NCAA Division III Championships, Night 2: James McChesney Repeats as 200 Free Champion

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NCAA Division III Championships, Night 2: James McChesney Repeats as 200 Free Champion

Before James McChesney, The College of New Jersey had two NCAA champions. Now McChesney has two of his own.

McChesney won the men’s 200 freestyle at the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday night, his time of 1:34.94 just two tenths off his national record from last year.

All the action from the second night of finals:

Men’s team scores

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 19                      
  1. Emory                             214   2. Kenyon                            177
  3. Chicago                           167   4. Nyu                               164
  5. Williams                        154.5   6. Calvin                            108
  7. Tufts                            92.5   8. Carnegie Mellon                    89
  9. C-M-S                              86  10. Mit                                84
 11. Tcnj                               81  12. Denison                            78
 13. Wash U. MO                         51  14. Johns Hopkins                      44
 15. Suny Geneseo                       37  16. Conn College                       35
 17. Pomona-Pitzer                      34  18. Coast Guard                        33
 19. Hamilton                           30  20. Birmingham Southern                29
 21. Hope College                       24  22. Colby                              21
 22. Rit                                21  24. Washington & Lee                   18
 25. Brandeis                           17  25. Trinity U.                         17
 27. Centre                             15  28. St. Mary's MD                      14
 28. Alfred State                       14  30. Rhodes                             12
 30. Case Western                       12  32. Bates                              11
 33. Bowdoin                             6  34. Franklin & Marshall                 4
 35. Chapman                             3  36. Whitworth                           2
 36. Usmma                               2  38. Rose-Hulman                         1

Women’s team scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20                     
  1. Denison                           244   2. Kenyon                            212
  3. Nyu                               195   4. Williams                          189
  5. Mit                               163   6. Pomona-Pitzer                     140
  7. Emory                             121   8. Chicago                           110
  9. Swarthmore                         82  10. Tufts                            64.5
 11. Trinity U.                         59  12. Hope College                       51
 13. Calvin                             40  14. Johns Hopkins                      36
 14. Case Western                       36  16. Amherst                            30
 17. Suny Geneseo                     27.5  18. Ithaca                             27
 19. Bates                              24  20. C-M-S                              20
 21. Nazareth                           16  21. Albion                             16
 23. Austin College                     15  23. Wash U. MO                         15
 25. Mary Washington                    12  25. Middlebury                         12
 25. Bowdoin                            12  25. Rhodes                             12
 29. Springfield                        10  29. Gettysburg                         10
 31. Rit                                 9  32. Luther                              5

Men’s 200 freestyle relay

Kenyon won the 200 free relay for the second straight year, Djordje Dragojlovic, Daniel Brooks, Marko Krtinic and Aleksa Dobric clocking in at 1:19.19 to win by nearly three tenths. NYU was second in 1:19.48. Emory went 1:19.52 for bronze. Chicago, Carnegie Mellon and MIT also broke 1:20.

Dragojlovic was just .01 behind MIT’s Tobe Obochi off the front. Derek Maas had the fastest split of the meet in 19.02 for NYU, bring them from sixth to second.

