﻿{"id":143803,"date":"2015-07-17T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T01:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=143803"},"modified":"2015-07-19T18:12:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T01:12:25","slug":"2016-ncaa-division-1-mens-fight-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-ncaa-division-1-mens-fight-night\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 NCAA Division 1 Men&#8217;s Fight Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Alexander Hardwick, Swimming World Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With about one month until college swimmers are all back on campus, the thought of NCAAs is beginning to re-enter swimmers&#8217; minds. The meet where success is determined, goals are hopefully reached, and one team gets the honor of taking the victory plunge in full warmups!<\/p>\n<p>Competing at the NCAA Championship meet in March is many college swimmers\u2019 annual goal. It begins as a\u00a0goal of competing, then scoring, and finally winning.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, times drop, swimmers step up for their team, and superstars are born. Those superstars are rivaled each year to maintain the top spot, or two swimmers compete to take over the newly incumbent champion seat.<\/p>\n<p>Although next year eight highly talented swimmers will suit up for each individual event final; I have singled out two swimmers to faceoff. I think these two swimmers in each event will push each other for the coveted 2016 gold trophy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39686\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39686\" data-attachment-id=\"39686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/trophies-09-ncaa-sd-1145\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3617,2406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1206652775&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Trophies 09 NCAA S&#038;D 1145\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39686\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Trophies-09-NCAA-SD-1145-67x67.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have created a \u201ctale of the tapes\u201d for each event, the two swimmers are my predicted fight for the title\u00a0at the 2016 Men\u2019s Division I NCAAs.<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0honorable mention is included, as a possible wildcard to shake up the gold medal pursuit between the two swimmers fighting it out for the top spot.\u00a0I have broken the fight cards daily for each of the three NCAA competition days. Each day features a main event that I feel is the best match-up. And at the bottom I note my top main card.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to post your thoughts of the winners below.<\/p>\n<p>Ding\u2026Ding\u2026\u2026FIGHT!!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2016 NCAA Men\u2019s Meet Schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day One Fight Card<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>500 Free<\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention; Reed Malone (Southern California)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>200 Individual Medley<\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention; Josh Prenot (California)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day One Fight Card (Main Event)<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\">\u201cSOUTH EASTERN SPEED\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_129640\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129640\" data-attachment-id=\"129640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427541984&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015 (3)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015 (3)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-129640 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-florida-ncaa-2015 (3)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caeleb Dressel, Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>50 Freestyle<\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention; Simonas Bilis (NC State)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_129804\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129804\" data-attachment-id=\"129804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427542068&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015 (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015 (1)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-129804 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"kristian-gkolomeev-alabama-ncaa-2015 (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristian Gkolomeev, Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day Two Fight Card<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>400 Individual Medley<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Josh Prenot (California)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>100 Breaststroke<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Peter Stevens (Tennessee)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>200 Freestyle<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Trent Williams (California)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>100 Backstroke<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Jake Taylor (Brigham Young)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day Two Fight Card (Main Event)<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\">\u201cTEXAS\u00a0TEAMMATE TAKEOVER\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_129722\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129722\" data-attachment-id=\"129722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427544351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015 (14)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015 (14)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-129722 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015-14-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jack-conger-texas-ncaa-2015 (14)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Conger, Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>100 Butterfly<\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention:Will Glass (Texas)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_129765\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129765\" data-attachment-id=\"129765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427544161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015 (7)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015 (7)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-129765 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015-7-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"joseph-schooling-texas-ncaa-2015 (7)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Schooling, Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day Three Fight Card<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Hennessey Stuart (NC State)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>100 Freestyle<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Caeleb Dressel (Florida)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>200 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Josh Prenot (California)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>1650 Freestyle<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: PJ Ransford (Michigan)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">Day Three Main Event <span style=\"color: #ff9900\">**Main Meet Event**<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\">&#8220;The Rematch&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>200 Butterfly<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Honorable Mention: Dylan Bosch (Michigan)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_144020\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144020\" data-attachment-id=\"144020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-ncaa-division-1-mens-fight-night\/joseph_schooling_jack_conger\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Aringo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144020\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph_schooling_Jack_Conger\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-144020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Aringo<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexander Hardwick, Swimming World Intern With about one month until college swimmers are all back on campus, the thought of NCAAs is beginning to re-enter swimmers&#8217; minds. The meet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":129407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,17],"tags":[52856,52357,142],"class_list":["post-143803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","category-commentary","tag-2016-ncaa","tag-alexander-hardwick","tag-swimming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>2016 NCAA Division 1 Men&#039;s Fight Night<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have created a \u201ctale of the tapes\u201d for each event at 2016 D1 NCAAs. 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