SBU Men's Swimming

Akron Invite Hotel Information

2011-10-26T08:07:00.005-04:00

Parents, for the Akron Invite (December 2-4) we will be staying at the Akron Ramada Plaza Hotel. They are holding rooms for parents and here is the contact information:

http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=43473

This is information about the pool, with directions.

http://www.gozips.com/athletics/facilities/ocasek

2011-2012 Schedule

2011-08-20T10:34:00.003-04:00

Oct. 8 @ WNY Invite at UB 10:00am/3:00pm
Oct. 22 Pitt 11:00 dive/12:00swim
Nov. 5 Duquesne (women only)/LaSalle @ ECC 10:30am/3:30pm
Nov.12 @ Cleveland State/Valpo 1:00
Nov. 18 @ Michigan State Evening TBD
Dec 2-4 @ Akron Invite
Dec. 16 Canisius 3:00dive/5:00swim
Jan. 21 @ Binghamton 1:00
Jan. 28 @ Niagara 1:00
Feb. 4 UB 1:00
Feb. 22-25 Atlantic 10 Championships @ ECC Buffalo

Senior Swimmer Dawid Kundzik Recognized!!!

2011-05-06T08:10:00.001-04:00

www.gobonnies.com/gennews/2011SeniorAwards

Alumni Weekend

2011-05-01T17:13:00.003-04:00

Another enjoyable and entertaining Alumni Weekend has concluded. The weekend began on Friday night with a gathering at one of Oleans wateringholes that got the stories rolling. Saturday saw the annual softball game a relaxed affair with the alums proving again to be too much, with skewed rules and endless outs, for the current team. The afternoon bar-b-que served as an opportunity for the stories to really get rolling while enjoying a beautiful day that permitted everyone to get blisteringly sunburned. The cornhole court was owned by the coaches who went undefeated for the afternoon. The b-b-que also served as the canvass for the newest addition to the weekend, a challenge swim that was waged between Scott Jordan and Mariusz Michalik in a negotiated 400 breaststroke. Scott who is training regularly felt that he would be able to handle the 4 time A-10 200 breaststroke champ who had not touched the water since the 2010 A-10's. Vigorous betting set the stage for the benefit swim, to assist the program, and a sizable crowd got to witness the spectacle. Oosh led from start to finish and cranked out a 2:22, 200 split on his way to the easy victory. The group then headed into Allegany to relive their college days. Breakfast at the Hick, this morning, served as the conclusion of the weekend.

Thanks to all of those in attendance and we really look forward to seeing many of you in Florida in early January!!!

SBU Athletics Golf Outing

2011-04-23T10:21:00.004-04:00

http://http//www.gobonnies.com/gennews/2011golfwbonnies

Here is a link to our annual golf outings to help support SBU Athletics. We would love to have you join us at either outing!!! We are in need of tee sponsors for either tournament so if you have interest in assisting we would welcome your support.

Canisius

2010-12-17T23:23:00.005-05:00

5 pool records were the highlight of our meet at Canisius this evening. The 200 Medley Relay(Koenig, Murphy, Baker, Robinson), the 200 Free (Mike Dansa broke it in the event then Yi Liu broke it leading off the 800 free relay), 500 Free (Ethan Rowan), 3 Meter Dive (Mike Murphy) and the 800 Free Relay(Liu, Martin, Dansa, Rowan).

We had a solid contingent of alumni/parents in the crowd to watch the Bonnies come away from final exams to collect a 171-72 victory over an improving Canisius squad. Now it is a few days of putting their noses to the grindstone before sending them home for the Christmas Holiday.

Akron Zippy Invite

2010-12-06T12:02:00.006-05:00

We are back from Akron with a piece of the tri-force that the team so covets!!! A 3rd place finish was the result with SBU actually edging out UB in the swimming portion of the meet by a mere 3 points!!! We did not bring our divers due to the unusual diving format that does not permit them much time to work so we opted to have them stay home and advance themselves through practice. Swimmer of the Meet for the Bonnies is Dawid Kundzik who had a fantastic weekend with a 20.87 in the 50 free (2nd place), winning the 100 fly in 49.93 and finishing 2nd in the 100 free with a time of 46.02 but also anchoring our 400 Free Relay with a blazing 44.74 to help the relay to a 2nd place finish with a very solid in-season time of 3:05.42. We learned a lot from this meet and now know the areas that need to be focused on in order to prepare for the A-10 Championships in February. Here is a link to the results: http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/2010-11/schedule

Let it snow!!!!

2010-12-01T11:53:00.003-05:00

It is the first real snowfall of the season!!!! The Christmas tunes are cranked and getting ready to head out to Akron for the Zippy Invite.

Mid-Major Ranking #18!!!

2010-11-18T11:21:00.002-05:00

Here is the link to the recently posted Mid-Major Rankings!!!

http://www.collegeswimming.com/pollMM

Akron Invite Information

2010-11-17T08:58:00.002-05:00

We will once again be attending the Akron Zippy Invite December 3-5 at the University of Akron. We are staying at the Akron City Center Hotel and they have extended a rate of $75 per night there for families. Sessions are Friday & Saturday 9:00am and 6:00pm and Sunday 9:00am and 4:00pm. Each individual will be permitted to swim in 3 individual events and relays and all teams are permitted two relays per event.

Hotel:

Akron City Center Hotel

20 West Mill Street

Akron, OH 44308

330-384-1500

www.akroncitycentrehotel.com

Cleveland State Wrap-up

2010-11-15T08:09:00.002-05:00

Best descriptive would be "we had our chances"!! The meet started the way we hoped it would with a 1-3 finish in the 400 Medley Relay, then an expected 2-3 finish in the 1000. The 200 free was an event we had hoped to have a shot at winning but we ended up 1-2-3 (Rowan 1:43.47, Dansa 1:45.40, Murphy 1:45.98) which served as a huge boost only to be equalized by the Cleveland State 1-2 in the 50 in the next event. The 200 IM served as another event that we needed to take advantage of, and did!! Yi Liu finished 1st with a season best time of 1:57.53. We were looking pretty solid going into the second diving break. Our hopes were to win one of the boards but did not accomplish that. This put the need on us to win two individual events out of the final 5 events and we could not come up with the necessary finishes to get the job done and to get it to the 400 Free Relay to decide the meet. A tough touch-out in the 100 free where Dawid Kundzik lead for 99 & 1/2 yards of the 100 yard race seemed to take the wind out of the sails. The final score of 136-105 left me feeling a little confused as we had a very solid first half of the meet to be followed by a less than stellar second half of the meet. Here is a link to the results:
http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/2010-11/files/CSUResults_2010.htm

Top Times

2010-11-10T11:56:00.002-05:00

Here is the link to the NCAA Swimming Times database:

http://http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1971&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en

From here you can access all of the top times from around the country in one easy to use database.

Cleveland State this Saturday

2010-11-10T09:19:00.005-05:00

The meet with Cleveland State this Saturday will begin at 1:00 with a diving event. Swimming should begin around 1:40pm. the format will be a 13 Event format will be:

Dive (approx 35min), 400 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 50 Free, 200 IM, Dive (approx. 35 min), 200 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Back, 500 Free, 10 min. break, 200 Breast, 400 Free Relay.

Cleveland State comes into the Reilly Center as the 9th Ranked Mid-Major Team in the country with a record of 5-1-1.

Canisius-LaSalle-St. Bonaventure Results

2010-11-08T11:29:00.001-05:00

Here is the link to the results from our meet this past weekend.

http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/w-swim/2010-11/files/TriMeet_Results.htm

Tri-Meet vs. Canisius and LaSalle

2010-11-06T20:59:00.003-04:00

We came up a little short in a very exciting and competitive meet against LaSalle tonight at the ECC Flickinger pool where we host the Atlantic-10 Swimming and Diving Championships. Some great swims from both teams made for a nail biting 168.5-165.5 outcome for the LaSalle Explorers. Standouts for the Bonnies were Ethan Rowan going a dual meet best in the 1650 with a 16:13.71 then getting right out of the event and swimming the next event the 200 free and winning that with a time of 1:44.10. Rowan then swam the 500 free in the second session and collected the win with a time of 4:40.26. Ethan got his 4th win of the day leading off the 400 Free Relay with a 48.29 for a relay that won with a time of 3:08.32. Dawid Kundzik also collected four wins on the day taking part in the winning 400 Medley Relay(fly split of 49.96/final time of 3:28.25, 100 free (46.64), 200 Free Relay (Split 20.46/final time of 1:24.71) and the 400 Free Relay (Split 46.08/final time of 3:08.32).

I will attach the full results once they are posted on our http://www.gobonnies.com/ website.

Cocoa Beach, Jan 7-9 spots are going fast!!!

2010-11-04T22:33:00.006-04:00

Rooms? Sleep 5 comfortably at a $100 per room per night!! Flights to Orlando? Come on, the cheapest location going!!! What to do? All the entitlements that being an alum of the program could possibly provide!!! Best part... You don't have to get in the water!!!

Saturday @ ECC vs. LaSalle & Canisius

2010-11-04T21:12:00.004-04:00

This Saturday we will be at the home of the Atlantic-10 Championships, Erie Community Colleges Flickinger Natatorium, for a meet with Canisius and LaSalle. There are two sessions at 10:00am and 3:30pm. If you are around and would like to stop by we would love to see some friendly faces in the crowd.

