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Women’s 800 Free Relay
NCAA Record: 7:18.15 – Thompson, Todhunter, Geller, Wilson (Williams – 2012)
2016 Champion: 7:18.50 – Thompson, Cheng, Bergh, Wawer (Emory)
It was a sweet moment for Emory and a bitter-sweet moment for Kenyon, as both teams finished beneath the existing NCAA record of 7:18.15.
The two teams held a tight battle throughout the entirety of the race, but a strong anchor leg from Emory’s Cindy Cheng propelled Emory to a narrow victory and a new national record. Teammates Fiona Muir (1:47.84), Julia Wawer (1:50.15), Marissa Bergh (1:50.04), and Cheng (1:46.95) stopped the clock at a sizzling 7:14.98 to erase the 2012 record set by Williams.
Kenyon’s Julia Green (1:50.30), Delaney Ambrosen (1:49.45), Hannah Orbach-Mandel (1:47.79), and Abby Wilson (1:47.54) turned in a second place finish of 7:15.08 for the silver.
Nicole Zanolli (1:49.09), Niamh O’Grady (1:50.96), Cara Lopiano (1:51.40), and Hannah Eastman (1:50.47) of Wash U in St. Louis completed the top three with a final time of 7:21.92.
Chicago finished fourth with a 7:22.15, followed by Williams’ 7:22.47.
Calvin (7:28.72), MIT (7:29.95), and NYU (7:30.28) completed the top eight.
1 Emory 7:21.36 7:14.98 40
1) Muir, Fiona SO 2) Wawer, Julia JR
3) Bergh, Marissa SR 4) Cheng, Cindy JR
24.38 51.86 (51.86)
1:19.69 (1:19.69) 1:47.84 (1:47.84)
2:12.82 (24.98) 2:40.54 (52.70)
3:09.00 (1:21.16) 3:37.99 (1:50.15)
4:03.18 (25.19) 4:30.78 (52.79)
4:59.13 (1:21.14) 5:28.03 (1:50.04)
5:52.18 (24.15) 6:19.05 (51.02)
6:46.73 (1:18.70) 7:14.98 (1:46.95)
2 Kenyon 7:19.82 7:15.08 34
1) Green, Julia FR 2) Ambrosen, Delaney SO
3) Orbach-Mandel, Hannah SO 4) Wilson, Abby SO
26.18 53.89 (53.89)
1:22.17 (1:22.17) 1:50.30 (1:50.30)
2:15.52 (25.22) 2:42.90 (52.60)
3:11.24 (1:20.94) 3:39.75 (1:49.45)
4:04.46 (24.71) 4:31.93 (52.18)
4:59.50 (1:19.75) 5:27.54 (1:47.79)
5:52.24 (24.70) 6:19.13 (51.59)
6:46.60 (1:19.06) 7:15.08 (1:47.54)
3 Wash U. MO 7:24.24 7:21.92 32
1) Zanolli, Nicole JR 2) O'Grady, Niamh JR
3) Collins, MariMac SR 4) Sapp, Lauren SO
26.44 54.17 (54.17)
1:21.69 (1:21.69) 1:49.09 (1:49.09)
2:14.58 (25.49) 2:42.85 (53.76)
3:11.80 (1:22.71) 3:40.05 (1:50.96)
4:04.99 (24.94) 4:32.98 (52.93)
5:02.08 (1:22.03) 5:31.45 (1:51.40)
5:56.75 (25.30) 6:24.59 (53.14)
6:52.93 (1:21.48) 7:21.92 (1:50.47)
4 Chicago 7:28.03 7:22.15 30
1) Wall, Alison SR 2) Scheidl, Maya SR
3) Lopiano, Cara SR 4) Eastman, Hannah SO
25.84 53.70 (53.70)
1:21.73 (1:21.73) 1:49.37 (1:49.37)
2:13.35 (23.98) 2:40.70 (51.33)
3:09.64 (1:20.27) 3:39.43 (1:50.06)
4:05.41 (25.98) 4:33.92 (54.49)
5:02.82 (1:23.39) 5:31.33 (1:51.90)
5:57.01 (25.68) 6:25.43 (54.10)
6:53.86 (1:22.53) 7:22.15 (1:50.82)
5 Williams 7:29.03 7:22.47 28
1) Wessell, Madeline FR 2) McNamara, Alison SO
3) Pierce, Megan SR 4) Jones, Lauren SR
26.49 54.06 (54.06)
1:21.83 (1:21.83) 1:51.65 (1:51.65)
2:18.67 (27.02) 2:47.27 (55.62)
3:15.62 (1:23.97) 3:43.77 (1:52.12)
4:09.18 (25.41) 4:37.12 (53.35)
5:05.69 (1:21.92) 5:34.26 (1:50.49)
5:58.92 (24.66) 6:26.43 (52.17)
6:54.23 (1:19.97) 7:22.47 (1:48.21)
6 Calvin 7:31.58 7:28.72 26
1) Smith, Madelyn SO 2) Serino, Anna SO
3) Murphy, Kendall SO 4) VanHarn, Abby JR
26.83 55.42 (55.42)
1:23.96 (1:23.96) 1:52.71 (1:52.71)
2:18.97 (26.26) 2:47.11 (54.40)
3:15.68 (1:22.97) 3:45.48 (1:52.77)
4:11.43 (25.95) 4:39.98 (54.50)
5:09.19 (1:23.71) 5:38.63 (1:53.15)
6:03.24 (24.61) 6:31.69 (53.06)
7:00.05 (1:21.42) 7:28.72 (1:50.09)
7 MIT 7:31.09 7:29.95 24
1) Jedryka, Veronika SR 2) Thielking, Mary JR
3) Pan, Katharine FR 4) Chambers, Adelaide SO
25.70 54.02 (54.02)
1:23.06 (1:23.06) 1:52.58 (1:52.58)
2:18.02 (25.44) 2:46.17 (53.59)
3:14.80 (1:22.22) 3:43.62 (1:51.04)
4:08.69 (25.07) 4:37.07 (53.45)
5:06.82 (1:23.20) 5:37.34 (1:53.72)
6:03.82 (26.48) 6:32.36 (55.02)
7:01.10 (1:23.76) 7:29.95 (1:52.61)
8 NYU 7:32.25 7:30.28 22
1) Leung, Noel SO 2) Wakabayashi, Grace SO
3) Bergh, Hannah JR 4) Bub, Hannah FR
26.11 54.38 (54.38)
1:23.32 (1:23.32) 1:51.75 (1:51.75)
2:18.46 (26.71) 2:47.05 (55.30)
3:15.71 (1:23.96) 3:44.39 (1:52.64)
4:10.50 (26.11) 4:38.64 (54.25)
5:07.24 (1:22.85) 5:36.71 (1:52.32)
6:02.13 (25.42) 6:30.69 (53.98)
7:00.53 (1:23.82) 7:30.28 (1:53.57)
