NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Texas, California, Florida With Strong Mornings

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Following Diving, California and Florida had the strongest mornings. Texas kept itself on pace to win Eddie Reese’s 11th career coaching title with seven A finals and two B finals. California and Florida, meanwhile, each claimed five A finals and three B finals.

Georgia also has seven final swims with two A finals and five B finals.

Michigan and NC State each claimed six point-scoring swims with Michigan qualifying six A finalists, and NC State gaining three A finals and three B finals. Southern California also has six spots tonight with three A finals and three B finals.

Total A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s 200 free relay

The top seed in the men’s 200-yard free relay, N.C. State, which came into the meet with a top time of 1:15.62, originally picked up a relay exchange violation disqualification in what was the biggest stunner of the morning.

N.C. State had started to make it a bit of a habit with some huge relay disqualifications.  In 2013, N.C. State lost its 800-yard free relay at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships after a swimmer jumped into the water to congratulate anchor David Williams for a win against Virginia.

Then, at the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships, N.C. State drew a preliminary disqualification in this same event, the 200-yard free relay, for an early takeoff as well.

However, the NCAA rules committee later decided to overturn the disqualification that had already undergone review with Simonas Bilis, Ryan Held, Andreas Schiellerup and David Williams regaining their 1:15.79 for the top spot.  That bumped Stanford out of the top eight and Indiana out of the top 16.

NC State head coach Braden Holloway explains the relay disqualification appeal process.

Southern California’s Santo Condorelli, Dylan Carter, Ralf Tribuntsov and Cristian Quintero put up the second-fastest time of the morning with a 1:15.85.

Texas’ Matt Ellis, John Murray, Jack Conger and Kip Darmody also cleared 1:16 with a third-seeded 1:15.91.

Auburn’s Jacob Molacek, Arthur Mendes, Michael Duderstadt and Kyle Darmody clocked a fourth-seeded 1:16.35.

Meanwhile, Florida’s Caeleb Dressel downed the 17-18 U.S. National Age Group record in the 50-yard free as Florida’s leadoff.  Read more about the record here.

  1 NC State                      1:15.62    1:15.79 q      
     1) Bilis, Simonas JR             2) r:-0.03 Held, Ryan FR        
     3) r:+0.27 Schiellerup, Areas SO 4) r:+0.12 Williams, David SR   
     r:+0.74  9.22        19.38 (19.38)
           27.95 (8.57)       37.98 (18.60)
           47.00 (9.02)       57.25 (19.27)
         1:05.83 (8.58)     1:15.79 (18.54)
  2 Southern Califor              1:16.88    1:15.85 q      
     1) Condorelli, Santo SO          2) r:+0.12 Carter, Dylan SO     
     3) r:+0.27 Tribuntsov, Ralf FR   4) r:+0.17 Quintero, Cristian SR
     r:+0.62  9.17        19.27 (19.27)
           28.04 (8.77)       38.09 (18.82)
           46.97 (8.88)       57.03 (18.94)
         1:05.87 (8.84)     1:15.85 (18.82)
  3 Texas                         1:16.72    1:15.91 q      
     1) Ellis, Matt JR                2) r:+0.31 Murray, John JR      
     3) r:+0.33 Conger, Jack SO       4) r:+0.31 Darmody, Kip SR      
     r:+0.70  9.63        19.53 (19.53)
           28.23 (8.70)       38.17 (18.64)
           46.84 (8.67)       56.69 (18.52)
         1:05.85 (9.16)     1:15.91 (19.22)
  4 Auburn                        1:16.17    1:16.35 q      
     1) Molacek, Jacob FR             2) r:+0.19 Mendes, Arthur JR    
     3) r:+0.21 Duderstadt, Mihael SO 4) r:+0.26 Darmody, Kyle SO     
     r:+0.67  9.44        19.52 (19.52)
           28.32 (8.80)       38.42 (18.90)
           47.18 (8.76)       57.34 (18.92)
         1:06.33 (8.99)     1:16.35 (19.01)
  5 Michigan                      1:16.80    1:16.52 q      
     1) Powers, Paul FR               2) r:+0.22 Tafuto, Vincent SO   
     3) r:+0.01 Glanda, Justin SR     4) r:+0.30 Ortiz, Bruno SR      
     r:+0.62  9.21        19.23 (19.23)
           28.19 (8.96)       38.48 (19.25)
           47.53 (9.05)       57.79 (19.31)
         1:06.58 (8.79)     1:16.52 (18.73)
  5 Alabama                       1:16.13    1:16.52 q      
     1) Gkolomeev, Kristian SO        2) r:+0.23 Gray, Alex SO        
     3) r:+0.25 Kaliszak, Luke FR     4) r:+0.29 Walsh, Brett JR      
     r:+0.69  9.13        18.80 (18.80)
           27.97 (9.17)       38.19 (19.39)
           47.22 (9.03)       57.27 (19.08)
         1:06.23 (8.96)     1:16.52 (19.25)
  7 California                    1:16.57    1:16.57 q      
     1) Messerschmidt, Tyler JR       2) r:+0.25 Gimondi, Fabio SR    
     3) r:+0.23 Lynch, Justin FR      4) r:+0.16 Stubblefield, Seth SR
     r:+0.72  9.28        19.19 (19.19)
           28.46 (9.27)       38.54 (19.35)
           47.72 (9.18)       57.85 (19.31)
         1:06.65 (8.80)     1:16.57 (18.72)
  8 Missouri                      1:17.64    1:16.90 q      
     1) Margritier, Matt JR           2) r:+0.04 Chadwick, Michael SO 
     3) r:+0.14 Aragona, Christian SO 4) r:+0.10 Tierney, Sam SR      
     r:+0.63  9.36        19.73 (19.73)
           28.53 (8.80)       38.48 (18.75)
           47.43 (8.95)       57.82 (19.34)
         1:06.72 (8.90)     1:16.90 (19.08)

