Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN DONNELLY, SPORTS WRITER The St. Bonaventure swimming and diving team is composed of six international students from five different countries on the men’s team, and six international students from six different countries on the women’s team. One thing they have in common is their shared experience having traveled across…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER Coming off of their most impressive victories of the season on December 3 against Canisius, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams looked to keep the momentum rolling in a dual meet at Binghamton on Jan. 21. By the end of the day, the Bearcats got the…
BY LANDON WASHBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s swimming and diving team started its 2022-23 campaign Thursday as it took on St. Francis (Pa). Last year the Bonnies finished with a record of 4-1 in dual meets last season. They started this year with an entirely new coaching staff. This means they will…
BY MEGHAN BAEHL, STAFF WRITER Lia Thomas is a Division 1 swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania. She is well accomplished and recently won the national championship in the 500-yard freestyle event. But she is also transgender. On the surface level, there should be no issue. She is fully transitioned, has been on hormone therapy…
By Dustyn Green, Contributing Writer Over the last two swimming and diving campaigns, rising junior strategic communications major Rachel Kimmel has begun molding herself into one of the best in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Kimmel, a Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania native and graduate of James Buchanan High School, began competing at a high level long before…
By Mikael Desanto Staff Writer The seniors of the St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team are at the end of their careers. The seniors have spent the last four years of their lives as members of the team and have experienced a lot. Senior Thomas Caulfield reflected on his final season and knows…
The women’s swimming and diving team dominated the Niagara Purple Eagles 154-79 during its final away meet before A10’s. The Bonnies were led by freshman Rachel Taylor and senior Tanja Kirmse. Both women won two events during the meet last Saturday. Taylor won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke events. Kirmse finished first in…
By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team is back from its hiatus and is beginning to compete in meets again. The Bonnies were last in action late November, where they came in third out of six teams at the Pittsburgh Invitational. The Bonnies came out from their December…
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor As the end of the spring semester approaches, another year of St. Bonaventure athletics has nearly come to a close. Bonnies have competed on the court, field and ice over the past eight months, and it’s about that time the Bonaventure community takes a step back and reflects on a…
By Nick Konotopskyj Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team had at least a share of the lead for three out of the four days at the Atlantic 10 Championships, but the one day they did not have the lead ended up being the most important day of all- the final day.…
By Emily Mulcahey Staff Writer College-level swimming is not for the weak hearted. Four days a week, swimmers wake before the rest of the world to start training. Holidays cut short and homework brought with them on the road, the women’s swimming and diving team spends six months in the water, all in preparation for…
By Nick Konotopskyj Contributing Writer The moment the men’s swimming team has been waiting for all year has arrived. A chance at a third straight conference championship is here at last, but Coach Sean McNamee knows the path to a title is no easy road. . “It’s probably going to be the most competitive Atlantic…
By Emily Mulcahey Staff Writer After leaving the not-quite-real-world realm of college student life, it is not unlikely to succumb to the 5 a.m. work out crowd. The average twenty something year old may cringe at the sound of that early alarm or may even have to crawl on all fours to the gym. 5…
By Nick Konotopskyj Dynasty. It is a word that does not get thrown around too often in sports. It is reserved for teams who sustain long-term success over their competition. Starting Feb. 18, the Bonnies will be looking for their third straight Atlantic 10 Championship, which is a feat that has never been accomplished by any…
By Nick Konotopskyj Contributing Writer Last Friday, the Bonnies looked for their third straight victory in 2015 but fell short at The University at Buffalo, 160-132. This marks the Bonnies’ first loss at a dual meet since facing La Salle in Ohio on Nov. 1. Although it fell short, this team understands the Atlantic 10…
After winning last week’s home meet against Cleveland State, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Buffalo to take on Canisius College. The men beat the Golden Griffins 144 to 99, while the women lost a hard-fought meet by four points, 115 to 119. For the men, a team effort led to the victory. Junior Michael Pilyugin set…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After capturing a second consecutive Atlantic 10 championship (winning by a substantial 94 points), the Bonnies are not letting their latest success affect how the program is run in the future, according to Head Coach Sean McNamee. “It panned out pretty well,” McNamee said, referring to the recent championship. “We…
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer Jeanette Dietrich has been an instrumental part of the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming team over the past four years, but now, she is looking ahead toward graduation and her last meet as a Bonnie. She reflected on the great memories she has had at St. Bonaventure. The senior freestyle swimmer…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies took to the road for one last meet. The team traveled to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 1 to compete in a three-team meet with Penn State and Towson. With Penn State ranked 23rd in the country, the…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Racing in their first meet since coming off of winter break, the men’s swimming team traveled to Binghamton on January 18 for a head-to-head matchup against the Bearcats. The Bonnies’ winter break included strenuous training from mid-December into early January. Going into Binghamton, the team was ready to put themselves…