The first day of the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships kicks off today in Greensboro, N.C. Hit refresh for the latest coverage.
The defending champion women of Emory had a strong morning with a total of 9 point-scoring spots with 5 A finals and 4 B finals. Kenyon is closed behind with 8 total, and could end up with more points with 6 A finals and 2 B finals.
Williams (5) and Denison (4) are third and fourth for the women, while a logjam of four teams finished with 3 point-scoring spots tonight.
The men’s race looks like it does all the time, Kenyon-Denison-Emory, all in the mix. Denison had a big day with 3 A finalists in Diving to push their point-scoring tally to 11 (7 A, 4 B). Kenyon, the defending champions, has 8 final spots, while Emory has 7.
2016 NCAA Division III Men's Championships Up/Downs for March 16
| Team | A Finals | B Finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denison | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Kenyon | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Emory | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Johns Hopkins | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Williams | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| MIT | 3 | 3 | |
| Whitworth | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | 3 | |
| Washington U | 2 | 2 | |
| SUNY Fredonia | 2 | 2 | |
| DePauw | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NYU | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TCNJ | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Calvin | 2 | 2 | |
| Carnegie Mellon | 2 | 2 | |
| Washington & Lee | 1 | 1 | |
| Buffalo State | 1 | 1 | |
| SUNY Geneseo | 1 | 1 | |
| USMMA | 1 | 1 | |
| St. Lawrence | 1 | 1 | |
| Tufts | 1 | 1 | |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 1 | 1 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | |
| Birmingham Southern | 1 | 1 | |
| Widener | 1 | 1 | |
| Gettysburg | 1 | 1 | |
| Stevens | 1 | 1 | |
| Wheaton | 1 | 1 | |
| Union | 1 | 1 | |
| Case Western | 1 | 1 | |
| St. Olaf | 1 | 1 | |
| Lake Forest | 1 | 1 | |
| Bowdoin | 1 | 1 |
2016 NCAA Division III Women's Up/Downs for March 16
| Team | A Finals | B Finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Kenyon | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Williams | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Denison | 4 | 4 | |
| UW-Eau Claire | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bates | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Washington U | 3 | 3 | |
| MIT | 3 | 3 | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 2 | 2 | |
| Amherst | 2 | 2 | |
| NYU | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johns Hopkins | 2 | 2 | |
| Mary Washington | 2 | 2 | |
| Wheaton | 1 | 1 | |
| DePauw | 1 | 1 | |
| Middlebury | 1 | 1 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | |
| St. Thomas | 1 | 1 | |
| Keene State | 1 | 1 | |
| Luther | 1 | 1 | |
| Washington & Lee | 1 | 1 | |
| Redlands | 1 | 1 | |
| Mount Holyoke | 1 | 1 | |
| Calvin | 1 | 1 | |
| Gustavus | 1 | 1 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | |
| Kalamazoo | 1 | 1 |
Men’s 500 free
Johns Hopkins’ Andrew Greenhalgh earned the top seed in the middle distance event with a time of 4:22.70. That’s just a few seconds off his NCAA D3 record of 4:20.60 set just last year for the team title as he looks to defend the crown tonight.
Emory’s Christian Baker (4:22.88) and Kenyon’s Arthur Conover (4:26.59) qualified second and third, while Emory’s Thomas Gordon (4:27.20) gave Emory another A finalist with a fourth-seeded swim.
Johns Hopkins’ Griffith Otazu (4:28.34), Denison’s Stuart Holm (4:28.44), MIT’s Joshua Graves (4:28.73) and NYU’s Austin Palmer (4:29.08) also made it into the A final.
