Josh Prenot Blasts 2nd-Fastest 400 IM Ever for Cal’s First NCAA Title In Event

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California’s Josh Prenot delivered California its first ever men’s 400-yard IM title with the second-fastest time in the event’s history at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.

Prenot crushed the field in the front half, and turned in a strong breaststroke leg before winning in 3:35.82. Only Chase Kalisz has been faster with an NCAA and American record time of 3:34.50 from 2014.

Texas’ Will Licon, the defending champion from 2015 with a fifth-ranked 3:36.37, took second this time around in 3:37.40.

All Time Top 10 400 IMs:

1 3:34.50 Chase Kalisz Georgia 3/28/14
2 3:35.82 Josh Prenot California Atlanta 3/25/16
3 3:35.98 Tyler Clary Michigan TAMU 3/27/09
4 3:36.26 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine Austin 3/2/06
5 3:36.37 Will Licon Texas Iowa City 3/27/15
6 3:36.89 Chase Kalisz Georgia 2/18/14
7 3:37.40 Will Licon Texas Atlanta 3/25/16
8 3:37.52 Andrew Seliskar NCAP 3/6/15
9 3:37.75 Conor Dwyer Florida Gainesville 2/16/11
10 3:37.88 Ryan Lochte Daytona Beach Atlanta11/29/07

Georgia’s Jay Litherland (3:38.47) and Gunnar Bentz (3:38.59) took third and fourth with California’s Andrew Seliskar putting up a fifth-place 3:39.06.

Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine (3:42.02), Tennessee’s Sam McHugh (3:42.38) and Louisville’s Nolan Tesone (3:43.28) finished sixth through eighth.

