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Men's Swimming and Diving Places 20 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
7/1/2026 1:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's swimming and diving program landed 20 student-athletes on the Patriot League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll announced by the league office on Wednesday.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have earned a minimum 3.20 GPA in the spring semester while participating in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports. Bucknell recorded a league-high 569 student-athletes out of a total of 3,900 honorees. The next-highest total was Lafayette's 472. Across all 27 varsity sports, Bison student-athletes averaged a 3.52 GPA in the 2026 spring semester.
Among the 20 players on the honor roll, nine student-athletes made the Dean's List for achieving a 3.50 GPA or higher in the spring semester.
Jack Krug and Braden Beagle, who both graduated in the spring, and rising senior James Lombardi were selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team.
Below are the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team's 2026 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipients:
Braden Beagle         Sr.         Accounting
Nikita Butyutskiy        Sr.     Computer Science & Engineering
Dante Buonadonna           So.        Finance
Alex Crossing          Sr.         Mechanical Engineering
Drew Davis            Fr.         Freeman College of Management (Undecided)
Chase Ferguson        Sr.         Finance
Finn Franks            So.        Computer Science & Engineering
Caleb Hagadorn        So.        Finance
William Harpster        So.        Biology
Evan Hepburn          Fr.         Biology
Caleb Kubiak           Jr.      International Relations
James Lombardi        Jr.      Biology
Finn Lukens            Fr.      Chemical Engineering
CJ Meier              Fr.      Computer Science & Engineering
Matt Raudabaugh       Sr.          Mechanical Engineering
Finn Russell            Jr.      Economics
William Shoemaker      Sr.      Economics
Colin Smith            Jr.      Mechanical Engineering
Riley Twiss            Jr.      Camparative & Digital Humanities
Jackson Vinarub        Sr.      Biomedical Engineering
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To be eligible, a student-athlete must have earned a minimum 3.20 GPA in the spring semester while participating in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports. Bucknell recorded a league-high 569 student-athletes out of a total of 3,900 honorees. The next-highest total was Lafayette's 472. Across all 27 varsity sports, Bison student-athletes averaged a 3.52 GPA in the 2026 spring semester.
Among the 20 players on the honor roll, nine student-athletes made the Dean's List for achieving a 3.50 GPA or higher in the spring semester.
Jack Krug and Braden Beagle, who both graduated in the spring, and rising senior James Lombardi were selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team.
Below are the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team's 2026 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipients:
Braden Beagle         Sr.         Accounting
Nikita Butyutskiy        Sr.     Computer Science & Engineering
Dante Buonadonna           So.        Finance
Alex Crossing          Sr.         Mechanical Engineering
Drew Davis            Fr.         Freeman College of Management (Undecided)
Chase Ferguson        Sr.         Finance
Finn Franks            So.        Computer Science & Engineering
Caleb Hagadorn        So.        Finance
William Harpster        So.        Biology
Evan Hepburn          Fr.         Biology
Caleb Kubiak           Jr.      International Relations
James Lombardi        Jr.      Biology
Finn Lukens            Fr.      Chemical Engineering
CJ Meier              Fr.      Computer Science & Engineering
Matt Raudabaugh       Sr.          Mechanical Engineering
Finn Russell            Jr.      Economics
William Shoemaker      Sr.      Economics
Colin Smith            Jr.      Mechanical Engineering
Riley Twiss            Jr.      Camparative & Digital Humanities
Jackson Vinarub        Sr.      Biomedical Engineering
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