Johns Hopkins and Emory had the best team event with each gaining a pair of A finalists. Denison, meanwhile, picked up three total scorers with one A finalist and two B finalists.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Greenhalgh, And JR Johns Hopkins 4:22.70
24.50 50.52 (26.02)
1:16.82 (26.30) 1:43.12 (26.30)
2:09.79 (26.67) 2:36.60 (26.81)
3:03.22 (26.62) 3:29.93 (26.71)
3:56.59 (26.66) 4:22.70 (26.11)
2 Baker, Christia JR Emory 4:22.88
24.24 50.24 (26.00)
1:16.94 (26.70) 1:43.35 (26.41)
2:10.00 (26.65) 2:36.47 (26.47)
3:03.04 (26.57) 3:29.67 (26.63)
3:56.53 (26.86) 4:22.88 (26.35)
3 Conover, Arthur JR Kenyon 4:26.59
25.02 51.32 (26.30)
1:18.05 (26.73) 1:44.92 (26.87)
2:11.82 (26.90) 2:38.91 (27.09)
3:05.97 (27.06) 3:32.91 (26.94)
4:00.05 (27.14) 4:26.59 (26.54)
4 Gordon, Thomas FR Emory 4:27.20
24.90 51.76 (26.86)
1:18.84 (27.08) 1:46.06 (27.22)
2:13.33 (27.27) 2:40.70 (27.37)
3:08.01 (27.31) 3:35.14 (27.13)
4:01.88 (26.74) 4:27.20 (25.32)
5 Otazu, Griffith SO Johns Hopkins 4:28.34
24.37 50.74 (26.37)
1:17.50 (26.76) 1:44.56 (27.06)
2:11.37 (26.81) 2:38.66 (27.29)
3:06.63 (27.97) 3:34.12 (27.49)
4:01.52 (27.40) 4:28.34 (26.82)
6 Hohm, Stuart SO Denison 4:28.44
24.67 51.40 (26.73)
1:18.59 (27.19) 1:45.75 (27.16)
2:12.59 (26.84) 2:39.61 (27.02)
3:06.52 (26.91) 3:33.78 (27.26)
4:01.33 (27.55) 4:28.44 (27.11)
7 Graves, Joshua FR M I T 4:28.73
24.63 51.41 (26.78)
1:18.63 (27.22) 1:46.39 (27.76)
2:13.43 (27.04) 2:40.86 (27.43)
3:07.96 (27.10) 3:35.41 (27.45)
4:02.48 (27.07) 4:28.73 (26.25)
8 Palmer, Austin SO N Y U 4:29.08
24.45 51.42 (26.97)
1:18.78 (27.36) 1:46.50 (27.72)
2:14.03 (27.53) 2:41.28 (27.25)
3:08.59 (27.31) 3:36.25 (27.66)
4:03.16 (26.91) 4:29.08 (25.92)
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9 Riek, Mitchell FR Carnegie Mellon 4:29.33
24.58 51.57 (26.99)
1:18.77 (27.20) 1:46.30 (27.53)
2:14.36 (28.06) 2:42.20 (27.84)
3:09.77 (27.57) 3:37.56 (27.79)
4:03.56 (26.00) 4:29.33 (25.77)
10 Burdick, Benjam SO Denison 4:29.89
25.16 52.07 (26.91)
1:19.18 (27.11) 1:46.66 (27.48)
2:14.20 (27.54) 2:41.63 (27.43)
3:08.85 (27.22) 3:35.96 (27.11)
4:03.43 (27.47) 4:29.89 (26.46)
11 Hallman, Mark SO Pomona-Pitzer 4:30.43
24.26 51.02 (26.76)
1:18.47 (27.45) 1:45.84 (27.37)
2:13.39 (27.55) 2:40.92 (27.53)
3:08.56 (27.64) 3:36.10 (27.54)
4:03.54 (27.44) 4:30.43 (26.89)
12 Pite, Alan SO Connecticut 4:31.06
25.00 52.29 (27.29)
1:19.89 (27.60) 1:47.29 (27.40)
2:14.91 (27.62) 2:42.34 (27.43)
3:09.80 (27.46) 3:37.42 (27.62)
4:05.02 (27.60) 4:31.06 (26.04)
13 Kasper, Andrew FR Calvin 4:31.49
24.70 51.68 (26.98)
1:19.12 (27.44) 1:46.93 (27.81)
2:14.62 (27.69) 2:42.36 (27.74)
3:10.12 (27.76) 3:37.81 (27.69)
4:05.19 (27.38) 4:31.49 (26.30)
14 Grissom, Alex SR DePauw 4:31.55
24.37 50.91 (26.54)
1:18.11 (27.20) 1:45.32 (27.21)
2:12.76 (27.44) 2:40.23 (27.47)
3:08.06 (27.83) 3:35.91 (27.85)
4:04.08 (28.17) 4:31.55 (27.47)
15 Saccurato, Aaro SO Denison 4:32.30
25.04 51.91 (26.87)
1:19.23 (27.32) 1:46.78 (27.55)
2:14.34 (27.56) 2:41.95 (27.61)
3:09.31 (27.36) 3:36.91 (27.60)
4:04.66 (27.75) 4:32.30 (27.64)
16 Priede, Andrew SR B S C 4:32.55
24.40 51.03 (26.63)
1:18.11 (27.08) 1:45.97 (27.86)
2:13.93 (27.96) 2:42.72 (28.79)
3:10.17 (27.45) 3:38.29 (28.12)
4:05.70 (27.41) 4:32.55 (26.85)
Women’s 500 free
Emory’s Rebecca Upton picked up the top seed this morning with a time of 4:49.42. She’s going to need a big time drop to challenge the NCAA D3 record of 4:43.37 posted by Kendra Stern of Amherst in 2011.
Kenyon’s Marysol Arce (4:50.93) and Mariah Williamson (4:53.77) qualified second and seventh for the Ladies, while Denison picked up a pair of A finalists with Campbell Costley (4:52.67) and Taylor Johns (4:53.06) qualifying fifth and sixth.
