Men's Swim & Dive Travels to Columbia

Sunday, January 20

New York, N.Y.

1 p.m.

Bucknell University

Columbia

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

1/14/2019 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Bucknell (3-4, 3-3 PL) at Columbia (2-4, 1-4 Ivy)
When: Sunday, January 20 – 1 p.m.
Where: Percy Uris Natatorium – New York, N.Y.

Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell is currently 3-4 (3-3 Patriot League) after topping Loyola, 170-119, and falling to Army West Point, 203.5-91.5, last weekend at Kinney Natatorium.
• Against the Greyhounds on Jan. 11, the Bison used 11 first-place finishes to emerge victorious. Chadd Cummings (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke), Matt McGoey (200 freestyle, 200 backstroke) and Garrett Sommer (1-meter dive, 3-meter dive) each took first in two events to lead the way.
• The following day against the Black Knights, Bucknell finished with 16 top-three finishes, including victories by McGoey (200 IM) and the 400 freestyle relay team of Nate Romanowski, Vince Filippini, Nico Pagni and Mitch Gavars.
• The Bison's dual meet against Columbia is their first, and only, dual meet on the road this season. Bucknell has already hosted seven dual meets at Kinney Natatorium and will host one more against rival Lehigh on Jan. 26.
• In 2017-18, the Bison went 2-7 (2-4 Patriot League). They placed third (411 points) at the 10-team Patriot League Championships and ninth (177 points) at the 21-team ECAC Championships, a one spot improvement at both events from the 2016-17 campaign.
• Chris Devlin (1st) and McGoey (2nd) were Bucknell's 2018 All-Patriot League honorees.
• The Bison returned two school record holders: Cummings (100 breaststroke, 54.65) and McGoey (200 IM, 1:47.84). In addition, returnees Cummings (200 medley, 400 medley), Charlie McFarland (200 medley, 400 medley, 400 freestyle) and Jacob Lubinski (400 medley) were members of school record setting relay teams.
• Bucknell lost Devlin, a four-time All-Patriot League First Team selection and two-time Swimmer of the Patriot League Championships, to graduation. Devlin left Lewisburg as the school record holder in three events and as the owner of six Patriot League individual titles.
• The program welcomed eight newcomers in 2018-19. They hail from eight different states: Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Additions to Bucknell's Top-10 List During Last Week's Meets
• Will Cadwallader - 10th in the 3-meter dive (239.33)

Columbia at a Glance
• Columbia is currently 2-4 (1-4 Ivy League). The Lions most recently hosted Cornell on Jan. 13, winning by a 164-136 decision.
• Columbia went 8-2 (5-2 Ivy League) in 2017-18. At the 2018 Ivy League Championships, the Lions placed fourth with 1,107.5 points.
• Columbia is an unbeaten 14-0 against Bucknell in an all-time series that dates back to the 2004-05 campaign.
• Last year at Kinney Natatorium, the Lions spoiled the Bison's senior day festivities by scoring a 157-84 victory. For Bucknell, Chris Devlin enjoyed a successful senior day, winning the 200 freestyle, touching the wall second in the 500 freestyle and leading off the third-place 400 medley relay. Devlin, Mitch Gavars (1,000 freestyle) and the 200 freestyle relay team of Charlie McFarland, Kevin Adams-Mardi, Matt McGoey and Jimmy Rush were Bucknell's lone first-place finishers.

A Look Ahead
• The Bison host rival Lehigh on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. for their final dual meet of the 2018-19 campaign.