Swimming and Diving Closes out 2024 with Loss To St. Bonaventure

Freshman Daphne Mead and sophomore Evie Leighton finished with a pair of top-three times as the Canisius swimming and diving teams closed out the 2024 calendar year against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure Tuesday evening in Buffalo, N.Y. in collegiate swimming and diving action.

The Golden Griffin men's swimming and diving team fell to the Bonnies, 168-50, while the women's team dropped their contest to St. Bonaventure, 114-76.

Mead led the Griffs with two top-two finishes on the day, winning the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.49, She was followed close behind by her counterpart, senior Brenna McLaughlin, who took third with a time of 2:11.83.

Mead has come in first place in every 200 IM race this season with the exception of the Magnus Cup Invite, where she placed second but broke the school record in the event.

Leighton placed in the top-three twice, winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:55.34 and placed third in the 100 free, marking a time of 54.82.

Other notable times include sophomore SaraJo Gardner's second place finish in the 200 breaststroke, scoring a 2:29.70 in the race. On the men's side, senior Sam Vidal took home second place in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:05.76 time.

UP NEXT
The Griffs will return to action in the new year, finishing out the regular season with meets against Le Moyne on Jan. 11 and Niagara on Jan. 18 hosted at the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo.

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Players Mentioned

SaraJo Gardner: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Evie Leighton: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Brenna McLaughlin: 5' 6"; Senior

Sam Vidal: 6' 0"; Junior

Daphne Mead: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

SaraJo Gardner
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Evie Leighton
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Brenna McLaughlin
: 5' 6"; Senior

Sam Vidal
: 6' 0"; Junior

Daphne Mead
: 5' 5"; Freshman