NCAA Division III Championships: Kenyon Men, Emory Women Capture Team Titles

By Reed Shimberg

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 20. THE final day of the NCAA Division III Championships witnessed the Kenyon men win their 31st consecutive national title, and the Emory women win their first since 2006.

The Kenyon men finished the meet with an impressive 696 points well ahead of runner-up Emory with 272. Emory finished third with 259.5 points, while Kalamazoo finished fourth with 244 points. Amherst (217), TCNJ (193), Middlebury (180), MIT (163), Williams (160), and Washington University (127) finished fifth through 10th.

On the women's side, Emory used a dominant performance today to cap its championship run as they easily defeated runner-up Denison, 568.5 to 452. Williams finished third with six individual victories for 367 points, while Kenyon, who had won the meet the past three years, finished fourth with 318. CMS (177), Amherst (169), UW La Crosse (130), Gustavus Adolphus (114), TCNJ (108), and Carthage College (101) finished fifth through 10th.

The men's diver of the meet was Nathan LaRowe of SUNY Potsdam. The men's diving coach of the year was John Moore of SUNY Oswego. The men's swimmer of the meet was John Dillon of Middlebury College as he won the 100 and 200 butterfly and was runner-up in 200 backstroke. Kathy Milligan of Kalamazoo College was the men's coach of the year.

The women's diver of the meet was Lindsay Martin of Trinity University. The women's diving coach of the meet was Stan Randall of Trinity University. The women's swimmer of the meet was Logan Todhunter of Williams College as she won the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 200 IM. The women's swimming coach of the year was Steve Custer of Williams College.

Men's 1650 Freestyle
Ryan Lichtenfels of Amherst won the event in 15:23.80 over Kegan Borland of Kenyon who was the defending champion. Borland finished second in 15:32.95. Skylar Davis of Gustavus was third in 15:39.12 while Paul Weinstein of Emory was fourth in 15:42.42. By winning the event Lichtenfels broke Kenyon's 19 streak of winning the event.

Women's 1650 Freestyle
Caroline Wilson of Williams capped off her very successful meet with a huge victory in the event crushing the meet record and finishing in 16:25.21. Liz Horvat, the defending champion and national record holder, was a distant second in 16:52.01. Jessie Lodewyk of Washington University was third in 16:52.88 while Hilary Callen of Denison was fourth in 16:54.59.

Men's 100 Freestyle
Zachary Turk of Kenyon continued his dominance in the sprint events by winning the event in 43.79 just off the national record. Ben Wampler of Williams finished second in 44.41 while Alex Fraser of Amherst finished in 44.58. Kenyon finished fourth through sixth with Ian Stewart-Bates, David Somers, and Blair Withington going 44.61, 44.65, 44.66. The Kenyon men should be dominant in the relay later tonight.

Women's 100 Freestyle
Kendra Stern cranked out a dominant performance crushing the heat and her own national record to defend her title as she clocked in at 48.98. She became the first woman in DIII history to break 49 seconds. Amanda Croix of Carthage was also under the previous record and finished second in 49.35. Ruth Westby of Emory finished third in 50.01 while Sheila Rhoades of Ithaca finished fourth in 50.78

Men's 200 Backstroke
John Thomas of Johns Hopkins defended his title and broke his own national record en route to a 1:46.62 victory. John Dillon of Middlebury finished runner-up in 1:47.27. Peter Mullee of St. Thomas finished third in 1:47.68 while Robert Barry of Denison finished fourth in 1:48.22.

Women's 200 Backstroke
Anne Culpepper of Emory defeated a strong charge by two Denison swimmers to win the event in 1:59.74. Emily Schroeder and Olivia Zaleski finished second and third in 2:00.35 and 2:01.41. Whitley Taylor of Emory finished fourth in 2:01.76.

Men's 200 Breaststroke
Ian Bakk of Kenyon narrowly won the event in a time of 2:01.14. Rory Buck of Whitworth finished second in 2:01.26. Bakk's teammate Daivd Lazarus finished third in 2:01.30. Alex Beyer of Washington University finished fourth in 2:01.76.

Women's 200 Breaststroke
Annie Perizzolo of CMS continued her dominance of the breaststroke events winning in 2:14.83. Emory teammates Katie Mroz and April Whitley were second and third with 2:18.17 and 2:18.30. Alisa Vereshchagin of Kenyon finished fourth in 2:18.43.

Women's 3 Meter Diving
Hayley Merick of Trinity who set a national record in the preliminary session won the event with a score of 514.50. Her teammate Lindsay Martin finished second in 490.90. Meagan Collins of Middlebury was third with 475.70 while Emily Magyar of Albion was fourth with 444.70.

Men's 400 Free Relay
The Kenyon men cemented their place in history with a dominant national record time of 2:55.56. Stewart-Bates, Turk, Somers, and Withington teamed up to defeat Kalamazoo by more than five seconds. Brian Bazzell, Paul Ellis, Chris Manning, and Craig Fleming finished in 3:00.58. Middlebury's team of Schuyler Beeman, Dillon, Bob Divers, and Nick Daly finished third in 3:01.02. Amherst finished fourth with Tad Homchick, Lichtenfels, Ben McBratney, and Fraser clocking in at 3:01.79

Women's 400 Free Relay
Emory capped their dominant performance this weekend with a thrilling victory as Westby, Lillian Ciardelli, Ann Wobler, and Claire Pavlak finishing in a time of 3:22.24. Denison was runner-up with Zaleski, Marit Wangstad, Callen, and Alyssa Swanson finishing in a time of 3:24.84 well of their national record. Kenyon was third with Anna Connolly, Kathryn Leech, Lauren Brady, and Tina Ertel finishing with a time of 3:27.02. Williams was fourth with Carolyn Geller, Wilson, Jillian Hancock, and Logan Todhunter finishing in 3:27.85.

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