A Solid Week of Work

2010-10-29T10:20:00.002-04:00

Taking full advantage of two vacant weekends from meets, we have pasted together two very solid weeks of training. We have a few recruits hitting town for the weekend and are looking forward to showing off our program and university.

Team Challenge

2010-10-28T08:20:00.004-04:00

The Static Hang Challenge was waged this morning after lifting and once again Chris Baker and Santiago Castaneda's Team #1 remained unbeaten in Team Challenges this season. Team #1 had an average of 83.3 seconds while team #2 averaged 70.8 seconds.

Top 5: Yi Liu 2:07, Mike Burud 1:47, Jake Greene 1:46, Jimmy Martin 1:39, Dawid Kundzik 1:36.

Humphrey Hill Run this Morning

2010-10-23T11:33:00.004-04:00

The run up Humphrey Hill took place this morning!!! The tradition that started back in the mid 90's to send a message to a team that needed to race each other in practice, had its 2010-2011 installment completed today. On a cold October morning with the temp slightly above freezing the 1 3/4 mile ascent up the 1000 vertical feet mountain was won by freshman Mike Hartwell in a time of 12:30!!! It is always entertaining to see the curious looks from the passers by who wonder what could be going on!!!

Meet Time Change

2010-10-21T09:12:00.002-04:00

Please note that the meet with Duquesne and LaSalle will begin at 10:00am on November 6th. The afternoon session will still begin at 3:30!!! This meet is being held at the Erie Community College Flickinger Natatorium in Buffalo. This is where we host the Atlantic-10 Swimming and Diving Championships in February.

5 Minute Sit-up Challenge

2010-10-19T10:15:00.004-04:00

Following weights and dryland this morning we finished with the 5 minute sit-up challenge. Opposing teams counted for each other after proper sit-up technique was established and agreed upon. Team 1 (Brown) which consists of Baker, Castaneda, Greene, Liu, Mike Murphy, Robinson, Rowan, Paccapaniccia, Hartwell, Mackiewicz, Martin, Melchiorre, O'Donnell and Rutkowski out crunched the competition by an average of 161.7-148.4.
Top 5 were: Greene (226), Liu (209), Hartwell (205), Kundzik (202) and Nenashev (201).

Pitt Summary

2010-10-18T09:18:00.003-04:00

Here is the link to our Pitt results. We had many decent swims for where we are at this point but never posed a threat to the Panthers. Highlights would be our 3:28.3 in the 400 Med Relay which is our fastest ever for this early and David Paccapaniccia current sophmore (Pitt transfer) had some solid swims after not competing for over a year and a half.

http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/2010-11/files/pittvs_st._bon.htm

Now two weeks off before heading up to ECC for our meet with LaSalle on November 6th.

@ Pitt this Weekend

2010-10-14T08:25:00.002-04:00

We are heading off to Trees Pool at the University of Pittsburgh this Saturday. Diving will begin at 11:00am and swimming at 12:00. It will be a 16 event format, which is comprised of the 400 Med. Rel and 200 Free Relay, the regular 50-100-200-500 &1000 frees, 100's and 200's of strokes and the 200 IM. This will enable us to get swims for our unusually large squad this season and permit us to bring the entire team.

WNY Invite 2010

2010-10-10T09:11:00.003-04:00

The results are in and the first racing of the long season took place yesterday. Six 5am mornings in a row, a solid week of training and a challenging format to swim saw the SBU Men's team come away from the WNY Invite with a lot to look forward to. Here is a link to the results!!!

http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/2010-11/files/WNY_Invite_2010.htm

Take Your Mark!!!

2010-10-06T09:05:00.002-04:00

We are getting ready for the first opportunity to race this Saturday at the Western New York Invite. Held at UB this non-scored competition gets the areas local univeristies together to race a little after a month of training. We run two sessions with the first session beginning at 10:00am and the second session at 3:00pm. Diving will take place while the swimming is going on in each session. The schools participating are UB, Binghamton, Canisius, Niagara and SBU. If you are in the area we would love to have you stop by to see us.

Ray Bussard

2010-09-23T17:13:00.003-04:00

Ray Bussard, the former Tennessee Men's Swimming Coach passed away last night after being in poor health. Ray was a great friend to SBU Swimming where he and former SBU Coach Kevin McNamee forged a solid friendship. Coach Bussard was a fixture at the St. Lawrence Swim Camp that Kevin directed and also spent many summers at the SBU Swim Camp back in the 90's.

Here is a link about Coach: http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2010/sep/23/tennessee-legend-bussard-passes-away

"Great Strides" for Cystic Fibrosis

2010-09-20T09:57:00.002-04:00

After tallying the donation amounts from the CF walk this past weekend, that the entire team participated in, it was determined that the men's swimming & diving team tied with the baseball team for the most amount donated!!! This entitles the team to give Coach Fiske and his assistant a dryland/weight training workout of our choice.

"Great Strides" Cystic Fibrosis Walk

2010-09-18T13:15:00.006-04:00

The Men's Swimming & Diving Team spent the beautiful Southern Tier morning participating in the Cystic Fibrosis benefit walk in Salamanca. Darryn Fiske, our strength and conditioning coach, has spearheaded this event that has grown immensely over the years. Darryn has a nephew that is affected by CF and the SBU Athletic Department has leaped into assisting Coach Fiske with raising monies and awareness for CF. If anyone would like to assist this cause, here is a link to the website:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cff.org%2FGREAT_STRIDES%2FDarrynFiske6270&h=4c0b5

New Diving Coach

2010-08-31T14:32:00.003-04:00

We are happy to announce that Stephanie O'Callaghan has accepted the Head Diving Coach position at St. Bonaventure. Stephanie comes to us from the University of Michigan where she was a four year letterman. Read the entire press release at:

http://www.gobonnies.com/landing/index

Incoming Class

2010-06-01T10:05:00.002-04:00

Men's Swimming & Diving bulks up roster for 2010-11
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - Men's swimming head coach Sean McNamee announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent and three more to grant-in-aid for the 2010-11 season.
Michael Burud, James Martin, Stephen Melchiorre and Patrick O'Donnell signed National Letters of Intent to swim with the Bonnies. John McMahon comes to St. Bonaventure after competing the past two seasons at the University of New Orleans, while freshman David Paccapaniccia also transferred in from the University of Pittsburgh in January, but did not compete so he will have four years of eligibility. Mike Hartwell, John Mackiewicz and Bob Rutkowski will also be joining the Bonnies in the Fall.
Diver, Dominick Butts-Ealy transfers from the University of New Orleans as well.
Burud, a Red Hook, N.Y. native, comes from a family of swimmers – all three of his older siblings are either currently competing or have finished their careers as collegiate swimmers. In the pool, Burud has had quite a high school career of his own, finishing with a time of 46.64 in the 100 free, 58.31 in the 100 breast and 51.57 in the 100 fly. As a freshman, he swam in the Empire State Games, winning gold medals in the 100-yard free and 400-yard medley relays. In all, after swimming at the Games all four years in high school he has earned seven gold and four silver medals. Burud also earned a spot in the Speedo Championship Sectional Meet in each of his four years.
A sophomore transfer for New Orleans, Butts-Ealy finished sixth in the one-meter dive and 7th in the three-meter at the Sun Belt Conference Championship. He posted season-high scores of 299.85 and 304.00 in the one and three-meter, respectively. As a senior at Overland High School in Denver, Colo., he took fourth place at states and first in the Centennial League Championship.
Hartwell was a six-year member of the varsity swimming team and also played soccer and ran track. A product of Mexico, N.Y., Hartwell led his team to Section III championships for three years. His top times were 47.81 in the 100 free and 1:43.91 in the 200 free. As a senior, he set a school record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.81 and was a state qualifier in the event. After winning the 100 free, 200 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay he was selected as a member of the first team All-Section and was the Class B Swimmer of the Meet.
Mackiewicz, from Wallingford, Connecticut, holds four team records in the 500-yard free, 200-yard free relay, 100-yard fly and 100-yard backstroke. This season he posted top times of 52.70 in the 100 fly, 1:58.69 in the 200 fly and 1:58.44 in the 200 back. As a junior, he was named to the All-State and New Haven Register All-Area teams and was named Team MVP. He is also a two-time scholar athlete at Lyman Hall High School.
In just one year, James Martin left a big impression on Connecticut high school swimming. The St. Paul Catholic senior won two Class LL championships and was named the Connecticut Swimmer of the Year while becoming the fastest swimmer in the state in both the 200 (1:40.73) and 100 yard freestyle (45.67), taking home the State Open crown in each. Martin, from Bristol, Conn., was able to compete for his high school team, as St. Paul competed in a Co-op with the Bristol public schools for the first time this season. He holds the Co-op record in the 50 free (21.23), the 100 free and the 100 backstroke. He owns the conference-best time in the 100 and 200 free, as well. As a member of the Central Connecticut Aquatic team he was a junior national and sectional qualifier.
A native of Walnut Creek, Calif., McMahon was the captain of a New Orleans team that was a two-time Scholastic All-American team. He also placed in the top 24 of all three of his events at the Sun Belt Conference Championships. He posted top times in the 200 back (1:52.79) and 1:54.15 in the 200 IM this season. In high school, McMahon was a Speedo Sectional Qualifier in the 200- and 100-yard backstroke as well as the 100-yard fly and 200-yard IM.
A native of Voorhees, N.J., Melchiorre was a three time All-South Jersey selection and earned a spot on the All-Non Catholic team for the state his senior year. At St. Augustine Prep he posted top season times of 1:55.44 in the 200 back as well as 53.18 in the 100 back and 400 IM (4:10.78). As a junior, he helped the school to the state Non-Public championship en route to a spot on the All-South Jersey team. His squad also won the championship his freshman and sophomore years.
O'Donnell, a Camilus, N.Y. native, was a two-time All-American in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard medley relay. This season he posted top times of 51.77 in the 100 back and 4:10.78 in the 400 IM. He was a Section III champion and named the section's Swimmer of the Meet. He owns the sectional record in the 200 medley and holds four school records. From eighth to 10th grade, he also swam in the Empire State Games.
Rutkowski will be close to his family as the Alden, N.Y., native comes to St. Bonaventure holding school records in the 100 back (58.70), 100 breast (59.49) and 200 IM (2:02.34). The two-year captain at Alden won his division and sectional in the breast stroke and 200 IM, while finishing 12th at the state meet in the breast stroke.
Paccapaniccia joined the Bonnies in January and will compete in the 2010-11 season. The Indiana, Pa., product led his team to a 10-0 finish his junior and senior years. He is a four-time All-State selection and was named most valuable swimmer in each of his four years. As a Bonnie he will add depth to the sprints as he posted times of 21.50 in the 50 free, 47.60 in the 100 free and 52.9 in the 100 butterfly in his final season.
The Bonnies finished second at the Atlantic 10 Championship for the third consecutive year and only lose three seniors to graduation.