Florida’s Mark Szaranek won the B final in a time of 3:39.28.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Prenot, Josh           SR California        3:39.10    3:35.82P  20  
    r:+0.68  22.63        48.83 (26.20)
        1:17.31 (28.48)     1:45.22 (27.91)
        2:14.26 (29.04)     2:43.35 (29.09)
        3:09.84 (26.49)     3:35.82 (25.98)
  2 Licon, Will            JR Texas             3:39.83    3:37.40P  17  
    r:+0.71  23.47        50.68 (27.21)
        1:19.24 (28.56)     1:46.71 (27.47)
        2:16.65 (29.94)     2:46.33 (29.68)
        3:12.53 (26.20)     3:37.40 (24.87)
  3 Litherland, Jay        SO Georgia           3:39.60    3:38.47   16  
    r:+0.78  23.87        51.04 (27.17)
        1:18.77 (27.73)     1:46.55 (27.78)
        2:17.91 (31.36)     2:49.60 (31.69)
        3:14.08 (24.48)     3:38.47 (24.39)
  4 Bentz, Gunnar          SO Georgia           3:40.75    3:38.59   15  
    r:+0.73  23.71        51.13 (27.42)
        1:19.91 (28.78)     1:47.71 (27.80)
        2:18.48 (30.77)     2:48.85 (30.37)
        3:14.52 (25.67)     3:38.59 (24.07)
  5 Seliskar, Andrew       FR California        3:39.51    3:39.06   14  
    r:+0.66  23.35        50.25 (26.90)
        1:18.72 (28.47)     1:46.27 (27.55)
        2:16.81 (30.54)     2:47.38 (30.57)
        3:13.60 (26.22)     3:39.06 (25.46)
  6 DeVine, Abrahm         FR Stanford          3:40.06    3:42.02   13  
    r:+0.83  23.54        50.10 (26.56)
        1:18.45 (28.35)     1:46.68 (28.23)
        2:17.77 (31.09)     2:50.11 (32.34)
        3:16.51 (26.40)     3:42.02 (25.51)
  7 McHugh, Sam            SO Tennessee         3:41.35    3:42.38   12  
    r:+0.67  23.89        51.02 (27.13)
        1:19.95 (28.93)     1:48.11 (28.16)
        2:19.46 (31.35)     2:51.37 (31.91)
        3:17.57 (26.20)     3:42.38 (24.81)
  8 Tesone, Nolan          SR Louisville        3:41.42    3:43.28   11  
    r:+0.70  24.25        51.59 (27.34)
        1:19.25 (27.66)     1:46.65 (27.40)
        2:18.82 (32.17)     2:50.87 (32.05)
        3:17.58 (26.71)     3:43.28 (25.70)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Szaranek, Mark         SO Florida           3:41.84    3:39.28    9  
    r:+0.68  23.06        50.17 (27.11)
        1:17.88 (27.71)     1:45.30 (27.42)
        2:15.87 (30.57)     2:47.11 (31.24)
        3:13.56 (26.45)     3:39.28 (25.72)
 10 Roberts, Jonathan      SO Texas             3:43.11    3:41.77    7  
    r:+0.73  23.24        50.23 (26.99)
        1:18.58 (28.35)     1:46.38 (27.80)
        2:18.86 (32.48)     2:51.68 (32.82)
        3:17.67 (25.99)     3:41.77 (24.10)
 11 Patching, Joe          JR Auburn            3:42.75    3:41.79    6  
    r:+0.66  23.79        50.10 (26.31)
        1:17.55 (27.45)     1:44.96 (27.41)
        2:17.26 (32.30)     2:49.90 (32.64)
        3:16.64 (26.74)     3:41.79 (25.15)
 12 Harty, Ryan            FR Texas             3:42.84    3:42.73    5  
    r:+0.68  23.26        50.73 (27.47)
        1:19.04 (28.31)     1:47.13 (28.09)
        2:18.75 (31.62)     2:51.71 (32.96)
        3:17.59 (25.88)     3:42.73 (25.14)
 13 Ogren, Curtis          SO Stanford          3:42.75    3:42.85    4  
    r:+0.69  23.57        50.74 (27.17)
        1:18.96 (28.22)     1:46.33 (27.37)
        2:17.31 (30.98)     2:49.25 (31.94)
        3:16.56 (27.31)     3:42.85 (26.29)
 14 Owen, Robert           JR VT                3:41.46    3:43.10    3  
    r:+0.78  23.48        50.53 (27.05)
        1:18.65 (28.12)     1:45.83 (27.18)
        2:18.15 (32.32)     2:50.95 (32.80)
        3:18.01 (27.06)     3:43.10 (25.09)
 15 Mulcare, Pat           FR USC               3:42.87    3:43.32    2  
    r:+0.65  23.55        51.18 (27.63)
        1:19.14 (27.96)     1:46.60 (27.46)
        2:18.60 (32.00)     2:51.19 (32.59)
        3:17.64 (26.45)     3:43.32 (25.68)
 16 Peribonio, Tom         SO SCAR              3:43.20    3:43.95    1  
    r:+0.64  23.99        51.77 (27.78)
        1:20.45 (28.68)     1:48.79 (28.34)
        2:20.12 (31.33)     2:52.29 (32.17)
        3:18.91 (26.62)     3:43.95 (25.04)

                 Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 8                  
 
  1. Texas                             238   2. California                        175
  3. Florida                           172   4. NC State                          137
  5. Georgia                            99   6. Tennessee                          91
  7. Michigan                           90   8. Missouri                           81
  9. Auburn                           78.5  10. Stanford                         74.5
 11. Louisville                         71  12. Alabama                            68
 13. Indiana                            62  14. Southern Cali                      55
 15. Ohio St                            38  16. Arizona                            28
 17. South Carolina                     24  18. Wisconsin                          23
 19. Virginia Tech                      14  19. University of Miami                14
 21. Brigham Young                      12  22. Pittsburgh                         11
 23. Univ of Utah                        9  23. Unlv                                9
 25. Princeton                           8  26. Penn                                6
 27. Georgia Tech                        5  28. Minnesota                           4
 29. UNC                                 2  29. Penn State University               2
 29. Harvard                             2  32. Texas A&M                           1

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Luanne Zuniga Aakhus

8 years ago

congrats Josh!!!