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Swimming & Diving Sweeps Le Moyne Invitational

| By: David O’Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)

Bearcats open season win victories over host Dolphins and Stonehill women’s squad

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Binghamton swimming & diving teams launched their 2025-26 campaign by sweeping the Le Moyne Invitational on Sunday at the Nottingham High School Pool. The Bearcat men finished with 2,116 points compared to 1,756 points for the host Dolphins. On the women's side, meanwhile, it was Binghamton scoring 2,365.5 points to outdistance Le Moyne (1276.5) and Stonehill (2363.5).

Sophomore Evan Peters and freshman Eva Smith each captured a meet-best three individual events. Peters swept the men's 50 free (21.36), 500 free (4:47.33) and 100 free (47.31) while Smith was victorious in the women's 50 back (27.02), 500 free (5:21.48) and 100 back (58.60). 

The most impressive results on Sunday, however, were turned in by Binghamton's divers, which posted three NCAA Zone qualifiers. Junior Dylan Norby and sophomore Jacob Koclanis went 1-2 in the men's three-meter event with qualifying scores of 345.35 and 332.75 respectively while senior Elizabeth Tirado hit the mark in the women's three-meter competition with a winning score of 282.35. Koclanis also won the men's one-meter board with a score of 296.30. 

The Bearcat women also posted three double-event winners on Sunday. Senior Maria Pignatelli was first in the 50 free (24.74) and 50 breast (31.01), freshman Julia Iwanow won the 200 IM (2:12.07) and 100 breast (1:06.88) while junior Haley Nowak took top honors in the 50 fly (26.70) and 100 fly (58.94). In addition, Pignatelli also anchored all three first-place relays (200 medley, 200 free and 400 free).

Binghamton's double-event winner on the men's side was freshman Isaih Francis, who swept the 50 back (24.35) and 100 back (52.66)

Other individual winners on Sunday included sophomore Jonah Kirschbaum in the men's 100 fly (53.16), freshman Lauren Maierle in the 200 free (1:59.66) as well as senior Liam Preston in the men's 200 free (1:43.53). Preston also anchored the first-place 200 free relay and 200 medley relays and led off on the winning 400 free relay.

Binghamton returns home to host Niagara on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. 
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