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The 2016-2017 Division II college season is well underway, and with a break in competition for the week of Thanksgiving this is a perfect time for a brief analysis of the year so far. Queens University of Charlotte is the defending NCAA champions for the last two years on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s side, and looks to be an early favorite to repeat that on the men\u2019s side. However, the Royals will have a much harder time on the women\u2019s side, where several teams look poised to challenge the defending champions. <\/span>The latest CSCAA poll from November<\/span><\/a> has Queens leading all men\u2019s teams, while Drury is leading all women\u2019s teams, with Queens sitting in second. You can see the top five teams from the poll below:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Women<\/h3>\n
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  1. Drury<\/li>\n
  2. Queens<\/li>\n
  3. West Florida<\/li>\n
  4. Nova Southeastern<\/li>\n
  5. Northern Michigan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Men<\/h3>\n
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    1. Queens<\/li>\n
    2. Nova Southeastern<\/li>\n
    3. UC San Diego<\/li>\n
    4. Northern Michigan<\/li>\n
    5. Lindenwood<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This year also has seen some newcomers break onto the stage that may be swimming for individual titles at the end of the year. Look below to see four swimmers across Division II swimming who are setting themselves up for big seasons. <\/span><\/p>\n

      Bailee Nunn (Drury – Freshman)<\/b><\/h3>\n

      The freshman from Drury has to be a big part of the Panthers chance to unseat Queens as NCAA champions this year. <\/span>Nunn<\/b> currently holds three of the #1 times in the country this year, all from the 2016 Missouri Invitational last weekend. That includes the 100 breaststroke (1:00.42), 100 butterfly (53.16), and the 200 IM (1:57.96). All three of those times are automatic qualifiers for NCAA\u2019s, and <\/span>Nunn\u2019s <\/b>100 breaststroke time would have been good enough to win the event last year and set an NCAA record. The freshman also has a scary level of versatility, also holding top three times in the 100 free (3rd – 49.65), 200 butterfly (3rd – 2:02.61), and the 200 breast (2:15.30). While it remains to be seen what she will swim at the end of the year, it is safe to say she will be vying for multiple individual championships. She also adds nice versatility to Drury\u2019s sprint free and medley relays, which are already buoyed by senior and NCAA record holder <\/span>Wen Xu. <\/b><\/p>\n

      Theresa Michalak (West Florida – Junior)<\/b><\/h3>\n

      Perhaps the biggest threat to <\/span>Bailee Nunn <\/b>at the end of the year will be West Florida\u2019s <\/span>Theresa Michalak<\/b>. The 2016 NCAA champion in the 100 breaststroke while, <\/span>Michalak<\/b> also placed second in the 200 IM (1:58.11) and third in the 100 butterfly (53.13) at that meet. The junior has already been faster than her winning time last year in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.62 to 1:01.05), and is only two-tenths behind <\/span>Bailee Nunn\u2019s <\/b>number one ranked time. Similar to <\/span>Nunn, <\/b>the West Florida swimmer has crazy versatility, currently sitting second in five events: the 50 free (22.53), 100 free (49.42), 100 breast (1:00.62), 100 butterfly (53.98), and 200 IM (1:59.53). Interestingly, her only #1 ranking comes from an event she did not swim individually at NCAA\u2019s last year, the 100 backstroke. She currently holds the top spot in that event with a 54.52. <\/span><\/p>\n

      Konrad Stepien (Drury – Freshman)<\/b><\/h3>\n

      Another Drury freshman is making a name for themselves this season on the men\u2019s team in the form of <\/span>Konrad Stepien, <\/b>a distance specialist. <\/span>Stepien <\/b>currently has the top time in the country in the 500 free by a staggering eight seconds, sitting ahead of Queen\u2019s star junior <\/span>Dion Dreesens. <\/b>The Drury freshman posted a 4:17.19 at the Missouri Invitational, winning the event and hitting an automatic qualifying time for NCAA\u2019s in the event. He also finished second in the 1,650 (15:31.17) and fourth in the 200 (1:36.42) to grab the top times in Division II in those events. That should catch the eye of<\/span> Dreesens, <\/b>who was the 2016 NCAA Champion in the 200, 500, and 1,000 freestyle events last year. His best time in the 500 is 4:17.09, just a hair faster than what <\/span>Stepien <\/b>went last weekend, and an indication that the freshman will challenge the defending NCAA champion come March.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Nick Arakelian (Queens – Junior)<\/b><\/h3>\n

      This versatile Queens junior looks to be setting himself up for a third straight NCAA title in the 400 IM, holding the top time in the country after the Wingate Fall Frenzy at 3:48.17. That is about in line what he went last year at that meet (3:48.22), but his other swims were at another level that show he may be reader for another dominating season in the distance freestyle events. <\/span>Arakelian <\/b>had an outstanding freshman year at Queens, winning four individual events at the 2015 NCAA Championships, including the 400 IM in an NCAA record of 3:43.84. He repeated that title in 2016, but failed to defend his titles in the 500, 1,000, and 1,650. Looking at his freestyle swims this year compared to last year at the Wingate meet, <\/span>Arakelian <\/b>was seven seconds faster than last year in the 500 free and eleven seconds faster in the 1,650. He also went a personal best of 1:58.04 in the 200 breaststroke, a sure sign that the second half of his IM should be one of the best in the country. That 1:58 also makes him the fastest in that event in the country, a sure confidence boost for him heading into winter training and the second half of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n

      To continue following all of the latest news from Division II swimming & diving (and all NCAA competition), make sure to check in on our <\/span>College News page<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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