Saturday, October 14
Boston, MA
1:30 PM
Boston University
124.50
vs
173.50
Bucknell
Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme
Men's Swimming & Diving Falls to Bucknell in Home Opener
October 14, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving
BOSTON - The Boston University men's swimming & diving team opened its dual schedule at home on Saturday afternoon and fell to Bucknell by a score of 173.5-123.5.
Graduate student Kyle Falkstrom swept the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, senior Justin Lee won the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Tony Ponomarev took first in the 100-yard backstroke and freshman Jonny Farber had an impressive debut with a win in the 200-yard backstroke.
The Terriers cut their deficit from last year's loss to Bucknell by more than half as the Bison earned a 208-90 home victory last season.
Freshman Jonathan Tsang had a strong home debut, finishing second in both the 100 and 200 breast while finishing third in the 1,000 free.
In diving, freshman Zein Mahana was runner-up in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events.
Other second-place performances came from Farber (200 free), sophomore Ben Cho (50 free), Ponomarev (200 back), junior Justin Liao (200 breast), Falkstrom (200 IM) and the team's top 400 free relay.
The Terriers will return to action on Friday, Oct. 27, when they host Army West Point at 5 p.m.
Wins
Tony Ponomarev - 100 back, 51.51
Kyle Falkstrom - 100 breast, 55.53; 200 breast, 2:02.59
Justin Lee - 50 free, 20.85
Jonny Farber - 200 back, 1:50.85
200 medley relay (Ponomarev, Falkstrom, Lee, Cho), 1:31.77
Runner-ups
Jonny Farber - 200 free, 1:43.52
Jonathan Tsang - 200 fly, 1:53.43; 100 fly, 49.74
Ben Cho - 50 free, 21.19
Zein Mahana - 1-meter dive, 262.57; 3-meter dive, 261.08
Tony Ponomarev - 200 back, 1:52.29
Justin Liao - 200 breast, 2:07.92
Kyle Falkstrom - 200 IM, 1:54.01
400 free relay (Lee, Liu, Cho, Olin), 3:09.01
Graduate student Kyle Falkstrom swept the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, senior Justin Lee won the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Tony Ponomarev took first in the 100-yard backstroke and freshman Jonny Farber had an impressive debut with a win in the 200-yard backstroke.
The Terriers cut their deficit from last year's loss to Bucknell by more than half as the Bison earned a 208-90 home victory last season.
Freshman Jonathan Tsang had a strong home debut, finishing second in both the 100 and 200 breast while finishing third in the 1,000 free.
In diving, freshman Zein Mahana was runner-up in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events.
Other second-place performances came from Farber (200 free), sophomore Ben Cho (50 free), Ponomarev (200 back), junior Justin Liao (200 breast), Falkstrom (200 IM) and the team's top 400 free relay.
The Terriers will return to action on Friday, Oct. 27, when they host Army West Point at 5 p.m.
Wins
Tony Ponomarev - 100 back, 51.51
Kyle Falkstrom - 100 breast, 55.53; 200 breast, 2:02.59
Justin Lee - 50 free, 20.85
Jonny Farber - 200 back, 1:50.85
200 medley relay (Ponomarev, Falkstrom, Lee, Cho), 1:31.77
Runner-ups
Jonny Farber - 200 free, 1:43.52
Jonathan Tsang - 200 fly, 1:53.43; 100 fly, 49.74
Ben Cho - 50 free, 21.19
Zein Mahana - 1-meter dive, 262.57; 3-meter dive, 261.08
Tony Ponomarev - 200 back, 1:52.29
Justin Liao - 200 breast, 2:07.92
Kyle Falkstrom - 200 IM, 1:54.01
400 free relay (Lee, Liu, Cho, Olin), 3:09.01
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