NCAA Division III Championships, Night 4: Gabriella Wei, Bengisu Caymaz Lead Kenyon to Women’s Title; Emory Repeats on Men’s Side

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NCAA Division III Championships, Night 4: Gabriella Wei, Bengisu Caymaz Lead Kenyon to Women’s Title

With three points separating it atop the NCAA Division III Championships standings entering the final night, Kenyon had a chance to stamp its authority on the meet.

It did so, and emphatically.

Kenyon won the NCAA title for the second time in three years and 25th time overall, behind wins by Bengisu Caymaz in the 1,650 freestyle and a 1-2 from Gabriella Wei and Jennah Fadely in the 200 breaststroke. They ended up 18 clear of Denison, the lead pack leaving NYU behind on the final night at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Emory clinched its third straight men’s crown. Kenyon was second for the second consecutive year.

How it all unfolded:

Men’s Team Scores

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 39                      
  1. Emory                             434   2. Kenyon                            391
  3. Chicago                           309   4. Nyu                               282
  5. Williams                        269.5   6. Denison                           200
  7. Calvin                            188   8. Carnegie Mellon                   161
  9. Tufts                           159.5  10. Tcnj                              158
 11. Wash U. MO                        155  12. Mit                               148
 13. C-M-S                             141  14. Johns Hopkins                      90
 15. Pomona-Pitzer                      83  16. Suny Geneseo                       71
 17. Conn College                       55  18. Birmingham Southern                49
 19. Hamilton                           44  19. Coast Guard                        44
 21. Rit                                37  22. Washington & Lee                   36
 23. Hope                               34  24. Brandeis                           31
 25. Alfred State                       30  26. Bowdoin                            28
 27. St. Mary's MD                      26  28. Centre                             25
 28. Rhodes                             25  28. Wheaton IL                         25
 31. Colby                              21  32. Trinity U.                         18
 33. Case Western                       17  34. Bates                              15
 35. Ithaca                             12  36. Cal Lutheran                       11
 37. Chapman                             8  37. Usmma                               8
 37. Amherst                             8  40. Whitworth                           5
 41. Franklin & Marshall                 4  42. Anderson Univ                       2
 43. Rowan                               1  43. Rose-Hulman                         1

Women’s Team Scores

  Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 40                     
  1. Kenyon                            448   2. Denison                           430
  3. Nyu                               374   4. Williams                          360
  5. Mit                             344.5   6. Emory                             308
  7. Pomona-Pitzer                   257.5   8. Chicago                           179
  9. Swarthmore                        126  10. Tufts                           115.5
 11. Johns Hopkins                      90  12. Trinity U.                         88
 13. Case Western                       70  14. Calvin                             68
 15. Hope                               61  16. Amherst                            59
 17. Ithaca                             54  18. Bates                              47
 19. Wash U. MO                         46  20. Austin College                     43
 21. Albion                             41  22. Gettysburg                         29
 22. Carnegie Mellon                    29  24. Suny Geneseo                     27.5
 25. C-M-S                              26  26. Middlebury                         21
 27. Mary Washington                    20  28. Nazareth                           16
 28. Rhodes                             16  30. Messiah                            12
 30. Bowdoin                            12  32. Wellesley                          11
 32. Rit                                11  34. Springfield                        10
 35. Rowan                               9  36. Luther                              5
 37. Lynchburg                           4  38. Chapman                             3
 38. Colby                               3  40. Hamilton                            1

Men’s 1,650 free

Seven hundredths of a second is all that separated Lucas Lang and Connor Vincent after a mile of racing. Lang just hung on in the final 50, coming home in 26.22 to Vincent’s 24.99. That led the Claremont Mudd Scripps junior win gold in 15:17.48. He had been fifth last year.

Vincent, a junior from NYU, was second. It’s his second straight medal, having won bronze last year. Lucas Conrads of Denison was third in 15:22.12. Denison’s Luke Landis was fourth, while Samuel Dienstag of Brandeis dropped a spot from last year to fifth.

