Swim & Dive Returns to Action at Johns Hopkins

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell at Johns Hopkins
When: Saturday, Jan. 8 – 1 p.m.
Where: Newton White Athletic Center Natatorium – Baltimore, Md.

Internet Video: HopkinsSports.com

NOTICE: Saturday's dual meet at Johns Hopkins is closed to spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols. For more information, visit HopkinsSports.com.

Bucknell Women at a Glance
• Bucknell is currently 5-1 (4-1 PL) in 2021-22. The team's dual meet at Johns Hopkins will be its first since Nov. 6.
• The Bison posted a 3-0 (3-0 PL) record during the spring of 2021, stretching their winning streak in dual meets to eight.
• Dating back to the 2018-19 campaign, Bucknell has posted an incredible 26-3 (20-3 PL) record in dual meets; all three of the Bison's losses came to reigning Patriot League champion Navy.
• Bucknell wrapped up its 2019-20 dual meet schedule with a sterling 10-1 (7-1 PL) record. With their rivalry win over Lehigh, the Bison reached the double digits in victories during a single season for the sixth time in program history.
• Bucknell placed second at the 2020 Patriot League Championships with 533 points. The Bison, who finished as the Patriot League runners-up for the 12th time in program history and the first time since 2015, were bolstered by eight-medal winning performances.
• Bucknell returned three All-Patriot League honorees: Maddie Hartigan (1st in 2019 & 2020), Catherine Craig (2nd in 2020) and Sabrina Vumbacco (2nd in 2020). Vumbacco was also tabbed as the Rookie of the 2020 Patriot League Championship Meet.
• Hartigan, who was a 2021 Academic All-Patriot League honoree, is one the team's two school record holders. She owns the standards in the 100 freestyle (50.01), 200 freestyle (1:48.10), 500 freestyle (4:46.48) and 1,000 freestyle (9:53.16); she was also a member of the record-setting 200 freestyle (1:33.16) and 800 freestyle (7:18.40) relay teams.
• Abby Doss broke the school record in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.44) during mid-November's Bucknell Invitational.
• The Bison lost Maggie Wyngowski, a three-time All-Patriot League selection who captured three school records and five Patriot League medals, to graduation following the 2021 spring season.
• Bucknell added 12 student-athletes, including seven-time PIAA state champion Doss, to its program ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. The newcomers hail from seven different states and one Canadian province: Connecticut (3), New York (3), Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Ontario.

Additions to Bucknell's Top-10 List During the Bucknell Invitational
• Maddie Hartigan - School Record in the 200 freestyle (1:48.10)
• Abby Doss - School Record in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.44)
• Maddie Hartigan, Alexandra Ritorto, Alexis Faria, Sophia Donati - School Record in the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.16)
• Abby Doss - 3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.17)
• Maddie Hartigan - 5th in the 50 freestyle (23.41 swam as lead-off leg of 200 freestyle relay)
• Abby Doss - 5th in the 400 IM (4:21.58)
• Esme Hunter, Alexandra Ritorto, Alexis Faria, Maddie Hartigan - 5th in the 200 medley relay (1:42.93)
• Alexandra Ritorto - 6th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.90)
• Skye Sunderhauf - 6th in the 200 butterfly (2:02.94)
• Abby Doss - 6th in the 200 IM (2:02.63)
• Alexis Faria, Kayla Lichtner, Sophia Donati, Maddie Hartigan - 6th in the 400 freestyle relay (3:25.48)
• Sabrina Vumbacco, Caroline McGann, Kayla Lichtner, Maddie Hartigan - 6th in the 800 freestyle relay (7:25.76)
• Liz Dokina - 8th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.94)
• Esme Hunter, Abby Doss, Alexis Faria, Maddie Hartigan - 9th in the 400 medley relay (3:45.46)
• Esme Hunter - t-10th in the 100 backstroke (56.60)

