{"id":290123,"date":"2017-12-27T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=290123"},"modified":"2017-12-26T18:04:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T01:04:48","slug":"top-five-division-iii-womens-swimming-title-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-five-division-iii-womens-swimming-title-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Division III Women&#8217;s Swimming Title Contenders through December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Kevin Donnelly, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the NCAA Division III Championships the Emory Eagles&#8217; women have held the top spot since 2010. Last year the team put up an impressive 645.5 points, more than 200 above the closest team behind them.<\/p>\n<p>The Williams College Ephs took second in 2017, outpacing Ohio rivals Kenyon and Denison, who took third and fourth respectively. But numerous different teams were vying for spots between fifth and tenth, with just 64 points separating those six teams in the standings last year.<\/p>\n<p>Who will take the top spot this year? Will new schools move into Top Five contention? After taking a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-five-division-iii-mens-swimming-title-contenders-through-december-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">the men&#8217;s standings<\/a>\u00a0two weeks ago, here are the Top Five Division III women\u2019s swimming and diving title contenders through the midpoint of the season in December of 2017.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Williams College<\/h2>\n<p>While Williams College actually holds no top-five times in the division at the moment, the NESCAC team did not swim in an Invite meet this fall. While the Ephs graduated National Champions\u00a0<strong>Olivia Jackson\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Megan Pierce\u00a0<\/strong>last year,\u00a0senior <strong>Emma Waddell<\/strong>, won the 50 free and 100 fly in 2017. She\u00a0looks to build on her success and be a key piece for the Williams women in her collegiate finale.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Johns Hopkins University<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_51913\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51913\" data-attachment-id=\"51913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-iii-meet-of-the-week-plus-four-others-to-watch\/jh-celebrates2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hayley Good&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S8200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395334134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Johns Hopkins celebrates2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-178x133.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Jh-celebrates2-184x138.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Blue Jays look set to build on their ninth-place finish from last year\u2019s meet, as they bring back a deep group of swimmers bound to contribute in freestyle events, whether it be individually or on relays. Senior <strong>Courtney Cowan<\/strong> currently leads the division in the 500 free and is fifth in the 200 free. The Blue Jays also hold the third-fastest times in the 400 free relay and the 800 free relay to this point.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Denison\u00a0University<\/h2>\n<p>The Big Red, who took fourth last year behind conference rival Kenyon, look poised to fight for a top-three spot this season.\u00a0<strong>KT Kustritz<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Mesaros<\/strong> are ranked first and third, respectively, in the women\u2019s 100 breast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/denisons-kt-kustritz-breaks-ncaa-d3-100-breast-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">After setting the NCAA record<\/a> in the 100 in December, only time will tell how much lower Kustritz can go.\u00a0<strong>Zoe Whelan<\/strong> is ranked fourth in the 100 fly. Denison also has four relays ranked in the top five nationally at this point in the season.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Emory University<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_52626\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52626\" data-attachment-id=\"52626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emory-girls-with-trophy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hayley Good&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S8200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395512039&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0263157894737&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Emory girls with trophy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52626 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-178x133.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emory-girls-with-trophy-184x138.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Emory Eagles bring back a strong team, but will face a bigger challenge this year than in years past on their road to a ninth-straight title. Emory currently has fourteen individual swims ranked in the top five nationally, including junior <strong>Julia Durmer<\/strong>, who leads the country in the 1650 free, an event she won at last year&#8217;s meet. She&#8217;s also ranked at the top of\u00a0the 400 IM just ahead of teammate <strong>Ming Ong<\/strong>.\u00a0Senior <strong>Cindy Cheng<\/strong> also leads the division in the 200 free and 200 back.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Kenyon College<\/h2>\n<p>The Kenyon Ladies bring back a deep squad of swimmers who look poised to battle with Emory for the title this season. Holding seventeen top-five swims through this point in the season, as well as all five relays, the Ladies are strong across all events and look ready for a battle come March. Freshman <strong>Crile Hart<\/strong> leads the NCAA in the 100 back, and the Ladies also hold the top time in the country in the 400 medley relay. Additionally, junior <strong>Hannah Orbach-Mandel<\/strong> ranks second in the 100 and 200 free and third in the 500 free.<\/p>\n<p><i>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kevin Donnelly, Swimming World College Intern. At the NCAA Division III Championships the Emory Eagles&#8217; women have held the top spot since 2010. 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