Last year’s champion, Kellen Roddy of Johns Hopkins, was seventh in 15:32.85, nearly 12 seconds behind his seed time.

Event 30  Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 14:56.44  12/1/2016 Arthur Conover, Kenyon
  Meet Record: ! 14:59.56  3/18/2017 Arthur Conover, Kenyon
  2023 Winner:   15:15.86            Kellen Roddy, Johns Hopkins
 Meet Qualify:   15:43.03
                 15:02.59  A A-cut
                 15:50.88  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Lang, Lucas      JR C-M-S            15:26.81   15:17.48 B       20  
                 23.80        50.53 (26.73)
        1:17.85 (27.32)     1:45.73 (27.88)
        2:13.72 (27.99)     2:41.74 (28.02)
        3:09.90 (28.16)     3:38.05 (28.15)
        4:06.16 (28.11)     4:34.25 (28.09)
        5:02.56 (28.31)     5:30.42 (27.86)
        5:59.00 (28.58)     6:27.24 (28.24)
        6:55.34 (28.10)     7:23.68 (28.34)
        7:51.47 (27.79)     8:19.80 (28.33)
        8:48.58 (28.78)     9:16.44 (27.86)
        9:43.96 (27.52)    10:12.08 (28.12)
       10:39.81 (27.73)    11:07.61 (27.80)
       11:35.65 (28.04)    12:03.76 (28.11)
       12:31.98 (28.22)    13:00.20 (28.22)
       13:28.39 (28.19)    13:55.93 (27.54)
       14:23.78 (27.85)    14:51.26 (27.48)    15:17.48 (26.22)
  2 Vincent, Connor  JR NYU              15:28.67   15:17.55 B       17  
                 23.97        50.37 (26.40)
       14:24.85 (27.95)    14:52.56 (27.71)    15:17.55 (24.99)
  3 Conrads, Lucas   JR Denison          15:31.56   15:22.12 B       16  
                 25.78        53.18 (27.40)
       14:28.04 (27.59)    14:55.87 (27.83)    15:22.12 (26.25)
  4 Landis, Luke     5Y Denison          15:34.39   15:23.17 B       15  
                 25.65        52.97 (27.32)
       14:28.58 (28.09)    14:56.24 (27.66)    15:23.17 (26.93)
  5 Dienstag, Samue  SR Brandeis         15:36.71   15:28.56 B       14  
                 24.30        50.81 (26.51)
       14:31.63 (28.83)    15:00.38 (28.75)    15:28.56 (28.18)
  6 Anderson, Carte  JR Williams         15:22.93   15:31.42 B       13  
                 25.21        52.38 (27.17)
       14:37.17 (27.99)    15:04.90 (27.73)    15:31.42 (26.52)
  7 Roddy, Kellen    SR Johns Hopkins    15:20.93   15:32.85 B       12  
                 24.97        51.80 (26.83)
       14:37.11 (29.22)    15:05.96 (28.85)    15:32.85 (26.89)
  8 Weiderman, Cole  5Y Cal Lutheran     15:32.87   15:33.79 B       11  
                 24.70        51.71 (27.01)
       14:39.22 (28.83)    15:06.96 (27.74)    15:33.79 (26.83)

Women’s 1,650 free

Bengisu Caymaz pulled a big of a surprise in winning the 500 free. Three nights later, there was no shock when she went 16:34.67 to add the mile title to the pile. The points were huge for Kenyon, holding off what it traditionally a stronghold for Denison.

Williams’ Lily Codd was second in 16:41.51. She was fourth last year. NYU’s Caitlin Marshall improved from fifth in 2023 to the bronze medal in 16:41.99. Like in the men’s race, the reigning women’s champ from Johns Hopkins, Kristin Cornish, dropped to fourth.

Denison wasn’t as dominant as usual in this event. They put three swimmers in the top 10. But Taryn Wisner and Tara Witkowski were second and third last year. This year, they were 10th and fifth, respectively, with Quinn Brown eighth.

