Saturday, February 19
Annapolis, Md.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Patriot League Championships Finals
Men's Swim & Dive Takes Third at PL Championships
2/19/2022 9:42:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Bison set 11 school records during the four-day event
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Bucknell men's swimming & diving team placed third at the Patriot League Championships, which wrapped up on Saturday night at Lejeune Hall.
Overall, the Bison won four individual and two relay medals. They also broke 11 school records over the course of the four-day event, helping head coach Dan Schinnerer earn his third career Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year nod.
On Saturday, John Gehrig and Leo Kuyl were two of many standout performers. Gehrig won a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly, also clocking a school-record time of 1:46.14 that met the NCAA 'B' standard during the preliminaries.
Kuyl broke a 100 freestyle standard held for 34 years by Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Harvey in the preliminaries. His time of 44.14 took .23 of a second off of Harvey's previous record, which had stood since it won him the 1988 East Coast Conference title. Kuyl, who won a silver medal in Thursday's 50 freestyle behind a school-record time of 19.96, went on to place fourth in the 100 freestyle's 'A' finals.
Kopac was the top Bison point producer, tying for ninth in the overall field with 45 points. Gehrig (t-15th, 39), Andy Dorsel (t-16th, 38.5) and Fabian (t-17th, 38) also cracked the overall top 20.
Beyond Gehrig and Kuyl, six Bison qualified for Saturday's 'A' finals. In addition, Bucknell clocked a total of 12 program top-five times on that day, with nine falling in the top three.
Kuyl was one of three Bison in the 100 freestyle 'A' finals, joining Fabian and DiSanto, who went sixth and seventh respectively. Gehrig was joined in the 200 butterfly 'A' finals by Dorsel, who tied for fifth. Sean Quinn also won this event's consolation finals.
Kopac logged a pair of program top-10 times during his fifth-place showing in the 1,650 freestyle. Nick Haddad and Will Hedges rounded out Bucknell's 'A' finalists on the Patriot League Championships' final day, with Haddad going fourth in the 200 backstroke and Hedges taking eighth in the 200 breaststroke.
The Bison ultimately finished behind Navy (874) and Army West Point (740.5) with 559.5 points. They have finished in this spot at three of the past four Patriot League Championships contested.
Schinnerer was previously named the Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010 and the Women's Coach of the Year in 2013 and 2020.
Bucknell returns to action at the ECAC Championships, which will be held from Friday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 27 at Lejeune Hall.
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.14) (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.14) (swam in prelims)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Additional Top-10 Times/Scores:
200 breaststroke – Will Hedges (1:59.28) – 2nd in School History (swam in prelims)
200 butterfly – Andy Dorsel (1:48.15) – 3rd in School History
100 freestyle – Chris Fabian (44.61) – 3rd in School History (swam in prelims)
200 backstroke – Nick Haddad (1:47.30) – 3rd in School History
1,000 freestyle – Chris Kopac (9:19.60) – 3rd in School History (swam in 1,650 freestyle)
1,650 freestyle – Chris Kopac (15:25.10) – 3rd in School History
200 butterfly – Sean Quinn (1:48.47) – 4th in School History
100 freestyle – Justin DiSanto (44.93) – 5th in School History (swam in prelims)
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:00.60) – 5th in School History (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Chris Kopac (45.03) – 10th (swam as lead-off leg of 400 freestyle)
Point Scorers:
Third Place:
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.22)
Fourth Place:
200 backstroke – Nick Haddad (1:47.30) – 3rd in School History
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.21)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Fifth Place:
1,650 freestyle – Chris Kopac (15:25.10) – 3rd in School History
200 butterfly – Andy Dorsel (1:48.15) – 3rd in School History
Sixth Place:
100 freestyle – Chris Fabian (44.71)
Seventh Place:
100 freestyle – Justin DiSanto (44.96)
Eighth Place:
