Division III Recap: WashU Beats DePauw, Pomona-Pitzer Men Post Top Times

September 28, 2018: during the NCAA swimming and diving meet between Saint Louis University and The WashU Bears at the Millstone Pool on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University)

Photo Courtesy: Danny Reise

The University of Chicago, Pomona-Pitzer, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps all fell to their Division I and II competition this weekend, but still posted a collection of top ten times. Across the board the men were especially impressive. In the race between ranked Division III teams, WashU beat DePauw.

Chicago Freshmen Make Debut

The University of Chicago Maroons collectively went 0-5 against Division I competition on Friday night, before both the men (190 to 90) and the women (222 to 71) picked up wins over Wheaton (IL) on Saturday.

For the women the high point of Friday night was Nicole Lin‘s second place finish in the 50 free (24.03). She was also 54.00 in the 100. Freshman Alice Ye also added a runner up finish with a 4:39.90 400 IM.

Saturday Margaret Wolfson went a 2:25.95 to win the 200 breaststroke, a time that puts her sixth in the country. Senior Brooke Barnes was the bright spot for the Thunder, winning the 50 (24.94) and 100 (54.31) freestyles. Barnes also brought home the team’s 400 freestyle relay in 52.96, coming up less than a second short of catching the Maroons.

Friday night the Chicago men put together several swims that finished in the top four, and posted a few nationally relevant times as well. Freshman Nick Ding put himself on the map in his collegiate debut. He was third in the 200 fly (1:53.40) and second in the 100 fly (50.88) and 400 IM (4:07.08). He’s now ranked fourth nationally in the butterflies and sixth in the 400 IM.

Byrne Litschgi got to the wall in 1:52.63 in the 200 back, a time that currently sits third in Division III.

Saturday Ding (1:45.63) and fellow freshman Jp Phillips (1:48.24) went one-two in the 200 free. Juniors Lance Culjat and Reona Yamaguchi both got under 1:00 (58.55 and 59.87 respectively) in the 100 breast.

The meet ended with a tight race, as Chicago out touched Wheaton 3:13.64 to 3:13.69 to win the 400 medley relay.

Northwestern Quad Women’s Results

Northwestern Quad Men’s Results

Chicago vs. Wheaton (IL) Results

Pomona-Pitzer Men Post Slew of Top Ten Times

Friday night the Pomona-Pitzer women fell 174 to 117 at California Baptist University before rebounding with a 159.5 to 137.5 victory over Concordia University Irvine on Saturday.

The Sagehen women’s medley relays could see some turnover this year as freshman Alexandra Gill swam a 1:05.53 100 breast on Friday night. Her classmate Alexandra Werner posted a 2:24.64 200 breaststroke for second place. Gill appears to be the freshman who will challenge for the relay spots, posting a 30.52 in the 50 on Saturday, while Werner was a 32.94.

Senior Madison Kauahi has maintained form, starting her senior year off with a 50 freestyle victory in 24.47, and taking the 100 free in 53.64 against CBU. Sprinting is the bright spot for the Sagehen’s freestyle efforts, as the group so far lacks depth and speed in distances over the 100.

The men lost to CBU 187 to 107, but won big over Concordia, 192 to 60 on Saturday.

Luka Menkhoff was second in the 100 breast on Friday with a 57.07 (number three nationally). He was also runner-up in the 100 free with a 46.61 (number seven nationally). Freshman Jason Lu raced to a 1:52.84 200 backstroke and a 1:55.41 200 IM this weekend (both times are fourth in DIII).

Saturday junior Will Abele went a 1:43.84 for the 200 freestyle victory. Junior Liam O’Shea and Lu went head to head in the 400 IM, finishing in 4:06.98 and 4:06.99, respectively, the fourth and fifth best times in the country.

Results vs. CBU

Results vs. Concordia

CMS Falls to UC San Diego

The Athenas fell to UC San Diego 83 to 201 while the Stags kept things a bit closer, losing 116 to 176 in their season opener.

Two freshmen women were under 1:10 in the 100 breast: Augusta Lewis (1:08.68) and Rachel Wander (1:09.53). With both of last year’s National qualifying breastsstrokers now juniors, these two could be important for the Athenas’ breaststroke future.

The men’s swims provided a few indications of a promising season ahead. Freshman Michael Lee went a 1:44.87 in the 200 free and a 4:40.86 in the 500 free.

Senior Aaron Lutzker posted a 58.19 100 breast for third. The Stags took the top three spots in the 200 fly with a trio of 1:55s, led by senior John Everett in 1:55.38.

Andreas Rosesler posted a 47.58 100 free while Henry Limm swam a 2:06.81 200 breast for the third fastest time in the country this fall. Freshman Nicholas Tan recorded the country’s sixth fastest 200 IM: 1:55.94.

Full Results

#10 Wash U Out Swims #23 DePauw

DePauw freshman Tommy Hackley was the Tigers’ sole winner of the day. He won the mile in 16:35.97. He also edged WashU’s Jordan Wheeler in the 500 4:47.03 to 4:47.57.

WashU’s Matthew Yang topped the 100 breast in 58.41. Brandon Lum won the 200 fly in 1:51.24, the fastest time in the country so far this fall. The Bears headed home with a 176-98 victory over the Tigers.

The seventh ranked WashU women beat DePauw 185 to 97.

Full Results

Also of Note

Swarthmore sophomore Alec Menzer won the 200 free against McDaniel College on Saturday. His 1:41.39 is his sixth best time ever, and a full three seconds faster than he’s ever been in a dual meet.
Swarthmore senior Jeffrey Tse went a lifetime best 100 breaststroke of 57.48. It’s the fifth best time in Division III this year.
Trinity University (TX) sophomore Mabel Fowler was on a roll against University of Incarnate Word. She swam a lifetime best 200 backstroke of 2:03.21 (the top time in the country so far) and a 1:54.27 200 free (the no. three time), just seven tenths from her lifetime best.

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