NCAA Division II Championships, Night 1: Nova Southeastern Women Obliterate 800 Free Relay

Emily Trieschmann; Courtesy: Joe Hausman, Nova Southeastern University Athletics

NCAA Division II Championships, Night 1: Nova Southeastern Women Obliterate 800 Free Relay

It’s no exaggeration to call what Nova Southeastern did Tuesday night to begin the NCAA Division II Championships a quantum leap.

Before the Sharks hit the water at SPIRE Institute, the NCAA record in the 800 free was 7:12.56. Nova Southeastern went ahead and lopped four seconds off that mark.

It’s an emphatic start to the Sharks’ title defense in Geneva, Ohio, Nova winning by more than seven seconds over the field and advancing the standard in the event by leaps and bounds.

On the men’s side, the University of Tampa opened with a victory in the 800 free relay to kick off the five-day meet.

NCAA Division II Championships Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 1                      
  1. Nova S'Eastern                     40   2. Colorado Mesa                      34
  3. Drury                              32   4. West Florida                       30
  5. Wingate                            28   6. Simon Fraser                       26
  7. Indy                               24   8. Wayne State                        22
  9. Wcu                                18  10. Oklahoma Christi                   14
 11. Grand Valley                       12  12. Tampa                              10
 13. McKendree                           8  14. Findlay                             6
 15. Nmu                                 4

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 2                       
  1. Tampa                              40   2. McKendree                          34
  3. Nova S'Eastern                     32   4. Drury                              30
  5. Colorado Mesa                      28   6. Grand Valley                       26
  7. Indy                               24   8. Missouri S & T                     22
  9. Wayne State                        18  10. Wingate                            14
 11. Oklahoma Christi                   12  12. Nmu                                10
 13. Saginaw Valley                      8  14. Simon Fraser                        6
 15. Lewis                               4  16. Henderson St.                       2

Women’s 800 freestyle relay

What can you say about Nova Southeastern here? The Sharks set the NCAA record of 7:12.56 at their conference championships last year. They set the meet record in the event in winning in 7:13.65.

And then Tuesday, they just blew both of those times to smithereens. Three of the swimmers are the same – Emilia Ronningdal, May Lowy and Emily Trieschmann. Sophomore Rafaela Raurich is the new swimmer this year, on the third leg. Trieschmann anchored in 1:45.74, the only split reliably captured by the live results. She is the top seed in the individual event, with Ronningdal second and Raurich sixth. The NCAA record is 1:44.44.

Most frightening about this swim? Two juniors and two sophomores. Look out.

Colorado Mesa finished second in 7:15.54, a second off their time from conferences. Drury was in third.

