NCAA Division III Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Jake Meyer, Emory Chasing Titles

Courtesy: Eugene Soh, Emory University Athletics

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Jake Meyer, Emory Chasing Titles

Jake Meyer is chasing a title in the 200 breaststroke. But the Emory junior also has a chance to solidify for the Eagles an NCAA title on Saturday.

The Eagles face a push from Kenyon, who assembled a strong preliminary session on Saturday, the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

It’s anyone’s meet on the women’s side, with Keynon starting the day with 315 points, three ahead of Denison and 16 up on NYU, which isn’t out of it yet.

The final night session will start with the men’s and women’s 1,650 free and conclude with the 400 free relay. The women also have 3-meter diving in the mix.

Men’s Team Scores

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 28                      
  1. Emory                             327   2. Kenyon                            272
  3. Chicago                           264   4. Williams                        217.5
  5. Nyu                               208   6. Calvin                            143
  7. Carnegie Mellon                   131   8. Denison                           130
  9. Tufts                           111.5  10. C-M-S                             107
 11. Mit                               106  12. Tcnj                              105
 13. Wash U. MO                        104  14. Suny Geneseo                       71
 15. Johns Hopkins                      70  16. Pomona-Pitzer                      66
 17. Conn College                       55  18. Birmingham Southern                49
 19. Rit                                37  20. Coast Guard                        33
 21. Hamilton                           30  21. Alfred State                       30
 23. Washington & Lee                   26  23. St. Mary's MD                      26
 25. Rhodes                             25  25. Centre                             25
 27. Hope                               24  28. Colby                              21
 29. Bowdoin                            20  30. Brandeis                           17
 30. Trinity U.                         17  32. Bates                              15
 33. Case Western                       14  34. Wheaton IL                          9
 35. Usmma                               8  35. Chapman                             8
 37. Franklin & Marshall                 4  38. Whitworth                           2
 38. Anderson Univ                       2  40. Rowan                               1
 40. Rose-Hulman                         1

Women’s Team Scores

 Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 29                     
  1. Kenyon                            315   2. Denison                           312
  3. Nyu                               299   4. Williams                          277
  5. Mit                               243   6. Emory                             204
  7. Pomona-Pitzer                     175   8. Chicago                           133
  9. Swarthmore                         95  10. Tufts                            84.5
 11. Trinity U.                         63  12. Hope                               52
 13. Johns Hopkins                      50  14. Case Western                       49
 15. Bates                              47  16. Calvin                             42
 17. Amherst                            40  18. Wash U. MO                         37
 19. Austin College                     31  20. Albion                             28
 21. Suny Geneseo                     27.5  22. Ithaca                             27
 23. C-M-S                              20  24. Mary Washington                    17
 25. Nazareth                           16  26. Carnegie Mellon                    14
 27. Middlebury                         12  27. Rhodes                             12
 27. Bowdoin                            12  30. Wellesley                          11
 31. Springfield                        10  31. Gettysburg                         10
 33. Rit                                 9  34. Luther                              5
 35. Lynchburg                           4  36. Chapman                             3
 36. Colby                               3  38. Hamilton                            1

Men’s 100 freestyle

Tobe Obochi, the 50 free champ, is chasing the double. The top overall seed defending that in prelims by going 43.13. The MIT senior will have chasers, though.

Djordje Dragojlovic, the runner-up in the 50 and the 100 back champ, is the third seed in 43.50. James McChesney, TCNJ’s 200 free champ, is fifth in 43.73.

Kenyon can score big with Dragojlovic and Aleksa Dobric (43.42) as top three seeds. Emory counters with Nick Gouldie in sixth.

