BUFFALO – The St. Bonaventure men's swimming and diving team added a dominant chapter to the Little Three rivalry on Saturday afternoon, taking first place in every single event on the way to a 172-62 team victory vs. Canisius.
 
Bona's sweep of every event marks the first time the program has accomplished the feat since Jan. 25, 2025 when the team bested Colgate on the road, 229-56, winning every event and sweeping the podium in four separate heats that day.
 
On Saturday, graduate student Jace Champlin, senior Kevyn Collazo Torres, junior Mark Mizsei and sophomore Matheus Rinaldi led the charge against the Golden Griffins, each picking up two individual event wins.
 
Champlin put together a sweep of his own from the diving boards, winning the 1-meter dive with 249.23 points and the 3-meter dive with 273.68 points. Junior Quinn Borchers trailed him and placed third from the 1-meter board (210.30).
 
Collazo Torres collected his first victory of the day in the 100-free (46.64). He also won the 200-breast (2:11.03), where he was followed by freshman Corey Beard in third place (2:14.73).
 
Mizsei continued the Bonnies' success with first-place finishes in both the 50-free (20.85) and the 200-fly (1:49.60).
 
Rinaldi put his best foot forward in distance events, picking up victories in both the 500-free (4:42.96) and the 1000-free (9:43.43). Freshman Sam Dellasega trailed him in both of those heats, clocking in at 4:50.44 in the 500-free and posting a mark of 10:03.73 in the 1000-free.
 
Freshman Dillon Spooner combined with Rinaldi and Dellasega to sweep the podium in the 500-free, touching the wall in third place (4:52.84).
 
In the 200-free, sophomore Willyan Haruo Matana collected a victory (1:43.77) and was followed by senior Johnny Edwards in third place (1:44.43). Edwards also finished second in the 200-fly (1:56.10).
 
The final two individual event wins of the day came courtesy of freshmen Pietro Mazzaretto and Ben Witmer.
 
Witmer sped to a victory in the 200-back (1:53.11), being followed by Beard with another third-place finish (2:00.54).
 
Mazzaretto earned the top spot in the 200-IM (1:56.37) and was trailed by Witmer in second place (1:56.49).
 
Bona rounded out the day with a sweep in relay action.
 
Witmer, Collazo Torres, Haruo Matana and senior Joseph Pyon combined to take first place in the 400-medley relay with a time of 3:27.00.
 
In the 200-free relay, Mazzaretto, Haruo Matana, Mizsei and sophomore Blaise Sadowski worked together to take the top spot with a mark of 1:24.28. The Bonnies also secured third place in the event as Pyon and three sophomores, Cole Tangeman, Max Tucker and Joseph Skoumpris, posted a combined time of 1:27.68.
 
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH ALEC KANDT
"This group fought through some adversity this week but I'm proud of how they handled themselves today. They showed a lot of grit and determination, fighting for every event today, including some unusual events. I can't wait to see what this group does at midseason championships in a few weeks."
 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will see their next opportunity to compete at the Magnus Cup, hosted by Cleveland State. The midseason championship meet will take place from Nov. 19 through Nov. 21.
 
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