Winter Training Camp Invite

2010-05-21T09:27:00.002-04:00

We are looking to include our alumni in our annual trek south in early January. We want to get some alums to come down on a Friday-Sunday to join us for some fun and to re-live those special training camp memories!!! We traditionally go to the Cocoa Beach area which would keep flights very cheap into Orlando. A golf tourney, team dinner and evening beach fire would be some of the activities. Alums would be invited to join us at all training sessions to help encourage the current team in their endeavors. More details will follow but the targeted date at this point would be January 7-9.

Alumni Weekend

2010-04-27T13:02:00.004-04:00

If you are planning on attending this weekend's festivities please drop me a note to let me know so I have a rough idea on how many to expect.

Alumni Weekend

2010-04-17T09:44:00.002-04:00

Guys, hope you are getting ready for the upcoming Alumni Weekend April 30-May 2. Here is a general idea on some of the schedule of the weekend.

April 30 8:00 Meet at Village Green Tavern in Olean, NY
May 1 Softball game (on the turf baseball field followed by other competitions during the day)An afternoon cocktail social will take place with the evening being hosted by the team hosting a gathering for the alumni.
May 2 TBD gather for breakfast at the Hick!!!!

An Alum's Return to the Pool!!!

2010-03-29T09:35:00.003-04:00

This is the stroke by stoke report of Chris Ekimoff's valiant return to the , not so welcoming, waters of competitive swimming. It was very entertaining reading that I had to share!!!

In a day when the excitement at Woodrow Wilson High School Aquatic Center was as palpable as a spring fog, a former legend in his own mind pushed himself to the limits of both mental reasoning and physical assertion.
After a brisk 2500 warm up in the Olympic-sized pool for the first time since January 2007, he approached the stationed lifeguard with a favor to ask. However, the highly certified and grossly overweight lifesaver debated that paying enough attention to time and film me would be dangerous to the less-able patrons. Alas, he would go undocumented into the abyss.
After a strong push-off towards the distant end, he felt light and fast, although keeping his stroke in line was difficult coming into the first turn. In what might have been the most technically sound flip turn in his illustrious career, the second fifty looked promising. A quick look at the clock going into the 2nd turn yieled an opening split of 1:04.
But the abyss began to take hold. Strokes turned to flailing arms, kicking turned into...nothing. As the third turn reared its ugly head, a gliding shark slowly turned into an orca whale -- equally efficient, but too large to continue swimming fast.
The last 50 came with another transformation, into the gentle giants of the sea, the manatee. As he slowly slapped his arms over the water, he knew he had failed the trial, but wished to give his best effort.
A final touch! Another quick glance at the clock: 2:16. Then ensued the wheezing, the coughing, and the run to the oversized hot tub. Maybe another day.

A-10 Helper Thanks!!!

2010-03-04T10:37:00.000-05:00

Dear Parents and Friends,
As our swimming and diving seasons come to a close, I wanted to personally thank everyone for all you
did to make last week’s events so memorable for everyone. Whether you were working the pool deck as a
back-up timer or up in the stands cheering on our Bonnies, your presence and support is invaluable to our
program and the success of the meet. The enthusiasm and creativeness of your cheers and banners all help
make the championships so special to so many individuals. With all the different sport championships
I’ve been involved with over the years, I can honestly say that these championships, year in and year out,
are my favorite. And a large part of it has to do with the student-athletes and their families.
You should be very proud of your son or daughter for their accomplishments, whether it was winning a
medal or scoring a personal best. And though we all wished for two championship trophies on Saturday
evening, there is pride in consistently being two of the best programs in the conference. And, for many,
there is always next year!
I’ve received some inquiries about the dates for 2011. The Championships are scheduled for February 23rd
and 26th, 2011 at the Flickinger Center in Buffalo so please mark it on your calendars. We have also
submitted a bid for 2012 for the same corresponding week (the week of President’s Day). We will know if
we have support for this bid in the next coming months.
Finally, I want to thank you for entrusting your child to St. Bonaventure and our family. I know that you
and your child had a choice to make and that it is not always an easy one, especially when distance from
home can make it so difficult for you as parents. But we are very pleased that the choice was St.
Bonaventure and that they chose to continue their swimming and diving careers with us.
Thank you for your support and best wishes from our family to yours.
Sincerely,
Barbara Questa
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics

2nd Place Good but not good enough!!

2010-02-22T10:10:00.002-05:00

We completed the season with a second place finish for the fourth consecutive season after last winning it in 2006. UMass garnered the top spot, once again, with a very strong meet finishing with 814.5 as we trailed with 531.5 points just ahead of Duquesne 496, Fordham 474.5, LaSalle 382.5, Xavier 362, St. Louis 252 and George Washington 186.
It was a difficult final night as we were saying goodbye to the Duquesne men's team as they have been informed that they are being eliminated as of the completioin of this season. We have grown close to the Duquesne men over the past 5 seasons and ache for what they are going through. Despite this, we knew that they would be super-motivated to finish strong and ahead of us and had to dig in and try to get it done.
I would characterize our meet as very mixed with our results. We had many very strong performances, a lot of good ones and more subpar ones than normal. We have a lot of work to do and realize that the quest to improve begins today.

Here is a link to the results: http://www.star-meets.org/results/A-10/index.htm

A-10's Wednesday Night "Could have been Better"

2010-02-17T22:42:00.002-05:00

Some mixed results from the first night of racing. A third place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (Koenig, Murphy, Kundzik, Robinson)could have been better with a weak freestyle split that cost us but the ability is there. Mike Murphy finished 3rd in the 1 Meter Dive, then the 800 Free Relay (Rowan, Baker,Dansa, Murphy) finished third which should have been challenging for 2nd. Room for improvement is the moral of the story. We should be able to rally a solid session tomorrow if people have trust in their training and get themselves warmed-up properly. The events are the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free with the 200 free relay competed at night at finals.

Here is a link to the live results: http://www.star-meets.org/results/A-10/index.htm

After the first night we are in 2nd place behind UMass.

A-10 Reception

2010-02-10T13:02:00.000-05:00

There will be an Alumni and Friends of SBU Swimming gathering at Irish Times in Buffalo next Friday February 19th starting at 4:00, prior to the beginning of the evening session of the Atlantic-10 Swimming and Diving Championships. We are hopeful to have a strong turnout from our area alumni to show the support that our program receives. Steve Watson, Director of Athletics will be in attendance along with some additional university officials.

Irish times is located at:

Irish Times 38 Swan Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-2615

It is the old McGinty’s across from the baseball field and in very close proximity to the ECC Flickinger Natatorium.

In Need of A-10 Help!!!

2010-01-25T12:35:00.001-05:00

Dear Friends of St. Bonaventure Swimming and Diving,
For the 15th year in a row, St. Bonaventure is hosting the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships at the
Flickinger Athletic Center on the campus of Erie Community College in downtown Buffalo. With such a tremendous
response in previous years from parents and friends to volunteer as back-up timers and merchandise sellers, we want to
offer you yet another chance to experience the meet on deck!
The championship is scheduled for February 17th – 20th, 2010. Volunteers are needed for the following times:
Backup Timing:
Wednesday night Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
6:00 p.m. - @ 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. – @ 1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – @ 9:00 p.m.
Merchandise:
Wednesday night Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
5:30 p.m. - @ 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – @ 1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – @ 9:00 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering for one or more sessions, please fill out and return the attached form. You must be
on-site and available at the time(s) designated above. As a volunteer, you will receive an all-access pass to the
championship, which is good for all four days.
We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you in February. Go Bonnies!
Sincerely,
Barbara Questa
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics
St. Bonaventure University

Please return to: Barbara Questa
Department of Athletics
P.O. Box G
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 (fax) 716-375-2280 bquesta@sbu.edu
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Thank you for your support!

Washington Alums, Come Gather!!!

