Sullo Claims Bronze in Mile; Terriers Finish Fourth at PL Championships

Saturday, February 21

Annapolis, MD

10 AM / 6 PM

Boston University

Patriot League Championships

Photo by: Carolyn Andros

Sullo Claims Bronze in Mile; Terriers Finish Fourth at PL Championships

February 22, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Complete Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Highlighted by sophomore Giovanni Sullo's second podium appearance in as many years, the Boston University men's swimming & diving team placed fourth at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, which wrapped up on Saturday at Lelejune Hall.

Sullo repeated his bronze performance from a year ago in the 1650-yard freestyle, posting a time of 15:22.64, just ahead of classmate Charles Schreiner, who finished in fourth in a time of 15:26.65.

Sophomore Gannon Flynn placed eighth in 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:59.9 while senior Tony Ponomarev closed his career with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.98). Sophomore Charlie Nenchev was the team's top performer in the 100-yard freestyle, placing 11th in a time of 44.86.

BU placed fourth in the team standings, improving on their fifth-place showing from a year ago.

Individual Point Totals

1	Tony Ponomarev	68
2	Charlie Nenchev	63
3	Giovanni Sullo	59
4	Henry Dvorak	55
5	Zein Mahana	52
6	Charles Schreiner	50
7	Nathan Lee	44
8	Ethan Wong	44
9	Ethan Zhou	43
10	Jonny Farber	32
11	Dimitri Melnikov	28
12	Zack Lee	28
13	Diego Rosario	25
14	Gannon Flynn	25
15	Hugh Harrison	21
16	Ethan Huynh	13
17	Bradley Watters	12
18	Shunsuke Moridaira	10
19	Ben Cho	4
20	Jinu Hong	2

Final Team Standings

1	Navy	1,792
2	Army West Point	1,210
3	Loyola Maryland	1,061
4	Boston University	936
5	Bucknell	863
6	Lehigh	560
7	Holy Cross	453
8	Lafayette	360
9	Colgate	345
10	American	230