Event 31  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 16:21.44  3/21/2015 Sarah Thompson, Williams
  2023 Winner:   16:29.78            Kristin Cornish, Johns Hopkins
 Meet Qualify:   17:18.05
                 16:27.52  A A-cut
                 17:21.20  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Caymaz, Bengisu  FR Kenyon           16:34.52   16:34.67 B       20  
                 26.61        55.30 (28.69)
        1:24.80 (29.50)     1:54.46 (29.66)
        2:24.39 (29.93)     2:54.39 (30.00)
        3:24.64 (30.25)     3:54.69 (30.05)
        4:24.78 (30.09)     4:54.90 (30.12)
        5:25.09 (30.19)     5:55.51 (30.42)
        6:25.92 (30.41)     6:56.36 (30.44)
        7:26.82 (30.46)     7:57.16 (30.34)
        8:27.47 (30.31)     8:58.04 (30.57)
        9:28.53 (30.49)     9:58.99 (30.46)
       10:29.55 (30.56)    11:00.02 (30.47)
       11:30.64 (30.62)    12:01.28 (30.64)
       12:31.58 (30.30)    13:02.18 (30.60)
       13:32.77 (30.59)    14:03.28 (30.51)
       14:33.84 (30.56)    15:04.43 (30.59)
       15:35.06 (30.63)    16:05.36 (30.30)    16:34.67 (29.31)
  2 Codd, Lily       SO Williams         16:38.13   16:41.51 B       17  
                 27.24        57.12 (29.88)
       15:41.87 (30.38)    16:12.13 (30.26)    16:41.51 (29.38)
  3 Marshall, Caitl  JR NYU              16:52.79   16:41.99 B       16  
                 26.82        56.22 (29.40)
       15:42.68 (30.19)    16:12.67 (29.99)    16:41.99 (29.32)
  4 Cornish, Kristi  JR Johns Hopkins    16:30.88   16:45.15 B       15  
                 26.41        55.51 (29.10)
       15:46.09 (30.26)    16:16.02 (29.93)    16:45.15 (29.13)
  5 Witkowski, Tara  SR Denison          16:52.46   16:46.62 B       14  
                 28.51        59.30 (30.79)
       15:46.86 (30.29)    16:17.16 (30.30)    16:46.62 (29.46)
  6 Haag, Molly      SO Kenyon           16:46.37   16:47.24 B       13  
                 26.92        56.95 (30.03)
       15:49.99 (30.78)    16:19.90 (29.91)    16:47.24 (27.34)
  7 Chatoor, Jada    JR Emory            16:58.07   16:52.28 B       12  
                 27.77        57.56 (29.79)
       15:51.86 (30.75)    16:22.61 (30.75)    16:52.28 (29.67)
  8 Brown, Quinn     SO Denison          16:48.32   16:53.96 B       11  
                 28.37        58.96 (30.59)
       15:52.96 (31.31)    16:23.78 (30.82)    16:53.96 (30.18)

Men’s 100 freestyle

Djordje Dragojlovic won a thriller in 43.26 to repeat as champion. He edged James McChesney, the 200 free champ, who went 43.36 for silver. Third was prelims top seed Tobe Obochi of MIT in 43.38.

Nick Goudie jumped up two spots from prelims for Emory in 43.67 to fourth, ahead of Hamilton’s Nathaniel Taft. Kenyon ended up with four in the top 10, with Aleksa Dobric sixth and the top two in the B final.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Dragojlovic, Dj  SO Kenyon              43.50      43.26 A       20  
                 20.59        43.26 (22.67)
  2 McChesney, Jame  SR TCNJ                43.73      43.36 B       17  
                 20.82        43.36 (22.54)
  3 Obochi, Tobe     SR MIT                 43.13      43.38 B       16  
                 20.94        43.38 (22.44)
  4 Goudie, Nick     SR Emory               43.82      43.67 B       15  
                 20.96        43.67 (22.71)
  5 Taft, Nathaniel  FR Hamilton            43.62      43.73 B       14  
                 20.90        43.73 (22.83)
  6 Dobric, Aleksa   JR Kenyon              43.42      43.84 B       13  
                 20.95        43.84 (22.89)
  7 Collishaw, Jame  SR Ithaca              43.88      43.87 B       12  
                 20.86        43.87 (23.01)
  8 Vernhes, Sebast  JR Chicago             44.21      44.43 B       11  
                 21.35        44.43 (23.08)

Women’ 100 freestyle

Kaley McIntyre last year swam the 200 back on the final day of NCAAs, winning the B final. Her faith in a switch was rewarded with a time of 48.79 to not just add another title but to take down the NCAA record of 48.98 dating all the way back to Kendra Stern of Amherst.