2010-01-21T13:58:00.001-05:00

DC Alums and Friends of SBU Swimming!!!! Meeting at the Rhodeside Grill 1836 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201. We are swimming Georgetown at 1:00pm if you can make it but we are planning to convene there later that night, say around 8:00pm!! I am hopeful that our partiarch Kevin McNamee will make an appearance hopefully with many others.

A Welcome Return to Western NY

2010-01-16T18:09:00.003-05:00

Coming off our Winter Training in frigid Cocoa Beach the Bonnies men managed to handle Binghamton today in a meet at the Reilly Center 132-109. What has normally been a difficult meet for us coming off our training saw the Bonnies stand up a little better than usual under tough circumstances. On the boards, Mike Murphy and Trevor Herzog went 1-2 on both the 1 and 3 meter events. Sophomore Yi Liu also collected two wins in taking the 200 IM and 200 fly. Binghamton mounted a comeback taking the 100 free, 200 back and 500 free in a row but it was not enough to catch us after we opened the first half of the meet winning 6 of the first 8 events. Next up is a trip down to the Nations Capitol for a tilt with Georgetown on Saturday January 23 at 1:00.

100 x 100's

2010-01-12T11:42:00.002-05:00

Monday saw our, somewhat annual, adventure of 100 x 100's. It is known as one of the more challenging water workouts of the season and kind of functions as the pinnacle of our Winter Training down here in sunny, but just getting warm, Florida. Elias Homerin and Kevin Murphy came the closest to completing the entire set but the set ended up winning with no sucessful completions.

Jan 9th

2010-01-10T23:34:00.002-05:00

Here is some video from our afternoon practice before our second swim. We came upon some dolphins in the river next to us playing with their food before eating it. We are hoping the weather is going to warm up tomorrow.

Jan 7/8

2010-01-08T10:48:00.002-05:00

Here is a little video of the last couple of workouts. I will be heading out shortly to pick up All-star Alumni Ryan Hoffnagle who is coming in to visit for the weekend. It is my goal to offer this up to the alumni in the future to come down and join us for the weekend and reminisce about all of those wonderful training camps both at Bonas and Florida.

January 7th

2010-01-08T09:11:00.002-05:00

We finished yesterday's workout session with a 3.5 mile beach run and a Team Challenge game of ultimate frisbee. The amount of hustle was impressive for the end of the day.

Alumni Weekend 2010!!!

2009-12-08T20:49:00.001-05:00

April 30th-May 2nd, be there!!!

Akron Invite Day 1

2009-12-04T22:48:00.002-05:00

Some sluggish swimming was unfortunately what the Bonnies took from todays swimming. There were some solid swim ups tonight but not enough to show that we have the toughness I was hoping to see. Hoping that tomorrow we will show ready to have some fun and do some racing!

Akron Invite Canned Food Drive

2009-12-02T13:08:00.003-05:00

We will be heading out to the University of Akron for the Zippy Invite that will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Ocasek Natatorium. We are being asked to relay to those attending that their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be conducting a food drive to benefit their local Battered Women's Shelter for Summit and Medina Counties. There will be boxes placed at both entrances to the Natatorium for those that wish to assist this most worthwhile cause.

Humphrey Hill, 2009!!!

2009-11-24T06:18:00.002-05:00

Here is the video from our Humphrey Hill Challenge. Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Proud "old fart" Moment

2009-11-18T18:56:00.002-05:00

Today was like many other Wednesday's that we serve at the Warming House in the afternoon preparing, serving, cleaning up and interacting with the guests who are there for various reasons. I know that the team, many times, views it as a less than desirable obligation but I have come to realize that this will impact them later in life when perspectives change. The big difference today occurred while I was driving two of the guests home tonight after dinner.

We are approaching a date that was a tragic one in town when a few homes burned down one evening and two young children perished in the fire. The guests in my car were residents of one of those homes. During our drive home she shared how important the Warming House is to her and her family as it serves as a very strong support structure and how much she appreciates the time spent by all of the volunteers that help out there. She was adamant about the valuable purpose that this serves the community and how important it was for her during that most difficult time as the, unfortunate, anniversary approaches.

We have served at the House of Warmth for three years now and I appreciate the contributions that the team has made for the local community. Many talk about what they would like to do to help out and make a difference, the members of the men's swim team are making a difference and it is appreciated.

Cleveland State Summary

2009-11-18T09:07:00.005-05:00

What else can I say!! We walked into a buzz saw and we knew it!!! The difference is that we actually swam well in a pool that can give us a lot of problems with its depth. I was extremely pleased with our performances at CSU in a quad meet with CSU/Niagara and Valpo. Our Medley Relay finished third with a solid 3:28.97 which is easily our best this season. CSU split there relays to 1-2 us and succeeded with a 55.6 breast split on one of them!! In the 1000 Ethan Rowan continued his trend of best times each time he hits the water with a 6 second improvement to finish in 9:37.31 and Elias Homerin finally showed what he is capable of with a 9:53.25. Mike Dansa and Kevin Murphy had impressive 200 frees with our best of the season so far and the same story can be said of the 50 free with Dawid Kundzik and Jared Robinson throwing up 21.27 & 21.48. We knew we were not our best in the 2 IM with Yi Liu staying home due to illness but Mariusz continued to perform well there and Chris Baker got his first crack at the 2IM of the season and went 1:58.98 which is solid for him at this point of the season. Dawid won the 100 free with a 46.96 while Nate Destree and Francisco Nieves posted times that showed they are improving and on track with season best 49.06 and 49.07. David Erickson had the best individual swim of the day with an impressive 1:56.64 in the 200 back and took top spot among our group of 2 backers. The 500 free was OK with Ethan going 4:41.87 but poorly split this race and easily could have busted the 4:39 barrier. Mariusz continued his winning ways in the 200 breast beating the very solid CSU swimmers with a best in-season time of 2:06.32. Our 400 Free Relay's were nothing special @ 3:12.23/3:20.43 (sorry guys).

Swimmer of the Meet was determined to be Mariusz due to his 57.7 split in the Medley Relay and his 200 Breast performance.

Here is a link to the results: http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/2009-10/files/ClevelandState.htm

Akron "Zippy" Invite

2009-11-18T08:53:00.002-05:00

Next up for the Bonnies Men's Swim Team is the Univ. of Akron "Zippy" Invite. This meet which runs three days Dec 4-6 is one of our favorites of the year. The no pressure mentality and first opportunity to swim with a "little" rest makes for a great week. We will once again be staying at the Akron City Center Hotel and rooms are plentiful there. The contact number there is (330) 384-1500. Times of sessions are:
Friday and Saturday 9:00am and 6:00pm and Sunday 9:00am and 4:00pm.
To this point we have been progressing nicely with a reasonably healthy team in the water now. Kevin Murphy who had been hampered by a groin injury seems to be progressing well and swam his first meet of the year at Cleveland State. Most of the major illness slowdowns seem to be in the past for now.
Hope to see some SBU swimming family and area alums in Akron!!

Nutritional Info

2009-11-04T11:40:00.001-05:00

Nutrient Timing
Knowing when to eat is just as important as what to eat.
When your performance goal is gain lean muscle mass, you need to keep several factors in mind. First total caloric needs should be determined based on your BMR (Basil Metabolic Rate or your body’s ability to burn calories at rest). Second, if you are not taking in enough calories to meet the demands of your daily training, then your body is forced to sacrifice lean muscle tissue for energy. Third, the quality of food is just as important as the quantity of food. Last, when you eat is just as important as what you eat. Follow the 4 simple rules listed below and you will be well on your way to reaching your performance goals.
RULE #1: Breakfast was given its name because you are “breaking the fast” from the last 8 or so hours you have been sleeping. This is the reason it’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You body tries to do all it can to conserve your hard-earned lean body mass (the first to go) when you’re essentially in starvation mode, which is what can happen during sleep. Subsequently, eating that first meal is crucial in terms of attaining your health and performance goals.
RULE#2: As a Reminder, it isn’t wise to leave too long of a gap between feedings either. Otherwise, you’ll essentially send your body into a muscle eating “catabolic state”. Now of course, this doesn’t mean you should force feed your body until you reach gluttony with the intention of preserving lean body mass. Instead, smaller more frequent meals (eat once every 3-4 hours) provide more nutrients to the body more often by enhancing the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Meal planning and frequency, like breakfast, is crucial.
RULE#3: In terms of post-workout recovery, there is approximately a 30-45 minute “window of opportunity” immediately following a workout or practice in which your body will store more energy and nutrients than it can under normal circumstances. During this brief window, your muscles can be “super-loaded” up to three times more than its normal storage capacity with essential nutrients. Refueling the body with the proper amount of nutrients after exercise allows for the greater degree of speed, strength and power development, resulting in a greater training effect and enhanced performance. If you fail to do so, you limit your ability to recover fully leading into your next training, which can spell disaster. So as the saying goes, “If you snooze, you lose!” Eat on time!
RULE#4: Don’t forget to drink your water. Be sure to drink at least 16-32 oz. of water immediately after exercise. Water flushes out metabolic waste products from exercise and is essential in maintaining the body’s cooling system. Why you ask? Exercise increases the body’s core temperature.
Your body tries to cool itself by moving extra heat to the skin via the blood. The higher your core temperature rises, the more blood is used for cooling, and less is available for the working muscles. So, the cooler you stay during exercise, short of being cold, the better your muscle function. A good measure to know if you’re hydrated or not is to take a peek when you use the restroom. If your urine color is clear to pale yellow you’re hydrated. If it’s dark yellow and/or has a strong odor, chances are you need to get some water in the body, quickly!!