Event 10  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         1:21.98  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Kenyon                        1:20.30    1:19.19 B       40  
     1) Dragojlovic, Djordje SO       2) Brooks, Daniel SR            
     3) Krtinic, Marko SR             4) Dobric, Aleksa JR            
                 19.82        39.60 (19.78)
          59.58 (19.98)     1:19.19 (19.61)
  2 NYU                           1:19.88    1:19.48 B       34  
     1) Watanakun, Ajay JR            2) Wehbe, Greg FR               
     3) Ralston, Emmett FR            4) Maas, Derek 5Y               
                 20.18        40.12 (19.94)
        1:00.46 (20.34)     1:19.48 (19.02)
  3 Emory                         1:19.71    1:19.52 B       32  
     1) Yin, Dylan JR                 2) Goudie, Nick SR              
     3) Meyer, Jake SR                4) Bjornstad, Caden SO          
                 20.33        39.88 (19.55)
          59.74 (19.86)     1:19.52 (19.78)
  4 Chicago                       1:20.08    1:19.54 B       30  
     1) Tang, Jonathan JR             2) Starbuck, Jason SR           
     3) Benderskii, Igor FR           4) Vernhes, Sebastien JR        
                 20.38        40.13 (19.75)
        1:00.02 (19.89)     1:19.54 (19.52)
  5 Carnegie Mellon               1:20.21    1:19.72 B       28  
     1) Tarczynski, Aleksander 5Y     2) Morford, Brayden FR          
     3) Lloyd, David SO               4) Deshpande, Arnav SO          
                 20.40        40.32 (19.92)
        1:00.28 (19.96)     1:19.72 (19.44)
  6 MIT                           1:19.95    1:19.82 B       26  
     1) Obochi, Tobe SR               2) Luo, Jaden SR                
     3) Jiang, Eugene SO              4) Roberts, Bryce FR            
                 19.81        40.10 (20.29)
        1:00.02 (19.92)     1:19.82 (19.80)
  7 Calvin                        1:20.61    1:20.48 B       24  
     1) Bajwa, David JR               2) Peterson, Forrest SR         
     3) Platt, Charles SO             4) Campbell, Corey SR           
                 20.38        40.55 (20.17)
        1:00.38 (19.83)     1:20.48 (20.10)
  8 Williams                      1:21.09    1:20.54 B       22  
     1) Schalet, Oliver JR            2) Nichol, Ev SR                
     3) Randall, Theo FR              4) Heritage, Barrett JR         
                 20.61        40.52 (19.91)
        1:00.52 (20.00)     1:20.54 (20.02)

Women’s 200 freestyle Relay

Pomona-Pitzer won in dominant fashion. Sabrina Wang, Alex Turvey, Francesca Coppo and Valerie Mello comprised the quartet. Turvey went 22.50 on the second leg, which was impressive until Mello brought them home in 22.45. They were more than a second clear of the field. They had been quickest in prelims and tied for fourth last year. Turvey and Mello had the two fastest splits of the A final.

Denison finished second in 1:32.60, with Swarthmore jumping up to third in 1:32.99. Williams was fourth and Emory, the reigning champ, was fifth. Kaley McIntyre had the fastest leadoff leg in 22.81, but NYU faded to seventh.

Event 11  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         1:35.37  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Pomona-Pitzer                 1:32.25    1:31.54 B       40  
     1) Wang, Sabrina SO              2) Turvey, Alex SR              
     3) Coppo, Francesca FR           4) Mello, Valerie JR            
                 23.60        46.10 (22.50)
        1:09.09 (22.99)     1:31.54 (22.45)
  2 Denison                       1:32.90    1:32.60 B       34  
     1) Kadlecik, Grace JR            2) Palmroos, Maja JR            
     3) Ferguson, Phoebe SO           4) Croonquist, Amber JR         
                 23.09        46.33 (23.24)
        1:09.59 (23.26)     1:32.60 (23.01)
  3 Swarthmore                    1:33.30    1:32.99 B       32  
     1) Collins, Genine FR            2) Tambling, Ainsley SO         
     3) Rotival, Sophie JR            4) Anthony, Elle SO             
                 23.21        46.94 (23.73)
        1:10.22 (23.28)     1:32.99 (22.77)
  4 Williams                      1:33.19    1:33.06 B       30  
     1) Vujovic, Zora JR              2) Kilcoyne, Samantha SR        
     3) Yang, Irene SO                4) Dimter, Emma FR              
                 24.02        47.01 (22.99)
        1:10.17 (23.16)     1:33.06 (22.89)
  5 Emory                         1:33.62    1:33.54 B       28  
     1) Sanderson, Jane SO            2) Jungers, Megan SR            
     3) Huang, Izzy SO                4) Celtnieks, Penny SO          
                 23.79        46.93 (23.14)
        1:10.09 (23.16)     1:33.54 (23.45)
  6 MIT                           1:33.46    1:33.56 B       26  
     1) Simons, Kailey FR             2) Naveen, Annika SO            
     3) Wen, Melody SR                4) Roberson, Ella FR            
                 24.07        47.46 (23.39)
        1:10.92 (23.46)     1:33.56 (22.64)
  7 NYU                           1:33.59    1:33.70 B       24  
     1) McIntyre, Kaley SO            2) Xayaveth, Hope FR            
     3) Le Fauve, Jolie SR            4) Oldham, Isabel JR            
                 22.81        46.58 (23.77)
        1:10.36 (23.78)     1:33.70 (23.34)
  8 Case Western                  1:33.86    1:34.08 B       22  
     1) Kozma, Claire SO              2) Dixon, Eliza SO              
     3) Vann, Kelly JR                4) Chambers, Gaby JR            
                 23.70        47.19 (23.49)
        1:10.60 (23.41)     1:34.08 (23.48)

