies earned a 150-144 team win over the Purple Eagles. Six different Bona swimmers recorded individual wins in the victory.
 
Freshman Connor Peck picked up the first win of the day for SBU, finishing the 1000-free event with a time of 9:56.02. Mikolaj Synowiec earned the runner-up spot with a time of 9:56.77.
 
Luigi Termine (49.90), Henry Wilkes (51.29) and Quinn Borchers (52.90) combined for a podium sweep in the 100-backstroke.
 
Wilkes and Termine traded positions in the 200-back as Wilkes recorded the win with a time of 1:53.05.
 
In the 200-fly, Mark Mizsei and Denton Smith earned a 1-2 finish, posting times of 1:51.80 and 1:57.77.
 
Graduate student Sam Matthews added nine more points for Bona in the 50-free with a time of 21.07.
 
Alexander Behr was the sixth Bonaventure swimmer of the day to earn an individual win as he touched the wall in 49.82 in the 100-fly. Behr also posted a second-place finish in the 200-free and a third-place time in the 100-free.
 
In diving action, Ben O'Neill took the top spot in the 1-meter with a score of 308.48. Ben Giera had the best score in the 3-meter competition at 334.73.
 
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
"I'm happy about the first win of the season. It was an emotional day honoring Joe Murphy and the impact he had on this community. We picked up a big win against a great team and it's a good step going into October."
 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will participate in the first invitational event of the season at Colgate Oct. 11-12.
 
BONNIES RESULTS
 
1M DIVE
1. Ben O'Neill 308.48
2. Josiah Knapp 271.95
3. Ben Giera 266.70
 
3M DIVE
1. Ben Giera 334.73
2. Ben O'Neill 325.28
3. Josiah Knapp 248.03
 
200 MEDLEY RELAY
2. Luigi Termine, Aidan Kreiley, Mark Mizsei, Sam Matthews 1:33.00
 
1000 FREE
1. Connor Peck 9:56.02
2. Mikolaj Synowiec 9:56.77
4. Will Foggin 10:11.06
 
200 FREE
2. Alexander Behr 1:44.03
4. Kevyn Collazo Torres 1:46.38
 
100 BACK
1. Luigi Termine 49.90
2. Henry Wilkes 51.29
3. Quinn Borchers 52.90
 
100 BREAST
2. Aidan Kreiley 57.74
4. Knute Wargin 58.67
 
200 FLY
1. Mark Mizsei 1:51.80
2. Denton Smith 1:57.77
5. Andrew Ketler 2:02.03
 
50 FREE
1. Sam Matthews 21.07
5. Carlos Hidalgo 21.55
 
100 FREE
3. Alexander Behr 47.88
5. Sam Matthews 48.03
 
200 BACK
1. Henry Wilkes 1:53.05
2. Luigi Termine 1:53.63
 
200 BREAST
3. Aidan Kreiley 2:09.50
4. Mark Polos 2:15.73
 
500 FREE
2. Mark Mizsei 4:49.37
5. Johnny Edwards 4:57.82
 
100 FLY
1. Alexander Behr 49.82
4. Boray Goren 53.43
5. Mark Mizsei 54.02
 
200 IM
3. Kevyn Collazo Torres 1:56.96
5. Connor Peck 1:58.03
 
400 FREE RELAY
2. Alexander Behr, Mark Cattron, Carlos Hidalgo, Sam Matthews 3:09.20
 

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