{"id":232400,"date":"2016-12-07T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T20:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=232400"},"modified":"2016-12-07T13:16:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T20:16:38","slug":"division-ii-meet-preview-delta-state-hosts-christmas-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-meet-preview-delta-state-hosts-christmas-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"Division II Meet Preview: Delta State Hosts Christmas Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many of best teams in Division II have finished their winter invitationals and are done with competitions until 2017, there are still a handful of teams still to rest this semester, including two of the top 10 teams in the country. Read about what to look out for from those teams in this week\u2019s Division II Meet Preview!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Meet Of The Week: Delta State Christmas Invitational<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delta State University, the #8 (women) and #15 (men) ranked teams in the country, will host the Delta State Christmas Invitational this weekend, taking on Division II powerhouse Lindenwood and NAIA opponent Lindenwood-Belleville at home. Lindenwood is currently the #5 (men) and #10 (women) ranked team in the country, so expect this to be a close battle between the two teams for the overall title this weekend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time these two teams met was at the Lindenwood Invitational in October, where both teams split the meet. Lindenwood won the men\u2019s competition, beating the Delta State men by about 80 points, while on the women\u2019s side Delta State eked out a victory over Lindenwood by about 12 points. 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Some swimmers to watch out for from both teams include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Serghei Golban <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lindenwood), the three-time NCAA Champion last year in the 50 free (19.35), 100 back (46.56), and 100 free (42.96). <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Christian Vasquez <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lindenwood), who had two runner-up finishes at NCAA\u2019s last year in the 400 IM and 1,650 and two more top 8 appearances in the 200 butterfly and 1,000 free.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Melanie Tombers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Delta State), who was top 8 in 1,650 free, 200 breast, and 400 IM at 2016 NCAA\u2019s. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Alecia McGillivray <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lindenwood), who was top 8 in 1,000 free, 1,650 free, and 400 IM at 2016 NCAA\u2019s. <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mattia Schirru <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Delta State), the fourth place finisher in the 100 free (43.11) at 2016 NCAA\u2019s.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Golden Rams Invitational<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Chester University will host two Division III teams, Ursinus and Albright, at the Golden Rams Invitational this weekend in their home pool. West Chester is currently ranked #18 (men) and #23 (women) in the country, and this will be both teams first opportunity to swim with some rest this season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The swimmer to watch out for at this meet will be senior <\/span><b>Victor Polyakov, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who won the 200 IM (1:44.95) at Division II NCAA\u2019s last year. Polyakov was also 2nd in the 200 and 500 freestyles and seventh in the 1,650 free last year, but he has won all three of those events at NCAA\u2019s. His freshman year he was a four time individual NCAA champion, winning the 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 free at the 2014 national meet. Polyakov has been unable to repeat any of those titles since that year, but has been faster in his freestyle events this year than last, indicating the senior may be ready to get back to the top of the podium this year. 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