Men’s 400 individual medley

Benjamin Thorsen is the new 400 IM champ, and it was a classic.

Thorsen went 3:51.48 to win the race, holding off a late charge from runner-up Ryan Higgins of TCNJ. The Emory junior got his hand to the wall .04 seconds ahead of Higgins. Higgins had led by 15 at 300 yards, but a 27.40 from Thorsen on his seventh 50 took nearly eight tenths out of Higgins, and he clawed back .59 of that in the final 50.

Kenyon’s Ethan Manske was third in 3:52.04, nearly finding his way into the leading pack. He finished fifth last year. Coast Guard Academy’s Sean Lyman was fourth in 3:53.34, up from 24th last year. Washington University’s Daniel Sibley, last year’s silver medalist, dropped to eighth.

Brother Harrison Thorsen won the B final in 3:53.85.

Event 12  Men 400 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         3:47.19  A A-cut
         3:59.21  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Thorsen, Benjam  JR Emory             3:53.08    3:51.84 B       20  
                 23.86        51.80 (27.94)
        1:21.92 (30.12)     1:51.23 (29.31)
        2:24.44 (33.21)     2:57.81 (33.37)
        3:25.21 (27.40)     3:51.84 (26.63)
  2 Higgins, Ryan    JR TCNJ              3:52.42    3:51.88 B       17  
                 24.41        52.96 (28.55)
        1:23.19 (30.23)     1:51.97 (28.78)
        2:24.48 (32.51)     2:57.66 (33.18)
        3:25.84 (28.18)     3:51.88 (26.04)
  3 Manske, Ethan    SO Kenyon            3:53.69    3:52.04 B       16  
                 24.28        51.99 (27.71)
        1:21.49 (29.50)     1:50.87 (29.38)
        2:24.80 (33.93)     2:59.26 (34.46)
        3:26.00 (26.74)     3:52.04 (26.04)
  4 Lyman, Sean      JR Coast Guard       3:52.57    3:53.34 B       15  
                 23.75        52.09 (28.34)
        1:22.17 (30.08)     1:51.59 (29.42)
        2:24.61 (33.02)     2:58.03 (33.42)
        3:26.55 (28.52)     3:53.34 (26.79)
  5 Hargrove, Noah   SR Kenyon            3:54.51    3:53.49 B       14  
                 24.78        52.82 (28.04)
        1:23.75 (30.93)     1:54.35 (30.60)
        2:27.31 (32.96)     3:00.54 (33.23)
        3:27.90 (27.36)     3:53.49 (25.59)
  6 Derani, Victor   FR NYU               3:54.45    3:55.05 B       13  
                 24.94        53.35 (28.41)
        1:25.45 (32.10)     1:55.87 (30.42)
        2:27.91 (32.04)     3:00.07 (32.16)
        3:28.76 (28.69)     3:55.05 (26.29)
  7 Meng, Peter      JR Case Western      3:53.35    3:55.25 B       12  
                 24.48        52.93 (28.45)
        1:22.64 (29.71)     1:52.31 (29.67)
        2:25.27 (32.96)     2:59.21 (33.94)
        3:27.56 (28.35)     3:55.25 (27.69)
  8 Sibley, Daniel   JR Wash U. MO        3:54.20    3:57.43 B       11  
                 24.40        52.04 (27.64)
        1:21.92 (29.88)     1:51.89 (29.97)
        2:26.73 (34.84)     3:02.74 (36.01)
        3:31.06 (28.32)     3:57.43 (26.37)

Women’s 400 individual medley

Neely Burns routed the field in the final, the Trinity sophomore’s time of 4:15.67 earning her the win by nearly four seconds and bumping her up from last year’s silver medal.

