﻿{"id":341345,"date":"2018-12-08T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=341345"},"modified":"2018-12-08T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T18:12:59","slug":"berkoff-urlando-take-two-top-seeds-each-during-day-four-of-juniors-west-prelims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/berkoff-urlando-take-two-top-seeds-each-during-day-four-of-juniors-west-prelims\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkoff, Urlando Take Two Top Seeds Each During Day Four of Juniors West Prelims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More fast swimming occurred this morning during day four prelims of the 2018 Junior National Championships West in Austin, Texas.\u00a0Missoula Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Katharine Berkoff\u00a0<\/strong>had a strong showing and will be the top seed in the 200 back and 100 free tonight during finals while\u00a0<strong>Gianluca Urlando<\/strong> is the top qualifier in the 200 back and 200 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.txlameetresults.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for full results.<\/p>\n<p>Finals will begin tonight at 5:00 p.m. CST (6:00 p.m. EST). Tonight&#8217;s lineup will see finals of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 4&#215;100 free relay as well as the top heat of the mile.<\/p>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 200 Back<\/h1>\n<p>After winning the women&#8217;s 100 back in meet record-setting fashion last night, Missoula Aquatics&#8217; <strong>Katharine Berkoff<\/strong> will aim to complete the backstroke sweep this weekend. She will be the top seed in the 200 back tonight after posting a time of 1:52.36 this morning<\/p>\n<p>Aquajets&#8217;<strong> Isabelle Stadden\u00a0<\/strong>will be the second seed in 1:53.88 while Beach Cities Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alexandra Crisera<\/strong> will be on the other side of Berkoff in 1:56.58.<\/p>\n<p>Nitro Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ana Herceg<\/strong> (1:57.02), YMCA Westside&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kennedy Noble\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.27), Buenaventura&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Tea Laughlin\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.46), DART Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zoe Cosgrove\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.49) and Lakeside Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Natalie Whalen\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.50) will also complete in the top eight.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 27  Women 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 1:50.59  12\/14\/2013Clara Smiddy, AquaKids Sharks\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 1:50.59  12\/14\/2013Clara Smiddy, AquaKids Sharks-\r\n    13-14 NAG:   1:51.07  2010      Missy Franklin\r\n    15-16 NAG:   1:48.30  2018      Regan Smith\r\n    17-18 NAG:   1:48.42  2013      Missy Franklin\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Berkoff, Katharine     17 Missoula Aquatic  1:51.40    1:52.36  \r\n             26.06        54.53 (28.47)\r\n        1:23.33 (28.80)     1:52.36 (29.03)\r\n  2 Stadden, Isabelle      16 Aquajets Swim Te  1:52.04    1:53.88  \r\n             26.60        55.53 (28.93)\r\n        1:25.41 (29.88)     1:53.88 (28.47)\r\n  3 Crisera, Alexandra     17 Beach Cities Swi  1:54.44    1:56.58  \r\n             27.76        57.45 (29.69)\r\n        1:26.85 (29.40)     1:56.58 (29.73)\r\n  4 Herceg, Ana            15 Nitro Swimming-S  1:58.84    1:57.02  \r\n             28.02        57.51 (29.49)\r\n        1:27.45 (29.94)     1:57.02 (29.57)\r\n  5 Noble, Kennedy         14 YMCA Westside Si  1:57.54    1:57.27  \r\n             27.74        56.96 (29.22)\r\n        1:27.08 (30.12)     1:57.27 (30.19)\r\n  6 Laughlin, Tea          16 Buenaventura Swi  1:58.57    1:57.46  \r\n             27.12        56.81 (29.69)\r\n        1:26.88 (30.07)     