NCAA Division II Championships Day 2 Prelims: Indy Claims Two Top Seeds

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The NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off its first day of prelims on Day 2.

The events for the Day 2 prelims are the women’s and men’s 200 IM, 50 free and the early heats of the 1000 free.

NCAA DII Women’s 200 IM

Indy’s Celina Schmidt claimed the top seed in the 200 IM on the women’s side, getting to the wall in 2:00.30.

It looks to be a close final as Drury juniors Claire Conover (2:00.32) and Mellie Wijk (2:00.42) were with in 12 hundredths of second this morning.

Nova Southeastern sophomore Emilia Ronningdal was also under 2:01, going a 2:00.71 to take the fourth seed.

Event 5  Women 200 Yard IM
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     NCAA DII: N 1:55.63  3/9/2016  Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
         Meet: M 1:55.63  3/9/2016  Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Schmidt, Celina        JR Indy              2:01.01    2:00.30  
             26.48        56.79 (30.31)
        1:30.99 (34.20)     2:00.30 (29.31)
  2 Conover, Claire        JR Drury             2:01.44    2:00.32  
             26.61        57.15 (30.54)
        1:31.18 (34.03)     2:00.32 (29.14)
  3 Wijk, Mellie           JR Drury             1:59.81    2:00.42  
             25.84        56.23 (30.39)
        1:31.43 (35.20)     2:00.42 (28.99)
  4 Ronningdal, Emilia     SO Nova S'eastern    1:59.90    2:00.71  
             26.52        57.03 (30.51)
        1:31.60 (34.57)     2:00.71 (29.11)
  5 Barnes, Madysen        SR Tampa             2:01.88    2:01.00  
             25.76        55.01 (29.25)
        1:30.74 (35.73)     2:01.00 (30.26)
  5 Nagy, Benedict         5Y Colorado Mesa     1:59.43    2:01.00  
             26.58        56.61 (30.03)
        1:32.36 (35.75)     2:01.00 (28.64)
  7 Lowy, May              JR Nova S'eastern    2:00.70    2:01.05  
             26.75        56.98 (30.23)
        1:32.49 (35.51)     2:01.05 (28.56)
  8 Duncan, Aurora         JR Drury             2:02.96    2:01.66  
             25.80        55.66 (29.86)
        1:31.85 (36.19)     2:01.66 (29.81)
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  9 Mears-Bentley, Emily   SO Findlay           2:02.23    2:01.69  
             26.42        56.67 (30.25)
        1:32.68 (36.01)     2:01.69 (29.01)
 10 Dillman, Shannah       SO West Florida      2:02.35    2:02.06  
             27.05        57.84 (30.79)
        1:32.99 (35.15)     2:02.06 (29.07)
 11 Fe Munoz, Maria        SO Drury             2:02.26    2:02.25  
             25.77        56.99 (31.22)
        1:33.11 (36.12)     2:02.25 (29.14)
 12 Meister, Sidni         FR Tampa             2:05.32    2:02.56  
             26.63        56.05 (29.42)
        1:32.49 (36.44)     2:02.56 (30.07)
 13 Hemingway, Mckenzie    SR WCU               2:03.62    2:02.58  
             27.05        58.38 (31.33)
        1:33.43 (35.05)     2:02.58 (29.15)
 14 Machado, Luisa         SR Drury             2:02.18    2:03.08  
             27.10        58.04 (30.94)
        1:33.43 (35.39)     2:03.08 (29.65)
 15 Bains, Sophia          JR Colorado Mesa     2:01.35    2:03.15  
             26.66        57.57 (30.91)
        1:33.27 (35.70)     2:03.15 (29.88)
 16 Gillan, Sierra         JR Tampa             2:03.59    2:03.29  
             26.62        57.59 (30.97)
        1:35.11 (37.52)     2:03.29 (28.18)

NCAA DII Men’s 200 IM

Colorado Mesa junior Benjamin Sampson was a second ahead of the field to claim the top seed in the men’s 200 IM.

Sampson got to the wall in 1:44.11. It was two seconds off his seed time.

Drury took the next three spots with Davi Mourao (1:45.12), Joao Noguiera (1:45.75) and Alejandro Villarejo (1:46.21).