McIntyre was head and shoulders above the field. Pomona-Pitzer’s Alex Turvey finished second in 49.56, up from eighth last year. Tufts’ Jillian Cudney was third in 50.09, followed by MIT freshman Ella Roberson.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 McIntyre, Kaley  SO NYU                 49.39      48.79*A       20  
                 23.47        48.79 (25.32)
  2 Turvey, Alex     SR Pomona-Pitzer       49.81      49.56 B       17  
                 23.93        49.56 (25.63)
  3 Cudney, Jillian  SR Tufts               50.47      50.09 B       16  
                 23.55        50.09 (26.54)
  4 Roberson, Ella   FR MIT                 50.53      50.35 B       14.5
                 24.12        50.35 (26.23)
  4 Mello, Valerie   JR Pomona-Pitzer       50.58      50.35 B       14.5
                 24.00        50.35 (26.35)
  6 Fathman, Hannah  JR Albion              50.41      50.43 B       13  
                 23.95        50.43 (26.48)
  7 Torrecillas-Jou  SO Kenyon              50.67      50.53 B       12  
                 24.17        50.53 (26.36)
  8 Benson, Amy      FR Trinity U.          50.93      51.33 B       11  
                 24.29        51.33 (27.04)

Men’s 200 backstroke

Alex McCormick rose a spot from last year’s tie for the silver medal by winning in 1:43.40. He was two seconds quicker than his prelims time to get past Kenyon’s Yurii Kosian. The senior grabbed silver in 1:43.92.

Washington’s Kyle Wolford finished third in 1:45.35. David Bajwa of Calvin was fourth.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 McCormick, Alex  SR Wash U. MO        1:45.45    1:43.40 B       20  
                 23.79        49.48 (25.69)
        1:16.16 (26.68)     1:43.40 (27.24)
  2 Kosian, Yurii    SR Kenyon            1:45.03    1:43.92 B       17  
                 23.42        49.09 (25.67)
        1:15.95 (26.86)     1:43.92 (27.97)
  3 Wolford, Kyle    SR Wash U. MO        1:45.79    1:45.35 B       16  
                 24.66        51.25 (26.59)
        1:18.19 (26.94)     1:45.35 (27.16)
  4 Bajwa, David     JR Calvin            1:45.45    1:45.62 B       15  
                 25.30        52.34 (27.04)
        1:19.09 (26.75)     1:45.62 (26.53)
  5 Higgins, Ryan    JR TCNJ              1:45.74    1:46.00 B       14  
                 25.22        51.69 (26.47)
        1:18.84 (27.15)     1:46.00 (27.16)
  6 Lundgren, Eric   JR Tufts             1:46.12    1:46.63 B       13  
                 24.45        51.24 (26.79)
        1:18.91 (27.67)     1:46.63 (27.72)
  7 Morford, Brayde  FR Carnegie Mellon   1:46.46    1:48.05 B       12  
                 24.76        52.02 (27.26)
        1:20.21 (28.19)     1:48.05 (27.84)
  8 Soh, Ryan        SR Emory             1:46.03    1:49.25         11  
                 23.96        50.45 (26.49)
        1:19.26 (28.81)     1:49.25 (29.99)

Women’s 200 backstroke

It’s the same top four as last year, but in a much preferred order from the point of view of MIT’s Kate Augustyn. The junior went from third in 2023 to the win in 1:55.98, more than 1.5 seconds quicker than the time used by Sophia Verkleeren to win last year. Verkleeren secured the silver medal, and while she was .46 seconds quicker than last year in 1:57.20, it wasn’t enough to keep up with Augustyn.