Kenyon junior Jordan Herera secured silver in 4:19.53, with Tara Witkowski of Denison in third. Gabriella Wei was fourth for Kenyon in 4:22.04, her third straight top-eight finish at NCAAs. Quinn Weygandt of Swarthmore was third in 4:22.60.

Event 13  Women 400 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         4:13.77  A A-cut
         4:29.67  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Burns, Neely     SO Trinity U.        4:21.51    4:15.67 B       20  
                 28.14      1:00.11 (31.97)
        1:33.11 (33.00)     2:05.69 (32.58)
        2:40.34 (34.65)     3:15.77 (35.43)
        3:45.95 (30.18)     4:15.67 (29.72)
  2 Herrera, Jordan  JR Kenyon            4:22.39    4:19.53 B       17  
                 27.54        59.33 (31.79)
        1:32.39 (33.06)     2:05.47 (33.08)
        2:42.05 (36.58)     3:19.37 (37.32)
        3:49.87 (30.50)     4:19.53 (29.66)
  3 Witkowski, Tara  SR Denison           4:23.67    4:21.16 B       16  
                 28.39      1:00.15 (31.76)
        1:34.82 (34.67)     2:08.49 (33.67)
        2:45.65 (37.16)     3:22.96 (37.31)
        3:52.47 (29.51)     4:21.16 (28.69)
  4 Wei, Gabriella   JR Kenyon            4:24.40    4:22.04 B       15  
                 28.09      1:00.20 (32.11)
        1:35.14 (34.94)     2:09.70 (34.56)
        2:45.48 (35.78)     3:21.59 (36.11)
        3:52.32 (30.73)     4:22.04 (29.72)
  5 Weygandt, Quinn  SO Swarthmore        4:22.45    4:22.60 B       14  
                 27.18        58.85 (31.67)
        1:32.48 (33.63)     2:05.94 (33.46)
        2:44.40 (38.46)     3:23.62 (39.22)
        3:53.78 (30.16)     4:22.60 (28.82)
  6 Lynch, Calista   FR NYU               4:22.97    4:23.57 B       13  
                 28.13      1:00.44 (32.31)
        1:33.44 (33.00)     2:05.40 (31.96)
        2:43.37 (37.97)     3:21.29 (37.92)
        3:52.92 (31.63)     4:23.57 (30.65)
  7 Wright, Esme     SR Denison           4:23.04    4:23.75 B       12  
                 27.90      1:00.72 (32.82)
        1:36.11 (35.39)     2:10.74 (34.63)
        2:47.34 (36.60)     3:24.43 (37.09)
        3:54.34 (29.91)     4:23.75 (29.41)
  8 McCallie, Sydne  SR Kenyon            4:24.36    4:24.21 B       11  
                 28.84      1:02.22 (33.38)
        1:36.97 (34.75)     2:10.99 (34.02)
        2:47.40 (36.41)     3:24.44 (37.04)
        3:54.92 (30.48)     4:24.21 (29.29)

Men’s 100 butterfly

There’s good news and bad news for the University of Chicago. The good news is that Jesse Ssengonzi reclaimed his 100 fly title with an NCAA record of 46.28. The bad news is that the second seed from prelims, Cooper Costello, was disqualified for a false start.

Ssengonzi got the job done, though, finally taking down the NCAA record of 46.46 set by David Fitch in 2021. Ssengonzi needed all of it to hold off Julien Camy, the Calvin fifth-year who won silver in 46.44. Frank Applebaum of CMS was third, and Garrett Clasen got Chicago another top finish in fourth in 47.24.

