Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Swimming & Diving Prepares for Two-Meet Weekend
1/16/2009 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 16, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. -
Interview with Head Coach Dan Schinnerer
The Bucknell men's and women's swimming & diving teams welcome Army on Saturday, Jan. 17, before traveling to New York to face Columbia the following day. The trip to Columbia is only the second time all season that the Bison have been away from Kinney Natatorium. Bucknell's first meet of the season was hosted by UMBC.
The men's swimming & diving team has a 5-1 record in dual meets this season, while the women's squad is 5-2. The Bison men have won three of their four matches against conference foes, while the women are 2-2. The Black Knights men's team is traditionally toward the top of the Patriot League and finished third at last year's league championships. It has a record of 3-4, including 1-1 against the conference. Army's women's team is 2-5, and 1-1 against Patriot League teams. The Columbia men are 2-3 this year, while its women's team has a 4-1 record in dual meets.
First-Place Finishes and Top-10 Records by Bison Men in 2008-2009
Gonzalo DeLeon
First Place Finish
- 200 back (1:56.20) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- 200 back (1:54.12) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 200 back (1:54.70) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne
- 200 back (1:53.98) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- 200 back (1:49.33) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 200 back (1:53.83) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- 200 back (1:49.33 - School Record) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 400 IM (4:04.90) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Daniel Fletcher
First Place Finish
- 200 free (1:44.74) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 200 free (1:44.08) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Nathaniel Frye
First Place Finish
- 100 breast (1:00.74) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
Taylor Harris
First Place Finish
- 200 fly (1:54.97) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- 100 fly (50.60) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Mark Kawczenski
First Place Finish
- 100 back (51.59) and 100 free (46.91) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 100 back (52.20) and 50 free (21.45) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne
- 100 back (52.20) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- 100 back (51.32) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 100 back (51.70), 50 free (21.40) and 100 free (46.98) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Jonathan Podniesinski
First Place Finish
- 200 IM (2:00.10) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- 1,000 free (9:44.68) and 200 breast (2:10.57) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 500 free (4:40.26) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne
- 400 IM (4:14.32) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- 200 breast (2:10.11) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- 400 IM (4:10.43 - exhibition swim) and 1,000 free (9:44.68) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 400 IM (4:06.07 - preliminaries) and 500 free (4:38.75 - preliminaries) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Eric Sokolosky
First Place Finish
- 50 free (21.38) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
Luke Trafton
First Place Finish
- 100 IM (55.87) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- 1,650 free (15:49.85)- 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 500 free (4:40.99) and 1,650 free (16:17.41) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- 200 fly (1:53.40 - preliminaries) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Michael Volpe
First Place Finish
- 100 fly (51.78) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Jeffrey Manning
First Place Finish
- One-Meter (241.8) and Three-Meter (210.08) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- One-Meter (249.38) and Three-Meter (239.33) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- One-Meter (236.92) and Three-Meter (235.43) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne
- Three-Meter (243.35) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- One-Meter (259.87) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Gregory Zavoluk
Bison Top-10
- Three-Meter (209.18) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
400 Free Relay
First Place Finish
- Sokolosky, Fletcher, Harris and Trafton (3:11.08) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
200 Medley Relay
First Place Finish
- Kawczenski, Frye, Sokolosky and Fletcher (1:34.88) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- Kawczenski, Frye, Sokolosky and Fletcher (1:35.33) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne
- Kawczenski, Frye, Harris and Fletcher (1:35.09) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
First Place Finishes and Top-10 (TT) Records by Bison Women in 2008-2009
Abigail Atkinson
First Place Finish
- 200 back (2:08.34) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
Bison Top-10
- 100 back (58.99) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Kristen Bucaria
Bison Top-10
- 200 fly (2:09.19) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Jamie Chakany
Bison Top-10
- 1,650 free (17:30.37) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Molly Goebel
First Place Finish
- 50 free (24.66) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- 50 free (24.20) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 50 free (24.18) and 100 free (52.97) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
Bison Top-10
- 100 free (52.69 - preliminaries) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Macey Keath
First Place Finish
- 100 breast (1:07.42), 200 breast (2:24.42) and 400 IM (4:37.66) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 200 breast (2:26.00) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
- 400 IM (4:34.36) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
Bison Top-10
- 100 breast (1:07.42) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 400 IM (4:34.36) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- 100 breast (1:05.94) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 200 breast (2:23.18) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 200 breast (2:21.59) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Megan Mongan
First Place Finish
- 200 free (1:56.28) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
Nikki Seaman
Bison Top-10
- 100 breast (1:06.92) - 11/22/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Kaitlyn Sweeney
First Place Finish
- 100 fly (59.54) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 100 fly (59.67) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
Courtney Warren
First Place Finish
- 50 back (27.74) and 100 back (59.59) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- 100 back (58.60) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- 100 back (58.65) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
- 100 back (58.09) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
- 100 back (57.01) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- 100 free (53.27) and 200 back (2:07.17 - preliminaries) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
- 100 back (57.01) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Rebecca Bersani
First Place Finish
- One-Meter (239.63) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Allison FitzPatrick
First Place Finish
- Three-Meter (202.35) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- Three-Meter (218.03) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
Bison Top-10
- Three-Meter (247.95) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
Jennifer Kokoska
Bison Top-10
- One-Meter (211.65) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Eliza Massie
First Place Finish
- One-Meter (201.00) and Three-Meter (194.03) - 10/04/08 at UMBC
- One-Meter (207.98) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
- One-Meter (226.45) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
400 Free Relay
First Place Finish
- Warren, Mongan, Susan Horstmann and Atkinson (3:38.17) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- Warren, Mongan, Horstmann and Alexandra Lovallo (3:35.71) - 01/10/09 vs. Colgate
Bison Top-10
- Goebel, Mongan, Horstmann and Warren (3:33.24) - 11/23/08 - Bucknell Invitational
200 Medley Relay
First Place Finish
- Warren, Kelly Morris, Goebel, Mongan (1:48.68) - 10/25/08 vs. Boston College
- Warren, Morris, Goebel, Mongan (1:48.95) - 11/01/08 vs. Duquesne and Saint Francis (Pa.)
- Warren, Morris, Goebel, Mongan (1:47.95) - 11/08/08 vs. American, Lafayette and Navy
