Annapolis, Maryland – The Bucknell men's swimming and diving team had six more top-eight finishes on Sunday, three of which were third place or better, moving up one spot to finish third out of 18 teams at the 2024 ECAC Championships. Andy Dorcel Bucknell added three more top-10 times for the program with a runner-up finish in the 200-meter breaststroke. Bison scored a total of 415 points in her three-day competition. Navy won with 894 points, followed by Columbia in second place with 465.5 points.
result
Dorcel was one of two Bison to advance to the 200m breaststroke A final and one of three to earn points in the event. He swam 1:59.02 and finished just behind rider Max Connelly. Dorcel's time ranks third in program history. John Gehrigwho placed fourth in the A final, swam the fourth-fastest time in school history at 1:59.46. matt roudabaugh He placed 11th overall with a time of 2:02.28 and added points.
Chris Kopac In the 100 freestyle, she swam 44.56 points, ranking fifth all-time and adding to Bucknell's record. He was the third to touch the wall in the final. Kopac posted three program top-10 times in individual events throughout the weekend. Chris Fabian (44.89) and Colin Smith (45.55) were 10th and 12th, respectively, in the 100 freestyle.
Bucknell’s other third-place finish came in the final event of the weekend, the 400 freestyle. Nick ChopisMr. Smith Riley Twiss and Fabian swam a combined time of 3:01.61, finishing just behind second place Navy (3:00.83) and first place Columbia (3:00.08).
Twiss touched the wall in the 200 butterfly in 1:48.70, placing fourth. alex crossing He won the B final of this tournament with a time of 1 minute 51.27 seconds. braeden beagle He placed 12th with a time of 1:54.31.
Four Bison scored in the 200 backstroke. Shane Wynn He took first place in the A final. After she swam 1:49.46 in the preliminaries, Winn placed eighth in 1:50.45 on Sunday night. chase ferguson (10th, 1:51.19), sam sweeter (11th place, 1:53.06) Caleb Kubiak (13th, 1 minute 53.30 seconds) They each scored a point in the B final.
In total, Bucknell improved the program's top-10 times nine times at the ECAC Championships and posted third-place or better finishes six times.
Top 10 performance of the program:
100 Freestyle – Chris Kopac (44.56) – 5th in school history
200 breaststroke – Andy Dorcel (1:59.02) – 3rd in school history
200 breaststroke – John Gehrig (1:59.46) – 4th in school history
2nd place:
200 breaststroke – Andy Dorcel (1:59.02)
3rd place:
100 Freestyle – Chris Kopac (44.56)
400 Freestyle Relay – Nick Chopis, Colin Smith, Riley Twiss, Chris Fabian (3:01.61)
4th:
200 Butterfly – Riley Twiss (1:48.70)
200 breaststroke – John Gehrig (1:59.46)
8th place:
200 backstroke – Shane Wynn (1:50.45)
9th place:
200 Butterfly – alex crossing (1:51.27)
10th:
200 backstroke – chase ferguson (1:51.19)
100 Freestyle – Chris Fabian (44.89)
11th place:
200 backstroke – sam sweeter (1:53.06)
200 breaststroke – matt roudabaugh (2:02.28)
12th place:
100 Freestyle – Colin Smith (45.55)
200 Butterfly – braeden beagle (1:54.31)
13th place:
200 backstroke – Caleb Kubiak (1:53.30)