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s 500 free

Texas had a huge 500-yard free effort this morning, claiming three A final spots in the finals tonight.

Clark Smith, out under American record pace at the 200 with a 1:37.56, took the top seed in 4:11.17.  Teammate Sam Lewis snared the second seed with a 4:12.44, while Jonathan Roberts claimed the sixth seed with a 4:13.10.

For a team with as deep of a history as the Longhorns have, it surprisingly has never won the 500-yard free at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.

Florida’s Dan Wallace qualified third overall with a 4:12.52, while teammate Mitch D’Arrigo took fourth with a 4:12.72.  Defending champion Cristian Quintero of Southern California qualified seventh overall in 4:13.24.

  1 Smith, Clark     SO Texas             4:13.32    4:11.17 q      
    r:+0.70  22.32        47.09 (24.77)
        1:12.10 (25.01)     1:37.56 (25.46)
        2:03.22 (25.66)     2:29.12 (25.90)
        2:54.95 (25.83)     3:20.73 (25.78)
        3:46.74 (26.01)     4:11.17 (24.43)
  2 Lewis, Sam       JR Texas             4:17.01    4:12.44 q      
    r:+0.71  23.15        47.89 (24.74)
        1:12.86 (24.97)     1:38.16 (25.30)
        2:03.90 (25.74)     2:29.40 (25.50)
        2:54.97 (25.57)     3:20.87 (25.90)
        3:46.96 (26.09)     4:12.44 (25.48)
  3 Wallace, Dan     SR Florida           4:13.61    4:12.52 q      
    r:+0.71  23.32        48.49 (25.17)
        1:14.06 (25.57)     1:39.97 (25.91)
        2:05.65 (25.68)     2:31.17 (25.52)
        2:56.54 (25.37)     3:22.15 (25.61)
        3:47.74 (25.59)     4:12.52 (24.78)
  4 D'Arrigo, Mitch  SO Florida           4:10.77    4:12.72 q      
    r:+0.71  23.62        49.19 (25.57)
        1:14.94 (25.75)     1:40.67 (25.73)
        2:06.32 (25.65)     2:31.78 (25.46)
        2:57.50 (25.72)     3:22.79 (25.29)
        3:47.85 (25.06)     4:12.72 (24.87)
  5 Malone, Reed     SO Southern Califor  4:11.30    4:13.07 q      
    r:+0.76  22.72        47.88 (25.16)
        1:13.39 (25.51)     1:39.31 (25.92)
        2:05.30 (25.99)     2:30.75 (25.45)
        2:56.59 (25.84)     3:22.43 (25.84)
        3:48.11 (25.68)     4:13.07 (24.96)
  6 Roberts, Jonath  FR Texas             4:15.40    4:13.10 q      
    r:+0.78  23.40        48.59 (25.19)
        1:13.79 (25.20)     1:39.62 (25.83)
        2:05.36 (25.74)     2:31.24 (25.88)
        2:57.09 (25.85)     3:22.97 (25.88)
        3:48.82 (25.85)     4:13.10 (24.28)
  7 Quintero, Crist  SR Southern Califor  4:11.25    4:13.24 q      
    r:+0.70  22.71        47.57 (24.86)
        1:12.90 (25.33)     1:38.65 (25.75)
        2:04.32 (25.67)     2:30.23 (25.91)
        2:55.89 (25.66)     3:21.72 (25.83)
        3:47.74 (26.02)     4:13.24 (25.50)
  8 Nielsen, Anders  JR Michigan          4:14.06    4:13.65 q      
    r:+0.74  23.16        48.42 (25.26)
        1:14.02 (25.60)     1:40.02 (26.00)
        2:06.08 (26.06)     2:32.11 (26.03)
        2:58.04 (25.93)     3:23.90 (25.86)
        3:49.35 (25.45)     4:13.65 (24.30)

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s 200 IM

Texas’ Will Licon cut nearly a second off his personal best with a blistering time of 1:40.68 to lead the way in the 200 IM.