Event 14  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
           46.73  A A-cut
           48.76  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Ssengonzi, Jess  SR Chicago             46.56      46.28 A       20  
                 21.60        46.28 (24.68)
  2 Camy, Julien     5Y Calvin              47.35      46.44 A       17  
                 21.67        46.44 (24.77)
  3 Applebaum, Fran  SR C-M-S               47.64      47.13 B       16  
                 22.13        47.13 (25.00)
  4 Clasen, Garrett  SR Chicago             47.77      47.24 B       15  
                 21.86        47.24 (25.38)
  5 Soh, Ryan        SR Emory               47.74      47.64 B       14  
                 22.05        47.64 (25.59)
  6 Clapp, Avery     SO Johns Hopkins       47.27      47.72 B       13  
                 22.21        47.72 (25.51)
  7 Kohl, Michael    SR Trinity U.          47.80      47.84 B       12  
                 21.98        47.84 (25.86)
 -- Costello, Coope  FR Chicago             47.20   DQ 47.59        
      False start
                 21.87     DQ 47.59 (25.72)

Women’s 100 butterfly

Samantha Kilcoyne pulled a bit of an upset, the Williams senior winning in 53.47. It was quicker by a tenth than the time posted by Alex Turvey in prelims, and the Pomona-Pitzer senior was .05 slower in 53.62.

Emma Pritchett of Denison is the bronze medalist for a second straight year, having gone 54.73. She edged Emma Schulman of Williams by .03. Calvin’s Maggie Farrell was fifth.

Event 15  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
           52.92  A A-cut
           56.06  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Kilcoyne, Saman  SR Williams            54.31      53.47 B       20  
                 25.49        53.47 (27.98)
  2 Turvey, Alex     SR Pomona-Pitzer       53.57      53.62 B       17  
                 24.95        53.62 (28.67)
  3 Pritchett, Emma  JR Denison             54.96      54.73 B       16  
                 25.53        54.73 (29.20)
  4 Schulman, Emma   JR Williams            55.08      54.76 B       15  
                 25.73        54.76 (29.03)
  5 Farrell, Maggie  SR Calvin              54.86      55.07 B       14  
                 25.36        55.07 (29.71)
  6 Kelly, Alesha    SR Chicago             55.27      55.14 B       13  
                 26.04        55.14 (29.10)
  7 Hale, Alise      JR SUNY Geneseo        55.31      55.23 B       12  
                 25.76        55.23 (29.47)
  8 Xayaveth, Hope   FR NYU                 55.10      55.39 B       11  
                 25.83        55.39 (29.56)

Men’s 200 freestyle

James McChesney was head and shoulders above the field. He was nearly 1.5 seconds ahead of them, going 1:34.95. He was 1:34.74 to win a year earlier.

Second was Hamilton freshman Nathaniel Taft, leaping up four spots from prelims to 1:36.43. Colin Twiss of the Coast Guard Academy was third, ahead of Justin Finkel of Connecticut College. Oliver Schalet improved from eighth last year to fifth.

 Event 16  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         1:36.16  A A-cut
         1:39.71  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 McChesney, Jame  SR TCNJ              1:36.44    1:34.95 A       20  
                 22.11        46.32 (24.21)
        1:10.75 (24.43)     1:34.95 (24.20)
  2 Taft, Nathaniel  FR Hamilton          1:37.69    1:36.43 B       17  
                 21.75        45.75 (24.00)
        1:10.90 (25.15)     1:36.43 (25.53)
  3 Twiss, Colin     JR Coast Guard       1:37.00    1:36.90 B       16  
                 22.23        46.75 (24.52)
        1:11.79 (25.04)     1:36.90 (25.11)
  4 Finkel, Justin   JR Conn College      1:37.78    1:37.29 B       15  
                 22.08        46.86 (24.78)
        1:12.34 (25.48)     1:37.29 (24.95)
  5 Schalet, Oliver  JR Williams          1:37.54    1:37.46 B       14  
                 22.79        47.32 (24.53)
        1:12.50 (25.18)     1:37.46 (24.96)
  6 Jobe, Dalton     SO W&L               1:37.23    1:37.87 B       13  
                 22.98        47.80 (24.82)
        1:13.19 (25.39)     1:37.87 (24.68)
  7 Curwen, Tag      SR Pomona-Pitzer     1:37.54    1:38.27 B       12  
                 22.80        48.00 (25.20)
        1:13.15 (25.15)     1:38.27 (25.12)
  8 Atherton, Alexa  JR Williams          1:37.81    1:40.61         11  
                 22.57        48.01 (25.44)
        1:14.31 (26.30)     1:40.61 (26.30)