DePauw’s Angela Newlon (4:52.56), Middlebury’s Isabel Wyer (4:52.65) and Williams’ Lauren Jones (4:54.15) also made it into the championship final.
Kenyon had the strongest event, gaining three finalists (2 A, 1 B). Emory also had three finalists with 1 A finalist and 2 B finalists.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Upton, Rebecca SO Emory 4:49.42
27.71 57.05 (29.34)
1:26.29 (29.24) 1:55.50 (29.21)
2:24.48 (28.98) 2:53.66 (29.18)
3:22.73 (29.07) 3:52.14 (29.41)
4:20.85 (28.71) 4:49.42 (28.57)
2 Arce, Marysol FR Kenyon 4:50.93
26.62 55.71 (29.09)
1:25.08 (29.37) 1:54.38 (29.30)
2:23.86 (29.48) 2:53.69 (29.83)
3:23.08 (29.39) 3:52.63 (29.55)
4:22.12 (29.49) 4:50.93 (28.81)
3 Newlon, Angela JR DePauw 4:52.56
26.24 54.66 (28.42)
1:23.89 (29.23) 1:53.38 (29.49)
2:23.00 (29.62) 2:52.69 (29.69)
3:22.53 (29.84) 3:52.43 (29.90)
4:22.78 (30.35) 4:52.56 (29.78)
4 Wyer, Isabel SO Middlebury 4:52.65
27.24 56.69 (29.45)
1:26.43 (29.74) 1:56.29 (29.86)
2:25.78 (29.49) 2:55.47 (29.69)
3:25.09 (29.62) 3:54.88 (29.79)
4:24.39 (29.51) 4:52.65 (28.26)
5 Costley, Campbe JR Denison 4:52.67
27.16 56.30 (29.14)
1:25.51 (29.21) 1:54.60 (29.09)
2:23.91 (29.31) 2:53.40 (29.49)
3:23.13 (29.73) 3:53.07 (29.94)
4:23.24 (30.17) 4:52.67 (29.43)
6 Johns, Taylor SR Denison 4:53.06
27.00 55.98 (28.98)
1:25.49 (29.51) 1:55.32 (29.83)
2:25.31 (29.99) 2:54.78 (29.47)
3:24.73 (29.95) 3:54.48 (29.75)
4:24.15 (29.67) 4:53.06 (28.91)
7 Williamson, Mar SR Kenyon 4:53.77
27.15 56.43 (29.28)
1:25.96 (29.53) 1:55.68 (29.72)
2:25.30 (29.62) 2:54.84 (29.54)
3:24.52 (29.68) 3:54.44 (29.92)
4:24.47 (30.03) 4:53.77 (29.30)
8 Jones, Lauren JR Williams 4:54.15
26.77 56.22 (29.45)
1:25.84 (29.62) 1:56.10 (30.26)
2:26.09 (29.99) 2:55.91 (29.82)
3:25.66 (29.75) 3:55.40 (29.74)
4:24.97 (29.57) 4:54.15 (29.18)
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9 McNamara, Aliso FR Williams 4:56.00
27.48 57.20 (29.72)
1:27.15 (29.95) 1:57.31 (30.16)
2:27.70 (30.39) 2:57.72 (30.02)
3:28.02 (30.30) 3:57.72 (29.70)
4:27.06 (29.34) 4:56.00 (28.94)
10 Zanolli, Nicole SO Wash U. MO 4:56.09
27.27 56.82 (29.55)
1:26.52 (29.70) 1:56.00 (29.48)
2:25.54 (29.54) 2:55.58 (30.04)
3:25.70 (30.12) 3:56.15 (30.45)
4:26.25 (30.10) 4:56.09 (29.84)
11 Stanley, Meg JR I W U 4:56.59
28.11 58.51 (30.40)
1:27.98 (29.47) 1:57.53 (29.55)
2:27.46 (29.93) 2:57.43 (29.97)
3:27.39 (29.96) 3:57.19 (29.80)
4:27.36 (30.17) 4:56.59 (29.23)
12 Slagel, Clare SR Luther 4:56.90
27.25 56.97 (29.72)
1:26.90 (29.93) 1:56.87 (29.97)
2:26.75 (29.88) 2:57.06 (30.31)
3:27.13 (30.07) 3:57.53 (30.40)
4:27.57 (30.04) 4:56.90 (29.33)
13 Chambers, Adela FR M I T 4:57.23
28.13 58.10 (29.97)
1:27.87 (29.77) 1:57.84 (29.97)
2:27.86 (30.02) 2:57.88 (30.02)
3:27.91 (30.03) 3:58.02 (30.11)
4:28.15 (30.13) 4:57.23 (29.08)
14 Edwards, Phoebe SO Emory 4:57.75
27.32 56.81 (29.49)
1:26.75 (29.94) 1:56.61 (29.86)
2:26.48 (29.87) 2:56.27 (29.79)
3:26.62 (30.35) 3:57.32 (30.70)
4:28.06 (30.74) 4:57.75 (29.69)
15 Wawer, Julia SO Emory 4:57.80
26.26 55.30 (29.04)
1:24.93 (29.63) 1:54.88 (29.95)
2:25.17 (30.29) 2:55.54 (30.37)
3:26.16 (30.62) 3:57.55 (31.39)
4:28.78 (31.23) 4:57.80 (29.02)
16 Abdel Khalik, E FR Kenyon 4:57.95
27.31 56.63 (29.32)
1:26.64 (30.01) 1:57.00 (30.36)
2:27.17 (30.17) 2:57.14 (29.97)
3:27.37 (30.23) 3:57.69 (30.32)
4:28.18 (30.49) 4:57.95 (29.77)
Men’s 200 IM
Denison’s Jack Lindell put up the first NCAA D3 record of the meet with a swift 1:46.07 in the men’s 200-yard IM this morning at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships.