Event 32  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 42.98  3/24/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
  2023 Winner:   43.32            Djordje Dragojlovic, Kenyon
 Meet Qualify:   44.51
                 43.31  A A-cut
                 45.11  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Obochi, Tobe     SR MIT                 43.40      43.13 A      
                 20.70        43.13 (22.43)
  2 Dobric, Aleksa   JR Kenyon              43.99      43.42 B      
                 20.68        43.42 (22.74)
  3 Dragojlovic, Dj  SO Kenyon              43.51      43.50 B      
                 20.97        43.50 (22.53)
  4 Taft, Nathaniel  FR Hamilton            43.57      43.62 B      
                 20.71        43.62 (22.91)
  5 McChesney, Jame  SR TCNJ                43.48      43.73 B      
                 21.28        43.73 (22.45)
  6 Goudie, Nick     SR Emory               44.23      43.82 B      
                 20.80        43.82 (23.02)
  7 Collishaw, Jame  SR Ithaca              44.14      43.88 B      
                 20.87        43.88 (23.01)
  8 Vernhes, Sebast  JR Chicago             44.32      44.21 B      
                 21.32        44.21 (22.89)

Women’s 100 freestyle

Kaley McIntyre is looking for the free sweep, having already claimed the 50 and 200. The NYU sophomore could also get NYU closer in the team battle if she backs her top seed from prelims in 49.39 in finals. Second is Pomona Pitzer’s Alex Turvey, the 50 free runner-up, in 49.81.

They are the only two under 50, with Albion’s Hannah Fathman third in 50.41.

Denison is without an A finalist, Grace Kadlecik ninth. Kenyon has Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault in seventh.

Event 33  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 48.98  3/20/2010 Kendra Stern, Amherst
  2023 Winner:   49.28            Lily Klinginsmith, Tufts
 Meet Qualify:   51.28
                 49.31  A A-cut
                 51.46  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 McIntyre, Kaley  SO NYU                 49.47      49.39 B      
                 23.89        49.39 (25.50)
  2 Turvey, Alex     SR Pomona-Pitzer       49.83      49.81 B      
                 23.74        49.81 (26.07)
  3 Fathman, Hannah  JR Albion              50.23      50.41 B      
                 23.83        50.41 (26.58)
  4 Cudney, Jillian  SR Tufts               50.85      50.47 B      
                 23.98        50.47 (26.49)
  5 Roberson, Ella   FR MIT                 49.95      50.53 B      
                 24.02        50.53 (26.51)
  6 Mello, Valerie   JR Pomona-Pitzer       50.44      50.58 B      
                 24.17        50.58 (26.41)
  7 Torrecillas-Jou  SO Kenyon              51.12      50.67 B      
                 24.20        50.67 (26.47)
  8 Benson, Amy      FR Trinity U.          50.54      50.93 B      
                 24.32        50.93 (26.61)

Men’s 200 backstroke

Kenyon’s Yurii Kosian is the top seed after going 1:45.03, but with six swimmers within a second, the final should be wide open. David Bajwa of Calvin and Washington University’s Alex McCormick tied for second in 1:45.45. McCormick entered as the top overall seed. Ryan Higgins of TCNJ is fourth. Emory has Ryan Soh in the A final in sixth, while Graham Zucker just missed out in ninth.

With 100 back winner Dragojlovic opting for the 50 free, the highest finisher in the shorter event to swim the 200 is runner-up Bradyen Morford. The Carnegie Mellon freshman slipped into the A final in eighth, though he was 0.95 seconds up on Zucker.

