ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure women's swim and dive program dropped a hard-fought contest to Cleveland State 188-112. Rookie standouts led the way for Bona on the diving boards and in the pool.
 
St. Bonaventure honored its graduating class of six prior to Friday's swim events. Caitlyn Clements, Maggie Holst, Ellie Kraus, Halle Myers, and McKenna Shearing were recognized for their contributions to the program throughout their time at Bona's.
 
Freshman Phoebe McClaren had an outstanding individual performance, recording two individual wins. McClaren won the first event of the night, touching the wall in 10:31.46 in the 1000-freestyle. She picked up another win in the 500-freestyle with a time of 5:08.62.
 
Spring roster addition Dhavgely Mendoza swept the diving events in her first competition in the Brown and White. Mendoza posted a 231.45 in the 1-meter and 237.83 in the 3-meter competition.
 
The Bonnies picked up another event win on the night in the 100-freestyle. Myers posted a time of 51.70 to claim victory. Myers finished as the runner-up in the 50-freestyle as well, touching the wall in 23.53.
 
In the backstroke events, Anna Bojana Forjan recorded a pair of second-place finishes. Bojana Forjan finished with a time of 2:05.64 in the 200-back and 58.09 in the 100-back.
 
Junior Kathryn Beyer posted a time of 1:57.33, finishing second in the 200-free, while Nele Vetter went 2:11.31 in the 200-fly to earn another second-place finish for the Bonnies.
 
Both relay teams finished as runners-up. The 200-medley team of Bojana Forjan, Sarah Gonzalez, Ellie Kraus, and Myers touched the wall in 1:46.59 while Myers, Kraus, Amy O'Rourke, and Caitlyn Clements finished in 3:32.50 in the 400-free relay.
 
Sophomore Sarah Gonzalez picked up two third-place finishes in the 100 (1:07.44) and 200-breaststroke (2:27.86).
 
 
QUOTES FORM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
"Despite the result, our women performed very good for this time of year, and I am very excited about it. We must give credit to Cleveland State women. Despite our good performance, they were very tough to beat. Coach Trent Richardson has done a great job with that group, and the Viking women are having a breakout year."
 
"Meets like this, we need to look at how we are progressing going into championships, and I think we are right on track for a breakout performance of our own. We are competing with every team we swim and dive against, which is a step in the right direction. That's a testament to our seniors, who committed to digging in and establishing a championship culture, and I could not be prouder of that group. We aren't where we are as a program without the senior/graduate student women who were honored tonight."  
 
BONNIES RESULTS
 
200 MEDLEY RELAY
2. Anna Bojana Forjan, Sarah Gonzalez, Ellie Kraus, Halle Myers 1:46.59
4. Eylul Alli, Kathryn Lyons, Amy O'Rourke, Maris Sadowski 1:50.45
 
1000 FREE
1. Phoebe McClaren 10:31.46
5. Alessandra Haas Ren 10:58.82
 
200 FREE
2. Kathryn Beyer 1:57.33
3. Ellie Kraus 1:57.90
6. Hana Wienckowski 2:01.08
8. Maris Sadowski 2:04.93
 
100 BACK
2. Anna Bojana Forjan 58.09
5. Eylul Alli 1:01.33
6. Maggie Holst 1:02.22
 
100 BREAST
3. Sarah Gonzalez 1:07.44
5. Anna Beth Blankenship 1:09.33
6. Kathryn Lyons 1:10.52
7. McKenna Shearing 1:14.80
 
200 FLY
2. Nele Vetter 2:11.31
3. Caroline Murray 2:14.65
7. Alessandra Haas Ren 2:33.92
 
50 FREE
2. Halle Myers 23.53
5. Amy O'Rourke 24.86
6. Caitlyn Clements 24.87
 
100 FREE
1. Halle Myers 51.70
3. Ellie Kraus 53.44
4. Hana Wienckowski 54.13
6. Maris Sadowski 55.49
 
200 BACK
2. Anna Bojana Forjan 2:05.64
5. Maggie Holst 2:14.92
6. Eylul Alli 2:16.00
 
200 BREAST
3. Sarah Gonzalez 2:27.86
6. Anna Beth Blankenship 2:31.32
7. Kathryn Lyons 2:33.52
8. Paris Christie 2:41.92
 
500 FREE
1. Phoebe McClaren 5:08.62
3. Nele Vetter 5:17.00
5. Kathryn Beyer 5:17.57
 
100 FLY
3. Amy O'Rourke 59.77
4. Caroline Murray 1:01.22
 
200 IM
5. Phoebe McClaren 2:14.82
6. Kathryn Lyons 2:16.64
7. Anna Beth Blankenship 2:20.81
 
400 FREE RELAY
2. Halle Myers, Ellie Kraus, Amy O'Rourke, Caitlyn Clements 3:32.50
3. Anna Bojana Forjan, Maris Sadowski, Nele Vetter, Hana Wienckowski 3:36.90
 
1-METER DIVE
1. Dhavgely Mendoza 231.45
7. Sanayia Joefield 190.5
 
3-METER DIVE
1. Dhavgely Mendoza 237.83
5. Sanayia Joefield 198.00
 
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