Bulls Look To Build Off Tri-Meet

Friday, January 12

Buffalo, NY

6pm

Duquesne

Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com

1/14/2024 11:12:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving team hosted a tri-meet Friday night and Saturday morning, going head-to-head with Duquesne and Marshall. The Bulls picked up a head-to-head win over Duquesne, beating the Dukes 206.50-159.50, but fell to Marshall, 212.0-157.0.

"This weekend was a good start for us coming off of our training trip," said Head Coach Andy Bashor. "This meet had a lot of close races and I am really happy with the way we competed. We had really good energy throughout the weekend and look forward to continuing to improve as we get closer to MAC's."

DAY ONE
The Bulls opened day one on a positive note, placing second in the 200 medley relay, with a time of 1:45.14.

From there, Buffalo rattled off three first place finishes throughout the evening, with Mia Naccarella taking first in both the 100 yard backstroke (55.37) and the 50 yard freestyle (24.06). Clarice Fisher had a first place finish of her own, completing the 100 yard butterfly in 56.21.

Nicole Aguilar was impressive for the Bulls as well, taking third place in both the 100 yard individual medley (59.78) and the 100 yard butterfly (56.64).

Scores from the UB Diving Invite were included in the final team scores, and the Buffalo divers shined in 3-meter diving on day one. In an event of 37 divers, Buffalo took five of the 12 spots in the finals. Victoria Franz's first place finish highlighted the event, but the Bulls had a strong team performance in the finals with Marialis Kwak placing second (325.90), Presley Dorsett taking third (310.90), Maggie Meyers finishing ninth (262.85) and Sophie Meuwissen placing 11^th (239.30).

DAY TWO
The Bulls opened day two with a second-place finish in the 400 medley relay, with a time of 3:52.11.

Naccarella carried her momentum over from day one with a second-place finish in the 100 yard freestyle (53.63), as did Fisher who also placed second in the 200 butterfly (2:05.35).

Karen Austin had a strong performance for the Bulls in the 1000 yard freestyle, taking third place with a time of 10:46.30.

Buffalo closed out Saturday in the pool on a strong note, placing second in the 400 yard freestyle relay, with a time of 3:31.37.

The Bulls picked up where they left off in the diving well with 1-meter diving on Saturday. Buffalo took four of the top five spots in the finals in an event of 39 total divers. Franz finished in first place again on Saturday (302.40), with Dorsett in second (281.85), Kwak finishing third (279.35) and Mallory Hanna placing fifth (251.20). Kaylee Donovan (9^th, 233.75) and Meuwissen (11^th, 226.20) also qualified for the finals.

The programs competed in team diving to close out the day, with the Bulls taking first place yet again with a score of 255.50.

Diving results from throughout the weekend can be accessed here.

Swim results from Friday can be found here, and swim results from Saturday here.

UP NEXT
The Bulls host their senior day at home on Saturday, January 20^th, competing against the University of Ohio. For more coverage, check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").