Kopac Wins Twice to Lead Bison Men at Fall Invite

Saturday, October 26

Lewisburg, Pa.

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

Fall Invite

Photo by: Lianne Garrahan

Kopac Wins Twice to Lead Bison Men at Fall Invite

10/26/2024 11:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

RESULTS

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Chris Kopac won two events to lead the Bucknell men's swimming & diving team as Seton Hall and Binghamton visited Kinney Natatorium on Saturday for the non-scored Bison Fall Invite. Five other Bison posted runner-up finishes and diver Jack Krug moved up on Bucknell's all-time list with a personal best in the 3-meter diving event to highlight a productive early season meet.

Kopac won the 100-yard breaststroke and the 400 individual medley, and he also finished a close third in the 50 freestyle. In the 400 IM he went 1-2 with teammate Riley Twiss, with Kopac touching first by just .11 seconds. Dante Buonadonna was fourth and Alex Crossing fifth in the 400 IM, giving the Bison four of the top five places. Binghamton's Eli Lanfear and Bucknell's Colin Smith, Kopac, and Finn Russell all finished within a half-second in the 50 free.

It was a good day for the divers, with Jackson Vinarub finishing second in the 1-meter event and Krug third in the 3-meter. Krug's score of 299.5 was nine points better than his previous PR and moved him up from seventh to fifth on Bucknell's all-time performers list. On the 1-meter board, Vinarub, Krug, and Connor Thurston finished 2-3-4.

Other Bucknell runners-up included Sam Sweetser in the 500 free, Shane Wynne in the 200 butterfly, and Justin DiSanto in the 100 fly. Ed Park and Caleb Kubiak followed Sweetser in third and fourth in the 500. In the 200 fly, Wynne, Twiss, and Damian Czartoryjski took the 2-3-4 spots.

Bucknell's busy home schedule continues next Saturday when Navy, American, and Lafayette visit Kinney Natatorium for quad meet starting at noon.