Last year’s runner-up, Caleigh Wukitch of Kenyon, finished third in 1:58.98. Carnegie Mellon’s Savannah Xu was fourth for the second straight year, in 2:00.33.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Augustyn, Kate   JR MIT               1:59.01    1:55.98 B       20  
                 26.96        56.10 (29.14)
        1:26.07 (29.97)     1:55.98 (29.91)
  2 Verkleeren, Sop  JR Williams          1:58.33    1:57.20 B       17  
                 27.34        56.57 (29.23)
        1:25.96 (29.39)     1:57.20 (31.24)
  3 Wukitch, Caleig  SR Kenyon            1:58.89    1:58.98 B       16  
                 27.64        57.64 (30.00)
        1:28.51 (30.87)     1:58.98 (30.47)
  4 Xu, Savannah     SO Carnegie Mellon   1:59.27    2:00.33 B       15  
                 27.80        57.85 (30.05)
        1:28.85 (31.00)     2:00.33 (31.48)
  5 Huang, Izzy      SO Emory             2:01.07    2:00.98 B       14  
                 27.81        58.24 (30.43)
        1:29.69 (31.45)     2:00.98 (31.29)
  6 Jungers, Megan   SR Emory             1:59.69    2:01.60 B       13  
                 27.15        58.10 (30.95)
        1:30.04 (31.94)     2:01.60 (31.56)
  7 Thiele, Sammi    SR Austin            1:59.67    2:02.55 B       12  
                 27.83        57.84 (30.01)
        1:29.75 (31.91)     2:02.55 (32.80)
  8 Hagberg, Madiso  SO Tufts             2:01.27    2:02.84 B       11  
                 28.40        59.28 (30.88)
        1:31.26 (31.98)     2:02.84 (31.58)

Men’s 200 breaststroke

Derek Maas completed the breaststroke sweep by going 1:54.26, the NYU fifth year jumping from the second seed in prelims to the win in decisive fashion. It denied Emory’s Jake Meyer, who is second for the second straight year. He gained valuable points for the Eagles with a time of 1:56.01.

Anthony Fitzgerald of Wheaton secured bronze in 1:56.83, staying with the leading pack. He was fifth last year. The bronze medalist from 2023, Jacob Grover, scraped into the A final in eighth but ended up fourth in 1:58.23. Larry Yu is up a spot from last year to fifth, while Emory finished eighth and ninth.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Maas, Derek      5Y NYU               1:57.18    1:54.26 B       20  
                 25.52        54.82 (29.30)
        1:24.25 (29.43)     1:54.26 (30.01)
  2 Meyer, Jake      SR Emory             1:56.36    1:56.01 B       17  
                 25.62        54.55 (28.93)
        1:24.45 (29.90)     1:56.01 (31.56)
  3 Fitzgerald, Ant  SR Wheaton IL        1:57.63    1:56.83 B       16  
                 26.54        56.09 (29.55)
        1:26.00 (29.91)     1:56.83 (30.83)
  4 Grover, Jacob    SR Williams          1:58.63    1:58.23 B       15  
                 26.64        56.66 (30.02)
        1:27.32 (30.66)     1:58.23 (30.91)
  5 Yu, Larry        SR Pomona-Pitzer     1:58.46    1:58.56 B       14  
                 26.62        56.70 (30.08)
        1:27.21 (30.51)     1:58.56 (31.35)
  6 Daly, Patrick    JR Denison           1:57.97    1:59.27 B       13  
                 26.58        56.34 (29.76)
        1:27.02 (30.68)     1:59.27 (32.25)
  7 Vandeveen, Ryan  JR TCNJ              1:58.21    1:59.78 B       12  
                 27.05        57.26 (30.21)
        1:28.12 (30.86)     1:59.78 (31.66)
  8 Sun, Liyang      JR Emory             1:58.46    1:59.81 B       11  
                 26.35        56.05 (29.70)
        1:27.04 (30.99)     1:59.81 (32.77)

Women’s 200 breaststroke

Jennah Fadely was denied a repeat in the 200 breast. But if it had to be someone, teammate Gabriella Wei isn’t a bad one to lose to.