Lindell’s time cleared the previous record of 1:46.23 set by Emory’s Andrew Wilson just a year ago at the NCAA Championships.
Johns Hopkins’ Evan Holder (1:46.85) also made a run at the record, and should help push Lindell to a sub 1:46 tonight.
Kenyon’s Ian Reardon (1:48.21) and Trevor Manz (1:48.83) qualified third and fourth.
Denison’s Joe Brunk (1:49.17), Whitworth’s Wes Walton (1:49.64) and Emory’s Chandler Lichtefeld (1:50.01) rounded out the top seven.
Williams’ Tim Kostolansky (1:50.06) and Washington U’s Michael Lagieski (1:50.06) set up a swimoff for eighth.
Denison finished the event with six total point-scorers so far (3 A and 3 B), while Johns Hopkins, Emory and Kenyon each had 4 total (3 A and 1 B) finalists.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lindell, Jackso JR Denison 1:46.07*
23.28 49.97 (26.69)
1:20.87 (30.90) 1:46.07 (25.20)
2 Holder, Evan JR Johns Hopkins 1:46.85
23.18 49.79 (26.61)
1:20.61 (30.82) 1:46.85 (26.24)
3 Reardon, Ian JR Kenyon 1:48.21
23.50 50.66 (27.16)
1:22.12 (31.46) 1:48.21 (26.09)
4 Manz, Trevor JR Kenyon 1:48.83
23.36 51.33 (27.97)
1:22.24 (30.91) 1:48.83 (26.59)
5 Brunk, Joe SR Denison 1:49.17
23.71 52.39 (28.68)
1:23.40 (31.01) 1:49.17 (25.77)
6 Walton, Wes SR Whitworth 1:49.64
23.40 50.96 (27.56)
1:22.89 (31.93) 1:49.64 (26.75)
7 Lichtefeld, Cha SO Emory 1:50.01
22.81 50.90 (28.09)
1:22.66 (31.76) 1:50.01 (27.35)
8 Kostolansky, Ti SO Williams 1:50.06
23.32 50.69 (27.37)
1:22.44 (31.75) 1:50.06 (27.62)
8 Lagieski, Micha JR Wash U. MO 1:50.06
24.22 52.95 (28.73)
1:23.39 (30.44) 1:50.06 (26.67)
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10 Wilson, Mark SO Johns Hopkins 1:50.68
23.38 50.75 (27.37)
1:23.41 (32.66) 1:50.68 (27.27)
11 Valentine, Matt SR C M S 1:50.78
23.20 51.89 (28.69)
1:24.39 (32.50) 1:50.78 (26.39)
12 Cooper, Mitchel JR Emory 1:50.92
23.29 51.12 (27.83)
1:24.03 (32.91) 1:50.92 (26.89)
13 Leenhouts, Matt SO Kenyon 1:50.98
23.44 51.60 (28.16)
1:24.31 (32.71) 1:50.98 (26.67)
14 Hogan, Colin JR Williams 1:51.02
23.79 51.43 (27.64)
1:23.76 (32.33) 1:51.02 (27.26)
15 Smith, Jason SO Whitworth 1:51.09
23.70 50.49 (26.79)
1:24.47 (33.98) 1:51.09 (26.62)
16 Rich, Andrew SR Denison 1:51.26
23.09 51.64 (28.55)
1:25.22 (33.58) 1:51.26 (26.04)
Women’s 200 IM
Kenyon’s Julia Wilson led a foursome of 2:02s into finals tonight with a top-seeded time of 2:02.47. Amherst’s Emily Hyde (2:02.67), Williams’ Emma Waddell (2:02.87) and Bates’ Sara Daher (2:02.98) also posted 2:02s to make up the top four tonight.