200 breaststroke – Will Hedges (2:00.60)
Ninth Place:
200 butterfly – Sean Quinn (1:48.47) – 4th in School History
Eleventh Place:
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:00.68)
Twelfth Place:
200 breaststroke – Noah Basista (2:02.59)
Thirteenth Place:
100 freestyle – Liam Pitt (45.33)
Fifteenth Place:
200 backstroke – Garrett Kiesel (1:51.14)
Overall School Records:
Wednesday, Feb. 16
200 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Ryaan Hatoum, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (1:27.82)
800 freestyle relay – John Gehrig, Justin DiSanto, Christian Stef, Chris Kopac (6:30.50)
Thursday, Feb. 17
50 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (19.96)
200 IM – Sean Quinn (1:47.16) (swam in prelims)
400 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Noah Basista, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (3:14.19)
Friday, Feb. 18
100 butterfly – Chris Fabian (48.00)
200 freestyle – Chris Kopac (1:36.48)
200 freestyle relay – Justin DiSanto, Leo Kuyl, Chris Fabian, Liam Pitt (1:19.94)
Saturday, Feb. 19
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.14) (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.14) (swam in prelims)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Overall Medalists:
Silver:
Thursday, Feb. 17
50 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (19.96)
Friday, Feb. 18
200 freestyle – Chris Kopac (1:36.48)
Bronze:
Wednesday, Feb. 16
200 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Ryaan Hatoum, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (1:27.82)
800 freestyle relay – John Gehrig, Justin DiSanto, Christian Stef, Chris Kopac (6:30.50)
Friday, Feb. 18
100 backstroke – Chris Fabian (48.61)
Saturday, Feb. 19
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.22)
Overall, the Bison won four individual and two relay medals. They also broke 11 school records over the course of the four-day event, helping head coach Dan Schinnerer earn his third career Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year nod.
On Saturday, John Gehrig and Leo Kuyl were two of many standout performers. Gehrig won a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly, also clocking a school-record time of 1:46.14 that met the NCAA 'B' standard during the preliminaries.
Kuyl broke a 100 freestyle standard held for 34 years by Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Harvey in the preliminaries. His time of 44.14 took .23 of a second off of Harvey's previous record, which had stood since it won him the 1988 East Coast Conference title. Kuyl, who won a silver medal in Thursday's 50 freestyle behind a school-record time of 19.96, went on to place fourth in the 100 freestyle's 'A' finals.
Chris Kopac took home a silver medal in Friday's 200 freestyle behind a school-record time while Chris Faban captured bronze in that day's 100 backstroke. All four of Bucknell's individual medalists were also members of one bronze medal winning relay team, with Fabian and Kuyl teaming with Ryaan Hatoum and Liam Pitt in the 200 medley and Gehrig and Kopac teaming with Justin DiSanto and Christian Stef in the 800 freestyle.Breaking a school record 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 when it was held for 34 years by a Hall of Famer.
— Bucknell Swim & Dive (@Bucknell_SWIMDV) February 20, 2022
With a time of 44.14, Leo Kuyl topped legend Jim Harvey's standard in the 100 freestyle!
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Kopac was the top Bison point producer, tying for ninth in the overall field with 45 points. Gehrig (t-15th, 39), Andy Dorsel (t-16th, 38.5) and Fabian (t-17th, 38) also cracked the overall top 20.
Beyond Gehrig and Kuyl, six Bison qualified for Saturday's 'A' finals. In addition, Bucknell clocked a total of 12 program top-five times on that day, with nine falling in the top three.
Kuyl was one of three Bison in the 100 freestyle 'A' finals, joining Fabian and DiSanto, who went sixth and seventh respectively. Gehrig was joined in the 200 butterfly 'A' finals by Dorsel, who tied for fifth. Sean Quinn also won this event's consolation finals.
Kopac logged a pair of program top-10 times during his fifth-place showing in the 1,650 freestyle. Nick Haddad and Will Hedges rounded out Bucknell's 'A' finalists on the Patriot League Championships' final day, with Haddad going fourth in the 200 backstroke and Hedges taking eighth in the 200 breaststroke.
