By: Emily Blount, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive team returns to the Reilly Center Pool this Saturday for their second home event of the season. The Bonnies host Cornell for a dual meet showdown. Swimming will begin at 11:00 a.m., and diving will take place at 2:30 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies unbeaten streak came to an end last Friday as they fell to Army in dual meet action in West Point, N.Y. Prior to last week's contest with the Black Knights, the Bonnies had a three-event winning streak as they toppled Niagara and Le Moyne in dual meets and took first place as a team at the Colgate Invitational.
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STANDOUT STARS
Freshman
Mark Mizsei has had an outstanding start to his rookie season, earning two Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors in his first four events with the program. The Budapest, Hungary native has top-10 times in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the 500 and 1000-freestyle. His time of 9:43.06 in the 1000-yard event is sixth in the league and a time of 4:45.32 is good for ninth in the conference in the 500-free.
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Senior
Luigi Termine has also posted an outstanding start to the season with two top-10 times in the conference. His best times this season are good for sixth in the 50-backstroke and fifth in the 100-back.
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Other key contributions this season have come from senior
Alexander Behr and junior divers
Ben Giera and
Ben O'Neill.
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ABOUT CORNELL
The Big Red finished seventh at last season's Ivy League Championship meet with 798.5 points. The Bonnies visited Ithaca, N.Y. a year ago for a dual meet with Cornell. The Big Red secured the win, 146-86.
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