Wei won in 2:11.70, a half-second slower than Fadely had been last year. Fadely was 1.5 seconds quicker than she had been in prelims but still slower than last season, claiming silver in 2:12.71. Wei had been seventh last year, one of five A-final holdovers.

Charlotte Wishnack is up a spot form last year to third in 2:13.15. She was three tenths ahead of Denison’s Drue Thielking, fourth for a second straight season. Neely Burns is again fifth for Trinity.

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            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Wei, Gabriella   JR Kenyon            2:14.56    2:11.70 B       20  
                 29.74      1:02.94 (33.20)
        1:36.91 (33.97)     2:11.70 (34.79)
  2 Fadely, Jennah   JR Kenyon            2:14.22    2:12.71 B       17  
                 29.49      1:03.18 (33.69)
        1:38.30 (35.12)     2:12.71 (34.41)
  3 Wishnack, Charl  JR Williams          2:13.31    2:13.15 B       16  
                 30.21      1:03.76 (33.55)
        1:38.28 (34.52)     2:13.15 (34.87)
  4 Thielking, Drue  SO Denison           2:15.13    2:13.45 B       15  
                 29.97      1:03.88 (33.91)
        1:38.34 (34.46)     2:13.45 (35.11)
  5 Burns, Neely     SO Trinity U.        2:16.17    2:15.28 B       14  
                 30.79      1:05.19 (34.40)
        1:39.99 (34.80)     2:15.28 (35.29)
  6 Rohovit, Taylor  JR Johns Hopkins     2:17.10    2:16.70 B       13  
                 30.11      1:04.55 (34.44)
        1:40.15 (35.60)     2:16.70 (36.55)
  7 Soerens, Evange  SR Messiah           2:17.20    2:17.31 B       12  
                 31.01      1:05.78 (34.77)
        1:41.08 (35.30)     2:17.31 (36.23)
  8 Arwood, Fiona    SR Emory             2:16.72    2:18.75 B       11  
                 31.53      1:06.25 (34.72)
        1:42.23 (35.98)     2:18.75 (36.52)

Women’s 3-meter

It’s a diving double for Ithaca’s Kailee Payne, the junior adding 3-meter gold. She scored 509.50, within eight points of the 2010 NCAA record of Hayley Emerick.

Chicago’s Veronica Fong pocketed another silver medal, scoring 487.70. she was third last year. Tess Klugherz earned bronze for Emory, while Kersty Johnson of Denison briefly dragged them to within 16 points of leading Kenyon.

 Event 38  Women 3 mtr Diving
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  NCAA Record: * 517.10  3/20/2010 Hayley Emerick, Trinity
  2023 Winner:   478.40            Ariana Khan, Emory
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
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                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Payne, Kailee    JR Ithaca             469.35     509.50         20  
  2 Fong, Veronica   SO Chicago            496.60     487.70         17  
  3 Klugherz, Tess   SR Emory              442.90     476.65         16  
  4 Johnson, Kersty  JR Denison            450.40     475.30         15  
  5 Atanda, Lilia    FR Chicago            446.95     474.20         14  
  6 Wilkov, Abigail  JR Case Western       451.10     469.70         13  
  7 Beratahani, Fio  FR MIT                450.65     463.05         12  
  8 Radhakrishnan,   JR Denison            444.60     452.85         11

Men’s 400 freestyle relay

Emory just needed a legal finish to this one, which it duly accomplished in fifth to ice the title. Kenyon took a consolation relay title in 2:54.52. Djordje Dragojlovic, Marko Krtinic, Daniel Brooks and Aleksa Dobric took home the win. They were seven tenths up on Chicago, ahead the whole way. NYU finished third.

