Swimming and Diving Teams Take Home Defeat to St. Bonaventure

Sophomore Sam Vidal and freshman Lauren Martin banked a pair of first-place finishes for the Canisius swimming and diving teams as they closed out the 2023 calendar year against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure Tuesday evening in Buffalo, N.Y. in collegiate swimming and diving action.

The Golden Griffin men's swimming and diving team fell to the Bonnies, 152-75, while the women's team dropped their contest to St. Bonaventure, 150-71.

Vidal and Martin led the way for the Griffs, collecting a pair of individual victories for Canisius in the contest. In the 100 breaststroke, Vidal touched the wall first in an extremely tight contest, marking a time of 58.49.

Martin collected the first individual victory of her collegiate career, pacing the women's 1000 freestyle with a time of 11:18.85. The Griffs swept this event, with freshman Mia McDonnell finishing second (11:23.93) and Ali Baltes (11:28.89) finishing third.

Freshman Luke Critchlow also finished with his first victory of his rookie season. His time of 10:13.08 earned him the top spot in the men's 1000 freestyle, followed by his teammate, freshman Tom McCabe, who placed third with a time of 10:27.39.

In the men's 100 butterfly, junior Bronson Benes came away with his third first-place finish of the season, finishing with a time of 51.31.

Sophomore's Maya Harrison and Hannah Brainard both had successful days in the pool, with the pair finishing second and third respectively in the 100 fly. Harrison tallied a time of 1:02.56 while Brainard finished with a time of 1:02.72.

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Up Next:
The Griffs will continue their 2023-24 season after the new year, when they travel back to the Buckeye state to face off against Cleveland State in dual-meet competition on Jan. 11.

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Players Mentioned

Maya Harrison: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sam Vidal: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Bronson Benes: 5' 8"; Junior

Hannah Brainard: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Luke Critchlow: 5' 11"; Freshman

Tom McCabe: 5' 10"; Freshman

Lauren Martin: 5' 8"; Freshman

Mia McDonnell: 5' 5"; Freshman

Ali Baltes: 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maya Harrison
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sam Vidal
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Bronson Benes
: 5' 8"; Junior

Hannah Brainard
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Luke Critchlow
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Tom McCabe
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Lauren Martin
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Mia McDonnell
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Ali Baltes
: 5' 3"; Freshman