2016 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

by Jason Marsteller

16 March 2016, 06:10am

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

2016 NCAA Division III Women's Up/Downs for March 16

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)
 Swim-Off Required ----------------------------------------------
 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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