NCAA Division III Championships, Night 4: Denison Claim Women’s Title; Emory Surges Late to Take Men’s Crown

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NCAA Division III Championships, Night 4: Denison Claim Women’s Title; Emory Surges Late to Take Men’s Crown

The Denison women’s team had a relatively quiet third day of the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday, not scoring in two of the early events. But the Big Red’s depth, and its renowned distance prowess, leaves plenty of opportunity to strike big when they have the chance.

With the mile starting Saturday’s final session at the Greensboro Aquatic Center and the 400 free relay capping it, Denison put itself in position to win its second national title, joining the 2001 crown.

It would take until breaststroke for the men’s team race to be decided, and only then with a stellar showing from Emory wresting a back-and-forth duel away from Kenyon to claim their second consecutive national title.

Action from the final night of competition:

2023 Division III Championships Links

2023 Division III Championships Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - FINAL
  1. Denison                         464.5   2. Emory                             385
  3. Kenyon                            383   4. Williams                          307
  5. Nyu                               301   6. Tufts                           296.5
  7. Chicago                         266.5   8. Mit                               222
  9. Pomona-Pitzer                   202.5  10. Hope College                      132
 11. Johns Hopkins                   126.5  12. Amherst                           101
 13. Claremont MS                       74  14. Ithaca                             69
 15. Carnegie Mellon                    68  16. Bowdoin                            58
 16. St. Kate's                         58  18. Calvin                             45
 19. Trinity University                 42  20. Bates                            39.5
 21. Mary Washington                    36  22. Gustavus                         30.5
 23. Swarthmore                         28  24. Hamilton                           22
 25. Colorado College                   20  26. Case Western                       19
 27. Wash U. MO                         16  28. Wheaton (Ma)                       12
 28. Springfield                        12  30. St Olaf                             9
 31. Suny Geneseo                        8  32. Colby                             6.5
 33. Kean                                4  33. Centre                              4
 35. Rowan                               2  36. Albion                              1
 Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 40                      
  1. Emory                             532   2. Kenyon                          495.5
  3. Chicago                           318   4. Johns Hopkins                     217
  5. Williams                        214.5   5. Mit                             214.5
  7. Wash U. MO                      187.5   8. Denison                           163
  9. Calvin                          153.5  10. Tufts                           148.5
 11. Carnegie Mellon                   140  12. Tcnj                            137.5
 13. Nyu                               132  14. Bates                             104
 15. John Carroll                       87  16. Pomona-Pitzer                      84
 17. Suny Geneseo                       71  18. Whitman                            56
 19. Conn College                       51  20. Claremont MS                       47
 21. Colby                              37  22. Birmingham Southern                31
 23. Trinity University                 25  24. Wheaton (Il)                       21
 25. Brandeis                           19  26. Rowan                              18
 27. Alfred State                       17  27. Swarthmore                         17
 29. Bowdoin                            16  30. Rhodes                             14
 31. Millsaps                           13  32. Rit                                12
 33. Coast Guard                        10  34. Redlands                            9
 35. Usmma                               8  36. Franklin                            7
 36. Ithaca                              7  38. Caltech                             6
 39. Hamilton                            5  39. St. Mary's MD                       5
 39. Washington & Lee                    5  42. Whitworth                         4.5
 43. Chapman                             4  43. Drew                                4
 45. UW Eau Claire                       2  45. Wpi                                 2

Women’s 1,650 freestyle

Kristin Cornish is the mile champ again, the Johns Hopkins sophomore clocking in three seconds quicker than she did last year. Her time was 16:29.78.

Denison is the big winner though, with Taryn Wisner second and Tara Witkowski third. That’s 33 points to extend a lead over Emory to 79.5.