Women’s 200 freestyle

Kaley McIntyre is still winning, and she’s getting faster. The NYU sophomore bested the field with a time of 1:46.05, nearly three second better than the chasers. She had won the event last year in 1:47.44.

Even that was well ahead of the field today. Emily Harris of Denison mopped up silver in 1:48.97. Emory’s Penelope Helm got bronze in 1:49.35. Bengisu Caymaz, the winner of the 500 free, finished fourth in 1:49.97.

Event 17  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         1:47.13  A A-cut
         1:52.15  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 McIntyre, Kaley  SO NYU               1:47.34    1:46.05 A       20  
                 24.58        51.82 (27.24)
        1:18.73 (26.91)     1:46.05 (27.32)
  2 Harris, Emily    SO Denison           1:48.67    1:48.97 B       17  
                 25.64        53.62 (27.98)
        1:21.18 (27.56)     1:48.97 (27.79)
  3 Helm, Penelope   SR Emory             1:49.78    1:49.35 B       16  
                 25.78        53.65 (27.87)
        1:21.38 (27.73)     1:49.35 (27.97)
  4 Caymaz, Bengisu  FR Kenyon            1:50.64    1:49.97 B       15  
                 25.83        53.46 (27.63)
        1:21.79 (28.33)     1:49.97 (28.18)
  5 Roberson, Ella   FR MIT               1:49.96    1:50.27 B       14  
                 25.51        53.69 (28.18)
        1:22.14 (28.45)     1:50.27 (28.13)
  6 Wenger, Grace    SR Bates             1:50.54    1:50.59 B       13  
                 26.48        54.56 (28.08)
        1:22.37 (27.81)     1:50.59 (28.22)
  7 Ranile, Nicole   SO NYU               1:50.51    1:51.39 B       12  
                 25.71        54.11 (28.40)
        1:22.73 (28.62)     1:51.39 (28.66)
  8 Tuinman, Julia   FR Johns Hopkins     1:50.76    1:51.66 B       11  
                 26.21        54.40 (28.19)
        1:23.07 (28.67)     1:51.66 (28.59)

Women’s 1-meter diving

After two medalists last year, Ithaca gets gold this year via junior Kailee Payne, who scored 515.15 points to win. She was tops all the way through prelims.

The runner-up was Veronica Fong of the University of Chicago with 452.70 points. She just edged out Nazareth’s Alex Rizzo by .25 points. Chicago finished fourth and fifth via Lilia Atanda and Cynthia Tang. Last year’s champ Sydney Bluestein of Amherst was eighth.

Event 18  Women 1 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Payne, Kailee    JR Ithaca             468.45     515.15         20  
  2 Fong, Veronica   SO Chicago            428.35     452.70         17  
  3 Rizzo, Alexa     SR Nazareth           416.35     452.45         16  
  4 Atanda, Lilia    FR Chicago            446.30     447.25         15  
  5 Tang, Cynthia    JR Chicago            426.80     440.85         14  
  6 Beratahani, Fio  FR MIT                422.40     439.05         13  
  7 Wilkov, Abigail  JR Case Western       448.05     435.05         12  
  8 Bluestein, Sydn  JR Amherst            431.15     433.60         11

Men’s 400 medley relay

Kenyon capped the day by not just repeating as champion but torching the NCAA record in the process. Yurii Kosian, Aleksa Dobric, Marko Krtinic and Djordje Dragojlovic went 3:09.78 to win by nearly a second over Emory. In the process, they took Emory’s NCAA record of 3:10.51, which dates to 2017.