Licon’s time jumped him from 10th in the all time rankings to sixth as he became just the sixth swimmer to ever clear 1:41. Licon was out under American-record pace at the 150 with a 1:15.71, but couldn’t keep up the pace to challenge David Nolan’s American record of 1:40.07 from earlier this month at the Pacific 12 Championships.

All Time 200 IM

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Nolan, the American record holder and 2013 champion in this event, qualified second in 1:41.37, with California’s Ryan Murphy posting a third-seeded time of 1:41.76 to move to 13th all time in the event’s history.

  1 Licon, Will      SO Texas             1:41.67    1:40.68 q      
    r:+0.74  22.05        47.56 (25.51)
        1:15.71 (28.15)     1:40.68 (24.97)
  2 Nolan, David     SR Stanford          1:40.07    1:41.37 q      
    r:+0.75  21.90        47.67 (25.77)
        1:16.64 (28.97)     1:41.37 (24.73)
  3 Murphy, Ryan     SO California        1:42.94    1:41.76 q      
    r:+0.65  22.12        46.98 (24.86)
        1:17.25 (30.27)     1:41.76 (24.51)
  4 Solaeche-Gomez,  SR Florida           1:43.15    1:42.05 q      
    r:+0.66  22.23        47.56 (25.33)
        1:16.94 (29.38)     1:42.05 (25.11)
  5 Prenot, Josh     JR California        1:41.79    1:42.28 q      
    r:+0.72  22.29        48.22 (25.93)
        1:17.35 (29.13)     1:42.28 (24.93)
  6 Bosch, Dylan     JR Michigan          1:41.93    1:42.29 q      
    r:+0.72  21.75        47.47 (25.72)
        1:17.06 (29.59)     1:42.29 (25.23)
  7 Kremer, Tom      JR Stanford          1:43.63    1:42.40 q      
    r:+0.73  22.37        47.45 (25.08)
        1:17.64 (30.19)     1:42.40 (24.76)
  8 Bentz, Gunnar    FR Georgia           1:43.48    1:42.44 q      
    r:+0.74  22.29        48.25 (25.96)
        1:17.97 (29.72)     1:42.44 (24.47)

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s 50 free

Florida’s Caeleb Dressel tied his 17-18 U.S. National Age Group record from Florida’s leadoff on the 200-yard free relay with a sterling 18.86.  He is looking to become the first Gator to win the 50-yard free in NCAA history.

Dressel’s 18.86 moved him into a tie with Brad deBorde for 13th all time in the event’s history.

Defending NCAA champions Kristian Gkolomeev (Alabama) and Brad Tandy (Arizona), who tied last year with matching 18.95s, qualified second (18.92) and seventh (19.17) during prelims.

California’s Tyler Messerschmidt snared the third seed in 19.07.

  1 Caeleb Dressel   FR Florida             18.89      18.86 q      
     r:+0.66  9.00         18.86 (9.86)
  2 *Kristian Gkolo  SO Alabama             18.64      18.92 q      
     r:+0.72  9.10         18.92 (9.82)
  3 Tyler Messersch  JR California          19.46      19.07 q      
     r:+0.71  9.21         19.07 (9.86)
  4 *Simonas Bilis   JR NC State            18.98      19.09 q      
     r:+0.74  9.22         19.09 (9.87)
  4 *Bruno Ortiz     SR Michigan            19.48      19.09 q      
     r:+0.64  9.14         19.09 (9.95)
  6 Andrew Kosic     SR Georgia Tech        19.23      19.10 q      
     r:+0.68  9.31         19.10 (9.79)
  7 *Brad Tandy      SR Arizona             18.95      19.17 q      
     r:+0.68  9.11        19.17 (10.06)
  8 Paul Powers      FR Michigan            19.21      19.28 q      
     r:+0.67  9.24        19.28 (10.04)

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s 400 medley relay

California led the way in prelims as Jacob Pebley, Chuck Katis, Justin Lynch and Seth Stubblefield turned in a top seed of 3:04.69.  California is the defending NCAA champion having won with a 3:02.66 a year ago.

Michigan’s Aaron Whitaker, Richard Funk, Dylan Bosch and Bruno Ortiz qualified second this morning in 3:05.15 with Texas’ Kip Darmody, Austin Temple, Tripp Cooper and Jack Conger clocked a third-ranked 3:05.53.

Notably, Kevin Cordes uncorked a 50.41 breaststroke split for Arizona’s 12th-seeded 3:07.25.