They are going to need to drop some serious time to challenge Caroline Wilson’s NCAA D3 record of 1:58.81 from 2013.
Connecticut’s Samantha Pierce (2:03.41), UW-Eau Claire’s Sam Senczyszyn (2:03.48), Kenyon’s Katie Kaestner (2:03.62) and Emory’s Anne Kowalsky (2:04.00) comprised the rest of the top eight.
Kenyon and Emory each had 5 finalists following the 200 IM. Kenyon owned 3 A final spots with 2 B finals, while Emory held 2 A finals with 3 B finals. Williams was third among the point-scoring positions with 4 total (2A 2B).
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wilson, Julia SO Kenyon 2:02.47
26.83 59.16 (32.33)
1:33.37 (34.21) 2:02.47 (29.10)
2 Hyde, Emily SR Amherst 2:02.67
27.07 59.66 (32.59)
1:33.15 (33.49) 2:02.67 (29.52)
3 Waddell, Emma SO Williams 2:02.87
25.62 56.36 (30.74)
1:33.86 (37.50) 2:02.87 (29.01)
4 Daher, Sara JR Bates 2:02.98
26.72 57.73 (31.01)
1:33.86 (36.13) 2:02.98 (29.12)
5 Pierce, Samanth SR Connecticut 2:03.41
26.19 57.80 (31.61)
1:34.43 (36.63) 2:03.41 (28.98)
6 Senczyszyn, Sam FR U W-Eau Claire 2:03.48
26.80 58.61 (31.81)
1:33.65 (35.04) 2:03.48 (29.83)
7 Kaestner, Katie SR Kenyon 2:03.62
27.33 1:00.24 (32.91)
1:34.62 (34.38) 2:03.62 (29.00)
8 Kowalsky, Annel JR Emory 2:04.00
26.59 58.95 (32.36)
1:34.51 (35.56) 2:04.00 (29.49)
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9 Ong, Ming-fen SO Emory 2:04.20
27.33 59.02 (31.69)
1:35.11 (36.09) 2:04.20 (29.09)
10 Rollo, Emily JR W & L 2:04.25
26.40 56.53 (30.13)
1:33.95 (37.42) 2:04.25 (30.30)
11 Prelgovisk, Lin SR Bates 2:04.46
27.28 58.14 (30.86)
1:34.83 (36.69) 2:04.46 (29.63)
12 Jackson, Olivia JR Williams 2:04.73
26.50 56.61 (30.11)
1:34.59 (37.98) 2:04.73 (30.14)
13 Jaques, Ellie JR Redlands 2:04.93
27.03 59.05 (32.02)
1:35.60 (36.55) 2:04.93 (29.33)
14 O'Grady, Niamh SO Wash U. MO 2:05.31
26.84 57.48 (30.64)
1:36.59 (39.11) 2:05.31 (28.72)
15 Pruden, Cathlee SR Mount Holyoke 2:05.44
27.50 58.86 (31.36)
1:35.74 (36.88) 2:05.44 (29.70)
16 Jones, Kaitlin SO Johns Hopkins 2:05.50
26.87 58.67 (31.80)
1:35.20 (36.53) 2:05.50 (30.30)
Men’s 50 free
Emory’s Oliver Smith cranked out the top time in the sprint this morning with a 19.73. That’s half-a-second back of Zach Turk’s NCAA D3 record of 19.38 set for Kenyon back in 2012.
Rowan’s Jesse Novak (19.90) and Washington & Lee’s Thomas Thetford (19.90) also cleared 20 seconds in prelims.
Kenyon’s Ryan Funk (20.13), Chicago’s Thomas Meek (20.22), Buffalo State’s Connor Mergler (20.25), MIT’s Josh Tomazin (20.27) and DePauw’s Blake Lehmann (20.32) closed out the top eight to make finals tonight.
Kenyon pulled ahead of Denison with 4 A finalists and 3 B finalists following the 50 free qualifying. Denison, meanwhile, held 3 A finals spots and four B finals, while Emory had 6 total spots (4 A, 2 B).