1:57.46 (30.58)\r\n  7 Cosgrove, Zoe          17 DART Swimming-SN  1:59.80    1:57.49  \r\n             27.65        56.91 (29.26)\r\n        1:26.93 (30.02)     1:57.49 (30.56)\r\n  8 Whalen, Natalie        17 Lakeside Aquatic  1:59.01    1:57.50  \r\n             27.96        57.35 (29.39)\r\n        1:27.27 (29.92)     1:57.50 (30.23)<\/pre>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 200 Back<\/h1>\n<p>After setting two 15-16 National Age Group records yesterday in the 100 fly and 100 back, DART Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gianluca Urlando\u00a0<\/strong>will have another chance for a Junior National title in the 200 back today. He swam a lifetime best of 1:42.11 for the middle lane tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Edina&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Peter Larson\u00a0<\/strong>dropped a second from his seed time to qualify second in 1:42.48 while Foothills Swim Team&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gavin Olson\u00a0<\/strong>will be third in 1:43.83.<\/p>\n<p>Billings Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Ethan Harder\u00a0<\/strong>(1:44.27),\u00a0<strong>Harrison Lierz\u00a0<\/strong>(1:45.85), Seattle Metro&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Tyler Lu\u00a0<\/strong>(1:45.88), Sierra Marlins&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Colby Mefford\u00a0<\/strong>(1:46.25) and Wichita Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ben Patton\u00a0<\/strong>(1:46.50) will also swim in the A-final.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 28  Men 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 1:40.79  12\/10\/2011Jacob Pebley, Corvallis Aquati\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 1:40.79  12\/10\/2011Jacob Pebley, Corvallis Aquati\r\n    13-14 NAG:   1:43.15  2014      Michael Andrew\r\n    15-16 NAG:   1:40.90  2011      Ryan Murphy\r\n    17-18 NAG:   1:37.35  2014      Ryan Murphy\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Urlando, Gianluca      16 DART Swimming-SN  1:43.37    1:42.11  \r\n             23.64        48.69 (25.05)\r\n        1:14.66 (25.97)     1:42.11 (27.45)\r\n  2 Larson, Peter          17 Edina Swim Club-  1:43.51    1:42.48  \r\n             23.77        49.27 (25.50)\r\n        1:16.02 (26.75)     1:42.48 (26.46)\r\n  3 Olson, Gavin           17 Foothills Swim T  1:43.40    1:43.83  \r\n             24.52        50.77 (26.25)\r\n        1:17.51 (26.74)     1:43.83 (26.32)\r\n  4 Harder, Ethan          18 Billings Aquatic  1:43.04    1:44.27  \r\n             24.54        50.79 (26.25)\r\n        1:17.58 (26.79)     1:44.27 (26.69)\r\n  5 Lierz, Harrison        16 Una EA-CO         1:43.76    1:45.85  \r\n             24.70        51.26 (26.56)\r\n        1:18.48 (27.22)     1:45.85 (27.37)\r\n  6 Lu, Tyler              15 Seattle Metropol  1:45.54    1:45.88  \r\n             24.78        51.47 (26.69)\r\n        1:18.23 (26.76)     1:45.88 (27.65)\r\n  7 Mefford, Colby         17 Sierra Marlins S  1:47.80    1:46.25  \r\n             24.61        51.44 (26.83)\r\n        1:18.85 (27.41)     1:46.25 (27.40)\r\n  8 Patton, Ben            18 Wichita Swim Clu  1:47.10    1:46.50  \r\n             24.62        51.06 (26.44)\r\n        1:18.22 (27.16)     1:46.50 (28.28)<\/pre>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h1>\n<p>It will be a busy night for Berkoff as she is also the top qualifier in the women&#8217;s 100 free. She swam a new lifetime best of 48.91 this morning as the only swimmer in the field to sneak under the 49-second barrier.<\/p>\n<p>PRO Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Janelle Rudolph\u00a0<\/strong>will try to chase Berkoff down as the second seed in 49.38 while Scottsdale Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Ashley Strouse\u00a0<\/strong>earned the third seed in 49.55.