Tampa senior Santiago Corredor claimed the fifth seed in 1:46.27.

Event 6  Men 200 Yard IM
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     NCAA DII: N 1:41.61  3/14/2018 Marius Kusch, Queens (NC)
         Meet: M 1:41.61  3/14/2018 Marius Kusch, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sampson, Benjamin      JR Colorado Mesa     1:42.04    1:44.11  
             22.42        47.95 (25.53)
        1:17.98 (30.03)     1:44.11 (26.13)
  2 Mourao, Davi           JR Drury             1:47.51    1:45.12  
             22.69        49.34 (26.65)
        1:19.60 (30.26)     1:45.12 (25.52)
  3 Nogueira, Joao         SO Drury             1:48.06    1:45.75  
             22.95        50.07 (27.12)
        1:20.18 (30.11)     1:45.75 (25.57)
  4 Villarejo, Alejandro   SO Drury             1:47.70    1:46.21  
             23.21        50.54 (27.33)
        1:21.22 (30.68)     1:46.21 (24.99)
  5 Corredor, Santiago     SR Tampa             1:48.48    1:46.27  
             23.31        49.10 (25.79)
        1:21.14 (32.04)     1:46.27 (25.13)
  6 Bichsel, Connor        SO Missouri S & T    1:45.80    1:46.37  
             23.49        50.29 (26.80)
        1:20.76 (30.47)     1:46.37 (25.61)
  7 Mak, Marcus            SO Simon Fraser      1:47.44    1:46.46  
             22.90        49.53 (26.63)
        1:20.32 (30.79)     1:46.46 (26.14)
  8 Knollman, Parker       JR Tampa             1:47.49    1:46.70  
             22.63        48.08 (25.45)
        1:20.94 (32.86)     1:46.70 (25.76)
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  9 Adamchuk, Ivan         FR Drury             1:44.90    1:46.79  
             23.12        49.97 (26.85)
        1:21.01 (31.04)     1:46.79 (25.78)
 10 Slowey, William        SO Rollins           1:47.19    1:46.92  
             23.37        50.54 (27.17)
        1:21.62 (31.08)     1:46.92 (25.30)
 11 Amrein, John           JR Oklahoma Christi  1:45.86    1:46.98  
             23.62        51.10 (27.48)
        1:20.84 (29.74)     1:46.98 (26.14)
 12 Kinnard, Clayton       JR Wayne State       1:45.88    1:47.00  
             24.21        50.91 (26.70)
        1:21.67 (30.76)     1:47.00 (25.33)
 13 Buessing, Silas        FR Indy              1:47.14    1:47.27  
             23.07        50.03 (26.96)
        1:21.32 (31.29)     1:47.27 (25.95)
 14 Dickman, Wyatt         JR NMU               1:47.94    1:47.35  
             23.80        51.71 (27.91)
        1:21.44 (29.73)     1:47.35 (25.91)
 15 Nagy, Kolos            SO WCU               1:48.10    1:47.47  
             23.68        50.54 (26.86)
        1:21.72 (31.18)     1:47.47 (25.75)
 16 Savage, Conley         SR UMSL              1:49.17    1:47.66  
             23.10        50.09 (26.99)
        1:21.28 (31.19)     1:47.66 (26.38)

NCAA DII Women’s 50 Free

Indy freshman Kirabo Namutebi claimed the top seed in the women’s 50 free, dropping two tenths from her seed time to get to the wall in 22.36.

Henderson State junior Kiara Pozvai took the second seed in 22.64.

Lynn junior Laura Dekonick was next at 22.81, followed by Augustana’s Bryn Greenwaldt (22.90) and Drury’s Ashlyn Moore (22.97).