The current Eagles were also under that time in 3:10.40, with Ryan Soh, Jake Meyer, Jeff Echols and Nick Goudie. Chicago finished third in 3:10.70.

Event 19  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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         3:18.82  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
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                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Kenyon                        3:14.33    3:09.78 B       40  
     1) Kosian, Yurii SR              2) Dobric, Aleksa JR            
     3) Krtinic, Marko SR             4) Dragojlovic, Djordje SO      
                 22.53        47.07 (47.07)
        1:11.63 (24.56)     1:40.36 (53.29)
        2:01.88 (21.52)     2:27.36 (47.00)
        2:47.31 (19.95)     3:09.78 (42.42)
  2 Emory                         3:12.14    3:10.40 B       34  
     1) Soh, Ryan SR                  2) Meyer, Jake SR               
     3) Echols, Jeff JR               4) Goudie, Nick SR              
                 23.22        48.27 (48.27)
        1:11.92 (23.65)     1:40.49 (52.22)
        2:01.57 (21.08)     2:27.14 (46.65)
        2:47.82 (20.68)     3:10.40 (43.26)
  3 Chicago                       3:11.98    3:10.70 B       32  
     1) Tritter, Hudson SR            2) Clasen, Garrett SR           
     3) Ssengonzi, Jesse SR           4) Vernhes, Sebastien JR        
                 23.27        49.27 (49.27)
        1:13.54 (24.27)     1:41.66 (52.39)
        2:02.63 (20.97)     2:27.44 (45.78)
        2:47.76 (20.32)     3:10.70 (43.26)
  4 Calvin                        3:13.51    3:12.83 B       30  
     1) Bajwa, David JR               2) Gemmen, Caleb SO             
     3) Camy, Julien 5Y               4) Platt, Charles SO            
                 23.18        47.90 (47.90)
        1:13.04 (25.14)     1:42.49 (54.59)
        2:03.79 (21.30)     2:28.93 (46.44)
        2:49.86 (20.93)     3:12.83 (43.90)
  5 Williams                      3:14.13    3:13.04 B       28  
     1) Nichol, Ev SR                 2) Grover, Jacob SR             
     3) Heritage, Barrett JR          4) Schalet, Oliver JR           
                 22.61        47.60 (47.60)
        1:12.39 (24.79)     1:40.99 (53.39)
        2:02.45 (21.46)     2:28.88 (47.89)
        2:49.77 (20.89)     3:13.04 (44.16)
  6 Tufts                         3:15.09    3:13.83 B       26  
     1) Lundgren, Eric JR             2) Adams, Emmett JR             
     3) Sikka, Armaan SO              4) Euvrard, Soeren JR           
                 23.14        48.40 (48.40)
        1:12.64 (24.24)     1:41.97 (53.57)
        2:03.87 (21.90)     2:29.80 (47.83)
        2:50.59 (20.79)     3:13.83 (44.03)
  7 NYU                           3:15.29    3:14.62 B       24  
     1) Maas, Derek 5Y                2) Ralston, Emmett FR           
     3) Han, Leo SO                   4) Wehbe, Greg FR               
                 22.65        46.65 (46.65)
        1:11.87 (25.22)     1:41.82 (55.17)
        2:03.82 (22.00)     2:29.70 (47.88)
        2:50.50 (20.80)     3:14.62 (44.92)
  8 C-M-S                         3:15.21    3:14.97 B       22  
     1) Tan, Jeremy SO                2) Deedy, Evan SO               
     3) Applebaum, Frank SR           4) Breazeale, Anderson SR       
                 23.05        48.79 (48.79)
        1:13.83 (25.04)     1:43.04 (54.25)
        2:04.43 (21.39)     2:29.81 (46.77)
        2:51.12 (21.31)     3:14.97 (45.16)

Women’s 400 medley relay

What a finish to the night session, with Williams winning the final race by .01 seconds. The quartet of Sophia Verkleeren, Amanda Wager, Samantha Kilcoyne and Emma Dimter went 3:39.17, Dimter just surviving a chase by Kenyon by the scantest fragment of a second. Dimter came home in 50.88. Kenyon anchor Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault was 49.68.

