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Bulls Rally to Defeat Marshall in Tri-Meet at Ohio
10/25/2025 5:49:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
ATHENS, OHIO – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program competed in a tri-meet at Ohio University on Friday and Saturday, going head-to-head with the Bobcats and Marshall. The Bulls defeated the Thundering Herd, 180-173, but fell to the Bobcats, 213-140.
"I am proud of the women and the way they were a team this weekend," said Head Coach Andy Bashor. "We competed against two very strong teams with Ohio and Marshall. We had great energy and were ready to compete. Several women stepped up to win tough races, allowing us to beat Marshall."
The Bulls moved to 3-3 all-time against the Thundering Herd with the win.
FRIDAY
The Bulls set the tone on day one with two event wins and three program all-time top 10 performances.
Elise McCaul (2nd, 10:12.29) and Ava Cunningham (3rd, 10:14.63) both finished inside the top three swimmers in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Both times were personal records. McCaul's time of 10:12.29 moved to eighth all-time in program history, with Cunningham's time of 10:14.3 ranking 10th.
Bella Forsman won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.94. The sophomore earned her fourth individual event win of the season. Forsman was less than a second shy of her personal best time that ranks sixth in program history (2:01.15).
Forsman continued her momentum into the 200-yard breaststroke, taking third in the event with a time of 2:02.00. The sophomore was just over a second shy of reaching the program's all-time top 10 (2:00.85). Freshman Kamilla Nemes placed fifth in the event (2:05.09).
Pinar Donmez finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke. The freshman's time of 2:14.69 was a personal record that rose to second all-time in program history. Grace Rider (6th, 2:19.87) and Ava Pauly (7th, 2:20.06) put three Bulls inside the top seven swimmers to place.
Freshman Adele Melamud continued the Bulls' momentum in the diving well, taking first place in the three-meter event with a personal best score of 296.60. Melamud was just shy of the program's all-time top 10 (297.00). The freshman diver earned her third event win of the season.
The Bulls secured five of the top six spots in the three-meter event. Freshman Tristan Krajcarski placed third (263.50), Presley Dorsett and Mallory Hanna tied for fourth (256.10) and Maggie Meyers placed sixth (247.70).
SATURDAY
Melamud continued her momentum into day two, winning the one-meter diving event to open the competition with a score of 269.40. The freshman has won all four of the Bulls' diving events this season.
Four more Buffalo divers trailed Melamud to take five of the top seven spots. Meuwissen placed second (261.95), with Dorsett in third (256.20), Hanna in sixth (241.10) and Krajcarski in seventh (236.10).
The Buffalo swimmers rallied off the divers' energy, posting 13 top-five finishes in the final nine events.
McCaul took second place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.60. Cunningham trailed to take sixth place in the event with a time of 5:01.37.
Donmez (2nd, 1:02.21) and Pauly (3rd, 1:02.91) posted top-three finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke. Both were personal best times that rose the ranks of the program's all-time top 10, with Donmez taking third and Pauly at eighth.
Nicole Aguilar (3rd, 54.56) and Maddy Schnelzer (5th, 56.79) posted top-five finishes in the 100-yard butterfly. Aguilar's time was under a second shy of her personal best time in the event that ranks fourth in program history (53.63). Schnelzer missed the program's all-time top 10 by just over a second (55.32).
Abbey Gardner won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.86. The junior's time was just over half of a second shy of her personal record (1:50.32). McCaul trailed to take fourth with a time of 1:52.33 and freshman Alex Bulat placed fifth (1:52.40).
Forsman won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:19.89. The sophomore's first-place finish was her fifth of the season. Forsman's time was also just over three seconds shy of her personal record that ranks third in program history (4:16.60). Nemes took fourth for the Bulls with a time of 4:25.68.
The Bulls closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The relay team of Aguilar, Bulat, McCaul, and Amanda Jurgelon completed the event with a time of 3:25.68.
All results from the tri-meet at Ohio can be accessed here.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will next compete against Toledo on Saturday, November 1st, in the Alumni Arena Natatorium. Action in the pool begins at 11 a.m. A complete schedule for Buffalo Swimming & Diving can be found here.
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