 Event 1  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     NCAA DII: N 7:08.50  3/12/2024 Nova S'eastern
                          E Ronningdal, R Raurich, M Lowy, E Trieschmann
         Meet: M 7:08.50  3/12/2024 Nova S'eastern
                          E Ronningdal, R Raurich, M Lowy, E Trieschmann
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Nova S'eastern                      7:13.27    7:08.50N  40  
     1) Ronningdal, Emilia SO         2) r:0.30 Raurich, Rafaela SO   
     3) r:0.40 Lowy, May JR           4) r:0.29 Trieschmann, Emily JR 
             24.91        51.68 (51.68)
            2:10.81 ( )                    
                                3:32.80 ( )
        3:58.16 (25.36)     4:26.09 (53.29)
      4:54.53 (1:21.73)   5:22.77 (1:49.97)
        5:47.00 (24.23)     6:13.54 (50.77)
      6:40.90 (1:18.13)   7:08.50 (1:45.73)
  2 Colorado Mesa                       7:14.17    7:15.54   34  
     1) Qunell, Ada SO                2) r:0.32 Matoskova, Katerina SR
     3) r:0.28 Nagy, Benedict 5Y      4) r:0.38 White, Lauren 5Y      
             25.47        52.71 (52.71)
            2:14.42 ( )                    
                                3:39.26 ( )
        4:03.75 (24.49)     4:31.02 (51.76)
      4:58.95 (1:19.69)   5:27.30 (1:48.04)
        5:51.75 (24.45)     6:18.96 (51.66)
      6:47.25 (1:19.95)   7:15.54 (1:48.24)
  3 Drury                               7:16.92    7:15.55   32  
     1) Walker, Ellie 5Y              2) Moore, Ashlyn SO             
     3) Wijk, Mellie JR               4) Bushell, Josephine SR        
             25.46        53.17 (53.17)
                          1:49.52 (1:49.52)
                            2:41.22 (51.70)
      3:09.99 (1:20.47)   3:39.69 (1:50.17)
        4:04.15 (24.46)     4:31.28 (51.59)
      4:59.26 (1:19.57)   5:27.55 (1:47.86)
        5:52.25 (24.70)     6:19.86 (52.31)
      6:47.60 (1:20.05)   7:15.55 (1:48.00)
  4 West Florida                        7:17.33    7:19.25   30  
     1) Dorr, Brooke SR               2) MacVane, Riley FR            
     3) Imboden, Nina SO              4) Kendzior, Sofija SO          
             25.51        52.81 (52.81)
                                3:42.06 ( )
        4:06.90 (24.84)     4:34.17 (52.11)
      5:02.53 (1:20.47)   5:31.25 (1:49.19)
        5:56.25 (25.00)     6:23.28 (52.03)
      6:51.39 (1:20.14)   7:19.25 (1:48.00)
  5 Wingate                             7:25.19    7:19.32   28  
     1) Azirovic, Nina SO             2) r:0.31 Wenhold, Amanda SR    
     3) r:0.36 Kertynska, Nadia SO    4) r:0.26 Andrews, Lucinda JR   
             25.40        52.82 (52.82)
                          1:49.46 (1:49.46)
        2:14.56 (25.10)                    
      3:09.63 (1:20.17)   3:37.70 (1:48.24)
        4:02.69 (24.99)     4:30.87 (53.17)
      4:59.96 (1:22.26)   5:29.47 (1:51.77)
        5:54.13 (24.66)     6:22.13 (52.66)
      6:50.97 (1:21.50)   7:19.32 (1:49.85)
  6 Simon Fraser                        7:22.42    7:20.12   26  
     1) Meklensek, Tori JR            2) r:0.28 Williams, Abigail SO  
     3) r:0.33 Vetter, Delrae SO      4) r:0.13 Perry, Laine FR       
             25.27        52.53 (52.53)
                                3:37.76 ( )
        4:02.88 (25.12)     4:30.94 (53.18)
      4:59.81 (1:22.05)   5:28.63 (1:50.87)
        5:54.48 (25.85)     6:22.45 (53.82)
      6:51.22 (1:22.59)   7:20.12 (1:51.49)
  7 Indy                                7:26.05    7:21.02   24  
     1) Schmidt, Celina JR            2) Gomez Espinosa, Andrea JR    
     3) Glover, Jamie JR              4) Traustadottir, Brynhildur SR 
             25.43        53.23 (53.23)
      1:22.06 (1:22.06)   1:51.18 (1:51.18)
        2:16.19 (25.01)     2:44.04 (52.86)
      3:12.31 (1:21.13)   3:39.92 (1:48.74)
        4:05.29 (25.37)   7:21.02 (3:41.10)
  8 Wayne State                         7:21.18    7:22.29   22  
     1) Fox, Jordan 5Y                2) Munoz Quintero, Barbara SR   
     3) r:0.37 Sieloff, Megan SR      4) r:0.30 Vassilakos, Allison JR
             25.32        52.60 (52.60)
                          1:49.66 (1:49.66)
        2:14.50 (24.84)     2:42.32 (52.66)
      3:11.15 (1:21.49)   3:39.69 (1:50.03)
        4:05.03 (25.34)     4:33.16 (53.47)
      5:02.32 (1:22.63)   5:31.13 (1:51.44)
        5:56.25 (25.12)     6:24.34 (53.21)
      6:53.50 (1:22.37)   7:22.29 (1:51.16)

Men’s 800 freestyle relay

The University of Tampa opened up with a victory, going five seconds faster than the seed time that placed it fifth to get their hand easily to the wall first. Caleb Brandon, Parker Knollman, Jacob Hamlin and Santiago Corredor went 6:20.78. Corredor brought it home in 1:33.48, the fastest split of the race.

McKendree finished second in 6:24.12, with Nova Southeastern three tenths behind in bronze. The top seed entering the meet, Colorado Mesa, was seven tenths slower to finished fifth, behind Drury.

