Swimming and diving splits weekend at Loyola
Holly Burns, Senior Writer
December 5, 2019
The Bison men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams faced Patriot League rival, Loyola, on Nov. 23 in Baltimore. The women’s team improved their record to 6-1 on the season with a 171-129 win, while the men’s team suffered a tough 187-108 loss to bring their record to 5-2. Emma Hadley ’20,...
Swimming and diving dominates, defeats Binghamton in home opener
Dani Kaufman, Senior Writer
October 31, 2019
In their home opener at Kinney Natatorium, the Bison men’s swimming and diving team defeated Binghamton by a team score of 172.5-127.5, while the Bison women’s swimming and diving team won by a team score of 174-121, building on their undefeated start to the season. The Orange and Blue collected...
Swimming and diving goes 2-0 against Patriot League rivals
Bri Pomonis, Senior Writer
October 25, 2019
The Bison men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams faced two Patriot League opponents in their first scored competitions of the 2019-20 season on Oct. 18-19. Both teams swept Holy Cross and Boston University, leaving them each with 2-0 records as they prepare to host their home opener on Saturday,...
Bison swimming takes on UMBC in first meet of the season
Dani Kaufman, Senior Writer
October 10, 2019
As tradition has served for the past 13 years, the Orange and Blue started their swimming season with a meet against UMBC on Oct. 5. One of the many standouts of the meet was Catherine Craig ’23 who won the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:07.10. Craig went on to also collect the 400 meter...
Men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams take third at PL Championships
Brittany Willwerth and Patrick Dempsey, Sports Co-Editors
February 28, 2019
Over the course of the four-day-long Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships held in Kinney Natatorium, the Bison men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams broke numerous records as each swam to an overall third place finish. Stand-out Maddie Hartigan ’22 won a gold medal in the 1,650...
Swimming and diving shines at Bison Invite
Sarah Dimock, Staff Writer
February 7, 2019
The Bison men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams impressed at the Bison Invite held in Kinney Natatorium on Feb. 2. The women’s team recorded 28 top-three finishes, 12 of which were winning performances, while the men’s team earned 14 top finishes. For women’s diving, Paige...
Swimming and diving celebrate Senior Day before facing off against Lehigh
Megan Keeney, Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
Subheadline: Women’s swimming and diving reach program’s best record since 2013-14 while men fall by 4 points The Bison women’s swimming and diving team improved to an overall record of 8-1 after a solid victory over Lehigh on Jan. 26. The Bison women outscored the Mountain Haw...
Athlete of the Week: Julie Byrne ’19, Women’s Swimming and Diving
Leah Fogelsanger, Contributing Writer
January 31, 2019
Julie Byrne ’19 has been a crucial member of the Bison women’s swimming and diving team during her time at the University. Byrne specializes in the backstroke, medley swimming, and fly. She holds several program records, including fourth-fastest 200 backstroke (1:58.74), fifth-fastest 100 backstroke...
Swimming and Diving prepares for Senior Day
Sarah Dimock, Contributing Writer
January 24, 2019
Due to weather conditions, the Bison Swimming and Diving team’s trip to New York City on Jan. 20 was canceled. The Orange and Blue were supposed to face off in a dual meet at Columbia’s Percy Uris Natatorium. The women’s team was scheduled for a matchup against the Wagner Seahawks, while the men...
Men’s and women’s swimming both win two out of three at quad meet
Dani Kaufman, Senior Writer
November 8, 2018
Both the Bison men’s and women’s swimming teams topped American and Lafayette and fell to Navy in a quad meet held at Kinney Natatorium on Nov 3. The men’s team had 10 top-three finishes across the races. The 200 meter freestyle relay race was the lone first-place finisher for the men, with...
Swimming and diving shines in second weekend of competition
Megan Keeney, Contributing Writer
October 25, 2018
Maddie Hartigan ’22 and Maggie Wyngowski ’21 led the Bison women’s swimming and diving team for the second week in a row, defeating Johns Hopkins 182-112 on Oct. 20. Despite a tough battle, the men’s swimming and diving team fell to Johns Hopkins by a score of 174-114. For the women, Hartigan...
Women’s swimming collects two wins, men’s team loses one
Megan Keeney, Contributing Writer
October 19, 2018
The Bison women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams started their season off at home on Oct. 13. The women’s team got off to a strong start, winning their tri-meet against both the Boston University Terriers and the Richmond Spiders. The men’s team was defeated by Boston University 182-114....
Bucknell Student Government (BSG) recently elected the 2020 executive board. Wilder Brice ’22 will serve as the Executive President, Molly O’Neill ’22 will serve as...
The Bison men’s water polo team topped the undefeated Harvard Crimson by a score of 13-12 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Nov. 30 in Cambridge, Mass. This...
This past Tuesday produced shockwaves through the Democratic community as California Senator Kamala Harris, once seen as the DNC’s star candidate for U.S. President, suspended...
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