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2024-25 St. Bonaventure Men's Swimming and Diving

Ben Giera

  • Height 6-1
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Rockford, Mich.
  • High School Rockford
  • Position Diving
  • Major Management

Biography

As A Junior (2024-25) | Personal Bests
  • Tallied a third-place finish in the 3M with a score of 350.00 at Atlantic 10 Championships
  • Placed first in the 1M and 3M at Colgate (1/25)
  • Took first in the 1M vs Cleveland State (1/17)
  • Placed first in the 1M and 3M at Canisius (12/3)
  • Finished first in the 3M with a score of 310.35 at the Magnus Cup Invitational (11/22)
  • Tallied two victories in the 1M and 3M vs Cornell (11/9)
  • Victorious in the 1M and 3M at Army (11/1)
  • Placed second in the 3M and third in the 1M at the Colgate Invitational (10/11)
  • Captured first in the 3M and second in the 1M at Youngstown State (9/26)
As A Sophomore (2023-24) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • Placed fourth in the 1M dive at Atlantic 10 Championships with a score of 310.85
  • Took ninth in the 3M dive at championships with a 350.85 score
  • Qualified for NCAA Zone A Championships in both the 1M and 3M dive
  • Victorious in the 3M dive vs Canisius (321.08) (1/27)
  • Place second in the 3M dive and third in the 1M dive at the Patriot Invitational (11/16)
As A Freshman (2022-23) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • In the 3-meter dive, finished with a top score of 354.80 to earn a gold medal at the 2023 A-10 Championships (2/18)
  • Finished with a score of 302.65 to notch a bronze medal in the 1-meter dive at the championships (2/16)
  • Picked up a pair of second-place finishes in the 1- and 3-meter dives at the Colgate Invitational (10/7-10/8)
  • Victorious with a score of 310.73 in the 1-meter dive at the Cleveland State Tri-Meet (10/15)
  • At the Atlantic 10 Invitational placed second in the 3-meter with a score 270.95 (10/29-10/30)
  • Scored 281.18 for a second-place finish in the 1-meter dive against Cornell (11/5)
  • Notched a victory against Canisius in the 1-meter dive with a score of 286.88 (12/3)
  • Finished first in both the 1-meter dive (278.60) and the 3-meter dive (309.60) at UB (1/13-1/14)
  • Registered a pair of wins on the diving board, recording scores of 309.30 (3-meter) and 282.00 (1-meter) at Binghamton (1/21)
  • Set a program record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 342.98, surpassing Zyad Morsy's score (335.60) at the A-10 Invitational in 2021 (1/28)
High School/Club
All-American selection.

Personal
Son of Karan and Daryl Giera ... management major ... has three siblings - Sam, Nick and Tori.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Diving
    6'1" 205 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Diving
    6'1" 0 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Diving
    6'1" 0 lbs