  1 California                    3:05.38    3:04.69 q      
     1) Jacob Pebley JR               2) r:+0.27 Chuck Katis SR       
     3) r:+0.18 Justin Lynch FR       4) r:+0.19 Seth Stubblefield SR 
             22.81        46.41 (46.41)
        1:09.66 (23.25)     1:36.96 (50.55)
        1:58.03 (21.07)     2:22.71 (45.75)
        2:42.44 (19.73)     3:04.69 (41.98)
  2 Michigan                      3:04.92    3:05.15 q      
     1) Aaron Whitaker FR             2) r:+0.34 *Richard Funk SR     
     3) r:+0.29 *Dylan Bosch JR       4) r:+0.25 *Bruno Ortiz SR      
             22.50        46.91 (46.91)
        1:10.80 (23.89)     1:37.92 (51.01)
        1:58.95 (21.03)     2:23.27 (45.35)
        2:43.38 (20.11)     3:05.15 (41.88)
  3 Texas                         3:05.80    3:05.53 q      
     1) Kip Darmody SR                2) r:+0.40 Austin Temple FR     
     3) r:+0.15 Tripp Cooper SR       4) r:+0.31 Jack Conger SO       
             22.63        46.28 (46.28)
        1:10.78 (24.50)     1:38.66 (52.38)
        1:58.96 (20.30)     2:23.70 (45.04)
        2:43.57 (19.87)     3:05.53 (41.83)
  4 Florida                       3:05.09    3:05.58 q      
     1) Jack Blyzinskyj SO            2) r:+0.12 Matt Elliott SR      
     3) r:+0.19 *Christian-Pauomer SR 4) r:+0.45 Caeleb Dressel FR    
             21.90        45.61 (45.61)
        1:09.81 (24.20)     1:38.12 (52.51)
        1:59.21 (21.09)     2:23.83 (45.71)
        2:43.30 (19.47)     3:05.58 (41.75)
  5 Alabama                       3:04.22    3:05.65 q      
     1) Connor Oslin SO               2) r:+0.20 *Anton McKee SO      
     3) r:+0.15 *Brett Walsh JR       4) r:+0.23 *Kristian Gkolmeev SO
             22.02        45.23 (45.23)
        1:09.55 (24.32)     1:37.62 (52.39)
        1:58.83 (21.21)     2:24.23 (46.61)
        2:43.76 (19.53)     3:05.65 (41.42)
  6 Auburn                        3:06.01    3:05.67 q      
     1) *Joe Patching SO              2) r:+0.19 Michael Duderstadt SO
     3) r:+0.29 *Hugo Morris FR       4) r:+0.38 Kyle Darmody SO      
             22.41        46.31 (46.31)
        1:10.24 (23.93)     1:37.73 (51.42)
        1:58.67 (20.94)     2:23.81 (46.08)
        2:43.65 (19.84)     3:05.67 (41.86)
  7 Georgia                       3:06.26    3:06.07 q      
     1) Taylor Dale SO                2) r:+0.21 Nicolas Fink SR      
     3) r:+0.30 Pace Clark SO         4) r:+0.18 Michael Trice JR     
             22.47        46.37 (46.37)
        1:10.26 (23.89)     1:37.94 (51.57)
        1:59.23 (21.29)     2:23.93 (45.99)
        2:43.69 (19.76)     3:06.07 (42.14)
  8 NC State                      3:06.59    3:06.41 q      
     1) *Andreas Schiellerup SO       2) r:+0.27 Derek Hren SO        
     3) r:+0.16 *Soeren Dahl SO       4) r:+0.34 *Simonas Bilis JR    
             22.49        46.67 (46.67)
        1:10.91 (24.24)     1:39.44 (52.77)
        2:00.33 (20.89)     2:25.07 (45.63)
        2:44.51 (19.44)     3:06.41 (41.34)

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Men’s one-meter diving

Stanford’s Kristian Ipsen, the 2013 victor in the one-meter diving competition, will look to reclaim his national title after scoring 421.85 points this afternoon.

Indiana’s James Connor qualified second tonight with 403.95 points, while Purdue’s Steele Johnson and Indiana’s Michael Hixon tied for third with 400.00 days.

Hixon is the defending national champion who transfer from Texas to Indiana in the offseason.

A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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Total A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):

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SCHEDULED EVENTS

  • Men’s 200 free relay
  • Men’s 500 free
  • Men’s 200 IM
  • Men’s 50 free
  • Men’s 400 medley relay
  • Men’s one-meter diving

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franklin guill
franklin guill
8 years ago

the live coverage of the finals is not good – what’s up with that tape delayed commentary does match same time as swims

franklin guill
franklin guill
8 years ago

the live coverage of the finals is not good – what’s up with that tape delayed commentary does match same time as swims //

strona
8 years ago

Znaleźć dziś rzeczywiście świetnego bloga nie jest takie
łatwe, zatem cieszę się, że cię odnalazłem

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