Event 30  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 16:21.44  3/21/2015 Sarah Thompson, Williams
 Meet Qualify:   17:18.75
  2022 Winner:   16:33.24            Kristin Cornish, Johns Hopkins
                 16:27.52  A A-cut
                 17:21.20  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Cornish, Kristi  SO JHU              16:29.52   16:29.78 B       20  
                 26.18        54.68 (28.50)
       15:29.74 (30.51)    16:00.33 (30.59)    16:29.78 (29.45)
  2 Wisner, Taryn    SO Denison          16:34.89   16:40.24 B       17  
                 27.52        57.15 (29.63)
       15:39.71 (30.61)    16:10.48 (30.77)    16:40.24 (29.76)
  3 Witkowski, Tara  JR Denison          16:50.81   16:45.27 B       16  
                 27.83        57.82 (29.99)
       15:44.85 (30.36)    16:15.32 (30.47)    16:45.27 (29.95)
  4 Codd, Lily       FR Williams         17:00.40   16:51.49 B       15  
                 27.22        57.23 (30.01)
       15:50.85 (30.93)    16:21.60 (30.75)    16:51.49 (29.89)
  5 Marshall, Caitl  SO NYU              17:39.41   16:56.74 B       14  
                 27.68        58.00 (30.32)
       15:56.47 (30.90)    16:26.99 (30.52)    16:56.74 (29.75)
  6 Chatoor, Jada    SO Emory            17:02.74   16:58.04 B       13  
                 27.78        57.63 (29.85)
       15:57.33 (31.32)    16:28.51 (31.18)    16:58.04 (29.53)
  7 Basil, Georgia   SO NYU              17:04.02   17:00.13 B       12  
                                  59.75 ( )
       15:59.77 (30.87)    16:30.71 (30.94)    17:00.13 (29.42)
  8 Haag, Molly      FR Kenyon           16:56.83   17:01.60 B       11  
                 27.69        57.62 (29.93)
       16:04.61 (30.78)    16:34.20 (29.59)    17:01.60 (27.40)

Men’s 1,650 freestyle

For a second straight year, it’s a Johns Hopkins mile sweep. Kellen Roddy repeated as the 1,650 champ in 15:15.86, nearly 10 seconds quicker than his seed time (though 2.5 slower than his winning time last year). It was still more than three seconds clear of Washington University’s Mason Kelber. Connor Vincent of NYU finished third.

 Event 31  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
 Meet Qualify:   15:46.24
  2022 Winner:   15:13.37            Kellen Roddy, Johns Hopkins
                 15:02.59  A A-cut
                 16:16.65  B B-cut
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Roddy, Kellen    JR JHU              15:25.15   15:15.86 B       20  
                 24.93        51.67 (26.74)
       14:20.93 (28.38)    14:48.81 (27.88)    15:15.86 (27.05)
  2 Kelber, Mason    SR Wash U. MO       15:32.00   15:19.50 B       17  
                 24.19        50.97 (26.78)
       14:26.47 (27.92)    14:53.42 (26.95)    15:19.50 (26.08)
  3 Vincent, Connor  SO NYU              15:18.69   15:22.02 B       16  
                 24.45        51.38 (26.93)
       14:27.29 (28.34)    14:54.98 (27.69)    15:22.02 (27.04)
  4 Dienstag, Samue  JR Brandeis         15:25.93   15:26.49 B       15  
                 24.40        51.31 (26.91)
       14:31.18 (28.22)    14:58.86 (27.68)    15:26.49 (27.63)
  5 Lang, Lucas      SO C-M-S            15:30.01   15:28.47 B       14  
                 23.67        50.35 (26.68)
       14:32.75 (28.12)    15:01.11 (28.36)    15:28.47 (27.36)
  6 Pritchard, Thom  SR NYU              15:23.51   15:31.21 B       13  
                 24.80        51.96 (27.16)
       14:35.78 (28.21)    15:03.78 (28.00)    15:31.21 (27.43)
  7 Landis, Luke     SR Denison          15:41.10   15:33.43 B       12  
                 26.21        54.00 (27.79)
       14:38.64 (27.83)    15:06.37 (27.73)    15:33.43 (27.06)
  8 Conrads, Lucas   SO Denison          15:29.90   15:34.50 B       11  
                 25.11        52.26 (27.15)
       14:38.75 (28.62)    15:07.12 (28.37)    15:34.50 (27.38)

Women’s 100 freestyle

A fast prelims turned into a thrilling final, with freshman Lily Klinginsmith emerging on top. She was third in prelims, but she sped ahead of the field by four tenths in 49.28. She was one of three swimmers to break 50 seconds, with Emory’s Caroline Maki second in 49.71 and Denison’s Tara Culibrk, who had been the top seed in prelims, in 49.88.

