Kenyon On Way to 28 Straight After Second Day of Men’s Division III Championships

By Jason Marsteller

HOUSTON, Texas, March 16. Kenyon College grabbed a more than 100-point lead with 373.5 total points heading into the final day of competition at the men's NCAA Division III Championships.

Denison stands second with 245 points, while Emory (201), Williams (200) and St. Olaf (149.5) round out the top five.

The likely team win comes on the heal of Kenyon losing teammate Caleb Gottinger in early February after an accidental fall cost him his life.

200 medley relay
Kenyon's foursome of Thomas Irgens, Davis Zarins, Matthew Harris and Joshua Mitchell took the win in 1:30.47, while St. Olaf's squad of Adam Meyer, Ben Wareham, Nelson Westby and Jake Koch placed second in 1:31.40.

400 IM
Kenyon's Eric Dunn won the 400 IM in 3:57.41, while Williams' Chris Millen touched second in 3:58.26 and Denison's Bryce Peterson finished third in 4:00.00.

100 butterfly
Williams' Norman Scott touched out Kenyon's Matthew Harris, 49.05 to 49.06 for the win, while UW Stevens Point's Chase Gross placed third in 49.11.

200 freestyle
Denison's David Curtis picked up the win in 1:38.03, while Gustavus' Matt Stewart (1:39.21) and Williams' Steve Spinelli (1:39.45) took second and third, respectively.

100 breaststroke
Kenyon swept the top three in the 100 breast as Joseph Gosselar (55.66), Davis Zarins (55.86) and Alexander Stoyel (56.16) went 1-2-3 in the event.

100 backstroke
Kenyon's Joshua Mitchell won in 49.51, while Kalamazoo's Paul Ellis (50.34) and Denison's Adam Ulrich (50.70) grabbed second and third, respectively.

800 freestyle relay
Denison's quartet of David Curtis, Bryce Peterson, Lowell Byers and John Geissinger touched first in 6:39.44, while Williams' contingent of Steve Spinelli, Michael Kirwan, Chris Millen and Rob Hannigan placed second in 6:43.79.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x