The Bison ultimately finished behind Navy (874) and Army West Point (740.5) with 559.5 points. They have finished in this spot at three of the past four Patriot League Championships contested.
Schinnerer was previously named the Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010 and the Women's Coach of the Year in 2013 and 2020.
Bucknell returns to action at the ECAC Championships, which will be held from Friday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 27 at Lejeune Hall.
School Records:Our incredible leaders.
— Bucknell Swim & Dive (@Bucknell_SWIMDV) February 20, 2022
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200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.14) (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.14) (swam in prelims)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Additional Top-10 Times/Scores:
200 breaststroke – Will Hedges (1:59.28) – 2nd in School History (swam in prelims)
200 butterfly – Andy Dorsel (1:48.15) – 3rd in School History
100 freestyle – Chris Fabian (44.61) – 3rd in School History (swam in prelims)
200 backstroke – Nick Haddad (1:47.30) – 3rd in School History
1,000 freestyle – Chris Kopac (9:19.60) – 3rd in School History (swam in 1,650 freestyle)
1,650 freestyle – Chris Kopac (15:25.10) – 3rd in School History
200 butterfly – Sean Quinn (1:48.47) – 4th in School History
100 freestyle – Justin DiSanto (44.93) – 5th in School History (swam in prelims)
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:00.60) – 5th in School History (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Chris Kopac (45.03) – 10th (swam as lead-off leg of 400 freestyle)
Point Scorers:
Third Place:
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.22)
Fourth Place:
200 backstroke – Nick Haddad (1:47.30) – 3rd in School History
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.21)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Fifth Place:
1,650 freestyle – Chris Kopac (15:25.10) – 3rd in School History
200 butterfly – Andy Dorsel (1:48.15) – 3rd in School History
Sixth Place:
100 freestyle – Chris Fabian (44.71)
Seventh Place:
100 freestyle – Justin DiSanto (44.96)
Eighth Place:
200 breaststroke – Will Hedges (2:00.60)
Ninth Place:
200 butterfly – Sean Quinn (1:48.47) – 4th in School History
Eleventh Place:
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:00.68)
Twelfth Place:
200 breaststroke – Noah Basista (2:02.59)
Thirteenth Place:
100 freestyle – Liam Pitt (45.33)
Fifteenth Place:
200 backstroke – Garrett Kiesel (1:51.14)
Overall School Records:
Wednesday, Feb. 16
200 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Ryaan Hatoum, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (1:27.82)
800 freestyle relay – John Gehrig, Justin DiSanto, Christian Stef, Chris Kopac (6:30.50)
Thursday, Feb. 17
50 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (19.96)
200 IM – Sean Quinn (1:47.16) (swam in prelims)
400 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Noah Basista, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (3:14.19)
Friday, Feb. 18
100 butterfly – Chris Fabian (48.00)
200 freestyle – Chris Kopac (1:36.48)
200 freestyle relay – Justin DiSanto, Leo Kuyl, Chris Fabian, Liam Pitt (1:19.94)
Saturday, Feb. 19
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.14) (swam in prelims)
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (44.14) (swam in prelims)
400 freestyle relay – Chris Kopac, Chris Fabian, John Gehrig, Leo Kuyl (2:57.16)
Overall Medalists:
Silver:
Thursday, Feb. 17
50 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (19.96)
Friday, Feb. 18
200 freestyle – Chris Kopac (1:36.48)
Bronze:
Wednesday, Feb. 16
200 medley relay – Chris Fabian, Ryaan Hatoum, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl (1:27.82)
800 freestyle relay – John Gehrig, Justin DiSanto, Christian Stef, Chris Kopac (6:30.50)
Friday, Feb. 18
100 backstroke – Chris Fabian (48.61)
Saturday, Feb. 19
200 butterfly – John Gehrig (1:46.22)
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