Morning Dryland

2009-10-29T21:08:00.002-04:00

Here is some video from our dryland practice this morning. We lift and dryland on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 5:45-7:45 and this is a small sample of some of the stuff we do after our lifting session with our strength and conditioning coach, Darryn Fiske. We are still recovering from sickness as we have had and still ahve a number of guys out due to various sickness.

Wed. Morn Sprint

2009-10-28T08:47:00.004-04:00

We had a cycle rate practice with the sprinters this morning working on cycle rate maintenance. Many need to learn to swim quieter by increasing the kick but this type of set showed the need for us to do a lot more of this type of work. Hope you enjoy the vid's.

Stroke of the Day Critique

2009-10-27T22:01:00.004-04:00

Here we have Yi Liu, a sophomore from Toronto, swimming backstroke in preparation for a run at the final 8 of the 400 IM at championships later this season. He has a serious problem over-reaching on the top of his stroke thus killing his cycle rate. He can not feel the obvious imperfection, thus motivating this taping.

Next we have Jared Robinson (J-rob), a junior from Georgia, swimming one of his five different freestyles. We have had chronic problems with J-rob understanding the principles of streamlining and distance per stroke. Here he is showing pretty good restaint in doing much better in what we are looking for. He has a real problem in beating the wake out of the 25 wall and getting washed out.

Rookie of the Week!!!

2009-10-26T18:22:00.001-04:00

http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/102609aaa.html

Ethan Rowan has been named the A-10 Rookie of the Week. Check out the link to the full article on our www.gobonnies.com website.

Grand-dad!!!

2009-10-20T05:48:00.004-04:00

Father Time has advanced his hands once more to put our beloved mentor Kevin McNamee into the ranks of G-pa (Grandfather). Kevin's daughter Meghan Sakshaug, also of Virginia, brought Cambria Leigh Sakshaug into the world on October 15th. All are doing well!!! Congrat's, G-Pa!!!

Pitt Meet

2009-10-17T18:51:00.004-04:00

Had a good one today at the Reilly Center Pool with the Pitt Panthers coming in for a Saturday afternoon tilt. We came out of the gates quickly with wins in the 200 Medley Relay, 1:35.28 (Koenig, Michalik, Kundzik, Robinson) just off the their season best and Ethan Rowan continuing to improve in the 1000 free with a time of 9:44.24. Pitt won the next two events, the 200 free and 100 back despite some quality swims out of Chris Baker in the 200 free 1:45.57 and Peter Koenig 53.65 and Jake Greene 54.93 in the backstroke with season best times. The Bonnies jump back with wins in the 100 breast with Mariusz Michalik (59.13) and a strong 3rd and 4th place finish out of Mike Dansa and Ilya Nenashev. Pitt took a 1-2 in the 200 fly but we welcomed back sophomore Yi Liu who has been hampered by some illness over the past two weeks, then Dawid Kundzik took the 50 free with a 21.53. After the first break Jared Robinson took second in the 100 free(48.05). In the 200 back we knew we were going to take a hit but Jake Greene (1:58.31) and David Erickson(1:58.40/Lifetime Best) and Peter Koenig minimized the damage by finishing 3-4-5.The 200 breast saw SBU 1-2 Pitt with Michalik and Dansa posting season best times of 2:09.00 and 2:11.40 respectively. Ethan Rowas owned the 500 free and cruised to an easy victory and season best time of 4:44.80 while Elias Homerin fought back from a slow start to just get touched out for 2nd going 4:52.42. The 200 IM saw the Bonnies finish 1-2 once again with Mariusz finishing off a very solid meet of 3 individual wins and 1 relay victory going 1:57.17 and Yi Liu finishing second with a come from behind 1:58.31. The 400 Free Relay finished second going 3:08.78 to finish the meet.
It was a very fun and exciting meet with the Panthers and was a great testament as we did not compromise our training at all for the meet. We are very excited about where we are at this point of the season but our goal remains to be at the end of the year. The annual pre-season predictions came out and once again we were picked to be second by the A-10 Coaches, which is where we would expect to be but we realize that we could go up or down as there are many variables that go into a season.

Here is a link to our full results from the Pitt meet:http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2009-2010/pittresults.html .

Penn State Meet

2009-10-13T20:35:00.003-04:00

Today we had the Nittany Lion's of Penn State at the Reilly Center Pool for a 12:00 diving meet and a 4:00 swim meet. Despite some technical difficulties with the timing system we performed rather well with the work that has been done. After a 5200 yard morning workout that was a little more aggressive then the team figured they would get we had some sharp performances. Here is a link to the results:http://www.gobonnies.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2009-2010/pennstate.html . The final score ended up 140-97 in Penn States favor but we ended up with 5 event wins and some other very close ones. The highlights were the 200 Medley Relay of Koenig, Michalik, Kundzik and Robinson winning with a very solid time of 1:35.08. Ethan Rowan was my swimmer of the meet with two very solid swims in the 1000 (9:47.89, 3rd) and the 500 free (4:46.65, 2nd). Dawid Kundzik collected a victory in the 50 free with a time of 21.60. Mariusz won the 200 breast in an estimated time of 2:10 as we had some problems with the timing system and totally lost the times. Diving collected victories on both boards with Freshman Mike Murphy winning both boards in impressive fashion with scores of 303.53 on the 3 meter and 271.05 on the 1 meter.

Thursday's Workout Showdown

2009-10-08T19:27:00.002-04:00

This afternoon's practice which was broken into three training groups for the first time had the most challenging set in the distance lane with Christian Welsh, Ethan Rowan and Elias Homerin doing battle in a set of:

1000 @ 12:30
5 x 200 IM descending at 3:00
1000 @ 12:30
10 x 100 odd EZ/evens Kick/Swim 50's @ 1:45
1000 For Time

The 1000's were descending as well and the last one came down to Ethan and Elias dueling side by side the whole way. At the 500 mark both were well under 5:00's at 4:54's and Elias had about a second lead at 650 yards. Ethan crawled back into the swim and pulled ahead but had lost track and briefly stopped at 850 thinking it was over. After jumping back into the final 150 both ended up finishing with very solid times of 10:00 for Elias and 10:02 for Ethan. This is a nice indicator that the distance events will be a solid area this season!!!

WNY Invite

2009-10-07T15:30:00.004-04:00

It was a spirited practice this morning that revolved around the determination of the relays for this weekend's meet. We had a series of challenge swims to determine the relay pecking orders for the meet. Nathan Destree and Francisco Nieves had the best tilt going three times in the 50 free fighting for the final spot for the A 200 free relay. Francisco ended up sending the gamey freshman to the B squad despite three great races by both sprinters. All of their times were in the 22 mid range which was rather surprising to me at this stage. Saturday we will be heading to Buffalo for the Western New York Invite. Binghamton, Canisius, Niagara, SBU and host UB will have a split session timed finals meet starting at 10:00am. The session 's will be as follows:

Session 1 @ 10:00am
200 Med Relay
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
200 Fly
100 Breast
200 Back
200 Free

Lunch at the Erickson's

Session 2 @ 3:00
100 Free
1000 Free
100 Back
1oo Fly
200 Breast
400 IM
200 Fr Relay

Each swimmer will be competing in 4 individuals events and the meet in un-scored.

Monday Morning

2009-10-05T12:16:00.003-04:00

We had our first split practice of the season this morning with 2 groups (Distance/Stroke). The distance group had a 6000 smoker with the main set being a set of:

The Monday morning group was comprised of:
(Murphy, Dansa, Welsh, Rowan, Homerin, Robinson, Dave Erickson, Eisemann, Destree)

10 x 300
3 descend at 3:45
3 doing a 100 @ 1:05 with a 200 @ 2:30
3 doing a 200 @ 2:15/2:10/2:05 with a 100 @ 1:30
1 x 300 FT (For Time)

The group that we had in lanes 5 and 6 were as tough as I have seen in many moons.

Cuba Lake Challenge

2009-10-01T06:12:00.007-04:00

The Cuba Lake Challenge was waged this past weekend on a cloudy and chilly Saturday morning. The team and six alumni participants departed Cottage #333 of Cuba Lake for the run around the lake and swim across. In the end Kevin Murphy became the first two time winner of the event finishing with a time of :49.04 just 22 seconds off of his record time and 2 minutes ahead of the next contestant. Dan Quirk collected the hardware for finishing first among the alumni participants and third overall. Dan's time of :51.43 was just two minutes off of his personal best in the event.

Here is a link to a video of some of the action for your entertainment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0u9zxAX2Y8

Results:

(A)=Alumni

Kevin Murphy 49.04

Jake Greene 51.24

(A)Dan Quirk 51.43

Ilya Nenashev 51.52

Dawid Kundzik 52.41

Mike Dansa 52.52

Yi Liu 53.14

Jared Robinson 54.00

Dave Erickson 54.03

Mariusz Michalik 54.23

Nate Destree 54.35

(A) Tito Nery 55.01

(A) Billy Howard 55.17

Hunter Baskerville 56.13

Chris Baker 56.51

(A) Chris Ekimoff 57.01

Santi Castaneda 57.17

Peter Koenig 58.00

Dan Eisemann 59.38

(A) Scott Jordan 1:00.36

Rob Erickson 1:02.05

Elias Homerin 1:02.07

Pat Butler 1:06.53 rode bike 12 miles

Kevin Owens 1:08.05

Ethan Rowan 1:10.18

(A) CJ Maurer 1:15.47

Trevor Herzog 1:22.16

A special thank you goes out to Bob and Tiffany Prizel for hosting us once again. It is our hope to have more alums participate in the future.

