Bucknell University Athletics
Men's Swim and Dive Hosts WVU on Friday, Bison Invite on Saturday
1/26/2017 11:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Setting the Scene
(Friday, Jan. 27 – 6 p.m.)
What: West Virginia at Bucknell (4-5, 4-3 PL)
Where: Kinney Natatorium (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Results: BucknellBison.com
(Saturday, Jan. 28 – Noon)
What: Bison Invite
Where: Kinney Natatorium (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Participating Teams: American, Bucknell, Lafayette, Seton Hall, Shippensburg
Live Results: BucknellBison.com
About the Bison
• Bucknell is 4-5 overall and 4-3 in the Patriot League following a 156-123 win over Lehigh.
• The Bison have won six straight meets in the series with the Mountain Hawks.
• Louis Behnen (200 free, 500 free), Chris Devlin (100 back, 200 back), and Peter Sigward (1-meter dive, 3-meter dive) won two events apiece in Bucknell's win over Lehigh. Chadd Cummings (100 breast) and Tom Gannon (200 breast) won one individual race apiece.
• Devlin has won 13 consecutive races in the 200 back, including the 2016 Patriot League Championships.
• Devlin (200 IM) and Sam Rutan (200 back) won individual events at the last Bison Invite held in 2015.
Scouting West Virginia
• West Virginia is coming off a 194-106 win over TCU.
• Michael Proietto and Merwane El Merini won two events apiece for the Mountaineers.
• The Mountaineers finished second of three teams at the 2016 Big 12 Championships.
Series History with West Virginia
• Bucknell leads the all-time series 2-0.
• The Bison won 61-34 in 1963 and 100-22 in 1964.
All-League Swimmers at the Bison Invite
All-Patriot League – Louis Behnen (Bucknell), Chris Devlin – Swimmer of the Meet (Bucknell), Jack Robinson (Bucknell)
All-Big East – Noah Yanchulis – Most Outstanding Swimmer (Seton Hall), Lior Grubert (Seton Hall), Matt Zebrowski (Seton Hall), Dakota Williams (Seton Hall), Zohar Suslovich (Seton Hall), Sean Sali (Seton Hall), Kyle Nash (Seton Hall), Cody Wimmer (Seton Hall)
Up Next
• Bucknell hosts the Patriot League Championships at Kinney Natatorium on Feb. 15-18.
Weekly Awards Won by the Bison
• Patriot League Swimmer of the Week – Chadd Cummings (10/4), Chris Devlin (11/1)
Players Mentioned
