2017 NCAA Division III Championships: Andrew Wilson Re-Breaks NCAA D3 Record

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Men’s 200 IM

NCAA Record: 1:45.57 – Andrew Wilson, Emory (2016)
2016 Champion: 1:46.00 – Jackson Lindell, Denison

It was only 50 minutes into the meet when Emory senior Andrew Wilson proved that he is out to lead his team to victory. His 1:44.18 finish in this event re-broke his own national record set in December. As predicted, it was his strong breaststroke split of 28.19 that gave him the edge. John’s Hopkins senior Evan Holder was also under the previous NCAA record and repeated as the runner-up in this event. Holder out-split the field in the freestyle leg but it was not quite enough to catch Wilson.

Defending champion Jackson Lindell of Denison finished third in 1:46.28 followed by Trevor Manz of Kenyon. Combined with classmate Ian Reardon, the Lords scored 32 points in this event currently giving them a 23-point lead over Emory.

Carrying on the senior dominance in this event, Albion’s Sebastian Tostado claimed the B final in 1:49.14. Six of the top eight swimmers in this event are graduating, and the same goes for half of the overall finals competitors. Next year’s event will certainly be a change of the tides, as it is a good time to be an up-and-comer 200 IMer on the men’s side.

                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Wilson, Andrew         SR Emory             1:46.18    1:44.18   20  
                 22.71        49.80 (27.09)
        1:17.99 (28.19)     1:44.18 (26.19)
  2 Holder, Evan           SR Johns Hopkins     1:45.64    1:44.90   17  
                 22.74        49.52 (26.78)
        1:19.47 (29.95)     1:44.90 (25.43)
  3 Lindell, Jackson       SR Denison           1:47.49    1:46.28   16  
                 23.19        49.65 (26.46)
        1:20.61 (30.96)     1:46.28 (25.67)
  4 Manz, Trevor           SR Kenyon            1:46.92    1:46.95   15  
                 23.37        51.48 (28.11)
        1:21.04 (29.56)     1:46.95 (25.91)
  5 Edskes, Bouke          FR MIT               1:48.01    1:47.15   14  
                 22.76        50.21 (27.45)
        1:21.56 (31.35)     1:47.15 (25.59)
  6 Lagieski, Michael      SR Wash U. MO        1:48.71    1:48.28   13  
                 24.02        51.59 (27.57)
        1:22.01 (30.42)     1:48.28 (26.27)
  7 Reardon, Ian           SR Kenyon            1:48.84    1:48.83   12  
                 23.56        50.73 (27.17)
        1:22.25 (31.52)     1:48.83 (26.58)
  8 Van Cleave, Kevin      SO Wash U. MO        1:48.90    1:49.02   11  
                 24.30        51.75 (27.45)
        1:22.81 (31.06)     1:49.02 (26.21)

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