Cuba Lake Challenge

2009-09-18T14:23:00.007-04:00

The 4th installment of the Cuba Lake Challenge will be waged Saturday September 26th as part of Parents's Weekend. We will be leaving the Reilly Center to head out to the lake at 8:45am. This year we are having an Alumni Division. The race will begin from Cottage #333 (North Shore Rd., Cuba, NY) on Cuba Lake at 10:00am. Pictured is the hardware to be handed out to the top team participant and top alumni participant. The team has been anticipating the naming of the menu as Mr. Prizel is quite the cook and I was just informed that pulled pork and meatballs with a strawberry and spinach salad will be the fare this Saturday. The weather is looking to be sunny and 70 degrees and the weather has been cool so the screams when they hit the water should be loud enough to be heard across the lake. Some parents have been asking what to bring and the suggestions would be desserts and side dishes to pass. Hope to see many out here for this event!!

Brennan Changes Positions

2009-09-17T10:33:00.003-04:00

Lance Brennan (Class of '94) has changed positions from Director of Compliance here at SBU to Director of Marketing and Promotions. Lance coached the women's swim program from 1999-2009 and after the 2008-2009 season made the transition over to the administrative side of the athletic department.

Morning Team Challenge

2009-09-03T07:58:00.002-04:00

This morning we selected the teams for our series of Team Challenges that we do over the course of the year and competed in the traditional Plate Walk Challenge. It was the perfect example of never being out of it!!! The look in the eyes of the frosh, trying to evaluate how much it was going to hurt is always a favorite of mine. In the end Team 2 captained by Pat Butler was victorious in the annual kick-off to the Challenge Series!

Team 1: Michalik, Eisemann, Baker, Castaneda, Koenig, Kundzik, Liu, Nenashev, Owens, Robinson, Dave Erickson, Homerin

Team 2: Butler, Baskerville, Dansa, Rob Erickson, Greene, Murphy, Nieves, Achilles, Destree, Rowan, Welsh

Getting Back At It!!!

2009-09-01T12:17:00.002-04:00

We began workouts this morning with our first lift and dryland of the season. Today is the second day of classes and we trying to get off on the right foot. We did have a few participants meeting at the various garbage cans around the Reilly Center this morning as part of the opening session festivities.

Cuba Lake Challenge 2009

2009-09-01T11:56:00.005-04:00

This years annual Cuba Lake Challenge will be waged on September 26th out at Cottage #333 of Cuba Lake. The 4.7 mile run and roughly 900 yard swim has become a team tradition. This will be the fourth installment of the challenge and Kevin Murphy will try to defend his 2008 title. We have had some interest expressed by alums to participate and so we are extending the offer to them and are looking to develop an alumni division. Bobby and Tiffany Prizel will once again open their home to the program and graciously host a barbeque following the completion of the challenge. It is during Parent's Weekend so we are looking at having a supportive crowd for the event. Pictured are Kevin Murphy (2008 Champ), and Dan Quirk (2007 Champ)

SBU Swim Alums

2009-07-20T10:41:00.002-04:00

Here is a link to an article about the Amherst Swim Club which was one of the regions most powerful clubs in the 70's and 80's. Many of the their swimmers have been major impact athletes here at St. Bonaventure. In attendance from SBU were Matt Fix, Dan Hook, Eric McClaren, Cole Racho, Jay Triepel and Mike Wood.

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/731125.html

Congrat's to David Kundzik

2009-06-02T14:26:00.004-04:00

David recently competed at the Polish Senior Swimming Championships (LCM) back home and had some nice finishes. David placed 8th in the 50 free and butterfly and was 18th in the 100 fly.

50 fly 8th 24.99
50 free 8th 23.48
100 fly 18th 56.92

Team GPA

2009-05-26T10:54:00.002-04:00

The Men's Swimming and Diving Team completed the Spring semester with a team semester GPA of a 3.170 which helps to raise the Cumulative GPA to an 3.093. This will enable the team to partake in a Winter Training Camp this January much to the teams enjoyment. We had 15 people who had a semester GPA of a 3.0 or higher and 14 that have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher. This ranking rates second among men's teams here at SBU behind Cross Country with a semester/cumulative GPA of a 3.35/3.222.

Class of 2009!!!

2009-05-19T08:38:00.003-04:00

We bid farewell to the Class of 2009 as they depart Bonaventure Country Club for the next chapter of their lives. The ceremony this past Sunday featured keynote speaker and Buffalo native Wolf Blitzer.

Class of 2009:

Chris Happel

Ryan Pietrzak

John Larson

Phil Smith

Dan Quirk

Pat Henahan

Two Team Members Garner Department Awards!!

2009-05-14T10:23:00.006-04:00

Congrat's goes out to Dan Quirk (second from left) and Phil Smith (middle). both were recognized yesterday at the athletic departments Senior Awards Banquet, that was held at the Clubhouse. Dan received the Merit Award for his unequaled representation of the university, swim program and his family during his time spent here at SBU. Phil received the Service Award for his 4 year comittment to not only the swim program but the atheltic department with the Sports Information Department. It is nice to see two people who normally do not get the recognition deserved be honored in this way. These are the people who are the true representatives of the team because of the immense contribitions that they make without the fanfare. Congrat's to both as they prepare for graduation this Sunday. We will be having a reception following the ceremony in the pool area for our seniors before they had off to the next chapter of their lives.

Weekend Happenings

2009-03-28T11:10:00.003-04:00

We have a couple of recruits in this weekend for Official Visits. The weather is awesome and some golf is being played. Tomorrow the Women's Hoops team plays South Florida in the quarter finals of the Women's NIT here at the Reilly Center at 1:00! We had our first Spring Biathalon yesterday which consists of just over a 4 mile run followed by a 1000 yard swim and Jake Greene finished first with a respectable time of 39:27. We will be doing this a few times over the next month so we shall see how they improve.
Have a great weekend.

Off to Juniors

2009-03-16T21:26:00.001-04:00

I am in the process of heading down to Orlando for the Junior National Meet to see some of our recruits swim.

PA States

2009-03-14T10:32:00.004-04:00

I just returned from the Pennsylvania High School State Championships doing some recruiting at one of the fastest high school meets in the nation. There were some very impressive swimming going on at Bucknell and now it is time to get the boys to put the pen to the paper. We will be beginning Spring workouts on Monday morning and starting the process of preparing for what is to come next February!!!

Recruits

2009-03-11T12:58:00.002-04:00

Well to this point we have three recruits who have verbally committed to St. Bonaventure. I am not permitted to identify them per NCAA regulations but we have offers out to three other individuals right now. We are looking for a class of 5-7 individuals and with the verbals thus far we are already stronger than last season. The National Letter of Intent signing period begins April 8th so we are hopeful to have our class solidified soon after that date.

A Sad Day!!

2009-03-09T16:17:00.004-04:00

While driving into campus this morning I was looking forward to seeing the team following their Spring Break as I entered campus I noticed the university flag at half staff and wondered who from the SBU family had passed. It later came to my attention that it was one of our own, Dr. Daniel Brislane. "Doc", as the men's team knew him was an avid supporter of the team and functioned as our faculty rep, team statistician, photo journalist and any other responsibility he could possibly help out with. He was with the team both on campus and on the road and was integral in helping Kevin McNamee with the day-to-day operations. He will be sorely missed!

Here is a link to Doc's obituary:

The calling hours for Dr. Daniel Brislane are today from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Casey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home (3128 West State Street). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary of the Angels Church.

This information is from Dr. Brislane’s obituary, which you can find at http://www.caseyhalwighartle.com/index.php?Obituaries

Administrative Thank-you!!!

2009-02-26T11:58:00.001-05:00

Dear Parents,

As our swimming and diving seasons come to a close, I wanted to personally thank everyone for all you did to make last week’s events so memorable for everyone. Whether you were working the pool deck as a back-up timer or up in the stands cheering on our Bonnies, your presence and support is invaluable to our program and the success of the meet. The enthusiasm and creativeness of your cheers and banners all help make the championships so special to so many individuals. With all the different sport championships I’ve been involved with over the years, I can honestly say that these championships, year in and year out, are my favorite. And a large part of it has to do with the student-athletes and their families.

You should be very proud of your son or daughter for their accomplishments, whether it was winning a medal or scoring a personal best. And though we all wished for two championship trophies on Saturday evening, there is pride in consistently being two of the best programs in the conference. And, for many, there is always next year!

I’ve received some inquiries about the dates for 2010. The Championships are scheduled for February 17th – 20th, 2010 at the Flickinger Center in Buffalo so please mark it on your calendars. We have also submitted a bid for 2011 for the same corresponding weekend (the weekend after President’s Day). We will know if we have support for this bid in the next coming months.

Finally, I want to thank you for entrusting your child to St. Bonaventure and our family. I know that you and your child had a choice to make and that it is not always an easy one, especially when distance from home can make it so difficult for you as parents. But we are very pleased that the choice was St. Bonaventure and that they chose to continue their swimming and diving careers with us.

Thank you for your support and best wishes from our family to yours.