 Event 32  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 48.98  3/20/2010 Kendra Stern, Amherst
 Meet Qualify:   51.31
  2022 Winner:   49.90            Emmie Mirus, Kenyon
                 49.31  A A-cut
                 51.55  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Klinginsmith, L  FR Tufts               50.14      49.28 A       20  
                 23.78        49.28 (25.50)
  2 Maki, Caroline   SR Emory               50.00      49.71 B       17  
                 23.72        49.71 (25.99)
  3 Culibrk, Tara    SR Denison             49.86      49.88 B       16  
                 23.99        49.88 (25.89)
  4 Xu, Emily        FR Chicago             50.41      50.33 B       15  
                 24.09        50.33 (26.24)
  5 White, Alexandr  SR Kenyon              50.80      50.41 B       14  
                 24.35        50.41 (26.06)
  6 Leone, Taylor    5Y Emory               50.52      50.45 B       13  
                 23.91        50.45 (26.54)
  7 Karlson, Sam     SR Hamilton            50.45      50.46 B       12  
                 24.19        50.46 (26.27)
  8 Turvey, Alex     JR Pomona-Pitzer       50.62      50.91 B       11  
                 24.31        50.91 (26.60)

Men’s 100 freestyle

Kenyon wins the battle, but Emory might have taken a step toward winning the warm.

Djordje Dragojlovic won the 100 free for the Lords in 43.32 seconds. But Emory extended its lead atop the team standings by finishing third, fourth and sixth.

Nick Goudie led the way in 43.58. Pat Pema was fourth in 44.44, tied with Calvin’s Jacob Heeres, and Colin Lafave was sixth. That bodes well for the 400 free relay which could decide the meet, though Kenyon had swimmers finish ninth (Cherantha De Silva in 43.84) and 11th in what sets up a tremendous finale. Emory leads by 10.5 points in the team competition.

TCNJ’s James McChesney, the 200 free champ, was the runner-up in the 100 in 43.46.

Event 33  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 42.98  3/24/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
 Meet Qualify:   44.63
  2022 Winner:   43.36            Tobe Obochi, MIT
                 43.31  A A-cut
                 45.11  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Dragojlovic, Dj  FR Kenyon              43.39      43.32 B       20  
                 20.65        43.32 (22.67)
  2 McChesney, Jame  JR TCNJ                43.85      43.46 B       17  
                 21.04        43.46 (22.42)
  3 Goudie, Nick     JR Emory               43.65      43.58 B       16  
                 20.98        43.58 (22.60)
  4 Pema, Pat        SR Emory               44.22      44.44 B       14.5
                 21.04        44.44 (23.40)
  4 Heeres, Jacob    SR Calvin              44.29      44.44 B       14.5
                 21.11        44.44 (23.33)
  6 Lafave, Colin    SR Emory               44.17      44.70 B       13  
                 21.02        44.70 (23.68)
  7 Holstege, Noah   5Y Calvin              44.21      44.96 B       12  
                 21.25        44.96 (23.71)
  8 Berry, Nathanie  SR Bates               44.34      45.05 B       11  
                 21.70        45.05 (23.35)

Women’s 200 backstroke

Sophia Verkleeren and Kate Augustyn went stroke for stroke the entire way, the sophomore from Williams ending up on top in 1:57.66. MIT’s Augustyn was second, .31 back. Jess Flynn of NYU took home bronze.

 Event 34  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:55.67  3/24/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
 Meet Qualify:   2:02.67
  2022 Winner:   1:56.54            Crile Hart, Kenyon
                 1:55.94  A A-cut
                 2:03.30  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Verkleeren, Sop  SO Williams          1:58.10    1:57.66 B       20  
                 27.82        57.22 (29.40)
        1:27.11 (29.89)     1:57.66 (30.55)
  2 Augustyn, Kate   SO MIT               1:59.95    1:57.97 B       17  
                 27.58        57.24 (29.66)
        1:27.46 (30.22)     1:57.97 (30.51)
  3 Flynn, Jess      SR NYU               2:00.56    1:59.21 B       16  
                 27.80        57.93 (30.13)
        1:28.53 (30.60)     1:59.21 (30.68)
  4 Smith, Olivia    SR Kenyon            2:00.88    2:00.51 B       15  
                 27.41        57.59 (30.18)
        1:29.54 (31.95)     2:00.51 (30.97)
  5 Forest, Elisabe  SO Chicago           1:59.83    2:00.64 B       14  
                 27.30        57.17 (29.87)
        1:29.10 (31.93)     2:00.64 (31.54)
  6 Xu, Savannah     FR Carnegie Mellon   2:00.40    2:00.78 B       13  
                 28.13        58.05 (29.92)
        1:29.25 (31.20)     2:00.78 (31.53)
  7 Kraus, Sara      SO Hope College      2:00.90    2:00.80 B       12  
                 28.13        58.10 (29.97)
        1:29.44 (31.34)     2:00.80 (31.36)
  8 Hermann, Katie   FR Hope College      2:01.35    2:01.85 B       11  
                 28.40        59.29 (30.89)
        1:30.62 (31.33)     2:01.85 (31.23)