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Smith, Oliver SO Emory 19.73
9.59 19.73 (10.14)
2 Novak, Jesse JR Rowan University 19.90
9.72 19.90 (10.18)
2 Thetford, Thoma SO W & L 19.90
9.70 19.90 (10.20)
4 Funk, Ryan SR Kenyon 20.13
9.60 20.13 (10.53)
5 Meek, Thomas SR Chicago 20.22
9.70 20.22 (10.52)
6 Mergler, Connor SO Buffalo St. 20.25
10.02 20.25 (10.23)
7 Tomazin, Joshua SO M I T 20.27
9.81 20.27 (10.46)
8 Lehmann, Blake SR DePauw 20.32
9.87 20.32 (10.45)
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9 Gaynor, Ian JR Widener 20.35
10.00 20.35 (10.35)
10 Dunn, Joseph SR T C N J 20.41
9.99 20.41 (10.42)
10 Dougherty, Tyle SO Gettysburg 20.41
9.87 20.41 (10.54)
10 Duronio, Joey SR Kenyon 20.41
9.81 20.41 (10.60)
13 Fleming, Ryan SR Denison 20.45
9.88 20.45 (10.57)
14 Gates, Percy SR Kenyon 20.48
9.96 20.48 (10.52)
14 Poltash, Alex SR C M S 20.48
9.82 20.48 (10.66)
16 Kolleck, Mathia FR Emory 20.50
10.00 20.50 (10.50)
Women’s 50 free
St. Thomas’ Emma Paulson nearly lowered the NCAA D3 record in the 50 free with a 22.77. That’s just off Kirsten Nitz’s record of 22.66 set for Wheaton back in 2013. It’s also not far off the meet record of 22.71 from Elizabeth Carlton back in 2009 for Kenyon.
Emory’s Fiona Muir also moved within striking distance of the records with a second-seeded 22.88.
Denison’s Carolyn Kane (23.09), UW-Eau Claire’s Allie Hable (23.14), Emory’s Marissa Bergh (23.14), Kenyon’s Hannah Lobb (23.19), Keene State’s Alison Bartlett (23.21) and Kenyon’s Jenner McLeod (23.31) also earned spots in the A final.
Emory held the point-scoring spot lead with 8 finalists (4 A, 4 B) after the women’s 50 free. Kenyon was close behind with 7 (5 A, 2B), while Williams (4) and Denison (3) started falling behind to create a second tier.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Paulson, Emma JR St. Thomas 22.77
11.08 22.77 (11.69)
2 Muir, Fiona FR Emory 22.88
11.10 22.88 (11.78)
3 Kane, Carolyn JR Denison 23.09
11.29 23.09 (11.80)
4 Hable, Allie SR U W-Eau Claire 23.14
11.23 23.14 (11.91)
4 Bergh, Marissa JR Emory 23.14
11.26 23.14 (11.88)
6 Lobb, Hannah SR Kenyon 23.19
11.31 23.19 (11.88)
7 Bartlett, Aliso SR Keene St. 23.21
11.29 23.21 (11.92)
8 McLeod, Jenner JR Kenyon 23.31
11.28 23.31 (12.03)
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9 Gibbs, Rebecca JR N Y U 23.32
11.15 23.32 (12.17)
10 Slaughter, Kirs SR I W U 23.35
11.47 23.35 (11.88)
11 Jedryka, Veroni JR M I T 23.37
11.44 23.37 (11.93)
12 Sanchez-Aizcorb JR Emory 23.38
11.44 23.38 (11.94)
13 Kauahi, Madison FR Pomona-Pitzer 23.42
11.41 23.42 (12.01)
14 VanHarn, Abby SO Calvin 23.43
11.21 23.43 (12.22)
15 Hallock, Steph SR Mary Washington 23.49
11.38 23.49 (12.11)
16 Reilly, Kathlee SO Gustavus 23.51
11.35 23.51 (12.16)
Men’s 200 medley relay
Williams’ Ben Lin (21.82), Jake Tamposi (24.63), Alex McCarter (21.92) and John Hammond (20.41) cruised to the top seed in 1:28.78. They have more than a second to drop tonight to challenge Kenyon’s NCAA D3 record of 1:27.54 from last year.
Emory’s Mitch Cooper, Cooper Tollen, Christian Baker and Oliver Smith took second in 1:29.79 with Kenyon’s Matt Cooper, Trevor Manz, Christian Josephson and Ryan Funk placing third out of prelims with a 1:29.81.
TCNJ (1:29.90), Denison (1:29.91), Johns Hopkins (1:29.98), Washington U (1:30.02) and MIT (1:30.16) also grabbed lanes in the A final.