 Event 7  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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     NCAA DII: N 22.10  3/8/2023  Johanna Buys, Indy
         Meet: M 22.10  3/8/2023  Johanna Buys, Indy
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Namutebi, Kirabo       FR Indy                22.57      22.36  
             10.80        22.36 (11.56)
  2 Pozvai, Kiara          JR Henderson St.       22.33      22.64  
             11.00        22.64 (11.64)
  3 Dekoninck, Laura       JR Lynn                22.53      22.81  
             11.09        22.81 (11.72)
  4 Greenwaldt, Bryn       SO Augustana (W)       22.81      22.90  
             11.15        22.90 (11.75)
  5 Moore, Ashlyn          SO Drury               22.97      22.97  
             11.13        22.97 (11.84)
  6 Sering, Isabelle       SR Tampa               23.41      23.04  
             10.99        23.04 (12.05)
  7 Williams, Elli         SO Colorado Mesa       23.09      23.13  
             11.31        23.13 (11.82)
  8 Solkow, Daniella       SR Delta State         22.89      23.18  
             11.19        23.18 (11.99)
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  9 Traube, Emily          JR Truman St.          23.38      23.21  
             11.20        23.21 (12.01)
 10 White, Lauren          5Y Colorado Mesa       23.52      23.26  
             11.35        23.26 (11.91)
 10 Bushell, Josephine     SR Drury               23.15      23.26  
             11.08        23.26 (12.18)
 10 Kong, Tehani           FR CSU East Bay        23.13      23.26  
             11.35        23.26 (11.91)
 13 Whitmore, Alyssa       SO Simon Fraser        23.51      23.29  
             11.52        23.29 (11.77)
 14 Naskret, Agata         SO Colorado Mesa       23.28      23.30  
             11.36        23.30 (11.94)
 15 Lewis, Sydney          FR West Florida        23.07      23.33  
             11.43        23.33 (11.90)
 16 Grubbs, Troie          SO Findlay             23.32      23.34  
             11.46        23.34 (11.88)

NCAA DII Men’s 50 Free

Henderson State grabbed the top two seeds in the men’s 50 free.

Senior Lamar Taylor got to the wall first in 19.03, just two tenths from the DII record.

Teammate Jack Armstrong was the second seed in 19.48.

Tampa fifth-year Ian Cooper took the third seed in 19.51, followed by Florida Southern’s Kyle Micallef (19.57), Tampa’s Tibor Tinstan (19.66), Tampa’s Blake Moran (19.70), Lewis’ Ahmed Ismail (19.76) and Nova Southeastern’s Marcel Snitko (19.78).

There was a three-way tie for ninth at 19.81.

Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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     NCAA DII: N 18.88  3/9/2022  Matej Dusa, Queens (NC)
         Meet: M 18.88  3/9/2022  Matej Dusa, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Taylor, Lamar          SR Henderson St.       19.12      19.03  
              9.37         19.03 (9.66)
  2 Armstrong, Jack        5Y Henderson St.       19.20      19.48  
              9.41        19.48 (10.07)
  3 Cooper, Ian            5Y Tampa               19.68      19.51  
              9.42        19.51 (10.09)
  4 Micallef, Kyle         SR Florida Southern    19.48      19.57  
              9.45        19.57 (10.12)
  5 Tistan, Tibor          SO Tampa               19.89      19.66  
              9.47        19.66 (10.19)
  6 Moran, Blake           5Y Tampa               19.71      19.70  
              9.54        19.70 (10.16)
  7 Ismail, Ahmed          FR Lewis               19.94      19.76  
              9.61        19.76 (10.15)
  8 Snitko, Marcel         5Y Nova S'eastern      19.77      19.78  
              9.54        19.78 (10.24)
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  9 Wilson, Brandon        JR Florida Southern    19.87      19.81  
              9.59        19.81 (10.22)
  9 Nolles, Leo            SO NMU                 19.62      19.81  
              9.52        19.81 (10.29)
  9 Marrugo Montano, Cami  JR Findlay             19.96      19.81  
              9.39        19.81 (10.42)
 12 Perez, Mario           SO McKendree           19.76      19.82  
              9.59        19.82 (10.23)
 13 Stollings, Timothy     5Y Findlay             20.07      19.83  
              9.71        19.83 (10.12)
 14 Brandon, Caleb         SR Tampa               20.08      19.90  
              9.61        19.90 (10.29)
 15 Silva, Joao            5Y Indy                19.72      19.91  
              9.65        19.91 (10.26)
 16 Cabral, Yuri           FR Drury               19.53      19.92  
              9.68        19.92 (10.24)

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