Event 34  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:41.17  3/18/2023 Tanner Filion, Whitman
  2023 Winner:   1:41.17            Tanner FIlion, Whitman
 Meet Qualify:   1:47.52
                 1:42.23  A A-cut
                 1:49.15  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Kosian, Yurii    SR Kenyon            1:43.59    1:45.03 B      
                 24.46        51.24 (26.78)
        1:17.98 (26.74)     1:45.03 (27.05)
  2 Bajwa, David     JR Calvin            1:45.25    1:45.45 B      
                 24.80        51.21 (26.41)
        1:18.58 (27.37)     1:45.45 (26.87)
  2 McCormick, Alex  SR Wash U. MO        1:43.30    1:45.45 B      
                 24.35        50.73 (26.38)
        1:17.98 (27.25)     1:45.45 (27.47)
  4 Higgins, Ryan    JR TCNJ              1:45.88    1:45.74 B      
                 25.17        51.49 (26.32)
        1:18.65 (27.16)     1:45.74 (27.09)
  5 Wolford, Kyle    SR Wash U. MO        1:46.34    1:45.79 B      
                 24.62        51.42 (26.80)
        1:18.48 (27.06)     1:45.79 (27.31)
  6 Soh, Ryan        SR Emory             1:46.92    1:46.03 B      
                 24.31        50.79 (26.48)
        1:18.15 (27.36)     1:46.03 (27.88)
  7 Lundgren, Eric   JR Tufts             1:45.05    1:46.12 B      
                 24.21        50.66 (26.45)
        1:18.20 (27.54)     1:46.12 (27.92)
  8 Morford, Brayde  FR Carnegie Mellon   1:45.64    1:46.46 B      
                 24.63        51.44 (26.81)
        1:18.72 (27.28)     1:46.46 (27.74)

Women’s 200 backstroke

Sofia Verkleeren of Williams led the way in the morning with a time of 1:58.33. She’s a half-second up on Kaleigh Wukitch of Kenyon, who went 1:58.89. Kate Augustyn, the 100 back champ, is the third seed in 1:59.01, while Carnegie Mellon’s Savannah Xu was fourth.

Denison’s Emily Harris was ninth, leading two B finalists. NYU has the 13th and 15th seeds. Wukitch is Kenyon’s lone scorer.

Event 35  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:55.67  3/24/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
  2023 Winner:   1:57.66            Sophia Verkleeren, Williams
 Meet Qualify:   2:03.08
                 1:55.94  A A-cut
                 2:03.17  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Verkleeren, Sop  JR Williams          1:58.26    1:58.33 B      
                 27.68        57.30 (29.62)
        1:27.07 (29.77)     1:58.33 (31.26)
  2 Wukitch, Caleig  SR Kenyon            1:59.39    1:58.89 B      
                 27.34        56.97 (29.63)
        1:27.94 (30.97)     1:58.89 (30.95)
  3 Augustyn, Kate   JR MIT               1:56.98    1:59.01 B      
                 27.31        56.71 (29.40)
        1:27.55 (30.84)     1:59.01 (31.46)
  4 Xu, Savannah     SO Carnegie Mellon   2:02.65    1:59.27 B      
                 27.99        57.89 (29.90)
        1:28.28 (30.39)     1:59.27 (30.99)
  5 Thiele, Sammi    SR Austin            2:00.38    1:59.67 B      
                 27.98        57.69 (29.71)
        1:28.32 (30.63)     1:59.67 (31.35)
  6 Jungers, Megan   SR Emory             1:59.64    1:59.69 B      
                 26.95        56.89 (29.94)
        1:27.98 (31.09)     1:59.69 (31.71)
  7 Huang, Izzy      SO Emory             2:00.62    2:01.07 B      
                 27.90        58.41 (30.51)
        1:29.99 (31.58)     2:01.07 (31.08)
  8 Hagberg, Madiso  SO Tufts             2:01.88    2:01.27 B      
                 28.11        59.12 (31.01)
        1:30.55 (31.43)     2:01.27 (30.72)

Men’s 200 breaststroke

A title by Jake Meyer could go a long way toward sewing up Emory’s team title. He led the way in 1:56.36 in prelims, well ahead of 100 breast champ Derek Maas. Maas went 1:57.18. Meyer has the top seed in season by more than two seconds in this event, at 1:55.02.

Wheaton’s Anthony Fitzgerald is the third seed in 1:57.63, followed by Denison’s Patrick Daly. Emory also has Liyang Sun in the A final, tied for sixth.

