Swimming and Diving Falls to St. Bonaventure

Graduate student Liam O'Connell garnered a pair of top finishes and both 200 freestyle relays earned the top spot as the Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out the 2022 calendar year against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure Saturday afternoon in the Reilly Center Pool in Olean, N.Y. in collegiate swimming and diving action.

The Bonnies defeated the Golden Griffins on both sides, picking up a 155-88 win for the men and a 159-82 victory for the women's squad.

Graduate student Adriana Bolender earned the best score in the 1-meter dive, picking up a score of 237.45. Bolender also finished in second place in the 3-meter diving with a score of 210.83.

O'Connell was the first to touch the wall in both the 100 and 500 free events, finishing with times of 47.77 and 4:45.71, respectively.

Freshman Eric Kim finished first in the 100 breast, swimming a time of 58.65.

Both the men's and women's 200 free relays picked up the top spot. The quartet of sophomore Ben Yant, senior Adam Sokolowski, Kim and senior Alex Hiltbrand posted a time of 1:26.93.

On the women's side, freshman Hannah Brainard, sophomore Ashley Allaire, junior Jordan O'Connor and senior Grace Van Buren finished with an event-best 1:40.81.

Up Next
• Canisius will return to the pool for the first time in 2023 when it hosts Cleveland State on Jan. 15. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. from the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Allaire: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Adriana Bolender: DIVER; 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Liam O'Connell: 6' 1"; Graduate Student

Jordan O'Connor: 5' 5"; Junior

Adam Sokolowski: 6' 4"; Senior

Grace Van Buren: 5' 5"; Senior

Ben Yant: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Eric Kim: Freshman

Hannah Brainard: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Allaire
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Adriana Bolender
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student
: DIVER

Liam O'Connell
: 6' 1"; Graduate Student

Jordan O'Connor
: 5' 5"; Junior

Adam Sokolowski
: 6' 4"; Senior

Grace Van Buren
: 5' 5"; Senior

Ben Yant
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Eric Kim
: Freshman

Hannah Brainard
: 5' 4"; Freshman