Ella Roberson got MIT a medal in third in 3:39.96. Denison was fourth to end the night atop the team standings.

Event 20  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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         3:51.17  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
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                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Williams                      3:44.32    3:39.17 B       40  
     1) Verkleeren, Sophia JR         2) Wager, Amanda SR             
     3) Kilcoyne, Samantha SR         4) Dimter, Emma FR              
                 26.02        54.21 (54.21)
        1:22.65 (28.44)   1:55.36 (1:01.15)
        2:20.17 (24.81)     2:48.29 (52.93)
        3:12.23 (23.94)     3:39.17 (50.88)
  2 Kenyon                        3:41.05    3:39.18 B       34  
     1) Wukitch, Caleigh SR           2) Fadely, Jennah JR            
     3) Eisenbeis, Gwen SO            4) Torrecillas-Jouault, Lisa SO 
                 26.43        54.45 (54.45)
        1:22.12 (27.67)     1:53.98 (59.53)
        2:19.49 (25.51)     2:49.50 (55.52)
        3:13.06 (23.56)     3:39.18 (49.68)
  3 MIT                           3:40.52    3:39.96 B       32  
     1) Augustyn, Kate JR             2) Chen, Edenna 5Y              
     3) Levy, Lauren SO               4) Roberson, Ella FR            
                 25.75        53.41 (53.41)
        1:21.38 (27.97)   1:54.86 (1:01.45)
        2:20.10 (25.24)     2:50.63 (55.77)
        3:13.43 (22.80)     3:39.96 (49.33)
  4 Denison                       3:44.29    3:42.81 B       30  
     1) Park, Jasmine FR              2) Tofflemire, Riley FR         
     3) Pritchett, Emma JR            4) Kadlecik, Grace JR           
                 26.84        55.90 (55.90)
        1:24.49 (28.59)   1:57.89 (1:01.99)
        2:23.40 (25.51)     2:52.24 (54.35)
        3:16.20 (23.96)     3:42.81 (50.57)
  5 NYU                           3:44.05    3:42.99 B       28  
     1) Ranile, Nicole SO             2) Li, Anna JR                  
     3) Gomez, Reina FR               4) McIntyre, Kaley SO           
                 26.54        55.21 (55.21)
        1:24.47 (29.26)   1:58.91 (1:03.70)
        2:24.55 (25.64)     2:54.33 (55.42)
        3:17.40 (23.07)     3:42.99 (48.66)
  6 Emory                         3:45.10    3:44.33 B       26  
     1) Jungers, Megan SR             2) Cohen, Katie FR              
     3) McDonald, Maren FR            4) Sanderson, Jane SO           
                 26.11        54.54 (54.54)
        1:23.53 (28.99)   1:57.64 (1:03.10)
        2:22.62 (24.98)     2:52.88 (55.24)
        3:17.28 (24.40)     3:44.33 (51.45)
  7 Chicago                       3:46.61    3:46.76 B       24  
     1) Georgopoulou, Ioanna JR       2) Soosai, Alicia SO            
     3) Kelly, Alesha SR              4) Olivo, Annabel SO            
                 27.32        57.18 (57.18)
        1:26.69 (29.51)   2:00.87 (1:03.69)
        2:26.43 (25.56)     2:55.78 (54.91)
        3:20.01 (24.23)     3:46.76 (50.98)
  8 Pomona-Pitzer                 3:46.74    3:48.11 B       22  
     1) Calvi, Gabby JR               2) Coppo, Francesca FR          
     3) Smith, Abby SR                4) Mello, Valerie JR            
                 27.48        57.08 (57.08)
        1:26.88 (29.80)   2:02.27 (1:05.19)
        2:27.74 (25.47)     2:57.45 (55.18)
        3:21.64 (24.19)     3:48.11 (50.66)
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