Event 36  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:50.80  3/18/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
  2023 Winner:   1:53.77            Jason Hamilton, Emory
 Meet Qualify:   1:59.78
                 1:53.85  A A-cut
                 2:01.59  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Meyer, Jake      SR Emory             1:55.02    1:56.36 B      
                 25.86        55.33 (29.47)
        1:25.17 (29.84)     1:56.36 (31.19)
  2 Maas, Derek      5Y NYU               1:57.35    1:57.18 B      
                 25.90        55.76 (29.86)
        1:26.68 (30.92)     1:57.18 (30.50)
  3 Fitzgerald, Ant  SR Wheaton IL        1:58.96    1:57.63 B      
                 26.37        56.26 (29.89)
        1:26.55 (30.29)     1:57.63 (31.08)
  4 Daly, Patrick    JR Denison           1:59.37    1:57.97 B      
                 26.24        55.94 (29.70)
        1:26.34 (30.40)     1:57.97 (31.63)
  5 Vandeveen, Ryan  JR TCNJ              1:58.76    1:58.21 B      
                 26.67        56.29 (29.62)
        1:26.70 (30.41)     1:58.21 (31.51)
  6 Yu, Larry        SR Pomona-Pitzer     1:59.90    1:58.46 B      
                 26.69        56.68 (29.99)
        1:27.34 (30.66)     1:58.46 (31.12)
  6 Sun, Liyang      JR Emory             1:58.53    1:58.46 B      
                 26.47        56.50 (30.03)
        1:27.10 (30.60)     1:58.46 (31.36)
  8 Grover, Jacob    SR Williams          1:58.16    1:58.63 B      
                 26.47        56.52 (30.05)
        1:27.38 (30.86)     1:58.63 (31.25)

Women’s 200 breaststroke

Charlotte Wishnack of Williams is looking to interrupt an attempt by Jennah Fadely to do the breaststroke double. Wishack went 2:13.31, nine tenths up on Fadely. Wishnack was 2:13.25 in the season, which was nearly two seconds up on Fadely.

Kenyon is in position to pounce with Fadely and third seed Gabriella Wei. Denison has Drue Thielking in the A final in fourth. NYU is without a scorer.

Event 37  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 2:10.06  3/19/2022 Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate's
  2023 Winner:   2:11.22            Jennah Fadely, Kenyon
 Meet Qualify:   2:19.78
                 2:11.20  A A-cut
                 2:20.85  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Wishnack, Charl  JR Williams          2:13.25    2:13.31 B      
                 30.09      1:03.49 (33.40)
        1:37.84 (34.35)     2:13.31 (35.47)
  2 Fadely, Jennah   JR Kenyon            2:15.22    2:14.22 B      
                 29.41      1:03.42 (34.01)
        1:39.01 (35.59)     2:14.22 (35.21)
  3 Wei, Gabriella   JR Kenyon            2:14.27    2:14.56 B      
                 29.89      1:03.90 (34.01)
        1:38.66 (34.76)     2:14.56 (35.90)
  4 Thielking, Drue  SO Denison           2:15.93    2:15.13 B      
                 30.46      1:04.89 (34.43)
        1:39.72 (34.83)     2:15.13 (35.41)
  5 Burns, Neely     SO Trinity U.        2:16.46    2:16.17 B      
                 30.90      1:05.80 (34.90)
        1:40.95 (35.15)     2:16.17 (35.22)
  6 Arwood, Fiona    SR Emory             2:18.06    2:16.72 B      
                 31.01      1:05.07 (34.06)
        1:40.26 (35.19)     2:16.72 (36.46)
  7 Rohovit, Taylor  JR Johns Hopkins     2:18.76    2:17.10 B      
                 30.13      1:04.67 (34.54)
        1:40.43 (35.76)     2:17.10 (36.67)
  8 Soerens, Evange  SR Messiah           2:18.22    2:17.20 B      
                 30.85      1:05.94 (35.09)
        1:41.00 (35.06)     2:17.20 (36.20)

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