Nunn, Kusch Dominate In 200 IM’s At DII NCAA’s

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Women’s 200 IM

Drury freshman Bailee Nunn made good on her number one seed from this morning with a dominating win the 200 IM. Nunn finished in 1:56.51, blowing away the field by 2 seconds to grab the win in another personal best time. Nunn’s breaststroke really made the difference, splitting more than a second faster than anyone else in the field with a 32.92.

Wingate junior Alexis Divelbiss was 2nd in 1:58.57 and junior Hannah Kastigar from Northern State rounded out the top 3 with a 1:59.05. Drury picked up big points with 2 women in the championship final, as junior Zuzanna Chwadeczko was 5th (1:59.97). Queens also had two women in the final, Georgia DaCruz and Josephina Lorda, who finished 7th and 8th respectively.

Event 3  Women 200 Yard IM
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  Division II: R 1:55.63  3/9/2016  Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
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                       === Championship Finals ===                       
 
  1 Bailee Nunn            FR Drury             1:57.24    1:56.51   20  
             25.37        55.24 (29.87)
        1:28.16 (32.92)     1:56.51 (28.35)
  2 Alexis Divelbiss       JR Wingate           2:00.04    1:58.57   17  
             25.32        55.32 (30.00)
        1:30.12 (34.80)     1:58.57 (28.45)
  3 Hannah Kastigar        JR Northern State    1:59.64    1:59.05   16  
             26.17        55.90 (29.73)
        1:30.42 (34.52)     1:59.05 (28.63)
  4 Oksana Marchuk         FR Bridgeport        2:00.97    1:59.93   15  
             25.40        55.62 (30.22)
        1:31.60 (35.98)     1:59.93 (28.33)
  5 Zuzanna Chwadeczko     JR Drury             2:00.60    1:59.97   14  
             26.23        56.93 (30.70)
        1:30.94 (34.01)     1:59.97 (29.03)
  6 Daria Belova           JR Fresno Pacific    2:02.16    2:01.26   13  
             26.33        57.65 (31.32)
        1:32.34 (34.69)     2:01.26 (28.92)
  7 Georgia DaCruz         FR Queens (NC)       2:00.82    2:01.60   12  
             25.54        56.00 (30.46)
        1:32.31 (36.31)     2:01.60 (29.29)
  8 Josephina Lorda        SO Queens (NC)       2:01.42    2:02.02   11  
             25.83        56.18 (30.35)
        1:32.89 (36.71)     2:02.02 (29.13)
 
                       === Consolation Finals ===                        
 
  9 Morgan McClure         JR Cal State East B  2:02.53    2:01.23    9  
             26.88        56.77 (29.89)
        1:32.78 (36.01)     2:01.23 (28.45)
 10 Anastasiia Manakova    FR Henderson St.     2:03.63    2:02.47    7  
             26.20        58.13 (31.93)
        1:33.86 (35.73)     2:02.47 (28.61)
 11 Rachel Helm            FR NMU               2:02.40    2:02.51    6  
             26.37        56.65 (30.28)
        1:32.68 (36.03)     2:02.51 (29.83)
 12 Malin Westman          JR Nova S'eastern    2:03.04    2:02.65    5  
             27.56        59.57 (32.01)
        1:33.06 (33.49)     2:02.65 (29.59)
 13 Hannah Peiffer         SR Queens (NC)       2:02.88    2:03.47    4  
             26.31        56.04 (29.73)
        1:33.93 (37.89)     2:03.47 (29.54)
 14 Bavindeep Basra        JR Fresno Pacific    2:03.28    2:03.54    3  
             26.97        58.43 (31.46)
        1:34.19 (35.76)     2:03.54 (29.35)
 15 Mckenzie Street        SO TAMPA             2:04.44    2:03.98    2  
             26.36        58.78 (32.42)
        1:34.17 (35.39)     2:03.98 (29.81)
 16 Abby Kosic             FR Wingate           2:03.76    2:04.65    1  
             26.84        58.62 (31.78)
        1:35.74 (37.12)     2:04.65 (28.91)

Men’s 200 IM

Queens sophomore Marius Kusch took the men’s 200 IM in a swift 1:44.36, beating out defending 2016 Champion Victor Polyakov by more than a second. Kusch took the butterfly out hard in 21.28, more than a second faster than anyone in the field, and extended that led through the backstroke. While he was starting to fade a bit on the freestyle leg, he had enough of a cushion to comfortably take the win.

