ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Diver Ben Giera continued a stellar junior campaign for St. Bonaventure Saturday afternoon in the Reilly Center Pool. Despite two wins from Giera, the St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive squad fell short against Cornell, 151.5-91.5.
 
Giera swept the diving events, posting a score of 328.28 in the 1-meter and 292.20 in the 3-meter to earn a pair of wins.
 
Ben O'Neill finished as the runner-up in the 1-meter, scoring 297.30.  
 
Freshman Mark Mizsei and senior Alexander Behr each posted wins for the Bonnies Saturday morning.
 
Mizsei finished with a time of 1:50.69 in the 200-fly to earn a victory while Behr finished the 100-free in 46.00 to collect a win.
 
Behr posted a second-place finish in the 200-free as well, going 1:40.91, and Mizsei recorded a third-place finish in the 500-free, touching the wall in 4:52.37.
 
Grad student Sam Matthews helped add to the Bonnies' points total with a second-place finish in the 50-free (20.70) and a third-place finish in the 100-free (46.40).
 
Other third-place finishes came from Johnny Edwards, Kevyn Collazo Torres, Luigi Termine, and Aidan Kreiley.
 
Edwards (10:13.71) finished behind Mikolaj Synowiec (9:54.64) in the 1000-freestyle while Collazo Torres touched the wall in 4:13.03 in the 400-IM.
 
Termine swam a time of 1:52.84 in the 200-back, and Kreiley went 2:08.30 in the 200-breaststroke.
 
In relay action, Termine, Kreiley, Behr, and Matthews combined for a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:31.99.
 
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
"It was a good day of racing for the men. I think our underclassmen are starting to adapt better and better each week to the training and the weight room."

"I was surprised with some performances, and how we raced with this level of fatigue. We tested them this week and we responded well."
 
"This meet gave us a good idea of who may need a little more adjustment to help climb out of the hole. Most of our men are bringing a great energy to practice, so I am looking forward to mid-season where we can get some fresh swims and reap the benefits of the work we put in the first semester."

QUOTES FROM DIVING COACH ALEJANDRA FUENTES
"I'm very proud of the improvements our divers showed in today's meet. We still have some more work to do, but they are responding great to the season plan, and I can see the confidence building every week."
 
BONNIES RESULTS
 
200 MEDLEY RELAY
2. Luigi Termine, Aidan Kreiley, Alexander Behr, Sam Matthews 1:31.99
 
1000 FREE
2. Mikolaj Synowiec 9:54.64
3. Johnny Edwards 10:13.71
4. Will Foggin 10:17.04
 
200 FREE
2. Alexander Behr 1:40.91
5. Denton Smith 1:46.34
 
50 FREE
2. Sam Matthews 20.70
5. Carlos Hidalgo 21.46
 
400 IM
3. Kevyn Collazo Torres 4:13.03
4. Connor Peck 4:18.34
 
200 FLY
1. Mark Mizsei 1:50.69
4. Denton Smith 1:56.79
 
100 FREE
1. Alexander Behr 46.00
3. Sam Matthews 46.40
 
200 BACK
3. Luigi Termine 1:52.84
4. Henry Wilkes 1:52.84
 
500 FREE
3. Mark Mizsei 4:52.37
4. Mikolaj Synowiec 4:52.81
5. Dylan Cachia 4:57.21
 
200 BREAST
3. Aidan Kreiley 2:08.30
4. Mark Polos 2:112.42
 
200 FREE RELAY
3. Henry Wilkes, Paul Wissel, Mark Cattron, Johnny Edwards 1:28.36
 
1-METER DIVE
1. Ben Giera 328.28
2. Ben O'Neill 297.30
 
3-METER DIVE
1. Ben Giera 292.20
5. Ben O'Neill 259.43
 

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