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Women’s 500 freestyle
NCAA Record: 4:43.37 – Kendra Stern, Amherst (2011)
2016 Champion: 4:48.52 – Marysol Arce, Kenyon
The Kenyon Ladies put five swimmers into the final heats giving them an early boost in the team scores. Williams also placed a swimmer in each heat, while Emory’s lone swimmer went after the consolation final. Freshman Maria Turcan took control of the consolation final right from the start for the Eagles. She was able to hold off a late charge from Kenyon’s Delaney Ambrosen to win the heat. Turcan finished in 4:53.35 while Ambrosen was close behind in 4:53.76.
In the championship final, Denison senior Campbell Costley dominantly led the race for the first 475 yards but was just out-touched in the end by Illinois Wesleyan senior Meg Stanley. Stanley brought it home in a 57.05, more specifically a 27.88 to take the title. This was the fastest last 50 and 100 out of anyone in the field. For reference, she was over two seconds behind the leader at the halfway point, splitting the race 2:25.48- 2:25.28. Her winning time of 4:50.76 was a lifetime best and was the senior’s first National Championship title.
Kenyon earned valuable three-four points in the race as Marysol Arce (4:51.79) and Hannah Orbach-Mandel (4:52.04) took the next two places. Washington University’s Nicole Zanolli also tried to make a move at the end but did not have the Stanley closing speed, finishing fifth in 4:52.49.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Stanley, Meg SR Ill Wesleyan 4:52.31 4:50.76 20
27.19 56.44 (29.25)
1:25.92 (29.48) 1:55.64 (29.72)
2:25.48 (29.84) 2:54.89 (29.41)
3:24.37 (29.48) 3:53.71 (29.34)
4:22.88 (29.17) 4:50.76 (27.88)
2 Costley, Campbell SR Denison 4:51.50 4:50.81 17
26.67 55.61 (28.94)
1:24.72 (29.11) 1:53.92 (29.20)
2:23.15 (29.23) 2:52.49 (29.34)
3:22.13 (29.64) 3:52.13 (30.00)
4:22.07 (29.94) 4:50.81 (28.74)
3 Arce, Marysol SO Kenyon 4:53.19 4:51.79 16
26.67 55.66 (28.99)
1:25.01 (29.35) 1:54.52 (29.51)
2:24.44 (29.92) 2:54.28 (29.84)
3:24.19 (29.91) 3:54.09 (29.90)
4:23.83 (29.74) 4:51.79 (27.96)
4 Orbach-Mandel, Hannah SO Kenyon 4:52.37 4:52.04 15
26.50 55.61 (29.11)
1:25.04 (29.43) 1:54.88 (29.84)
2:24.59 (29.71) 2:54.51 (29.92)
3:24.18 (29.67) 3:53.77 (29.59)
4:23.20 (29.43) 4:52.04 (28.84)
5 Zanolli, Nicole JR Wash U. MO 4:53.85 4:52.49 14
26.99 56.08 (29.09)
1:25.39 (29.31) 1:54.94 (29.55)
2:24.66 (29.72) 2:54.26 (29.60)
3:24.08 (29.82) 3:54.24 (30.16)
4:24.10 (29.86) 4:52.49 (28.39)
6 Newlon, Angela SR DePauw 4:56.49 4:55.41 13
26.55 55.92 (29.37)
1:25.24 (29.32) 1:54.84 (29.60)
2:24.67 (29.83) 2:54.44 (29.77)
3:24.44 (30.00) 3:54.77 (30.33)
4:25.15 (30.38) 4:55.41 (30.26)
7 Lautenschleger, Dana JR Mount Union 4:56.88 4:56.39 12
27.35 56.77 (29.42)
1:26.67 (29.90) 1:56.70 (30.03)
2:26.69 (29.99) 2:56.68 (29.99)
3:26.71 (30.03) 3:56.79 (30.08)
4:26.90 (30.11) 4:56.39 (29.49)
8 Jones, Lauren SR Williams 4:53.41 4:59.92 11
27.01 56.64 (29.63)
1:26.46 (29.82) 1:56.56 (30.10)
2:26.76 (30.20) 2:57.08 (30.32)
3:27.63 (30.55) 3:58.39 (30.76)
4:29.40 (31.01) 4:59.92 (30.52)
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