Bison Women, Blue Hen Men Take Early Leads At Bucknell Invite

2022 Bucknell Invite

• November 18-20, 2022
• Lewisburg, Pa.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Day 1 Results + Scores

Courtesy: Bucknell Athletics

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell women’s swim & dive team sits in first place following the first day of the 2022 Bucknell Invitational. The Bison collected 401 points and are trailed by Fordham (318), which is currently second in the eight-team field.

Results

Bucknell’s day was highlighted by the 200 freestyle relay team breaking last year’s school record with a 1:32.97. Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Alexandra Ritorto and Esme Hunter placed second behind La Salle in the event. Donati and Ritorto were also part of last year’s squad that clocked a 1:33.16 at the 2021 Bucknell Invitational.

Senior Sabrina Vumbacco also earned a second-place finish on the first day of the invitational, taking the runner-up spot in the 500 freestyle with a 4:50.8. She touched the wall less than one-tenth of a second behind first-place finisher Niamh Hofland of UConn.

Freshman Emma Feld also placed top-five in the 500 freestyle (4th, 4:56.60), and junior Caroline McGann rounded out the ‘A’ finals with a 4:58.88 to take eighth.

Competing in the ‘A’ finals in the 200 IM was junior Abby Doss, who posted a 2:05.95 to finish seventh. Meanwhile, Hunter (2:04.05) and Catherine Craig (2:04.50) both broke the 2:05 mark swimming in the ‘B’ and ‘C’ finals, respectively.

Donati added a fifth-place finish in the 50 freestyle, clocking a 23.74 and coming in just a spot ahead of Ritorto (6th, 23.91).

Bucknell’s 400 medley relay team (Esme Hunter, Liz Dokina, Sabrina Vumbacco, Sophia Donati) took fourth with a 3:46.17 to round out a successful first day of the invitational.

The Bucknell Invitational resumes Saturday morning at Kinney Natatorium.

New Program Top-10 Times:
200 freestyle relay – Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Alexandra Ritorto, Esme Hunter (1:32.97) – School Record

Second Place:
200 freestyle relay – Jennifer Bolden, Sophia Donati, Alexandra Ritorto, Esme Hunter (1:32.97) – School Record
500 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (4:50.80)

Fourth Place:
500 freestyle – Emma Feld (4:56.60)
400 medley relay – Esme Hunter, Liz Dokina, Sabrina Vumbacco, Sophia Donati

Fifth Place:
50 freestyle – Sophia Donati (23.74)

Sixth Place:
50 freestyle – Alexandra Ritorto (23.91)

Seventh Place:
200 IM – Abby Doss (2:05.95)

Eighth Place:
500 freestyle – Caroline McGann (4:58.88)

Courtesy: Delaware Athletics

LEWISBURG, Penn. – The University of Delaware men’s swimming and diving program currently is in first place after day one of three of the Bison Invitational, hosted by Bucknell University. The Blue Hens finished the first day of competition with 392 points, ahead of Bucknell (383.50), Davidson (266.50), Fordham (216), Rider (208.50), NJIT (177), La Salle (160.50), and Bloomsburg (158).

Delaware set program records in two events during day one. Matvei Namakonov set a new freshman program record in the 50 free with a time of 20.31 and finished in fourth place, while the 400 medley relay team of Gavin Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Miguel Vasquez set a new program record with a time of 3:11.63 and finished in first place.

Five Blue Hens qualified in the 200 IM, with Toni Sabev leading the way with a second place finish in the finals with a time of 1:49.00. Jack Hattery finished in fifth place with a time of 1:50.26, while Evan Frick was 13th (1:53.18), Jack Zapp was 21st (1:54.86), and Jack Gibson was 23rd (1:55.40).

Along with Namakonov in the 50 free, Luke Rautzhan (20.74, 11th), Ryan Polino (21.05, 14th), Miguel Vasquez (21.03, 19th), and Addison Collins (21.17 22nd) all followed during the finals.

In the 500 free, Currie (4:28.49) finished in second place to lead five qualifiers for the Blue Hens. Andrew Taylor placed in sixth (4:32.23), Jacob Replogle finished in eighth (4:37.55), Dylan Smolders in 11th (4:34.85), and Kevin Lewke in 21st (4:39.92).

The 200 freestyle relay team of Vasquez, Ryan Polino, Rautzhan, and Namakonov finished in third place with a time of 1:20.96.

During the 3-meter diving, Kevin Siegfried came in third place with a score of 283.30, while Philip Townsend placed sixth with a score of 264.35.

Day two of the Bison Invitational is set to begin Saturday at 10:00 a.m., with finals scheduled for 6:00 p.m.