Men’s Swimming & Diving Falls to Army at Kinney Natatorium

RESULTS

LEWISBURG, Pa. – James Lombardi led a 1-2 Bucknell finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and Jack Krug became just the fifth diver in team history to score over 300 points in the 3-meter event, but Army West Point had too much depth and defeated the Bison 209-89 on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium.

Army, which was coming off a dual win over arch-rival Navy, won 15 of the 16 events, while Bucknell (3-3) nabbed six runner-up finishes.

Lombardi captured the 200 breast in a time of 2:06.07, which was a half-second in front of teammate Will Hedges.

The Bison also had a close call in the 200 butterfly, where Andy Dorsel was runner-up to Army's Jacob Mowery by only .16 seconds. Shane Wynne and Ed Parks followed in third and fourth. Bucknell also went 2-3-4 in the 1,000 freestyle (Alex Crossing, Finn Franks, William Shoemaker) and the 400 individual medley (Dorsel, Riley Twiss, Dante Buonadonna).

Krug finished in second place in the 3-meter diving event after taking third on the 1-meter board. His 3-meter score of 306.00 was a personal best and moved him up to the No. 3 spot in team history, trailing only David Magaro (343.55 in 2011) and teammate Jackson Vinarub (307.80 earlier this season). Tyler Wenzel and Adam Freeman are the only other Bison divers to eclipse 300 points since the six-optionals format started in 2005.

Bucknell closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay, comprised of Chris Kopac, Finn Russell, Colin Smith, and Justin DiSanto.

The Bison will be back in action on Friday at home against Loyola. The action starts at 1 p.m., with live coverage on YouTube.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Falls to Army at Kinney Natatorium

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Players Mentioned

Dante Buonadonna

Alex Crossing

Justin DiSanto

Andy Dorsel

Finn Franks

Will Hedges

Chris Kopac

Jack Krug

James Lombardi

Ed Park

Finn Russell

William Shoemaker

Colin Smith

Riley Twiss

Jackson Vinarub

Shane Wynne