Boston U v. Bucknell
- October 17, 2026
- Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, PA
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Final Scores
- Women: Boston U 157, Bucknell 143
- Men: Boston U 199, Bucknell 101
Courtesy of Boston U Athletics
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Highlighted by a school record in the 100-yard freestyle by sophomore Molly Barber, the Boston University women’s swimming & diving team was victorious in its first road trip of the season, posting a 157-143 victory at Bucknell on Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium.
In a close dual throughout, Bucknell held a late lead before the Terriers took 15 of 19 points in the 1-meter dive to go up by five entering the 400-yard freestyle relay, which BU won by 1.3 seconds to secure the victory.
The men’s team also emerged victorious by a score of 199-101, marking BU’s first sweep of Bucknell since 2016.
Two of the top five 100 freestyle swims in program history took place as Barber crushed the school record by .15 seconds to win the event in 49.75 before fellow sophomore Danka Ndubuisi swam an impressive leadoff leg of 50.68 in the decisive 400 freestyle relay.
Ndubuisi swept the backstroke events while sophomore Alayna Kennedy took first in both diving events and sophomore Kiki Rampersad won the 100 butterfly.
Two freshmen – Emma Rudowsky (1000 free) and Graycin Andreen (200 free) – earned wins on the day with Rudowsky’s time of 9:59.94 moving her all the way up to fourth in program history. Rudowsky also added two runner-up finishes (200 fly, 500 free) while Andreen was second in the 200 individual medley.
Sophomore Hadar Miller (200 breast) and junior MollyEllen Crowley (1-meter) also earned second-place finishes.
BU will take next weekend off before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, with a home dual against Massachusetts.
Wins
Molly Barber – 50 free (22.83), 100 free (49.75) – SCHOOL RECORD
Danka Ndubuisi – 100 back (55.03), 200 back (1:59.08)
Alayna Kennedy – 3-meter (305.10), 1-meter (263.85)
Emma Rudowsky – 1000 free (9:59.94)
Graycin Andreen – 200 free (1:50.99)
Kiki Rampersad – 100 fly (53.43)
400 free relay (Ndubuisi, Rampersad, Osborn, Barber) – 3:24.25
Runners-up
Emma Rudowsky – 200 fly (2:06.11), 500 free (4:59.60)
Hadar Miller – 200 breast (2:21.90)
MollyEllen Crowley – 1-meter (253.43)
Graycin Andreen – 200 IM (2:04.08)
200 medley relay (Ndubuisi, Shapiro, Rampersad, Barber) –1:42.97
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Boston University men’s swimming & diving team won 12 of 16 events en route to a 199-101 road victory over Bucknell on Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium.
The women’s team also emerged victorious by a score of 157-143, marking BU’s first sweep of Bucknell since 2016.
Sophomore Ethan Wong swept the diving events while senior Henry Dvorak (50 free, 100 fly) and juniors Gannon Flynn (100 breast, 200 breast) and Giovanni Sullo (1000 free, 500 free) each swam to two victories.
Sophomore Nathan Lee (200 free) and junior Charle Nenchev (100 back) each earned a win and had one runner-up finish.
Sophomore Ethan Zhou swam to second-place finishes in the 200 butterfly and the 200 backstroke with the latter coming in a time of 1:48.79, good for 10th all-time at BU.
Senior Zein Mahana was runner-up to Wong in both diving events while junior Charles Schreiner was right behind Sullo for second-place finishes in both distance freestyles.
The Terriers claimed wins in both relays with junior Galen Carter, senior Ethan Huyhn, Dvorak and sophomore Hugh Harrison taking first in the 200 medley relay (1:29.27) and Sullo, Lee, Dvorak and Nenchev claiming a victory in the 400 freestyle relay (3:02.13).
BU will take next weekend off before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, when it hosts Massachusetts.
Wins
Gannon Flynn – 100 breast (55.81), 200 breast (2:00.17)
Giovanni Sullo – 1000 free (9:25.78), 500 free (4:34.70)
Henry Dvorak – 50 free (20.58), 100 fly (48.62)
Ethan Wong – 1-meter (286.05), 3-meter (325.88)
Nathan Lee – 200 free (1:38.91)
Charlie Nenchev – 100 back (49.43)
200 medley relay (Carter, Huynh, Dvorak, Harrison) – 1:29.27
400 free relay (Sullo, Lee, Dvorak, Nenchev) – 3:02.13
Runners-up
Charles Schreiner – 1000 free (9:28.38), 500 free (4:37.81)
Zein Mahana – 1-meter (276.68), 3-meter (302.25)
Ethan Zhou – 200 fly (1:50.50), 200 back (1:48.79)
Ethan Huynh – 100 breast (55.92)
Charlie Nenchev – 100 free (45.48)
Devon Bone – 200 breast (2:03.95)
Nathan Lee – 100 fly (49.46)
Hugh Harrison – 200 IM (1:52.36)
Courtesy of Bucknell Athletics
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men’s swimming and diving team fell to Boston University in the season-opener at the Kinney Natatorium, 199-101, on Saturday.
Bucknell (0-1, 0-1 PL) won four events on the day, and sophomore Jason Kellerman impressed with wins in all three of his individual events to earn 27 points, and he set two new top-10 times. Colin Smith picked up his first win of the season in the 100 free.
Drew Davis, Edward Johnson, Kellerman and Smith started the day with a second-place finish in 1:29.72 that now ranks eighth on Bucknell’s top-10 lists.
