Dreesens Defends 200 Free Title While Wahlstrom Grabs Her First

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Women’s 200 Free

Nova Southeastern senior Emma Wahlstrom won a tight 200 free final, coming from behind on the last 50 to take the win in 1:46.81. That is the senior’s first individual NCAA title, improving on her 3rd place finish from last year.

Bridgeport freshman Oksana Marchuk was leading at the 100 and 150 but couldn’t hold off a charging Wahlstrom, who split a 27.00 on her final 50. The freshman finished in a personal best 1:46.91, well ahead of 3rd place finished McKenzie Stevens from Queens (1:48.33).

 Event 16  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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  Division II: R 1:45.27  3/12/2015 Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
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                       === Championship Finals ===                       
 
  1 Emma Wahlstrom         SR Nova S'eastern    1:47.87    1:46.81   20  
             25.27        52.57 (27.30)
        1:19.81 (27.24)     1:46.81 (27.00)
  2 Oksana Marchuk         FR Bridgeport        1:48.89    1:46.91   17  
             24.90        52.14 (27.24)
        1:19.48 (27.34)     1:46.91 (27.43)
  3 Mckenzie Stevens       JR Queens (NC)       1:48.92    1:48.33   16  
             25.57        52.86 (27.29)
        1:20.51 (27.65)     1:48.33 (27.82)
  4 Leonie Van Noort       SR Grand Valley      1:49.58    1:48.54   15  
             25.35        52.64 (27.29)
        1:20.67 (28.03)     1:48.54 (27.87)
  5 Anastasiia Manakova    FR Henderson St.     1:49.55    1:49.07   14  
             25.38        52.70 (27.32)
        1:21.02 (28.32)     1:49.07 (28.05)
  6 Alexis Divelbiss       JR Wingate           1:48.91    1:49.26   13  
             24.86        52.48 (27.62)
        1:20.87 (28.39)     1:49.26 (28.39)
  7 Simone de Rijcke       SO Lindenwood        1:49.50    1:49.35   12  
             25.50        53.03 (27.53)
        1:21.36 (28.33)     1:49.35 (27.99)
  8 Erica Dahlgren         FR Drury             1:50.28    1:51.46   11  
             25.88        53.60 (27.72)
        1:22.25 (28.65)     1:51.46 (29.21)
 
                       === Consolation Finals ===                        
 
  9 Margaret Stansberry    JR Carson-Newman     1:50.30    1:49.96    9  
             25.48        53.15 (27.67)
        1:21.56 (28.41)     1:49.96 (28.40)
 10 Theresa Hayward        SR West Chester      1:51.01    1:50.47    7  
             25.93        54.30 (28.37)
        1:22.70 (28.40)     1:50.47 (27.77)
 11 Linda Baron            JR Queens (NC)       1:50.48    1:50.65    6  
             26.71        54.39 (27.68)
        1:22.56 (28.17)     1:50.65 (28.09)
 12 Maria Madsen           SO Wingate           1:50.32    1:50.89    5  
             25.81        53.83 (28.02)
        1:22.49 (28.66)     1:50.89 (28.40)
 13 Morgan Fischer         SO Lindenwood        1:50.33    1:51.13    4  
             25.96        54.40 (28.44)
        1:22.76 (28.36)     1:51.13 (28.37)
 14 Jessie Gibson          FR Simon Fraser      1:50.78    1:51.23    3  
             25.89        53.93 (28.04)
        1:22.62 (28.69)     1:51.23 (28.61)
 15 Abby Kosic             FR Wingate           1:51.04    1:51.45    2  
             26.02        54.10 (28.08)
        1:22.66 (28.56)     1:51.45 (28.79)
 16 Ebba Stillman          FR Wingate           1:50.71    1:51.49    1  
             26.35        54.48 (28.13)
        1:23.39 (28.91)     1:51.49 (28.10)

Men’s 200 Free

Queens senior Dion Dreesens successfully defended his title from last year, taking the 200 free by more than a full second in 1:33.85. While a little more than a second off of his NCAA record, Dreesens still led the race from start to finish, out fast in a 44.86 before fading slightly coming home in 48.99.

Second went to Drury’s Joan Casanovas in 1:35.13, while Indy’s Guilherme Zavaneli gave the Greyhounds their first podium appearance of the meet with a 3rd place 1:35.34.

 Event 17  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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  Division II: R 1:32.46  3/10/2016 Dion Dreesens, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Finals ===                       
 
  1 Dion Dreesens          SR Queens (NC)       1:34.59    1:33.85   20  
             21.56        44.86 (23.30)
        1:09.10 (24.24)     1:33.85 (24.75)
  2 Joan Casanovas         FR Drury             1:36.12    1:35.13   17  
             22.14        46.18 (24.04)
        1:10.76 (24.58)     1:35.13 (24.37)
  3 Guilherme Zavaneli     SO Indy              1:36.15    1:35.34   16  
             21.95        45.97 (24.02)
        1:10.88 (24.91)     1:35.34 (24.46)
  4 Jonathan Glaser        SR Missouri S & T    1:36.77    1:36.84   15  
             22.50        47.31 (24.81)
        1:12.30 (24.99)     1:36.84 (24.54)
  5 Konrad Stepien         FR Drury             1:37.29    1:37.07   14  
             22.72        47.39 (24.67)
        1:12.81 (25.42)     1:37.07 (24.26)
  6 Lennart Queiss         SO Wingate           1:37.31    1:37.12   13  
             22.23        46.51 (24.28)
        1:11.82 (25.31)     1:37.12 (25.30)
  7 Leif-Henning Kluever   SR Wingate           1:36.98    1:37.20   12  
             22.79        47.29 (24.50)
        1:12.44 (25.15)     1:37.20 (24.76)
  8 Mattia Schirru         SO Delta State       1:37.18    1:38.56   11  
             21.91        46.41 (24.50)
        1:11.92 (25.51)     1:38.56 (26.64)
 
                       === Consolation Finals ===                        
 
  9 Lajos Budai            FR NMU               1:37.55    1:37.90    9  
             23.09        48.55 (25.46)
        1:13.06 (24.51)     1:37.90 (24.84)
 10 Erik Hren              FR Bridgeport        1:37.43    1:38.05    7  
             23.25        48.21 (24.96)
        1:13.47 (25.26)     1:38.05 (24.58)
 11 Nico Campbell          SO Florida Southern  1:38.41    1:38.39    6  
             23.52        48.62 (25.10)
        1:13.77 (25.15)     1:38.39 (24.62)
 12 Luka Matacin           JR Florida Southern  1:38.51    1:38.64    5  
             23.17        48.02 (24.85)
        1:13.19 (25.17)     1:38.64 (25.45)
 13 Mackenzie Hamill       SO Simon Fraser      1:38.30    1:38.74    4  
             23.34        48.45 (25.11)
        1:13.81 (25.36)     1:38.74 (24.93)
 14 Franco Lupoli          JR Nova S'eastern    1:38.49    1:39.16    3  
             23.08        48.38 (25.30)
        1:13.94 (25.56)     1:39.16 (25.22)
 15 Daniel Rzadkowski      SR Drury             1:37.67    1:39.18    2  
             22.89        48.18 (25.29)
        1:13.86 (25.68)     1:39.18 (25.32)
 16 Alexis Ohmar           JR Cal Baptist       1:38.68    1:39.37    1  
             23.50        48.75 (25.25)
        1:14.14 (25.39)     1:39.37 (25.23)
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