<\/p>\n<p>Also vying for the Junior National title will be Arkansas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Kobie Melton\u00a0<\/strong>(49.57), Brea Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Samantha Pearson\u00a0<\/strong>(49.59), Longhorn Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Quinn Schaedler\u00a0<\/strong>(49.60), Bellevue&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gracie Felner\u00a0<\/strong>(49.73) and Crow Canyon&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zoie Hartman\u00a0<\/strong>(49.73).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 29  Women 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 46.29  12\/13\/2014Abbigail Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatic\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 46.29  12\/13\/2014Abbigail Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatic\r\n    13-14 NAG:   47.94  2010      Missy Franklin\r\n    15-16 NAG:   47.73  2013      Simone Manuel\r\n    17-18 NAG:   46.09  2015      Simone Manuel\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Berkoff, Katharine     17 Missoula Aquatic    49.18      48.91  \r\n    r:+0.75  23.83        48.91 (25.08)\r\n  2 Rudolph, Janelle       16 PRO Swimming-PN     49.33      49.38  \r\n    r:+0.72  23.64        49.38 (25.74)\r\n  3 Strouse, Ashley        16 Scottsdale Aquat    49.24      49.55  \r\n    r:+0.77  24.04        49.55 (25.51)\r\n  4 Melton, Kobie          18 Univ Arkansas Sw    49.17      49.57  \r\n    r:+0.66  23.73        49.57 (25.84)\r\n  5 Pearson, Samantha      17 Brea Aquatics-CA    49.33      49.59  \r\n    r:+0.75  23.86        49.59 (25.73)\r\n  6 Schaedler, Quinn       16 Longhorn Aquatic    48.84      49.60  \r\n    r:+0.73  23.86        49.60 (25.74)\r\n  7 Felner, Gracie         17 Bellevue Club Sw    50.20      49.73  \r\n    r:+0.74  23.90        49.73 (25.83)\r\n  7 Hartman, Zoie          17 Crow Canyon Coun    49.92      49.73  \r\n    r:+0.83  23.99        49.73 (25.74)<\/pre>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h1>\n<p>Houston Bridge Bats&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jack Armstrong\u00a0<\/strong>threw down a personal best by nearly a full second during prelims to earn the top spot in the men&#8217;s 100 free heading into tonight. He powered home in 43.68 as the only swimmer so far under 44 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong will face tough competition from Rockwood Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jack Dolan\u00a0<\/strong>who took second in 44.16 as well as Lake Country&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lucas Farrar\u00a0<\/strong>who is third in 44.23.<\/p>\n<p>Longhorn Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Coby Carrozza\u00a0<\/strong>(44.25), Santa Clara Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Max Saunders\u00a0<\/strong>(44.25), St. Charles Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Will Myhre\u00a0<\/strong>(44.26), Bellevue&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Matt King\u00a0<\/strong>(44.30) and Chicago Wolfpack&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Bence Szabados\u00a0<\/strong>(44.54) have qualified fourth through eighth, respectively.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 30  Men 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 41.23  12\/12\/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 41.23  12\/12\/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat\r\n    13-14 NAG:   43.90  2014      Michael Andrew\r\n    15-16 NAG:   42.67  2013      Ryan Hoffer\r\n    17-18 NAG:   41.23  2015      Ryan Hoffer\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Armstrong, Jack        17 Houston Bridge B    44.52      43.68  \r\n             21.11        43.68 (22.57)\r\n  2 Dolan, Jack            17 Rockwood Swim Cl    44.06      44.16  \r\n             21.13        44.16 (23.03)\r\n  3 Farrar, Lucas          18 Lake Country Swi    44.37      44.23  \r\n             20.97        44.23 (23.26)\r\n  4 Carrozza, Coby         17 Longhorn Aquatic    45.28      44.25  \r\n             21.22        44.25 (23.03)\r\n  4 Saunders, Max          17 Santa Clara Swim    44.15      44.25  \r\n             21.38        44.25 (22.87)\r\n  6 Myhre, Will            18 St Charles Swim-    52.66L     44.26  \r\n             21.34        44.26 (22.92)\r\n  7 King, Matt             16 Bellevue Club Sw    44.50      44.30  \r\n             21.33        44.30 (22.97)\r\n  8 Szabados, Bence        17 Chicago Wolfpack    45.23      44.54  \r\n             21.54        44.54 (23.00)<\/pre>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h1>\n<p>Boise YMCA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Charity Pittard\u00a0<\/strong>knocked off over a second from her previous best time to earn the top seed for finals. She will get a second swim in the middle lane with a seed time of 2:12.08.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Collins&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Coleen Gillilan\u00a0<\/strong>is close behind in 2:12.18 for the second seed while Hartman posted the third fastest time of the morning in 2:12.36.<\/p>\n<p>Central Iowa&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gillian Davey\u00a0<\/strong>(2:12.45), North Coast Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Tegan Preston\u00a0<\/strong>(2:14.50), Colorado Springs&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Edena Chen\u00a0<\/strong>(2:14.76), The Dolphins Portland&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kaitlyn Dobler\u00a0<\/strong>(2:14.79) and Lakeside Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jenna Watson\u00a0<\/strong>(2:14.92) rounded out the top eight.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 31  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 2:07.44  12\/9\/2017 Zoe Bartel, Fort Collins Are\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 2:07.44  12\/9\/2017 Zoe Bartel, Fort Collins\r\n    13-14 NAG:   2:10.22  2012      Allie Szekely\r\n    15-16 NAG:   2:06.45  2018      Alex Walsh\r\n    17-18 NAG:   2:05.99  2013      Annie Zhu\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Pittard, Charity       18 Boise YMCA Swim-  2:13.38    2:12.08  \r\n    r:+0.71  30.27      1:03.59 (33.32)\r\n        1:37.71 (34.12)     2:12.08 (34.37)\r\n  2 Gillilan, Coleen       17 Fort Collins Are  2:09.77    2:12.18  \r\n    r:+0.66  29.00      1:02.03 (33.03)\r\n        1:36.32 (34.29)     2:12.18 (35.86)\r\n  3 Hartman, Zoie          17 Crow Canyon Coun  2:08.60    2:12.36  \r\n    r:+0.80  29.52      1:03.01 (33.49)\r\n        1:37.54 (34.53)     2:12.36 (34.82)\r\n  4 Davey, Gillian         17 Central Iowa Aqu  2:10.48    2:12.45  \r\n    r:+0.78  30.45      1:03.80 (33.35)\r\n        1:37.92 (34.12)     2:12.45 (34.53)\r\n  5 Preston, Tegan         17 North Coast Aqua  2:17.25    2:14.50  \r\n    r:+0.70  30.65      1:04.73 (34.08)\r\n        1:39.00 (34.27)     2:14.50 (35.50)\r\n  6 Chen, Edenna           17 Colorado Springs  2:15.87    2:14.76  \r\n    r:+0.72  31.07      1:05.09 (34.02)\r\n        1:39.46 (34.37)     2:14.76 (35.30)\r\n  7 Dobler, Kaitlyn        16 The Dolphins Por  2:11.49    2:14.79  \r\n    r:+0.73  30.40      1:04.89 (34.49)\r\n        1:39.65 (34.76)     2:14.79 (35.14)\r\n  8 Watson, Jenna          16 Lakeside Aquatic  2:19.43    2:14.92  \r\n    r:+0.80  30.56      1:04.81 (34.25)\r\n        1:39.25 (34.44)     2:14.92 (35.67)<\/pre>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h1>\n<p>It will be a close battle for the men&#8217;s 200 breast title tonight during finals as only 0.14 separate the top four qualifiers. Yesterday&#8217;s 100 breast champion\u00a0<strong>Forrest Frazier\u00a0<\/strong>of Eastern Iowa Swim Federation \u00a0demolished his best time by nearly four seconds to earn the top seed in 1:56.35. This was the first time the future Cal Bear has broke two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting right behind Frazier in second is King Aquatic Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ethan Dang\u00a0<\/strong>in 1:56.37 while Sierra Marlins&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Ben Dillard\u00a0<\/strong>is also right in the mix with the third seed in 1:56.38.