Sincerely,

Barbara Questa
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics

Building on the End Product

2009-02-22T21:24:00.009-05:00

The 2009 Atlantic-10 Championships ended Saturday evening with your Bonnies in the two hole for the third straight year in a row. The night had its ups and downs and began with Mike Dansa finishing in 15th in the 1650 free and Kevin Murphy struggling to an 18th place finish for the Bonnies just out of the points. In the 200 backstroke Peter Koenig, Jake Greene and Rob Erickson finished off a solid first A-10's with them finishing 8th, 10th and 14th respectively with Erickson moving up and posting another lifetime best in the event with a 1:53.99. The 100 free was a strong point that could have ended better but set us up for the 400 free relay later that night. David Kundzik was touched out finishing second with a 45.50, Pat Henahan was 5th at 46.01 while Jared Robinson was 7th with a 46.34 and Francisco Nieves, who was the lone freshman in the top 8, was 8th at 46.47. The 200 breast saw freshman Ilya Nenashev incorporate the stroke technique we had been looking for all year into his swim and reaped the benefits with a very well swum 2:06.46 that won the consolation heat, while junior Mariusz Michalik finished off a solid meet with his third A-10 title in the event with a 2:02.79. The 200 fly served as Chris Happel's final event with another lifetime best of 1:55.45 good for 12th place and Hunter Baskerville improved his time and finished 15th with a 1:56.23. The men's 3 meter dive saw Ryan Pietrzak finish his SBU career in 8th place in finals while Jon Larson and Trevor Herzog finished in 10th and 13th. The final event of the meet was the 400 Free Relay and hopes were high that we could end on a high note but anticipated strong competition even though we had 4 in the top 8 of the 100 earlier that night. Chris Baker led off with a blazing 45.78 followed by Jared Robinson, who overcame a tough freshman experience in not scoring a point to finaling in all three of his events this year. Jared posted a 45.43 which put David Kundzik in the water who swam a very strong leg to give us a lead with a 44.79 who handed it off to Pat Henahan who split 44.94 and had to hang tough in the last 25 to hold off a charging Justin Coombs from Fordham for the victory with a very solid time of 3:00.94, just off of the A-10 Record.
Here is the video of the race.

All in all it was a solid showing for the young squad. There was a lot to build off while also showing us where we need to improve. The quest will continue!!! After the meet the senior parents held a banquet at the Pearl Street Grill that was very well attended and gave us the opportunity to recognize our graduating seniors in front of the entire group. We also got the opportunity to wish well to Lance Brennan who is leaving the coaching ranks with the women's team to assume compliance duties in the athletic department. Alumni came out in nice numbers also during the weekend: Dr. Rob Erickson, Ryan Bronowicz, Adrian Blaszczak, Matt Cormier, Chris Ekimoff, CJ Maurer and Mike Postles were all spotted, along with a nice array of alumni parents. Thanks to all that followed the action and sent their well wishes over the course of the week. Now it is on the recruiting trail to try to assemble a group that will take the fight to another level. if there is someone in your area that I should be looking at please do not hesitate to contact me. Our family reaches far and wide and your help is appreciated.

Here is a link to the results: http://www.starswimming.org/results/A-10/

Saturday Morning

2009-02-21T14:13:00.002-05:00

We had a very strong effort heading into the last day of competition at A-10's. The 200 backstroke saw huge lifetime bests from all three participants, Peter Koenig 7th 1:52.28, Jake Greene 9th (ugh) 1:52.74 and Rob Erickson 16th 1:55.36. The 100 free the best showing out of the Bonnies in the meet with 4 making it back in the top 8. David Kundzik qualified 1st at 45.52, Pat Henahan sits 3rd with a 45.78 while Jared Robinson continues to have a breakout meet in 7th with a 46.20 and freshman Francisco Nieves is 8th at 46.45. Clayton Colman got out to a slow 5o and was 21st with a 47.44. The 200 breast saw Mariusz Michalik finish 2nd at 2:04.61 in a very relaxed swim and Ilya Nenashev FINALLY swam the stroke we have been working on and qualified 11th with a 2:07.76. The 200 fly was the last event of the session and Chris Happel and Hunter Baskerville made it back in the consolation heat in 13th and 15th. Dan Quirk and Dan Eisemann did their time trial 1650 following the session and Dan Quirks final swim of his SBU career is in the books Dan Eisemann finished in 17:12.58 and Quirk touch at 17:15.69. The entire team stayed to watch one our best ambassadors finish his career in the pool.

Tonight will mark the end for our other seniors Chris Happel & Pat Henahan as well as divers Jon Larson and Ryan Pietrzak and manager for all four years Phil Smith. It will be difficult seeing them go out with the mission incomplete but there is still a lot of pride and fight in this group going into tonight.

Good but...

2009-02-20T22:53:00.003-05:00

Friday night finished with our Bonnies still in second place but lost ground to UMass 453.5-365 Xavier is in third with 310 and Duquesne right behind with 302. The 400 IM started off the night with Mariusz Michalik finishing in 4th place with a 4:01.04, Yi Liu was 11th at 4:07.94 and Hunter Baskerville was 15th at 4:11.20. The 100 fly was a very strong event for us with David Kundzik finishing 2nd going 49.47, Pat Henahan 5th at 50.14 and Chris Happel 6th at 50.30. Clayton Coleman was in the consolation heat and finished 15th at 51.71. In the 200 free Mike Dansa continued his solid meet with a 1:40.91 which was good for 6th place while Chris Baker won the consi heat at 1:42.13 along with J-Rob 14th, Franisco Nieves 15th and Clayton Coleman 16th. In the 100 breast Kevin Murphy was our lone representative and almost kept the SBU breaststroke dominance intact but got touched out by Duquesnes Ian Walsh. Kevin's swim of 56.11 was our honored swim of the session. In the 100 back Peter Koenig finished 8th with a 51.86 and Jake Greene ended up 16th. The final event of the session was the 400 Medley Relay and the team of Koenig, Murphy, Kundzik and Henahan finished third with a Varsity Record setting time of 3:21.03.
The reality of the situation is that we need to keep up the intensity to hold position and try to close the gap on UMass, so all are heading to bed for another full day of action on Saturday.

Finals Exam!!

2009-02-20T16:21:00.003-05:00

Well we shall see what we are made of come this evening. The morning session was good but there was absolute room for improvement. We will see the character of this squad tonight as they will have to step it up "Big Time". Freshmen made a huge impact this morning with some great swims!!

Highlights:
Mariusz Michalik 4:02.36 2nd going into finals 400 IM
Hunter Baskerville lifetime best 4:09.45 10th to this point
Clayton Coleman tough double and made it back in 100 fly 51.11 and 200 free 1:42.84 (both lifetime bests)
Chris Happel first ever A-10 Championship final in 100 fly 50.65, 8th
Jared Robinson 9th (ugh) in the 200 free with a great swim of 1:42.34
Francisco Nieves 1:43.82 and 16th (a great surprise!!!)
Kevin Murphy tied for 4th in the 100 breast at lifetime best of 57.09
Jake Greene with a huge 100 back, snuck in at 16th and giant lifetime best of 52.85 and sets him up nicely for the 2 back
Peter Koenig's tough double today with 4 IM and 100 back and ripped a 51.31 in the back and is seeded 5th.

Should be an interesting 400 Medley Relay to finish the evening session.

Fast & Furious!!

2009-02-20T07:39:00.004-05:00

A determined and motivated Bonnies men's team mounted a charge from the basement in the the first complete day of competition. Starting it all off were our 500 freestyler's, Kevin Murphy and Mike Dansa who set the tone with a 5th & 6th place finish going improved finals times of 4:35.10 and 4:36.43 respectively. In the 200 IM we were paced by Chris Baker 1:53.11 and Mariusz Michalik 1:53.75 who finished 5th & 6th, also in the consolation heat Chris Happel (1:56.79) added a 14th place finish in swimming this event for the first time and Yi Liu struggled to a 16th place finish. In the 50 free Jared Robinson wound up the team with a consi winning 20.86 winning the heat while freshman Francisco Nieves improved to 21.08 for a 13 place finish. They set the table for David Kundzik and Pat Henahan to to rip off a 1-3 finish in the "dive and dash" with times of 20.61 and 20.79. With three 20's in the 50 we were really looking forward to the evenings final contest, the 200 Free Relay. The team of Kundzik, Robinson, Chris Baker and Henahan did not disappoint and brought home the title with a winning time of 1:21.97. Earlier in the day our divers finished just out of the top eight with Ryan Pietrzak 9th, Jon Larson 10th and Trevor Herzog 13th place finish.

The 200 Free Relay concluded a day of swimming that saw the Bonnies ascend from 8th to second place, just 56 points behind leading UMass. Friday looks to be another ripping day for the Bonnies who do not need to look hard for motivation. After yesterdays fast swimming the boys are looking forward to getting into the water and resuming the charge.

Wednesday done!

2009-02-19T07:58:00.003-05:00

Well we had a little bit of both on the first night of the Atlantic-10 Swimming and Diving Championships. We started off the evening winning the 200 Medley Relay with a conference and varsity record setting 1:29.43. The team of Peter Koenig, Kevin Murphy, David Kundzik and Pat Henahan destroyed the competition in finishing just under 2 seconds ahead of second place UMass. The second relay of the evening was the 800 Free Relay and an exhilerating second place finish was wiped-out by a false start disqualification. We currently sit in eighth place just 29 points behind first place Xavier. I would not trade the way we are swimming, to get those relay points and we are very excited about what the upcoming days should hold for the men's swimmers.
Today's events are the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free with the 200 Free Relay being contested tonight. Results can be accessed via our www.gobonnies.com website.

and away we go...

