HAMPTON, Va. – The St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive team is tied for third after the second day of competition in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship at the Hampton Virginia Aquaplex. Ben O'Neill highlighted the Thursday night action, winning a silver medal for the second consecutive year in the 1-meter dive.

George Washington leads the field with 342 points, followed by George Mason with 177. The Bonnies are tied with La Salle with each squad accumulating 159 points. Davidson (158), Massachusetts (128), Fordham (121), and Saint Louis (84) round out the leaderboard.

O'Neill defended his silver medal from the 2024 A-10 Championships, earning a spot in the A-final with a 283.30 score in the prelim round. The Royal Oak, Mich. native improved to 309.35 in the finals to take second place on the podium. He finished behind Andrew Bell of Massachusetts, who posted a score of 359.80.

Sam Matthews helped add to the team point total, recording a fifth-place finish in the 50-freestyle with his time of 20.14.

The second Bonnie featured in an A-final was Johnny Edwards. Edwards took eighth in the 500-freestyle with a time of 4:31.07.

In the 200-IM, sophomore Kevyn Collazo Torres and grad Aidan Kreiley competed in the consolation final. Collazo Torres recorded a time of 1:49.35 to finish 11^th, while Kreiley finished in 1:50.60 to take 14^th.

The 200-freestyle relay team of Matthews, Will Parker, Collazo Torres, and Carlos Hidalgo finished seventh (1:21.32).

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI

"I'm happy with the mental toughness our team is showing. We gained ground on the men and are in the position to compete for top 3. The women have also put themselves in a position to rise. Our mental toughness and ability to handle adversity has been impressive. We hope to carry that willpower into the final two days."

BONNIES RESULTS
500 FREE
8. Johnny Edwards 4:31.07

200 IM
11. Kevyn Collazo Torres 1:49.35
14. Aidan Kreiley 1:50.60

50 FREE
5. Sam Matthews 20.14

200 FREE RELAY
7. Sam Matthews, Will Parker, Kevyn Collazo Torres, Carlos Hidalgo 1:21.32

1-METER
2. Ben O'Neill 309.35
7. Ben Giera 278.70
15. Josiah Knapp 241.75

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