﻿{"id":229506,"date":"2016-11-16T14:57:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T21:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=229506"},"modified":"2016-11-16T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T21:57:52","slug":"division-ii-meet-preview-in-state-rivals-highlight-big-d2-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-meet-preview-in-state-rivals-highlight-big-d2-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Division II Meet Preview: In-State Rivals Highlight Big D2 Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we move further into the fall, teams across the country are preparing for their winter invitationals to get a gauge of their season and where they may stack up at the end of the year in terms of NCAA\u2019s. This week we\u2019ll preview two of the bigger invites happening this week in addition to the match-up of Tampa and Nova Southeastern down in Florida. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Meet Of The Week: Tampa vs. Nova Southeastern<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-state conference rivals University of Tampa and Nova Southeastern University will meet this weekend at Tampa. Nova made history last year, sweeping Tampa by the largest margins in program history (169-93 on the men\u2019s side and 162-100 on the women\u2019s side) to take both wins. This year, Nova should be able to repeat that result, as they are currently ranked #2 (men) and #4 (women) in the latest CSCAA Poll. Tampa is currently only ranked on the men\u2019s side, where they are 12th, while they were ranked as high as 6th in the October poll. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Names to watch for the Sharks include junior <\/span><b>Anton Lobanov, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the reigning NCAA Champion and NCAA record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, and senior <\/span><b>Emma Wahlstrom, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who was third at NCAA\u2019s last year in the 200 freestyle and currently sits second in the country in that event (1:51.14). While Tampa\u2019s men will be buoyed by the presence of <\/span><b>Martin Hammer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the sprints, they will really need their depth swimmers to step up in order to challenge Nova at home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nova was second at last year\u2019s Sunshine State Conference meet, while Tampa was right behind them in third. On the men\u2019s side, the two teams were only separated by 21 points. Regardless of what this meet will tell us when looking toward the end of the year, expect some fast swimming between these two rival teams before they meet again in December for the Spartan Invitational. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A3 Invitational <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the this week the A3 Invitational, hosted by Division II powerhouse UC San Diego on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. This is a high powered meet that includes some big name Division I schools, including Stanford University and UCLA among others. But UC San Diego, who took fifth on the women\u2019s side and fourth on the men\u2019s side last year, should be able to be competitive. The program was recently ranked #3 across Division II men\u2019s schools and #6 among Division II women\u2019s schools in the latest CSCAA Coaches Poll. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That shows a bit of a resurgence for the men\u2019s program, which was 17th at the NCAA Championships last year. UC San Diego\u2019s women were third at that meet, less than 20 points away from second place Wingate. Swimmers to watch for the Tritons include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman<\/span><b> Casey Brotherton, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is currently 3rd in the country in the 500 free (5:01.60) and 2nd in the mile (17:22.86).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophomore transfer <\/span><b>Amanda Sumrow, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is currently 3rd in the country in the 200 fly (2:02.99).<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breaststroke trio of sophomore <\/span><b>Lily Maxfield<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, junior <\/span><b>Anshanika Phetbenjakul,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and senior <\/span><b>Jaimie Bryan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, all three of which are ranked within the top 8 nationally in the 200 breaststroke.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seniors <\/span><b>Michael Cohn <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Zachary Yong, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who are 3rd nationally in the 200 back (1:49.95) and 200 breaststroke (2:02.62) respectively.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trio of junior <\/span><b>Kevin Wylder, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">senior<\/span><b> Gabriel Hernandez, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and sophomore <\/span><b>Garrett Tse <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who are all within the top 8 nationally in the 200 butterfly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Panther Invitational <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another high level Invitational this week will be the Panther Invitational, hosted by Florida Tech this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some of the best Division II schools in the state will be competing, including #3 University of West Florida, which should lead to some fast times with potential for NCAA qualification later in the year. Look below to see swimmers you should watch over the three day meet:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophomore <\/span><b>Victor Furtado <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Florida Tech), who is currently ranked first in the 50 free (20.62) and second in the 100 free (44.92) and 100 butterfly (48.73).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior <\/span><b>Theresa Michalak <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(West Florida), the reigning NCAA Champion in the 100 breaststroke. She has already been faster than her winning time this year, holding the #1 time in the country at 1:00.62. 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