By Kevin Tritt<\/p>\n
BALTIMORE, Dec. 5. THE Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins University, a perennial NCAA Division III swimming power, are having a banner year, highlighted by both the men's and women's performance at the Miami of Ohio Invitational last weekend.<\/p>\n
The Blue Jay men are 4-1 this season, and finished seventh out of 17 teams at the Invitational. The women are 3-1 and placed ninth in Oxford. The women will return to action by hosting Navy on January 12, and both teams will face West Chester on January 15..<\/p>\n
An incredible 13 school records were broken and 22 swimmers qualified for the NCAA Championships last weekend when Hopkins competed in the Miami of Ohio
\nInvitational. <\/p>\n
Krissy Brinsley broke the school records in the 100
\nbackstroke with a time of 57.97 and in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.32. <\/p>\n
Nontawan Benja-Athon continued her impressive freshman
\nseason by setting the school record in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.37, while Stephanie Harbeson swam the 200 freestyle in 1:52.98 to break another Hopkins record. <\/p>\n
On the men's side, Justin Brannock won the 200 freestyle in a school record time of 1:39.58, while J.P. Balfour II swam the 400 individual medley in 4:02.44 and Scott Amstrong swam the 500 freestyle in 4:27.28 to set school marks. <\/p>\n
Also setting new Hopkins records for the men's team were the 200 medley relay team (Brett Fisher, Scott Pitz, David Lofthus, Brandon Loftus) in 1:32.96 and the 400 medley relay team (Fisher, Pitz, Loftus, Brannock) in 3:24.09. <\/p>\n
For the women, records were set by the 200 medley relay team (Ashley Shively, Elizabeth Schlicher, Megan
\nRudinsky, Brinsley) in 1:48.85, the 200 freestyle relay team (Michelle Phillips, Harbeson, Shively, Brinsley) in 1:37.37, the 400 medley relay team (Brinsley, Benja-Athon, Rudinsky, Harbeson) in
\n3:55.17, and the 400 freestyle relay team (Phillips, Rudinsky, Harbeson, Brinsley) in 3:32.78.<\/p>\n
With their performances over the weekend, 22 Hopkins swimmers wrapped up a return trip to Oxford in March to compete in the Div. III NCAA Championships. Listed are the swimmers who qualified for individual vents and the events in which they qualified:<\/p>\n
Women:
\nDiana Smirnova – 200 individual medley in 2:09.70, 100
\nbutterfly in 58.04, 200 butterfly in 2:10.18<\/p>\n
Nontawan Benja-Athon – 200 individual medley in 2:09.86, 200 freestyle in 1:55.61, 200 breaststroke in 2:21.37<\/p>\n
Krissy Brinsley – 50 freestyle in 24.32, 100 backstroke in 57.97<\/p>\n
Ashley Shively – 50 freestyle in 24.49, 100 butterfly in 58.46, 100 backstroke in 59.55<\/p>\n
Michelle Phillips – 50 freestyle in 24.58, 100 freestyle in 53.37<\/p>\n
Megan Rudinsky – 100 butterfly in 57.96<\/p>\n
Stephanie Harbeson – 200 freestyle in 1:52.98, 100 freestyle in 53.43<\/p>\n
Amy Bailey – 200 butterfly in 2:12.52.<\/p>\n
Men:
\nScott Armstrong – 500 freestyle in 4:27.28, 200 freestyle in 1:41.48, 1650 freestyle in 15:39.42<\/p>\n
William Freund – 500 freestyle in 4:35.34, 200 freestyle in 1:42.14<\/p>\n
Jon Kleinman – 500 freestyle in 4:36.77, 400 individual medley in 4:05.14, 1650 freestyle in
\n16:19.92<\/p>\n
Oliver Buccicone – 500 freestyle in 4:38.57, 200 butterfly in 1:54.68<\/p>\n
J.P. Balfour II – 200 individual medley in 1:53.93, 400 individual medley in 4:02.44, 200 backstroke in 1:42.53<\/p>\n
Loren Robinson – 200 individual medley in 1:55.30, 200 freestyle in 1:43.06, 100 freestyle in 46.78<\/p>\n
Mark Levin – 50 freestyle in 21.32, 100 freestyle in 46.70
\nJustin Brannock – 50 freestyle in 21.37, 200 freestyle in 1:39.58; 100 freestyle in 46.05<\/p>\n
David Lofthus – 100 butterfly in 50.39, 100 backstroke in 51.55, 200 backstroke in 1:53.69<\/p>\n
Brett Fisher – 100 butterfly in 51.30, 100 backstroke in 51.62<\/p>\n
Brandon Loftus – 100 butterfly in 51.87<\/p>\n
Scott Pitz – 100 breaststroke in 57.80, 200 breaststroke in 2:07.38<\/p>\n
Ben Herman – 1650 freestyle in 16:21.97<\/p>\n
10 Blue Jay Relay Teams Also Qualify: <\/p>\n
Women:
\n200 freestyle relay (Phillips, Harbeson, Shively, Brinsley) in 1:37.37<\/p>\n
400 medley relay (Brinsley, Benja-Athon, Rudinsky, Harbeson) in 3:55.17<\/p>\n
200 medley relay (Shively, Schlicher, Rudinsky, Brinsley) in 1:48.85<\/p>\n
800 freestyle relay (Smirnova, Harbeson, Benja-Athon, Brinsley) in 7:43.41<\/p>\n
400 freestyle relay (Phillips, Rudinsky, Harbeson,
\nBrinsley) in 3:32.78<\/p>\n
Men:
\n200 freestyle relay (Levin, Lofthus, Kyle Robinson, Brannock) in 1:24.16<\/p>\n
400 medley relay (Fisher, Pitz, Lofthus, Brannock) in 3:24.09<\/p>\n
200 medley relay (Fisher, Pitz, Lofthus, Loftus) in 1:32.96<\/p>\n
800 freestyle relay (Freund, Armstrong, L. Robinson, Brannock) in 6:46.26 (aggregate)<\/p>\n
400 freestyle relay (Levin, L. Robinson, Fisher, Brannock) in 3:05.03<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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