Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Swimming and Diving Announces Recruiting Class
6/2/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell men's and women's swimming and diving head coach Dan Schinnerer on Tuesday announced the addition of six student-athletes to the men's program for the 2009-10 campaign. The six members of the recruiting class come from five different states, including Illinois and Colorado. The newcomers will join a team that has finished second at each of the last two Patriot League Championships.
“Overall, we are pleased to bring in another solid class,” remarked Schinnerer, who will be entering his fourth year on the Kinney Natatorium pool deck this coming fall and was the 2007-08 Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year. “A number of the young men have the potential to make immediate impacts this coming season. I am also excited about the fact we were able to recruit on a national scale and ink some talented athletes from outside of our typical recruiting areas.”
Bucknell posted a 7-2 overall mark in 2008-09 and was 5-1 opposite Patriot League foes. The Bison lost six seniors to graduation, but return eight of their nine All-Patriot League selections. Freshmen made quite an impact for Bucknell in 2008-09 with five rookies being named All-Patriot League.
Bucknell Men's Swimming and Diving Recruiting Class
Michael Davitt, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest
William Krause, Huntington Bay, N.Y./St. Anthony's
David Magaro, Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro Area
Matthew Stevens, Laurel, Md./James Hubert Blake
Bryce Suchomel, Aurora, Colo./Regis
Christian Treat, Evergreen, Colo./Clear Creek
Michael Davitt (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) – IM/Fly/Free – Michael Gerard Davitt … born June 1, 1991 in Evanston, Ill. … son of Chris and Peggy Davitt … four-year swimming letterwinner at Lake Forest High School … also earned two letters in water polo … earned national swimming academic honors in 2007-08 and 2008-09 … also earned national water polo academic honors in 2009 … swimming team captain as a senior … Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Week (2007) … has two sisters … sister, Tricia, was a member of the women's crew team at Cal … sister, Allie, just completed her freshman year as a member of the women's swimming & diving team at Columbia.
William Krause (Huntington Bay, N.Y./Saint Anthony's) – IM/Butterfly – William Keith Krause Jr. … born April 23, 1991 in Huntington, N.Y. … son of Bill and Kathy Krause … has three siblings … four-year swimming letterwinner … 2009 All-American in 200 IM … four-time all-league, all-county and all-state selection … two-time team MVP … Jack Kennedy Career Award winner as a senior … CHSAA Sportsmanship Award winner … team captain as a senior … sister, Kaitlin, was a member of swimming team at Siena … sister, Colleen, swam at Loyola (Md.) … father, Bill, played college lacrosse.
David Magaro (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro Area) – Dive – David Joseph Magaro … born Jan. 26, 1991 in Lancaster, Pa. … son of Ronald and Andrea Magaro … has five siblings … four-year diving letterwinner at East Pennsboro Area High School … All-America diver … four-time district and state medalist … four-time conference champion … earned all-state honors four times … team captain … both father, Ronald, and uncle, Phil, competed in swimming on the college level.
Matthew Stevens (Laurel, Md./James Hubert Blake) – IM/Breast/Free – Matthew David Stevens … born Dec. 14, 1990 in Columbia, Md. … son of David and Joanne Stevens … has two sisters, Allie and Emily … four-year swimming letterwinner … team captain as a junior and senior … earned Coaches Award as a sophomore … team MVP as a senior … all-county selection as a senior … All-Metro Honorable Mention as a senior … sister, Allie, was a four-year member of Miami (Ohio) swimming team.
Bryce Suchomel (Aurora, Colo./Regis) – Sprint Free/Fly/Back – Bryce Joseph Suchomel … born Oct. 17, 1990 in Reno, Nev. … son of Bart and Karen Suchomel … has two younger brothers, Luke and Jesse … four-year swimming letterwinner … earned all-state, All-America and national academic honors as both a junior and senior … was team captain and MVP as a senior.
Christian Treat (Evergreen, Colo./Clear Creek) – Free/IM/Breast – Christian Armstrong Treat … born July 11, 1991 in St. Paul, Minn. … son of R.C. and Rebecca Treat … father competed in gymnastics at the University of Southern California … won Colorado state titles in the 100 and 200 free in 2009 … two-time 200 free All-American … two-time Scholastic All-American … 2009 Colorado 4A State Swimmer of the Year ... First Team All-State in 100 and 200 free as a senior ... All-Colorado in 200 free in 2009 ... Junior National Qualifier … first-team all-state selection … league champion in the 200 IM and 100 free … Academic All-State selection … Colorado age group record holder in the 100 and 200 breast … Grand Prix Championship and Speedo Championship finalist … 2009 Jefferson County League Swimmer of the Year and MVP … Conifer High School Most Valuable Swimmer and team co-captain … competed in USA Swimming since age four … competed at an international meet in Germany … also ran cross country … named cross country team's Rookie of the Year … enjoys skiing, golf, water skiing and competes in open water swimming.
