WORCESTER, Mass. - Senior Tony Ponomarev and sophomore Giovanni Sullo each picked up two wins to pace the Boston University men's swimming & diving team in a 177-122 victory in the season opener at Holy Cross on Saturday at Hart Center Pool.

Sullo broke a 35-year-old pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle and also came out on top in the 500 free. Ponomarev won the 200 freestyle and the 200 backstroke while also leading off a 200 medley relay that finished first. Freshman Hugh Harrison earned two wins in his collegiate debut, touching the wall first in the 50 free and 200 IM.  

The Terriers will return to action next Saturday (Oct. 18) when they face Bucknell in the home opener. The meet will start at 1:30 p.m.
 

Wins
Giovanni Sullo - 1000 free (9:30.19), 500 free (4:37.26)
Tony Ponomarev - 200 free (1:43.43), 200 back (1:51.55)
Hugh Harrison - 50 free (21.50), 200 IM (1:56.51)
Bradley Watters - 100 back (52.48)
Ethan Wong - 3-meter (321.98)
Zack Lee - 1-meter (270.75)
200 medley relay (Ponomarev, Flynn, Dvorak, Harrison) - 1:34.02

Runners-up
Shunsuke Moridaira - 100 breast (58.51)
Nathan Lee - 200 fly (1:55.07)
Tyler Robinson - 3-meter (295.20)
Derek Cheng - 100 free (47.86)
Hugh Harrison - 200 back (1:54.21)
Gannon Flynn - 200 breast (2:10.94)
Charles Schreiner - 500 free (4:47.76)
Ethan Wong - 1-meter (270.08)
Ethan Zhou - 200 IM (1:58.24)
400 free relay (N. Lee, Dvorak, Sullo, Nenchev) - 3:10.20