By: Emily Blount, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant
HAMPTON, Va. – The St. Bonaventure men's swim and dive team finished as runners-up at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship meet, capping the championships with the best finish for the program since 2016.
George Washington won the team title for the fifth consecutive year, scoring 883.5 team points. The Bonnies followed the Revolutionaries with 517.5 team points, edging George Mason which recorded 509 points for third. Davidson (446) and La Salle (358) completed the top-five with Massachusetts (332), Fordham (250), and Saint Louis (209) rounding out the team standings.
On the last day of the meet,
Alexander Behr defended his silver medal in the 200-butterfly from 2024. Behr earned silver for the second year in a row with a new program-best time of 1:43.80. The senior had set the previous record of 1:44.91 in 2023.
Freshman
Mark Mizsei finished fifth in the race behind Behr with a time of 1:46.35.
In the 200-breaststroke,
Aidan Kreiley picked up his second medal of the meet, earning bronze. His time of 1:56.94 bested the previous program record time of 1:58.07 set by Kreiley in November.
In diving action,
Ben Giera earned a spot on the podium in the 3-meter dive as he posted a score of 350.00 to earn bronze.
Ben O'Neill finished right behind Giera with a score of 343.45.
Senior
Knute Wargin won the B-final of the 200-breast (2:00.41) while
Mark Polos took seventh in the A-final (2:01.06).
In the mile race,
Johnny Edwards was the top finisher for the Bonnies as he touched the wall in 15:37.75.
Connor Peck (15:45.50) placed ninth,
Mikolaj Synowiec (15:46.67) took 10
th, and
Dylan Cachia (15:50.56) earned 12
th.
Henry Wilkes earned a spot in the A-final of the 200-backstroke with a prelim time of 1:47.19. He improved his time to 1:46.34 to earn a seventh-place finish in the final.
Luigi Termine was victorious in the consolation final of the 200-back (1:46.12).
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE SMIECHOWSKI
"Last year, UMass ran us down and passed us for top-two on the final night. When we entered prelims, we were behind and Davidson was right on our tails. Every race and every dive had to go well for us to move past George Mason."
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"Our goal is to build a championship contender and we have many high-level pieces returning next year. We proved that we have the mental toughness to win against adversity. It's hard not to be excited about the future."
BONNIES RESULTS
1650-FREE
5.
Johnny Edwards 15:37.75
9.
Connor Peck 15:46.50
10.
Mikolaj Synowiec 15:46.67
12.
Dylan Cachia 15:50.56
200-BACK
7.
Henry Wilkes 1:46.34
9.
Luigi Termine1:46.12
100-FREE
11.
Carlos Hidalgo 44.76
12.
Sam Matthews 44.99
200-BREAST
3.
Aidan Kreiley 1:56.94** - SCHOOL RECORD
7.
Mark Polos 2:01.06
9.
Knute Wargin 2:00.41
200-FLY
2.
Alexander Behr 1:43.80** - SCHOOL RECORD
5.
Mark Mizsei 1:46.35
11.
Kevyn Collazo Torres 1:50.11
3-METER DIVE
3.
Ben Giera 350.00
4.
Ben O'Neill 343.45
400-FREE RELAY
7.
Alexander Behr,
Carlos Hidalgo,
Sam Matthews,
Kevyn Collazo Torres 3:00.18
TEAM STANDINGS
1. George Washington 883.5
2. St. Bonaventure 517.5
3. George Mason 509
4. Davidson 446
5. La Salle 358
6. Massachusetts 332
7. Fordham 250
8. Saint Louis 209
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