Simon Fraser junior Adrian VanderHelm took third in 1:46.05 to round of the podium. Queens picked up some big points in this event, with juniors Inigo Alarcia and Zach Bunner joining Kusch in the championship final to give Queens 45 points from the event.

Event 4  Men 200 Yard IM
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  Division II: R 1:41.94  3/11/2015 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
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                       === Championship Finals ===                       
 
  1 Marius Kusch           SO Queens (NC)       1:45.47    1:44.36   20  
             21.28        46.71 (25.43)
        1:18.35 (31.64)     1:44.36 (26.01)
  2 Victor Polyakov        SR West Chester      1:46.94    1:45.64   17  
             23.20        49.98 (26.78)
        1:20.75 (30.77)     1:45.64 (24.89)
  3 Adrian VanderHelm      JR Simon Fraser      1:46.27    1:46.05   16  
             22.36        48.86 (26.50)
        1:20.84 (31.98)     1:46.05 (25.21)
  4 Matthew Holmes         SO Florida Southern  1:47.12    1:46.81   15  
             23.37        50.08 (26.71)
        1:20.99 (30.91)     1:46.81 (25.82)
  5 Leif-Henning Kluever   SR Wingate           1:47.99    1:47.14   14  
             23.43        50.46 (27.03)
        1:21.68 (31.22)     1:47.14 (25.46)
  6 Inigo Alarcia          JR Queens (NC)       1:47.52    1:47.35   13  
             23.04        50.33 (27.29)
        1:20.58 (30.25)     1:47.35 (26.77)
  7 Zach Bunner            JR Queens (NC)       1:47.53    1:47.73   12  
             22.91        49.02 (26.11)
        1:21.43 (32.41)     1:47.73 (26.30)
  8 Antonio Nunez-Alvarez  SO Florida Southern  1:47.63    1:48.74   11  
             23.96        52.68 (28.72)
        1:23.56 (30.88)     1:48.74 (25.18)
 
                       === Consolation Finals ===                        
 
  9 Gabriel Hernandez      SR UCSD              1:48.03    1:46.39    9  
             23.18        49.94 (26.76)
        1:20.32 (30.38)     1:46.39 (26.07)
 10 Brandon Schuster       FR Cal Baptist       1:48.14    1:47.75    7  
             23.82        51.24 (27.42)
        1:21.88 (30.64)     1:47.75 (25.87)
 11 Matteo Fraschi         SR Delta State       1:48.21    1:47.94    6  
             23.41        51.24 (27.83)
        1:21.51 (30.27)     1:47.94 (26.43)
 12 Marco Aldabe           SR Nova S'eastern    1:48.73    1:48.01    5  
             23.93        50.92 (26.99)
        1:22.48 (31.56)     1:48.01 (25.53)
 13 Rodrigo Codo Berti     SO Indy              1:48.41    1:48.12    4  
             23.89        50.69 (26.80)
        1:22.44 (31.75)     1:48.12 (25.68)
 14 Ryan Leonard           SO NMU               1:48.03    1:48.30    3  
             23.83        51.51 (27.68)
        1:22.57 (31.06)     1:48.30 (25.73)
 15 Felix Eigel            SR Lindenwood        1:48.53    1:48.42    2  
             23.63        50.82 (27.19)
        1:22.55 (31.73)     1:48.42 (25.87)
 16 Joao Ribeiro           FR Wayne State       1:48.58    1:49.38    1  
             23.95        52.11 (28.16)
        1:23.43 (31.32)     1:49.38 (25.95)

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