Men’s 200 backstroke

Tanner Fillion capped the backstroke double, the Whitman senior repeating as champion and lowering his NCAA record by three tenths to 1:41.49. His margin of victory was two-plus seconds over a second-place tie between MIT’s Adam Janicki and Alex McCormick of Washington University.

Kenyon made some headway on the team race, with Yurii Kosian fifth and Oliver Pruett seventh, but Emory remains 6.5 points to the good thanks to four B finalists.

 Event 35  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:41.49  3/19/2022 Tanner Filion, Whitman
 Meet Qualify:   1:47.45
  2022 Winner:   1:41.49            Tanner Filion, Whitman
                 1:43.63  A A-cut
                 1:49.86  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Filion, Tanner   SR Whitman           1:42.84    1:41.17*A       20  
                 22.91        47.81 (24.90)
        1:14.25 (26.44)     1:41.17 (26.92)
  2 Janicki, Adam    SR MIT               1:44.77    1:43.59 A       16.5
                 24.14        50.67 (26.53)
        1:17.17 (26.50)     1:43.59 (26.42)
  2 McCormick, Alex  JR Wash U. MO        1:44.19    1:43.59 A       16.5
                 24.19        50.31 (26.12)
        1:16.88 (26.57)     1:43.59 (26.71)
  4 Lundgren, Eric   SO Tufts             1:44.99    1:44.76 B       15  
                 24.15        50.51 (26.36)
        1:17.79 (27.28)     1:44.76 (26.97)
  5 Kosian, Yurii    JR Kenyon            1:47.00    1:44.94 B       14  
                 23.83        49.98 (26.15)
        1:16.74 (26.76)     1:44.94 (28.20)
  6 Clapp, Avery     FR JHU               1:46.12    1:45.37 B       13  
                 24.97        51.47 (26.50)
        1:18.65 (27.18)     1:45.37 (26.72)
  7 Pruett, Oliver   SR Kenyon            1:46.00    1:45.39 B       12  
                 24.92        51.63 (26.71)
        1:18.65 (27.02)     1:45.39 (26.74)
  8 Rua, Steven      SR JHU               1:46.95    1:47.39 B       11  
                 24.06        50.70 (26.64)
        1:18.57 (27.87)     1:47.39 (28.82)

Women’s 200 breaststroke

Jenna Fadely did the breaststroke double for Kenyon, delivering a torrid final 50 to pull from third to first. She split 33.79 off the end, outdistancing second-place Amanda Wager of Williams (35.00 final 50) and Jordyn Wentzel of St. Kate’s (34.55 coming home).

Fadely went 2:11.22. Wager was second in 2:11.92. Wentzel, last year’s champ and the Division III record-holder, added a bronze in 2:12.04, 1.98 slower than last year’s winning time.

Event 36  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 2:10.06  3/19/2022 Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate's
 Meet Qualify:   2:19.42
  2022 Winner:   2:10.06            Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate's
                 2:11.55  A A-cut
                 2:21.44  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Fadely, Jennah   SO Kenyon            2:13.79    2:11.22 A       20  
                 29.32      1:03.13 (33.81)
        1:37.43 (34.30)     2:11.22 (33.79)
  2 Wager, Amanda    JR Williams          2:12.50    2:11.92 B       17  
                 29.82      1:02.90 (33.08)
        1:36.92 (34.02)     2:11.92 (35.00)
  3 Wentzel, Jordyn  5Y St. Kate's        2:13.69    2:12.04 B       16  
                 30.14      1:03.61 (33.47)
        1:37.49 (33.88)     2:12.04 (34.55)
  4 Wishnack, Charl  SO Williams          2:15.51    2:14.55 B       15  
                 30.44      1:04.21 (33.77)
        1:39.20 (34.99)     2:14.55 (35.35)
  5 Gill, Alex       SR Pomona-Pitzer     2:15.73    2:15.34 B       14  
                 30.75      1:04.90 (34.15)
        1:39.70 (34.80)     2:15.34 (35.64)
  6 Thielking, Drue  FR Denison           2:16.12    2:16.50 B       13  
                 30.61      1:05.20 (34.59)
        1:40.58 (35.38)     2:16.50 (35.92)
  7 Wei, Gabriella   SO Kenyon            2:16.70    2:16.54 B       12  
                 30.25      1:04.67 (34.42)
        1:40.16 (35.49)     2:16.54 (36.38)
  8 Burns, Neely     FR Trinity (TX)      2:16.49    2:17.03 B       11  
                 31.03      1:05.29 (34.26)
        1:40.60 (35.31)     2:17.03 (36.43)