 Event 39  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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  NCAA Record: * 2:53.59  3/24/2012 , Kenyon
                          Somers, Turk, Ramsey, Richardson
  2023 Winner:   2:54.34            Kenyon
 Meet Qualify:   3:00.30
                 3:01.91  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
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                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Kenyon                        2:56.09    2:54.52 B       40  
     1) Dragojlovic, Djordje SO       2) Krtinic, Marko SR            
     3) Brooks, Daniel SR             4) Dobric, Aleksa JR            
                 20.87        43.56 (43.56)
        1:04.28 (20.72)     1:27.62 (44.06)
        1:47.81 (20.19)     2:11.52 (43.90)
        2:31.83 (20.31)     2:54.52 (43.00)
  2 Chicago                       2:57.76    2:55.22 B       34  
     1) Clasen, Garrett SR            2) Garcia, Kyle SR              
     3) Ssengonzi, Jesse SR           4) Vernhes, Sebastien JR        
                 21.05        44.36 (44.36)
        1:05.31 (20.95)     1:28.48 (44.12)
        1:48.86 (20.38)     2:11.81 (43.33)
        2:32.55 (20.74)     2:55.22 (43.41)
  3 NYU                           2:56.73    2:56.55 B       32  
     1) Downs, Pierce FR              2) Watanakun, Ajay JR           
     3) Wehbe, Greg FR                4) Maas, Derek 5Y               
                 21.33        44.47 (44.47)
        1:04.91 (20.44)     1:28.21 (43.74)
        1:48.99 (20.78)     2:12.87 (44.66)
        2:33.69 (20.82)     2:56.55 (43.68)
  4 Calvin                        2:58.32    2:57.47 B       30  
     1) Bajwa, David JR               2) Peterson, Forrest SR         
     3) Molin, Vladimir SR            4) Platt, Charles SO            
                 21.03        44.24 (44.24)
        1:04.92 (20.68)     1:28.79 (44.55)
        1:49.61 (20.82)     2:13.31 (44.52)
        2:34.25 (20.94)     2:57.47 (44.16)
  5 Emory                         2:58.42    2:57.97 B       28  
     1) Goudie, Nick SR               2) Pire, Harrison SR            
     3) Bjornstad, Caden SO           4) Thorsen, Benjamin JR         
                 20.83        43.69 (43.69)
        1:04.87 (21.18)     1:28.63 (44.94)
        1:49.67 (21.04)     2:13.49 (44.86)
        2:34.49 (21.00)     2:57.97 (44.48)
  6 MIT                           2:58.59    2:58.07 B       26  
     1) Obochi, Tobe SR               2) Luo, Jaden SR                
     3) Su, Arnold SR                 4) Jiang, Eugene SO             
                 21.30        44.02 (44.02)
        1:04.75 (20.73)     1:28.43 (44.41)
        1:49.17 (20.74)     2:13.05 (44.62)
        2:34.53 (21.48)     2:58.07 (45.02)
  7 Tufts                         2:58.81    2:58.45 B       24  
     1) LaBarge, Peter 5Y             2) Euvrard, Soeren JR           
     3) Stearns, Will SR              4) Sikka, Armaan SO             
                 20.98        44.22 (44.22)
        1:05.66 (21.44)     1:29.25 (45.03)
        1:50.26 (21.01)     2:14.36 (45.11)
        2:35.16 (20.80)     2:58.45 (44.09)
  8 Williams                      2:59.05    2:59.75 B       22  
     1) Randall, Theo FR              2) Schalet, Oliver JR           
     3) Heritage, Barrett JR          4) Nichol, Ev SR                
                 21.61        45.51 (45.51)
        1:06.39 (20.88)     1:29.64 (44.13)
        1:50.69 (21.05)     2:14.63 (44.99)
        2:35.63 (21.00)     2:59.75 (45.12)

Women’s 400 freestyle relay

Pomona-Pitzer applied an exclamation point on the meet by winning the final relay, Sabrina Wang, Alex Turvey, Katie Gould and Valerie Mello going 3:20.59. Mello was again excellent in dropping a 49.07 anchor leg, as she did in winning the 200 free relay. Turvey also split 49.51. Kaley McIntyre led off NYU’s runner-up squad with another sub-49 swim in 48.94 as the Violets went 3:21.04. MIT was third, and Kenyon glided home in fourth to cinch the title.