Kenyon and Denison were both in strong positions after the first day of prelim swimming with 8 finalists each.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Williams 1:28.78
1) Lin, Benjamin JR 2) Tamposi, Jake SR
3) McCarter, Alex SR 4) Hammond, John SR
21.82 46.45 (24.63)
1:08.37 (21.92) 1:28.78 (20.41)
2 Emory 1:29.79
1) Cooper, Mitchell JR 2) Tollen, Cooper SO
3) Baker, Christian JR 4) Smith, Oliver SO
11.89 23.72 (23.72)
35.02 (11.30) 48.61 (24.89)
1:10.45 (21.84) 1:29.79 (41.18)
3 Kenyon 1:29.81
1) Cooper, Matthew SO 2) Manz, Trevor JR
3) Josephson, Christian SR 4) Funk, Ryan SR
23.41 48.22 (24.81)
1:09.92 (21.70) 1:29.81 (19.89)
4 T C N J 1:29.90
1) Colucci, Dante SR 2) Shangle, James SR
3) Dunn, Joseph SR 4) Gajdzisz, Ryan JR
23.38 47.93 (24.55)
1:09.54 (21.61) 1:29.90 (20.36)
5 Denison 1:29.91
1) Wesseling, Jason SO 2) Howley, Brendan SO
3) Rich, Andrew SR 4) Wuorinen, Conrad SR
23.15 48.29 (25.14)
1:09.59 (21.30) 1:29.91 (20.32)
6 Johns Hopkins 1:29.98
1) Hagemeister, Jan SO 2) Lazorchak, Peter FR
3) Wilson, Mark SO 4) Ashmead, Michael SO
11.28 22.99 (22.99)
34.44 (11.45) 48.51 (25.52)
1:10.05 (21.54) 1:29.98 (41.47)
7 Wash U. MO 1:30.02
1) Van Cleave, Kevin FR 2) Lagieski, Michael JR
3) Dalton, Reed SR 4) Brown, Ross SO
24.25 48.93 (24.68)
1:10.02 (21.09) 1:30.02 (20.00)
8 M I T 1:30.16
1) Mattix, Bo SR 2) Chiu, Justin SO
3) Corcoran, Sean SR 4) Tomazin, Joshua SO
22.69 48.02 (25.33)
1:10.14 (22.12) 1:30.16 (20.02)
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9 C M S 1:30.33
1) Williams, Matthew JR 2) Alleva, Zach SR
3) Poltash, Alex SR 4) Hinton, Joseph SR
22.58 47.78 (25.20)
1:09.90 (22.12) 1:30.33 (20.43)
10 Stevens 1:30.65
1) Sun, Ravi SR 2) Lefeber, Joshua SR
3) Young, Austen JR 4) Wolinski, Tommy SR
22.87 48.38 (25.51)
1:10.56 (22.18) 1:30.65 (20.09)
11 Calvin 1:30.76
1) Holstege, Benjamin FR 2) Cochran, Johnson SR
3) Muma, Brandon SR 4) Britton, Jared FR
11.59 23.21 (23.21)
34.54 (11.33) 48.33 (25.12)
1:10.33 (22.00) 1:30.76 (42.43)
12 Wheaton IL 1:30.81
1) Szymczak, Christopher FR 2) Penson, Elliot SR
3) Clement, Jacob JR 4) O'Connor, Jack SO
23.18 48.52 (25.34)
1:10.26 (21.74) 1:30.81 (20.55)
13 Rowan University 1:31.08
1) Furze, Joseph FR 2) Simunek, Michael JR
3) Marks, Nicholas JR 4) Novak, Jesse JR
23.61 49.00 (25.39)
1:11.18 (22.18) 1:31.08 (19.90)
14 N Y U 1:31.36
1) Betts, Adam SO 2) Kou, Timothy SO
3) Tay, Daniel JR 4) Baron, Joseph SO
23.34 49.01 (25.67)
1:10.76 (21.75) 1:31.36 (20.60)
15 Whitworth 1:31.61
1) Wilber, Patrick SO 2) Case, Trevor SR
3) Schumann, Eben FR 4) Wicks, Kyle SR
22.95 48.74 (25.79)
1:10.54 (21.80) 1:31.61 (21.07)
16 Chicago 1:32.31
1) Wang, Winston FR 2) Taylor, James SR
3) Veldman, Matthew SR 4) Meek, Thomas SR
12.22 24.57 (24.57)
36.13 (11.56) 50.14 (25.57)
1:12.18 (22.04) 1:32.31 (42.17)
Women’s 200 medley relay
It looks to be a close three-way battle tonight with three teams qualifying close together.
Williams’ Katherine Bennett (25.58), Olivia Clark (29.51), Emma Waddell (23.79) and Faye Sultan (23.47) turned in a 1:42.35 for the top seed out of the morning.
Denison’s Carolyn Kane (26.01), Marissa Bednarek (28.60), Ashley Yearwood (24.99) and Mary Van Leuven (23.08) qualified second in 1:42.68.
Emory’s Cindy Cheng (25.66), Anne Kowalsky (28.40), Fiona Muir (25.24) and Megan Taylor (23.39) earned the third seed in 1:42.69.
Finalists will have some improvement to do with Kenyon’s NCAA D3 record standing at 1:40.58 from last year.