Men’s 200 breaststroke

From 6.5 points up to 61.5 points up, breaststroke would decide a title for Emory. Jason Hamilton blitzed the field to repeat as champ, the fifth-year winning in 1:53.77. But more important for the Eagles was Jake Meyer coming in third and Justin Lum leaping from seventh to fourth in final sin 1:58.03. Coupled with Kenyon managing a solitary B finalist, the Eagles take control of the team standings.

The other medalist was Jacob Grover of Williams in third.

Event 37  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 1:50.80  3/18/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
 Meet Qualify:   2:00.14
  2022 Winner:   1:55.83            Jason Hamilton, Emory
                 1:53.85  A A-cut
                 2:02.30  B B-cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Hamilton, Jason  5Y Emory             1:57.38    1:53.77 A       20  
                 25.75        54.76 (29.01)
        1:24.02 (29.26)     1:53.77 (29.75)
  2 Meyer, Jake      JR Emory             1:57.95    1:56.65 B       17  
                 26.00        55.20 (29.20)
        1:25.23 (30.03)     1:56.65 (31.42)
  3 Grover, Jacob    JR Williams          1:58.21    1:57.63 B       16  
                 26.16        56.45 (30.29)
        1:27.06 (30.61)     1:57.63 (30.57)
  4 Lum, Justin      5Y Emory             1:58.22    1:58.03 B       15  
                 26.77        56.37 (29.60)
        1:26.94 (30.57)     1:58.03 (31.09)
  5 Fitzgerald, Ant  JR Wheaton (IL)      1:58.10    1:58.24 B       14  
                 26.66        56.33 (29.67)
        1:27.18 (30.85)     1:58.24 (31.06)
  6 Yu, Larry        JR Pomona-Pitzer     1:58.05    1:58.82 B       13  
                 26.88        56.79 (29.91)
        1:27.59 (30.80)     1:58.82 (31.23)
  7 Kurlich, Richar  5Y Denison           1:57.75    1:59.11 B       12  
                 26.98        57.15 (30.17)
        1:27.82 (30.67)     1:59.11 (31.29)
  8 Karpenko, Andre  JR Swarthmore        1:58.37    2:00.72 B       11  
                 26.60        56.56 (29.96)
        1:28.24 (31.68)     2:00.72 (32.48)

Men’s 3-meter diving

Kenyon fought back a tad with Israel Zavaleta doubling up on diving titles. He scored 595.15 to sweep for the second straight year. The junior edged out Lucas Bumgarner by just over four points, but the Emory senior got valuable points for his team. Kobe Tray of Williams was a distant third in 508.50, with no one else over 500 points.

Event 38  Men 3 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 645.70  2/12/2014 Connor Dignan, Denison
  Meet Record: ! 613.90  3/19/2014 Connor Dignan, Denison
  2022 Winner:   561.80            Israel Zavaleta, Kenyon
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Zavaleta, Israe  JR Kenyon             571.20     595.15         20  
  2 Bumgarner, Luca  SR Emory              563.00     590.80         17  
  3 Tray, Kobe       SR Williams           500.45     508.05         16  
  4 Balch, Avery     SO 'Southern          503.65     493.25         15  
  5 Kyle, James      5Y Carnegie Mellon    506.35     462.15         14  
  6 Beuerlein, John  SO Rhodes             480.85     454.55         13  
  7 Compton, Conor   FR Alfred State       467.25     453.60         12  
  8 Fishell, Mason   SR Kenyon             473.95     437.95         11

Women’s 400 freestyle relay

A safe finish is all Denison needed, and that’s what they delivered. The team of Tara Culibrk, Phoebe Ferguson, Esme Wright and Amber Croonquist finished third in a scintillating finale, two teams rallying past them on the final leg. Winning was Tufts, thanks to Lily Klinginsmith splitting 49.04 on the anchor to take them from third to first. She joined Claire Brennan, Katelin Isakoff and Jillian Cudney on the top step of the podium.

