National Junior College Athletics Association National Championships: Mallory Morrell Beats NJCAA Mark

BUFFALO, New York, March 3. FOR the second evening in a row, an NJCAA record fell by the wayside at the National Junior College Athletics Association National Championships. This time, Monroe's Mallory Morrell took aim at the record books in the women's 50 free. Meanwhile, Indian River State College remained on pace to win its 37th and 30th men's and women's NJCAA team titles, respectively.

Indian River pushed its leading tally in the women's race to 290 points with Daytona State sitting second with 215.5 points. Lincoln (188), Monroe (160) and Darton (154.5) made up the top five.

The IRSC men finished the day with a commanding total of 366 points. Daytona State owned second with 236 points, while Lincoln held third with 227 points. Monroe (116) and Darton (97) were fourth and fifth among the men.

Morrell twice downed the NJCAA record in the women's 50 free. First, she clocked a 22.97 during prelims to beat the 23.13 set by Mary O'Sullivan of Indian River back in 2009. Morrell then snatched the individual title with a 22.94 in the finale to lower the mark even further. IRSC's Celeste Degen (23.05) and Andrea Uzcategui (23.88) completed the podium.

IRSC's Harry Traystman captured the men's 50 free crown with a touchout triumph over Daytona State's Matti Thorsell, 20.72 to 20.73. Lincoln's Bryce Bohman wound up third in 20.78.

Lincoln's Maggie Rea touched out Indian River's Katie Pheil, 5:03.41 to 5:03.54, for the women's 500 freestyle title. Lincoln's Kristina Welke earned third-place honors with a distant 5:15.97. Daytona State's John Jessell beat IRSC's John Ellis to the wall, 4:31.45 to 4:31.88, in the men's 500 free. Indian River's Lucas Akker wound up third overall in 4:34.77.

IRSC's Vanessa Hanbury just missed the NJCAA record in the women's 200 IM with a 2:05.03. That performance fell short of Tiffany Cohee's 2000 mark of 2:05.02 by the slimmest of margins. Daytona State's Eve Karlsson touched second in 2:06.14, while IRSC's Amanda Lukovic placed third in 2:08.22. IRSC's Nick Schuttinger (1:51.37) and Jared Pike (1:52.03) went 1-2 in the men's 200 IM, while Daytona State's Kevin Doran picked up third in 1:54.16.

In relay action, IRSC's Vanessa Hanbury, Andrea Uzcategui, Natalie Lenderman and Celeste Degen won the women's 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.89, while teammates Robbie Swan, James Burden, Michael Lucchesi and Harry Traystman topped the men's 200 free relay for IRSC in 1:22.16.

In diving, Suffolk's Dana Greco topped the women's one-meter event with 364.05 points. Indian River's Rebecca Schreiber (318.65) and Monroe's Leeann Kiskiel (296.90) took second and third. Lincoln's Tyler Clingerman dominated the men's three-meter event with 509.90 points. IRSC's Alex Gallant (438.35) and Monroe's Thomas Deiure (379.45) earned second and third.

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