<\/p>\n<p>Team Rebel Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>AJ Pouch\u00a0<\/strong>(1:56.49), Myhre (1:57.37), Aquajets&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Hayden Zheng\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.36), Phoenix Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zachary Tan\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.52) and Mission Viejo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jason Schreiber\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.95) also broke two minutes to make up the rest of tonight&#8217;s top heat.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 32  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 1:55.08  12\/9\/2017 Zane Backes, Team Rebel Aquat\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 1:52.37  12\/10\/2016Reece Whitley, Penn Charter  AC\r\n    13-14 NAG:   1:55.52  2014      Reece Whitley\r\n    15-16 NAG:   1:52.37  2016      Reece Whitley\r\n    17-18 NAG:   1:51.43  2017      Reece Whitley\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Frazier, Forrest       16 Eastern Iowa Swi  2:00.03    1:56.35  \r\n             26.03        55.48 (29.45)\r\n        1:25.56 (30.08)     1:56.35 (30.79)\r\n  2 Dang, Ethan            16 King Aquatic Clu  1:55.56    1:56.37  \r\n             26.21        55.85 (29.64)\r\n        1:25.63 (29.78)     1:56.37 (30.74)\r\n  3 Dillard, Ben           17 Sierra Marlins S  1:58.08    1:56.38  \r\n             25.73        54.95 (29.22)\r\n        1:25.09 (30.14)     1:56.38 (31.29)\r\n  4 Pouch, AJ              18 Team Rebel Aquat  1:56.47    1:56.49  \r\n             26.11        55.50 (29.39)\r\n        1:25.63 (30.13)     1:56.49 (30.86)\r\n  5 Myhre, Will            18 St Charles Swim-  1:59.73    1:57.37  \r\n             26.07        55.64 (29.57)\r\n        1:26.44 (30.80)     1:57.37 (30.93)\r\n  6 Zheng, Hayden          15 Aquajets Swim Te  1:59.84    1:58.36  \r\n             27.14        57.28 (30.14)\r\n        1:27.32 (30.04)     1:58.36 (31.04)\r\n  7 Tan, Zachary           15 Phoenix Swim Clu  2:00.55    1:58.52  \r\n             26.91        56.68 (29.77)\r\n        1:27.40 (30.72)     1:58.52 (31.12)\r\n  8 Schreiber, Jason       17 Mission Viejo Na  1:59.65    1:58.95  \r\n             26.98        57.31 (30.33)\r\n        1:28.57 (31.26)     1:58.95 (30.38)<\/pre>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 200 Fly<\/h1>\n<p>Riptide&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>will be tonight&#8217;s top qualifier in the women&#8217;s 200 fly after posting a time of 1:54.87. If she can hang on to the lead, this would be her third win of the weekend after taking the gold in the 200 free and 500 free earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Magnolia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lillie Nordmann\u00a0<\/strong>is right behind her in 1:54.91 for second while Brea Aquatics&#8217; <strong>Zephy Koh\u00a0<\/strong>is seeded third with a time of 1:56.73.<\/p>\n<p>Katy Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Emma Sticklen\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.11), Metroplex Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Lindsa Looney\u00a0<\/strong>(1:57.58), Mission Viejo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Katie Crom\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.89), Greater Des Moines&#8217; <strong>Berit Quass\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.94) and Springfield Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Kate McCarville\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.11) complete the top heat for finals.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 33  Women 200 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     Jrs West: * 1:54.37  12\/13\/2014Ella Eastin, SOCAL Aquatics A\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: # 1:53.49  12\/9\/2017 Olivia Carter, Enfinity Aquatic\r\n    13-14 NAG:   1:56.01  2013      Cassidy Bayer\r\n    15-16 NAG:   1:52.99  1981      Mary T. 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