NYU finished second in 3:21.71, .12 up on Denison.

Event 39  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 3:18.46  3/24/2018 , Emory
                          Muir, Cheng, Ong, Taylor
 Meet Qualify:   3:28.68
  2022 Winner:   3:20.86
                 3:29.60  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Tufts                         3:23.78    3:21.66 B       40  
     1) Brennan, Claire SR            2) Isakoff, Katelin SR          
     3) Cudney, Jillian JR            4) Klinginsmith, Lily FR        
                 24.52        50.94 (50.94)
        1:14.90 (23.96)     1:41.62 (50.68)
        2:05.65 (24.03)     2:32.62 (51.00)
        2:55.93 (23.31)     3:21.66 (49.04)
  2 NYU                           3:24.33    3:21.71 B       34  
     1) McIntyre, Kaley FR            2) Oldham, Isabel SO            
     3) Brosvik, Bella SR             4) Flynn, Jess SR               
                 23.73        49.35 (49.35)
        1:13.17 (23.82)     1:39.81 (50.46)
        2:04.51 (24.70)     2:31.62 (51.81)
        2:55.33 (23.71)     3:21.71 (50.09)
  3 Denison                       3:23.74    3:21.82 B       32  
     1) Culibrk, Tara SR              2) Ferguson, Phoebe FR          
     3) Wright, Esme JR               4) Croonquist, Amber SO         
                 23.90        49.66 (49.66)
        1:13.45 (23.79)     1:40.29 (50.63)
        2:04.28 (23.99)     2:31.03 (50.74)
        2:54.92 (23.89)     3:21.82 (50.79)
  4 Emory                         3:24.85    3:23.06 B       30  
     1) Maki, Caroline SR             2) Kass, Sammi SR               
     3) Borjigin, Moshelle JR         4) Leone, Taylor 5Y             
                 23.93        50.21 (50.21)
        1:14.34 (24.13)     1:41.38 (51.17)
        2:05.94 (24.56)     2:32.89 (51.51)
        2:56.22 (23.33)     3:23.06 (50.17)
  5 Chicago                       3:24.42    3:24.59 B       28  
     1) Xu, Emily FR                  2) Olivo, Annabel FR            
     3) Kolokotsa, Filippa-Leoni SR   4) Zhao, Karen SO               
                 24.84        51.41 (51.41)
        1:15.73 (24.32)     1:42.60 (51.19)
        2:06.83 (24.23)     2:33.80 (51.20)
        2:57.90 (24.10)     3:24.59 (50.79)
  6 Pomona-Pitzer                 3:25.92    3:25.00 B       26  
     1) Gould, Katie JR               2) Turvey, Alex JR              
     3) Kirtland, Haley JR            4) Gill, Alex SR                
                 24.36        51.83 (51.83)
        1:15.41 (23.58)     1:41.64 (49.81)
        2:06.09 (24.45)     2:33.24 (51.60)
        2:57.55 (24.31)     3:25.00 (51.76)
  7 Kenyon                        3:26.12    3:26.29 B       24  
     1) Smith, Olivia SR              2) Geboy, Sydney SO             
     3) Fadely, Jennah SO             4) White, Alexandra SR          
                 24.62        51.30 (51.30)
        1:15.84 (24.54)     1:42.89 (51.59)
        2:08.06 (25.17)     2:35.71 (52.82)
        2:59.72 (24.01)     3:26.29 (50.58)
  8 Williams                      3:25.59    3:26.41 B       22  
     1) Verkleeren, Sophia SO         2) Kilcoyne, Samantha JR        
     3) Panitz, Georgia SR            4) Schulman, Emma SO            
                 24.87        51.46 (51.46)
        1:15.71 (24.25)     1:42.66 (51.20)
        2:07.01 (24.35)     2:34.33 (51.67)
        2:59.25 (24.92)     3:26.41 (52.08)

Men’s 400 freestyle relay

Kenyon took care of business in the final relay, but it was too little too late. The gold medal is fine consolation, though, Marko Krtinic, Daniel Brooks, Cherantha de Silva and Djordje Dragojlovic winning in 2:54.39, within a second of the record that has stood since 2012.