Event 2  Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     NCAA DII: N 6:18.46  3/10/2017 Queens (NC)
                          Dreesens, Pijulet, Kusch, Arakelian
         Meet: M 6:18.46  3/10/2017 Queens (NC)
                          Dreesens, Pijulet, Kusch, Arakelian
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Tampa                               6:25.94    6:20.78   40  
     1) Brandon, Caleb SR             2) r:0.51 Knollman, Parker JR   
     3) r:0.43 Hamlin, Jacob FR       4) r:0.73 Corredor, Santiago SR 
             22.38        46.90 (46.90)
      1:11.68 (1:11.68)   1:36.25 (1:36.25)
        1:57.79 (21.54)     2:22.03 (45.78)
      2:46.28 (1:10.03)   3:11.15 (1:34.90)
        3:32.96 (21.81)     3:57.33 (46.18)
      4:22.50 (1:11.35)   4:47.30 (1:36.15)
        5:08.81 (21.51)     5:32.55 (45.25)
      5:56.49 (1:09.19)   6:20.78 (1:33.48)
  2 McKendree                           6:27.73    6:24.12   34  
     1) Perez, Mario SO               2) r:0.28 Gandaria-Hernanardo JR
     3) r:0.23 Souza, Arthur JR       4) r:0.15 Yavari, Alireza JR    
             22.30        46.98 (46.98)
      1:11.62 (1:11.62)   1:36.10 (1:36.10)
        1:58.07 (21.97)     2:22.33 (46.23)
      2:46.87 (1:10.77)   3:11.82 (1:35.72)
        3:33.13 (21.31)     3:56.71 (44.89)
      4:21.95 (1:10.13)   4:49.04 (1:37.22)
        5:10.42 (21.38)     5:34.23 (45.19)
      5:59.09 (1:10.05)   6:24.12 (1:35.08)
  3 Nova S'eastern                      6:25.49    6:24.43   32  
     1) Flower, Thomas JR             2) Peristeridis, Keith SR       
     3) Alessandrini, Luca JR         4) r:0.07 Snitko, Marcel 5Y     
             21.61        45.25 (45.25)
      1:09.66 (1:09.66)   1:34.78 (1:34.78)
        1:57.06 (22.28)     2:21.41 (46.63)
      2:46.84 (1:12.06)   3:13.00 (1:38.22)
        3:34.85 (21.85)     3:59.12 (46.12)
      4:24.34 (1:11.34)   4:50.11 (1:37.11)
        5:11.33 (21.22)     5:34.91 (44.80)
      5:59.18 (1:09.07)   6:24.43 (1:34.32)
  4 Drury                               6:29.65    6:24.47   30  
     1) Adamchuk, Ivan FR             2) r:0.35 Vissotto, Matteo FR   
     3) r:0.25 Nogueira, Joao SO      4) r:0.48 Cabral, Yuri FR       
             22.50        47.23 (47.23)
      1:12.22 (1:12.22)   1:37.17 (1:37.17)
        1:59.01 (21.84)     2:23.25 (46.08)
      2:48.80 (1:11.63)   3:14.28 (1:37.11)
        3:36.23 (21.95)     4:00.37 (46.09)
      4:24.93 (1:10.65)   4:49.34 (1:35.06)
        5:11.62 (22.28)     5:35.48 (46.14)
      5:59.42 (1:10.08)   6:24.47 (1:35.13)
  5 Colorado Mesa                       6:24.70    6:25.42   28  
     1) Sampson, Benjamin JR          2) r:0.32 Ghaffari, Aziz 5Y     
     3) r:0.32 Urbanek, Dejan JR      4) r:0.52 McEnaney, Jameson FR  
             21.97        45.92 (45.92)
      1:10.28 (1:10.28)   1:35.08 (1:35.08)
        1:56.72 (21.64)     2:21.33 (46.25)
      2:46.06 (1:10.98)   3:09.88 (1:34.80)
        3:31.94 (22.06)     3:56.58 (46.70)
      4:22.10 (1:12.22)   4:48.23 (1:38.35)
        5:10.33 (22.10)     5:34.57 (46.34)
      5:59.71 (1:11.48)   6:25.42 (1:37.19)
  6 Grand Valley                        6:25.46    6:25.58   26  
     1) Bosch, Matthew JR             2) r:0.27 Hieber, Eric SR       
     3) r:0.03 Millard, Austin JR     4) r:0.20 Miret Sala, Roger 5Y  
             22.44        46.64 (46.64)
      1:11.01 (1:11.01)   1:34.80 (1:34.80)
        1:56.75 (21.95)     2:21.36 (46.56)
      2:46.45 (1:11.65)   3:10.94 (1:36.14)
        3:32.22 (21.28)     3:56.59 (45.65)
      4:22.23 (1:11.29)   4:48.57 (1:37.63)
        5:10.23 (21.66)     5:34.64 (46.07)
      5:59.79 (1:11.22)   6:25.58 (1:37.01)
  7 Indy                                6:30.53    6:29.28   24  
     1) Buessing, Cedric JR           2) r:0.32 Buessing, Silas FR    
     3) r:0.36 Noe, Elias FR          4) r:0.41 Silva, Joao 5Y        
             22.34        46.60 (46.60)
      1:11.36 (1:11.36)   1:35.79 (1:35.79)
        1:57.13 (21.34)     2:21.30 (45.51)
      2:46.92 (1:11.13)   3:12.13 (1:36.34)
        3:34.78 (22.65)     3:59.58 (47.45)
      4:25.12 (1:12.99)   4:51.12 (1:38.99)
        5:13.12 (22.00)     5:38.16 (47.04)
      6:03.72 (1:12.60)   6:29.28 (1:38.16)
  8 Missouri S & T                      6:34.81    6:30.69   22  
     1) Wiedemeier, Adam FR           2) Bichsel, Connor SO           
     3) r:0.32 Williams, Kevin FR     4) r:0.18 Walters, Aidan SR     
             22.64        47.07 (47.07)
      1:11.51 (1:11.51)   1:36.33 (1:36.33)
        1:58.62 (22.29)     2:23.71 (47.38)
      2:49.04 (1:12.71)   3:14.81 (1:38.48)
        3:37.34 (22.53)     4:02.14 (47.33)
      4:28.25 (1:13.44)   4:54.24 (1:39.43)
        5:15.93 (21.69)     5:40.28 (46.04)
      6:04.90 (1:10.66)   6:30.69 (1:36.45)

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