ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's swimming and diving team beat Canisius in dominating fashion at home on Friday evening, winning 208-86. The Bonnies were led by standout performances from senior Ben O'Neill as well as freshmen Matheus Rinaldi and Emanuele Zingaro.
 
Rinaldi collected an early victory in the 200-free (1:43.50) and backed it up later with a win in the 500-free (4:44.03). He was trailed in the 200-free by Kevyn Collazo Torres (1:44.19), who secured an additional second-place finish in the 100-fly (51.30).
 
Zingaro also paced the field in two events, winning the 50-free (20.88) as well as the 100-free (45.84).
 
O'Neill found the two top podium spots in diving competition, scoring 318 points on the 1-meter board and 321 points on the 3-meter board. Freshman Brady Huetll followed in second place in both events, scoring 263.40 points on the 1-meter board and 289.05 points on the 3-meter board.
 
Sophomore Mark Mizsei, the reigning Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week, continued his hot streak, taking the win in the 200-fly (1:49.38) and second-place in the 500-free (4:46.82).
 
Senior Luigi Termine won the 100-back (51.00) and finished second in the 200-back (1:55.88). He was followed by sophomore Grant Chapa in the 100-back (51.68), who also collected a victory in the 200-IM (1:56.37).
 
Senior Will Foggin pushed hard for a distance win, finishing in under 10 minutes in the 1000-free (9:58.69). He was also able to find the podium in the 500-free (4:53.41), taking third place.
 
Joseph Pyon picked up a late victory in the 100-fly (49.65), preceding Collazo Torres. The junior also placed third earlier in the 200-fly (1:52.10).
 
Rookie Blaise Sadowski was the top Bonaventure finisher in the 100-breast, clocking in at 58.01.
 
Multiple other Bonnies turned in solid individual performances, including junior Johnny Edwards and freshman David Mutter. Edwards placed second in the 1000-free (10:02.45) and Mutter secured second in the 200-fly (1:52.00).
 
Junior Carlos Hidalgo sped to a podium finish in sprints, taking second place in the 50-free (21.34).
 
The Bonnies swept in relay action, collecting two wins and taking four of the six available podium positions. Chapa, Sadowski, Pyon, and Zingaro combined for first place in the 200-medley relay (1:31.47). They were followed by Termine, Collazo Torres, Marcos Bravo and Paul Wissel in second place (1:34.35).
 
In the 200-free relay, Zingaro, Pyon, Wissel and Hidalgo worked together for a first-place time of 1:23.89. Sadowski, Collazo Torres, Mutter and Cole Tangeman followed shortly in third (1:26.76).
 
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
"This was a great team win for our men. We are very consistent and we are swimming well every week. This week, however, we started to finish races and kept the energy up. It was a packed house and the energy was great. This is a good setup for our midseason meet where we can get a little rest and come down from our hard training blocks."
 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will get a week of rest before traveling to Cleveland State to compete in the Magnus Cup from Nov. 20-22.
 
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