The University of Chicago finished second, already guaranteed to finish third in the team standings, and Emory glided home third in 2:56.87 to seal the national title.

Event 40  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 2:53.59  3/24/2012 , Kenyon
                          Somers, Turk, Ramsey, Richardson
 Meet Qualify:   3:00.61
  2022 Winner:   2:54.38            , MIT
                 3:02.40  B B-cut
    School                        Prelims     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
                            === Championship Final ===                            
 
  1 Kenyon                        2:55.74    2:54.34 B       40  
     1) Krtinic, Marko JR             2) Brooks, Daniel JR            
     3) De Silva, Cherantha SR        4) Dragojlovic, Djordje FR      
                 21.00        44.12 (44.12)
        1:04.72 (20.60)     1:28.13 (44.01)
        1:48.38 (20.25)     2:11.72 (43.59)
        2:31.73 (20.01)     2:54.34 (42.62)
  2 Chicago                       2:57.05    2:55.79 B       34  
     1) Clasen, Garrett JR            2) Vernhes, Sebastien SO        
     3) Garcia, Kyle JR               4) Kiselnikov, Arthur SR        
                 20.99        44.30 (44.30)
        1:04.76 (20.46)     1:28.36 (44.06)
        1:49.40 (21.04)     2:12.29 (43.93)
        2:32.84 (20.55)     2:55.79 (43.50)
  3 Emory                         2:56.76    2:56.87 B       32  
     1) Goudie, Nick JR               2) Pema, Pat SR                 
     3) Bjornstad, Caden FR           4) Lafave, Colin SR             
                 20.87        43.75 (43.75)
        1:04.58 (20.83)     1:27.91 (44.16)
        1:48.88 (20.97)     2:12.67 (44.76)
        2:33.20 (20.53)     2:56.87 (44.20)
  4 Tufts                         3:00.50    2:58.77 B       30  
     1) Labarge, Peter SR             2) Adams, Emmett SO             
     3) Stearns, Will JR              4) Sikka, Armaan FR             
                 21.10        44.47 (44.47)
        1:05.45 (20.98)     1:29.76 (45.29)
        1:50.66 (20.90)     2:14.60 (44.84)
        2:35.49 (20.89)     2:58.77 (44.17)
  5 Calvin                        2:58.46    2:58.97 B       28  
     1) Heeres, Jacob SR              2) Holstege, Noah 5Y            
     3) Platt, Charles FR             4) Miner, Bryce 5Y              
                 21.11        44.33 (44.33)
        1:05.43 (21.10)     1:28.87 (44.54)
        1:50.34 (21.47)     2:14.24 (45.37)
        2:35.18 (20.94)     2:58.97 (44.73)
  6 Carnegie Mellon               3:00.10    2:59.37 B       26  
     1) Nagler, Matt SR               2) Feldmann, Erik SR            
     3) Deshpande, Arnav FR           4) Tarczynski, Aleksander SR    
                 21.89        45.78 (45.78)
        1:06.50 (20.72)     1:30.42 (44.64)
        1:51.05 (20.63)     2:14.52 (44.10)
        2:36.32 (21.80)     2:59.37 (44.85)
  7 Pomona-Pitzer                 3:00.05    2:59.69 B       24  
     1) Clement, Adrian FR            2) Hwang, Ted JR                
     3) Curwen, Tag JR                4) Yu, Larry JR                 
                 21.64        45.28 (45.28)
        1:06.50 (21.22)     1:30.37 (45.09)
        1:51.50 (21.13)     2:15.58 (45.21)
        2:36.40 (20.82)     2:59.69 (44.11)
  8 TCNJ                          3:00.29    3:01.24 B       22  
     1) Kahler, Dixon SR              2) Watts, Matt SR               
     3) Park, Richard FR              4) McChesney, James JR          
                 22.17        46.25 (46.25)
        1:07.73 (21.48)     1:32.14 (45.89)
        1:53.66 (21.52)     2:18.11 (45.97)
        2:38.48 (20.37)     3:01.24 (43.13)
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