Freshmen Thomas Senfield and Sam Cavanaugh made their debuts with a third- and fourth-place finish in the 1,000 free. Senfield swam a time of 9:31.60 that was less than a second away from a top-10 time. Cavanaugh finished in 9:52.83, and Finn Franks took fifth with a time of 10:00.32.
Eren Aydin took second in his first collegiate event with a time of 1:41.71 in the 200 free. Avery Kuhn finished in fourth in 1:42.69. Caleb Hagadorn followed suit with a second-pace finish in the 100 back. His time of 49.70 was 0.32 seconds away from his personal record that ranks eighth on the top-10 lists. Luke Thomas took fifth with a time of 50.93.
Kellerman’s first win of the day came in the 200 fly, where his time of 1:47.82 was .81 from his personal record that currently ranks third. Riley Twiss took third in 1:52.16 and Cavanaugh took fifth in 1:56.23.
Smith took second in the 50 free with a great time of 20.62. The time was just 0.30 seconds off of his personal best that currently ranks eighth in school history. Drew Greene followed in fifth with a time of 21.15.
Smith then won the 100 free in the following event with a time of 45.37, and Aydin took fourth with a time of 46.30.
Kellerman won the 200 back with a time of 1:48.08 to enter the top-10 lists with the eighth-fastest swim. Davis took fifth in the event with a time of 1:52.58.
Johnson (2:07.18) took fourth and Evan Hepburn (2:09.18) took fourth and fifth in the 200 breast. Senfield (4:41.04), Franks (4:44.70) and Cavanaugh (4:45.49) went 3-4-5 in the 500 free. Damian Czartoryjski took third in the 100 fly with a time of 50.58 and Green followed in fifth in 52.09.
Kellerman won the final individual event of the day with a time of 1:51.44 in the 200 IM. Davis took fourth with a time of 1:54.46.
The Bison ended the day with a second-place finish by Ben Pope, Greene, Aydin and Smith in the 400 free relay.
Connor Thurston led the Bison divers with two third-place finishes. Thurston, Cayden McDonnell and George Powers went 3-4-5 in both diving events. Thurston scored a 269.63 in the 3-meter. McDonnell took fourth with a score of 219.53 and Powers scored a 195.98.
In the 1-meter, Thurston scored a 260.25. McDonnell scored a 226.65 and Powers finished with a score of 206.10.
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell women’s swimming and diving team opened the season against Boston University on Saturday at the Kinney Natatorium, falling 157-143 in a close meet that came down to the final few events.
Bucknell (0-1, 0-1 PL) won six events on the day as Kelly Byrne and Clara Renner won two events each. Samantha Benzija won the 100 breast, and the Bison won the opening 200 medley relay. Renner and Byrne led the Bison with 22 points each for the meet.
Natalia Gajecki, Byrne, Kylie McKirryher and Tori Castro opened the day with a win in the 200 medley relay for 11 points, and the group set the seventh-fastest time in program history in 1:42.53. Bucknell’s team of Sienna Wilson, Abbey Amato, Benzija and Lindsay Young took third with a time of 1:43.76.
Renner followed up with a second-place finish in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:05.93 to earn four points. Emma Briganti followed with a fourth-place finish in 10:30.48.
Virginia Hastings (1:51.38), Kennedy DeVeaux (1:53.38) and Hanna Klingensmith went 2-3-4 in the 200 free to combine for nine points for the Bison in the event. Alivia Wainwright (56.31), Sienna Wilson (56.79), and Gajecki (57.15) followed suit with a 2-3-4 finish in the 100 back. Wainwright’s time was just less than a second off of a top-10 time.
The Bison took the top three points in the 100 breast led by Benzija’s win in 1:03.99. Her time was just 0.18 seconds off of a top-10 time for the Bison. Byrne took second in the event with a time of 1:04.10 and Amato took third with a time of 1:04.97.
Renner followed with a win in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.39 to beat the next finisher by nearly four seconds. Tessa Feld followed with a third-place finish for three points in 2:06.61, and Joslin Halsey took fourth in 2:06.72.
Castro took second in the 50 free, and the sophomore made a run at her personal record which ranks second in school history. Her time of 23.33 was 0.17 away from her personal record and 0.33 away from the school record. Hastings took fourth in the event in 23.91, which is 0.35 seconds away from a top-10 time.
Castro followed with another second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.55. McKirryher took second in 52.59 and Hastings placed fifth in 52.55. Wainwright (2:01.56) took second in the 200 back followed by Wilson (2:02.87) in third and Karlin Smith (2:07.13) in fifth.
Byrne’s first win of the day came in the 200 breast in 2:18.28, defeating field by over three seconds. Renner followed with a win in the 500 free with a time of 4:58.69.
Castro earned her third second-place finish of the day in the 100 fly with a time of 55.61. Benzija was close behind with a time of 55.63, and Halsey took fifth in 57.20.
Byrne’s second win of the day came in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.65. Hastings took third with a time of 2:07.02. Bucknell closed out the day with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay. Renner, McKirryher, DeVeaux and Wilson swam a time of 3:28.71 to collect four points.
Natalie Penman led the Bison divers on the day seven points, taking second in the 3-meter dive and third in the 1-meter dive. She scored a 245.63 in the 3-meter, and a 245.10 in the 1-meter.
Ruby Olliffe took fifth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 231.83, and Mielenz earned a point in the 3-meter with a score of 226.13.
Bucknell is back in action next Saturday, October 24 to host the Bucknell Fall Invite at 12 p.m. at the Kinney Natatorium.
