{"id":296198,"date":"2018-02-14T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T22:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=296198"},"modified":"2018-02-14T15:46:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T22:46:52","slug":"division-ii-weekly-preview-rmac-bluegrass-get-going-for-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-weekly-preview-rmac-bluegrass-get-going-for-week-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Division II Weekly Preview: RMAC, Bluegrass Get Going For Week Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are three major Division II conference meets set to begin this weekend as the second major wave of conference meets in Division II hits us. The Bluegrass Mountain, the Rocky Mountain and the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference will all be hosting their championship meets this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>There are a total of seven conference meets this weekend and they all start Wednesday night. The Bluegrass Mountain Conference championships will be one of the headlining meets with powerhouse Queens at the meet in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>CSCAA ranked teams in BMC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#1 Queens men<\/li>\n<li>#14 Wingate men<\/li>\n<li>#17 Carson Newman men<\/li>\n<li>#24 Limestone men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>#2 Queens women<\/li>\n<li>#14 Wingate women<\/li>\n<li>#19 Carson Newman women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conference will be all about Queens as Wingate has underperformed this year after being in the preseason top 5. The Queens men look untouchable as they move forward to NCAA&#8217;s in four weeks. The Queens women will have their hands full with Drury when we get to nationals as they are second nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Top men&#8217;s swimmers to watch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marius Kusch<\/strong>, Queens (200 IM, 100 fly, 200 fly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Pijulet<\/strong>, Queens (50, 100 back, 200 back)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Arakelian<\/strong>, Queens (500, 400 IM, 200 breast)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zach Bunner<\/strong>, Queens (200 IM, 100 back, 200 fly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sebastian Holmberg<\/strong>, Wingate (100 fly, 100 back, 100 free)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lennart Queiss<\/strong>, Wingate (200 free, 100 free)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The psych sheet is not yet available as the events in parentheses are just guesses of what they could possibly swim. 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The meet will still be a fun one to watch as more of the star power is on the women&#8217;s side, even if Queens is still head and shoulders ahead of everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The meet will be hosted by Queens in the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center starting Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The west coast will get things started Wednesday night with the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships in Monterey Park, California.<\/p>\n<p>Teams ranked in CSCAA top 25:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#16 UC San Diego men<\/li>\n<li>#25 Fresno Pacific men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>#6 UC San Diego women<\/li>\n<li>#11 Fresno Pacific women<\/li>\n<li>#21 Cal State East Bay women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Top women&#8217;s swimmers to watch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lisa Tixier<\/strong>, Biola<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Fornshell<\/strong>, Fresno Pacific<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daria Belova<\/strong>, Fresno Pacific<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bavindeep Basra<\/strong>, Fresno Pacific<\/li>\n<li><strong>Morgan McClure<\/strong>, Cal State East Bay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Claire Beaty<\/strong>, Cal State East Bay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Julia Toronczak<\/strong>, UC San Diego<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amanda Sumrow<\/strong>, UC San Diego<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angie Phetbenjakul<\/strong>, UC San Diego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The women&#8217;s meet looks to be a little more spread out and wide open. 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The meet will be especially interesting with\u00a0<strong>David Lambert\u00a0<\/strong>of Oklahoma Baptist in attendance as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-division-ii-caeleb-dressel-who-is-david-lambert-of-oklahoma-baptist\/\" target=\"_blank\">fastest man in Division II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CSCAA ranked teams:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#7 Oklahoma Baptist men<\/li>\n<li>#9 California Baptist men<\/li>\n<li>#10 Colorado Mesa men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The men&#8217;s meet will be particularly stacked with three top ten teams in attendance. 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