Welcome to "Behind The Bonnies," a new GoBonnies.com series where we get to know the student-athletes at St. Bonaventure University.
Joshua Lopez (Men's Cross Country/Track)
Sophomore
Joshua Lopez has enjoyed a strong start to his career at St. Bonaventure.
Zoe Shaw (Women's Basketball)
Freshman
Zoe Shaw traveled 10,000 miles away from home in Australia to be able to play college basketball in the United States.
Senior
Chance Moore has played his way into becoming one of the men's basketball teams premier players in his debut season with the Bonnies
Jonah Hinton (Men's Basketball)
Sophomore
Jonah Hinton has been a key to the Bonnies strong start this season.
Duane Thompson committed to St. Bonaventure in 2023.
Freshman Mackenzie Pettinelli joins us from Pennsylvania, where she has carved out an important role on the Women's Bonnies basketball team.
Faith Caldwell has been one of St. Bonaventure's most consistent runners since joining the program in 2022, competing in the Atlantic 10 Championships five of possible seven seasons since she has been with the Bonnies.
Hannah Richardson has traveled the most out of anyone on her team to get to St. Bonaventure, a native of New Zealand.
Sophomore
Brecken Riley joined the St. Bonaventure track team from Minnesota where he attended Northfield High School.
Jack DeRose is perhaps more familiar with Bonnies Basketball than anyone else on the active roster as he grew up in Olean and was a star for Olean High during his high school career.
Kelly Barnes has played her way into being a vital piece on the St. Bonaventure Tennis team.
Dylan Cachia joined the St. Bonaventure swim team as a graduate student during the 2023-24 season, coming in during the spring semester.
Mia Winters has proven to be one of St. Bonaventure's best runners since becoming a member of the team in 2022.
Last season,
Luigi Termine earned a bronze medal in the 100-backstroke at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 48.39. In the same championships, Termine placed ninth in the 200-backstroke with a time of 1:47.67.
Broek Ostrom walked onto the St. Bonaventure basketball team as a freshman during the 2022-2023 season. As a sophomore, Ostrom appeared in seven games where he scored the five points of his collegiate career and recorded three rebounds. Ostrom recorded his first career bucket in a win against Niagara on Dec. 12. Later in the season, Ostrom posted three points against Rhode Island.
Casey Malloy burst onto the collegiate scene as a freshman when he qualified for the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships for the 3000 meter run. Later in the year, Malloy went on to qualify for the A-10 Outdoor Championships in the 5000 meters as well.
Sydney Hayward scored her first career goal in a Bonnies uniform as a junior when she scored the game-winner against Niagara. Later in the season she scored her second goal against Robert Morris.
Alexander Behr has been one of St. Bonaventure's top swimmers in recent years. Behr holds the program record in the 100-butterfly, 200-butterfly, and 800-freestyle relay.
Will O'Connor scored his first goal in a St. Bonaventure uniform this season on Oct. 15 against Bucknell. O'Connor came in as a reserve and made an immediate impact to extend the Bonnies lead to 3-1 as part of a Bona's victory.
Miranda Habshi burst onto the scene in her first collegiate race taking eighth overall at the Little Three Championships with a 5K time 19:15.44 in September. Her effort earned her a spot in the Bonnies record board in the 5K at 13th overall individually.
Thea Juul opened her career with St. Bonaventure on Sept. 5 when she scored the game-winner against Youngstown State.
Juul transferred to Bonaventure this year from College of Saint Rose where she played in 15 games and tallied an assist during her time there. She helped her team to a Northeast 10 league title and 20-0-2 record.
Anna Bojána Forján burst onto the scene with St. Bonaventure swimming as a freshman in 2023. In Bojána Forján's first eight races, she logged one win and seven second place finishes. Later in the season, Bojána Forján had three consecutive victories with a pair of wins in the 100-backstroke and then 200-IM against Canisius and then a win the 100-backstroke against Duquesne.
Alex Ryan has had a successful campaign with St. Bonaventure since joining Bonnies cross country/track. As a freshman he made his mark on the team, qualifying for Atlantic 10 Championships in cross country and indoor track.
Peter Byrne walked onto the St. Bonaventure golf team his sophomore year of college. Now, as a graduate student, Byrne has been recognized as one of the captains on the golf team and is now a leader for the program.