Event 40  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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  NCAA Record: * 3:18.46  3/24/2018 , Emory
                          Muir, Cheng, Ong, Taylor
  2023 Winner:   3:21.66            Tufts
 Meet Qualify:   3:28.16
                 3:29.49  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
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                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Pomona-Pitzer                 3:22.80    3:20.59 B       40  
     1) Wang, Sabrina SO              2) Turvey, Alex SR              
     3) Gould, Katie SR               4) Mello, Valerie JR            
                 24.11        51.13 (51.13)
        1:14.91 (23.78)     1:40.64 (49.51)
        2:04.71 (24.07)     2:31.52 (50.88)
        2:54.69 (23.17)     3:20.59 (49.07)
  2 NYU                           3:24.13    3:21.04 B       34  
     1) McIntyre, Kaley SO            2) Oldham, Isabel JR            
     3) Marshall, Caitlin JR          4) Ranile, Nicole SO            
                 23.42        48.94 (48.94)
        1:12.96 (24.02)     1:39.77 (50.83)
        2:04.19 (24.42)     2:30.88 (51.11)
        2:54.67 (23.79)     3:21.04 (50.16)
  3 MIT                           3:23.88    3:22.95 B       32  
     1) Roberson, Ella FR             2) Smith, Sydney FR             
     3) Sun, Helen SR                 4) Augustyn, Kate JR            
                 24.19        50.61 (50.61)
        1:14.53 (23.92)     1:40.82 (50.21)
        2:05.21 (24.39)     2:32.77 (51.95)
        2:56.60 (23.83)     3:22.95 (50.18)
  4 Kenyon                        3:23.36    3:23.38 B       30  
     1) Haag, Molly SO                2) Eisenbeis, Gwen SO           
     3) Torrecillas-Jouault, Lisa SO  4) Geboy, Sydney JR             
                 24.62        50.99 (50.99)
        1:15.15 (24.16)     1:43.00 (52.01)
        2:06.60 (23.60)     2:32.80 (49.80)
        2:56.93 (24.13)     3:23.38 (50.58)
  5 Denison                       3:24.11    3:24.11 B       28  
     1) Harris, Emily SO              2) Kadlecik, Grace JR           
     3) Ferguson, Phoebe SO           4) Wright, Esme SR              
                 24.41        50.93 (50.93)
        1:14.75 (23.82)     1:41.54 (50.61)
        2:05.39 (23.85)     2:32.25 (50.71)
        2:56.82 (24.57)     3:24.11 (51.86)
  6 Calvin                        3:25.66    3:24.55 B       26  
     1) Gable, Isabella SR            2) Farrell, Maggie SR           
     3) Merkel, Emma FR               4) Sonday, Sydney JR            
                 24.42        51.00 (51.00)
        1:15.61 (24.61)     1:42.48 (51.48)
        2:07.24 (24.76)     2:33.97 (51.49)
        2:57.93 (23.96)     3:24.55 (50.58)
  7 Swarthmore                    3:26.69    3:25.89 B       24  
     1) Collins, Genine FR            2) Tambling, Ainsley Jane SO    
     3) Weygandt, Quinn SO            4) Anthony, Elle SO             
                 24.63        51.06 (51.06)
        1:15.67 (24.61)     1:43.31 (52.25)
        2:07.83 (24.52)     2:34.96 (51.65)
        2:59.07 (24.11)     3:25.89 (50.93)
  8 Williams                      3:25.74    3:26.40 B       22  
     1) Dimter, Emma FR               2) Verkleeren, Sophia JR        
     3) Schulman, Emma JR             4) Kilcoyne, Samantha SR        
                 24.56        51.57 (51.57)
        1:16.17 (24.60)     1:42.93 (51.36)
        2:07.89 (24.96)     2:35.09 (52.16)
        2:59.67 (24.58)     3:26.40 (51.31)
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