2009-02-16T21:50:00.002-05:00

We depart Tuesday for the A-10 Championships. We will be leaving campus around 2:30 and head to Buffalo and make it home for the next 5 days while competing at the Atlantic-10 Swimming and Diving Championships. I will try to keep up to date as much as time will allow while in Buffalo but please feel free to follow along via the gobonnies.com & atlantic10.org websites. The team looks very ready to unleash six months of preparation for a chance at grabbing the championship.
Have a great week as I hope we do!!!

A-10 Schedule of Events

2009-02-12T11:41:00.000-05:00

Here is a link to the events schedule for our A-10 Championships next Wednesday-Saturday.

http://atlantic10.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/atl10/sports/c-swim/auto_pdf/scheduleswimchamp

Alumni Weekend

2009-02-10T20:55:00.002-05:00

I want to put out a special thanks to those alums that made it back to campus this weekend. We had some lively conversation and good times over the course of the weekend. Even though it was a sparse showing it was special and even resulted in a match race between Ekimoff and Jordan, after the men's basketball victory against LaSalle, where Chris Ekimoff took the best 2 out of 3 series.

Alums in attandance:

Cole Racho
Matt Fix
Chris Ekimoff
Scott Jordan
Mike Postles
Roman Margulis
Jimmy Wood
CJ Maurer

A-10 Seating Information

2009-02-10T20:46:00.001-05:00

Please share with your athletes, parents and fans the following information in advance of next weeks’ championships.
PARENTS/FANS
The balcony seating area will open on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., which is one hour prior to the start of the diving competition. All session and individual session passes may be purchased at that time.
Seating is general admission; there is NO reserved seating. If your families choose to decorate an area, please remind them that ANYONE may sit in any area if a bench is unoccupied. Balloons will be permitted again this year as well decorations as long as they do not block or impede the view of others. Any decorations or signs that are hung prior to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday will be removed and discarded. Hence, if your athletes sneak up there Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning and decorate, those decorations will be taken down.
ATHLETES
Team benches may be decorated once the seating is selected at the coaches meeting on Wednesday morning. Nothing should be hung or left in a bench area prior to Wednesday mid-morning or it will be discarded.
Your cooperation with your families and athletes is much appreciated. We hope to avoid confrontations like we’ve had in the past in the seating area due to “territorial” issues.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Safe travels to western New York.
Barb
Barbara Questa
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics
St. Bonaventure University
PO Box G
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Weekend Wrap-up

2009-02-09T10:07:00.003-05:00

We wrapped up the dual meet season this weekend with meets against Penn State on Friday and Home against Niagara on Saturday. The Penn State meet gave us the opportunity to see the #19 program in the country. This also gave us the opportunity to see some guys in off events. The final score of 127-105 is due to some compassion from PSU but it did serve a good purpose for us with some time improvements for our A-10 entries. The highlight of the meet was a match-up between Colin and Dan Quirk in the 50 free!!! Colin, who is at Penn State, touched out his brother Dan who is a senior for us in an emotionally charged exhibition heet of the 50!

On Saturday we hosted Niagara for our final dual meet of the season. We ended up with a strong finish with a 177-65 win over the Purple Eagles with the main focus being on three individuals who had their last opportunity to display what they could do prior to our A-10's. We have some tough cuts to make and Clayton Coleman, Dan Eisemann and Rob Erickson made the most of their final opportunity to show their worth. All three posted lifetime bests in their events: Clayton Coleman (1:43.77 200 free, 51.97 100 fly, 47.92 100 free), Dan Eisemann (9:55.15 1000 free, 4:48.58 500 free) and Rob Erickson (21.89 50 free, 1:55.95 200 back). This is a great problem to have in having some tough decisions on who will make the A-10 squad.

We are now in full rest mode and will be leaving for Buffalo next Wednesday. We had a very lively practice today and the team is looking forward to next week. We are having four recruits in this weekend for Official Visits and look forward to showing them what we are all about at SBU.

Here are links to the recent meet results:

http://gobonnies.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2008-2009/pennstateresults.html
http://gobonnies.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2008-2009/niagara2-6-09.html

Alumni Weekend

2009-02-04T09:39:00.002-05:00

For those heading in this weekend I wanted to give a quick timeline of activities for those attending.

Friday 10:00pm: gathering at the Village Green in Olean. We are at a dual meet at Penn State and should be back around 10.

Saturday 1:00: Home Meet vs. Niagara
4:00: Reception at the Skeller
5:15: Dinner at the University Club in Hickey Dining Hall
7:00: Home men's basketball game vs. LaSalle
Post game reception in the Athletic Hall of Fame.

I am in great need of getting a rough idea on the number of people to expect so if you could please respond with names attending it would be greatly appreciated.

Catching Up

2009-01-30T08:28:00.003-05:00

Alrighty, it has been long enough since our last posting so I am trying to catch up on a few weeks of back-up. We came off of our Winter Training in beautiful Olean with a dual meet on Jan 17 at Binghamton that resuted in a real stinker. Even though I had held out hope that training short course would result in some better post training results, it was not to be with a lack-luster but expected set of results which resulting in a 129-110 defeat at the hands of a well prepared Binghamton squad. Next we hosted Georgetown on Jan 24th and freshened up a bit with a much sharper meet and a 183-114 victory over the Hoyas.

Here are links to both of those results:

http://gobonnies.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2008-2009/binghamtonresults.html

http://gobonnies.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2008-2009/georgetownresults.html

Today, Friday, we are heading to The University at Buffalo for a 6:00 dual meet that could prove to be a real shootout. A very strong UB team that won the Akron Invite should be a good matchup for us at this point of the season. I would anticipate solid times from both teams as we look forward to seeing what we have to offer in a quality facility.

We're Baaaaaaack!!!

2009-01-05T08:32:00.003-05:00

Yes we are back on the grounds of old SBU for some down home cooking both in the water and at the Hickey Dining Hall. We are not migrating with the vast array of teams that head South and are "old schooling" it this year. We are getting back to basics and going to find out what kind of toughness this group has over this long break. The team arrived back on Saturday and we are back in the water. Now is the time for the alums to come through with their favorite Winter Training Sets!!! I already know that Chris Devlin will reference some 400 set that was impossible but throw them out there. We have plenty of time to get all of them in, in some form and it adds to the aura as they can get a taste of the way it was!!! I hope everyone had a great Holiday and that 2009 brings joy and happiness to you and those close to you.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-23T08:55:00.003-05:00

I would like to wish all of the SBU Men's Swimming Family a safe and enjoyable Christmas and Holiday Season. The team was released yesterday to head home amidst some challenging Western, New York weather conditions but all made it home safely. I know this spurs the thought process among our alums as the spceial times that weather played a role in their times at SBU!!!
On Saturday the team spent two hours helping unload some 20 tons of food items for the Warming House where we serve weekly. I will post some video of this later.
The best Christmas gift to be received were the team grades with a preliminary team semester GPA over a 3.1.

Happy Holiday's!!!!

Canisius Meet Changed

2008-12-09T10:59:00.001-05:00

The Canisius Meet has been changed to Thursday December 18th at 12:00.

Zippy Invite

2008-12-08T12:49:00.007-05:00

We just returned from the 2008 installment of the Zippy Invite. This years invite was considerably faster than the past few years!! The Bonnies Men were able to battle from 5th place after the first day to move up to 3rd over 200 points shy of The Univ. at Buffalo after the second day. The third and final day saw a mad scramble for 1st but we remained in 3rd just 27.5 points out of 1st. This was all with no divers and a few of the guys staying home. The two teams ahead of us were UB who scored 241 and Clarion who scored 145 points on the boards. It was the typical December Invite with a lot of good, some OK and a little not so good. We went into the meet with no magic suits and a little rest to see where we could stack-up against those that were rested and suited up. Standout swims of the meet were Kevin Murphy(4:40.22) and Mike Dansa's (4:44.01)500 free's, Yi Liu's 200 fly (1:53.03), Chris Baker's 200 free (1:43.78) and Peter Koenig's 200 back (1:56.84, lifetime best). Here is the link to the result: http://gobonnies.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/stats/2008-2009/akroninvite.html . Now the team is in the most important time of the semester, which is finals week, and the true test as to how we are doing will be revieled. We will be staying on campus until December 22nd when the team will be released for Christmas break and they will return on January 3rd for an evening practice.

Mid-Major Ranking

2008-12-02T11:45:00.002-05:00

The Men's Swimming and Diving Team is currently ranked #16 in the CSCAA Mid-Major ranking. Here is a link to the site: http://collegeswimming.com/news/2008/nov/25/navy-miami-top-mid-major-poll/

We depart Thursday for the Akron Invite at the University of Akron. Teams in attendance will be Akron, Bloomsburg, Univ. @ Buffalo, Clarion, Cleveland State, Duquesne, Illinois State, Indiana Univ. of PA, Niagara, Ohio U, Shippensburg, Xavier .

Quirk's Quotes

2008-11-24T15:56:00.004-05:00

Senior swimmer, Dan Quirk, sits down and gives a look into this years training, the win against Cleveland State, looking forward to A-10's and what it has been like being a senior captain.