HAMILTON – The Colgate men's swimming and diving team captured 10 top-three finishes including a pair of second-place recordings from Michael Granin, but the Raiders fell to St. Bonaventure 229-56 on Senior Day Saturday inside Lineberry Natatorium. 

COACH PRETRE'S COMMENTS

"Total team effort today. That was a very good St Bonaventure team that we raced. It was one of those meets where every point mattered and we knew it was going to come down to the last relay to win the meet. Thankfully the total effort that the team achieved put us in there and our sprinters closed it out for the victory. I'm proud of our seniors with the men and women. They have no doubt left this team in a much better place when they found it."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Granin led the Raiders with two second-place finishes. Matthew Freund claimed one silver, as did the 200 Free Relay team of Jack Schurtz-Ford, Jack Lira, Granin, and Deacon Masarinas.

First-year Granin clocked in the 200 Free with a time of 1:44.87, just over three seconds off the leader from St. Bonaventure. He later found success in the 500 Free, taking home his second silver of the meet with a time of 4:54.40. Freund turned in a second-place time of 1:56.68 in the 200 Fly.

The quartet of Schurtz-Ford, Lira, Granin, and Mascarinas placed second in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:26.43, less than two seconds off the leader. Schurtz-Ford also had two of Colgate's six third-place finishes, claiming bronze in the 100 Back and 100 Free. 

Zack Berner found his success in the 1000 Free, clocking in with a third-place time of 10:28.76. Peyton Wray placed third in the 200 Back, touching the wall in 1:58.52.

UP NEXT
Colgate closes out the regular season with the Boston University Invite Feb. 7-8. 


Second Place

• 200 Yard Freestyle: Michael Granin, 1:44.87
• 200 Yard Butterfly: Matthew Freund, 1:56.68
• 500 Yard Freestyle: Michael Granin, 4:54.40
• 200 Yard Free Relay: Jack Schurtz-Ford, Jack Lira, Michael Granin, Deacon Mascarinas, 1:26.43

Third Place

• 400 Yard Medley Relay: Jack Schurtz-Ford, Deacon Mascarinas, JD Suarez, Michael Granin,  3:27.47
• 1000 Yard Freestyle: Zack Berner, 10:28.76
• 100 Yard Backstroke: Jack Schurtz-Ford, 52.21
• 50 Yard Freestyle: Deacon Mascarinas, 22.03
• 100 Yard Freestyle: Jack Schurtz-Ford, 47.21
• 200 Yard Backstroke: Peyton Wray, 1:58.52