Bucknell Men at a Glance
• The Bison are currently 5-1 (4-1 PL) in 2021-22. Their dual meet at Johns Hopkins will be their first since Nov. 6.
• Bucknell has now started two of its past three seasons by going 5-1 in its first six dual meets.
• The Bison finished 1-2 (1-2 PL) during the spring of 2021.
• Bucknell wrapped up its 2019-20 dual meet season with a 5-6 (4-4 PL) record.
• The Bison's 5-2 start was their best since the 2013-14 campaign. That season, they went 5-1 (4-0 PL) in their first six duals en route to a 7-3 (5-1 PL) record.
• Bucknell placed fourth at the 2020 Patriot League Championships with 342.5 points.
• The Bison returned three swimmers who swam on record-setting relay teams: Leo Kuyl (400 freestyle), Liam Pitt (200 medley, 200 freestyle) and Jack Rose (200 medley, 400 freestyle).
• Bucknell returned one Academic All-Patriot League honoree in Derek Knight.
• The Bison's seven newcomers hail from four different states: New York (3), New Jersey (2), North Carolina and Virginia.

Additions to Bucknell's Top-10 List During the Bucknell Invitational
• Chris Fabian, Leo Kuyl, Sam Sweeney, Liam Pitt - School Record in the 200 freestyle relay (1:20.63)
• John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl, Chris Fabian, Liam Pitt - School Record in the 400 freestyle relay (2:58.22)
• John Gehrig - 2nd in the 200 butterfly (1:47.63)
• Leo Kuyl - 4th in the 50 freestyle (20.28)
• John Gehrig - 4th in the 200 IM (1:49.01)
• John Gehrig - 6th in the 100 freestyle (44.99 swam as lead-off leg of 400 freestyle relay)
• Liam Pitt - 8th in the 50 freestyle (20.57 swam in prelims)
• John Gehrig - 9th in the 200 freestyle (1:39.00 swam as lead-off leg of 800 freestyle relay)

Johns Hopkins Women at a Glance
• The Blue Jays are currently 1-5 on the season, most recently claiming third at early December's Bruno Invitational.
• Johns Hopkins only competed once during the truncated 2020-21 season, facing Gettysburg in a non-scored meet on April 23.
• The Blue Jays went 9-4 in 2019-20, with all of their losses coming to Division I foes. The 2020 NCAA Division III Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat; the 2021 rendition was also not held.
• Five of Johns Hopkins's seven top-five finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships came between 2012 and 2019.
• This will be the third meeting between the Bison and Blue Jays. In 2019-20, Bucknell downed Johns Hopkins, 174-120.

Johns Hopkins Men at a Glance
• The Blue Jays are currently 4-2 on the season, most recently placing second at early December's Bruno Invitational.
• Johns Hopkins only competed once during the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, defeating NJIT, 178-112, on April 11.
• The Blue Jays posted a 7-5 record in 2019-20, with all of their losses coming to Division I opponents. The 2020 NCAA Division III Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat; the 2021 rendition was also not held.
• Between 2014 and 2019, Johns Hopkins finished fourth at the NCAA championship meet five times, including four times in a row between 2016 and 2019.
• This will be the third meeting between the Bison and Blue Jays. During the 2019-20 campaign, Johns Hopkins defeated Bucknell, 158-133.

A Look Ahead
• The Bison resume Patriot League competition by traveling to Loyola (Md.) for a 12 p.m. dual meet on Friday, Jan. 14. They then host Army West Point at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15.

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Players Mentioned

Catherine Craig

Liz Dokina

Sophia Donati

Abby Doss

Chris Fabian

Alexis Faria

John Gehrig

John Gehrig

Maddie Hartigan

Esme Hunter

Derek Knight

Leo Kuyl

Kayla Lichtner

Caroline McGann

Liam Pitt

Alexandra Ritorto

Jack Rose

Skye Sunderhauf

Sam Sweeney

Sabrina Vumbacco

Maggie Wyngowski