Kenyon (1:43.02), NYU (1:43.40), Wheaton (1:43.58), Amherst (1:43.67) and Pomona-Pitzer (1:43.79) will also compete in the A final.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Williams 1:42.35
1) Bennett, Katherine SR 2) Clark, Olivia JR
3) Waddell, Emma SO 4) Sultan, Faye SR
25.58 55.09 (29.51)
1:18.88 (23.79) 1:42.35 (23.47)
2 Denison 1:42.68
1) Kane, Carolyn JR 2) Bednarek, Marissa SR
3) Yearwood, Ashley SR 4) Van Leuven, Mary SR
26.01 54.61 (28.60)
1:19.60 (24.99) 1:42.68 (23.08)
3 Emory 1:42.69
1) Cheng, Cindy SO 2) Kowalsky, Annelise JR
3) Muir, Fiona FR 4) Taylor, Megan FR
25.66 54.06 (28.40)
1:19.30 (25.24) 1:42.69 (23.39)
4 Kenyon 1:43.02
1) Foley, Caitlin FR 2) Duncan, Laura JR
3) McLeod, Jenner JR 4) Wilson, Abby FR
26.81 55.14 (28.33)
1:20.05 (24.91) 1:43.02 (22.97)
5 N Y U 1:43.40
1) Li, May FR 2) Traub, Krista SR
3) Kitze, Isabelle SO 4) Gibbs, Rebecca JR
26.41 55.45 (29.04)
1:20.12 (24.67) 1:43.40 (23.28)
6 Wheaton IL 1:43.58
1) Nitz, Kirsten SR 2) Bagley, Erin JR
3) Coley, Sarah SR 4) Rueger, Hannah SR
25.42 54.28 (28.86)
1:19.55 (25.27) 1:43.58 (24.03)
7 Amherst 1:43.67
1) Moriarty, Stephanie SO 2) Hyde, Emily SR
3) Conklin, Sarah SR 4) Groff, Destin JR
26.98 55.19 (28.21)
1:19.95 (24.76) 1:43.67 (23.72)
8 Pomona-Pitzer 1:43.79
1) Ling, Angela FR 2) Cummings, Mackenzie FR
3) Jin, Sarah FR 4) Kauahi, Madison FR
25.95 55.87 (29.92)
1:20.82 (24.95) 1:43.79 (22.97)
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9 U W-Eau Claire 1:44.18
1) Short, Jessica FR 2) Senczyszyn, Samantha FR
3) Treadway, Rachel SR 4) Hable, Allie SR
26.80 55.21 (28.41)
1:21.51 (26.30) 1:44.18 (22.67)
10 M I T 1:44.34
1) Wu, Catherine FR 2) Chen, Jessica SO
3) Guo, Margaret SR 4) Wu, Amanda SO
26.55 55.53 (28.98)
1:20.92 (25.39) 1:44.34 (23.42)
11 Bates 1:45.20
1) Paine, Whitney SR 2) Prelgovisk, Kristen FR
3) Prelgovisk, Lindsey SR 4) McGill, Logan SO
26.78 56.46 (29.68)
1:21.52 (25.06) 1:45.20 (23.68)
12 Chicago 1:45.31
1) Bischoff, Melissa SO 2) Cheng, Christina FR
3) Wick, Daria FR 4) Scheidl, Maya JR
26.19 56.01 (29.82)
1:21.79 (25.78) 1:45.31 (23.52)
13 Wash U. MO 1:45.47
1) Zanolli, Nicole SO 2) Gan, Sophie SR
3) Carlos, Lauren JR 4) Collins, Marilyn JR
26.55 57.21 (30.66)
1:21.85 (24.64) 1:45.47 (23.62)
14 Johns Hopkins 1:45.49
1) Wisniewski, Anna SO 2) Lamastra, Gwyneth SO
3) Chan, Shirley JR 4) Jones, Kaitlin SO
26.89 56.25 (29.36)
1:22.02 (25.77) 1:45.49 (23.47)
15 Kalamazoo 1:45.58
1) Park, Christina JR 2) Neveux, Ellen JR
3) Orwin, Colleen JR 4) Edsall, Tristyn JR
26.80 56.95 (30.15)
1:22.71 (25.76) 1:45.58 (22.87)
16 Mary Washington 1:45.64
1) Fago, Katie SR 2) Corley, Anna JR
3) Hagy, Hannah SR 4) Hallock, Steph SR
26.37 57.09 (30.72)
1:22.41 (25.32) 1:45.64 (23.23)
Men’s three-meter diving
Denison had a big morning with three qualifiers in the top eight. Max Levy led the way with 565.20 points, while Ben Lewis (532.20) and Brian Allen (489.50) qualified second and fourth.
Samuel Randall of SUNY Geneseo qualified third in 492.45. SUNY Fredonia’s Arron Carlson (473.50), USMMA’s Gerrit Porter (467.15), St. Lawrence’s Matthew Edkins (463.55) and Tufts’ Matthew Rohrer (460.45) also made finals.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Men’s 500 free
- Women’s 500 free
- Men’s 200 IM
- Women’s 400 IM
- Men’s 50 free
- Women’s 50 free
- Men’s 200 medley relay
- Women’s 200 medley relay
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