Queens enters the final day of the NCAA Division II Championships on the prowl for, well, two championships. It is in position to defend both its men\u2019s and women\u2019s titles, by a larger margin in the latter, and while Drury may put pressure on the men\u2019s team, Queens is in good position after Saturday morning preliminaries.<\/p>\n
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 30 \r\n \r\n 1. Queens (Nc) 517.5 2. Drury 333\r\n 3. Lindenwood 292 4. Indy 284\r\n 5. Grand Valley 203 6. Tampa 181.5\r\n 7. Wingate 166 8. Delta State 162\r\n 9. Carson-Newman 157 10. Nova S'Eastern 147<\/pre>\nNCAA Division II Championships Men’s Team Scores<\/h4>\n
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 31 \r\n \r\n 1. Queens (Nc) 456 2. Drury 391\r\n 3. McKendree 240 4. Lindenwood 237.5\r\n 5. Indy 233 6. Delta State 217\r\n 7. Wingate 174 8. Grand Valley 147\r\n 9. Wayne State 119 10. Florida Southern 117<\/pre>\nIn addition to the six races below, the final night will have the fastest heat of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 1,650 free and finish with the 400 freestyle relays.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 100 free<\/h4>\n
Danielle Melilli<\/strong> is after her third title and will chase it as the top seed, going 50.03 (slower than the 49.22 she\u2019s been this season). Second is teammate Lexie Baker<\/strong>, while Johanna Buys<\/strong> of Indy is third. The second through sixth seeds are separated by .21 seconds.<\/p>\n
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Event 34 Women 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 48.16 3\/16\/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)\r\n Meet: M 48.16 3\/16\/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Melilli, Danielle SO Queens (NC) 49.22 50.03 \r\n 24.05 50.03 (25.98)\r\n 2 Baker, Lexie SR Queens (NC) 50.03 50.22 \r\n 24.30 50.22 (25.92)\r\n 3 Buys, Johanna JR Indy 50.15 50.23 \r\n 23.78 50.23 (26.45)\r\n 4 Rizzetto, Ester JR West Florida 49.71 50.25 \r\n 24.14 50.25 (26.11)\r\n 5 Aringsmann, Sara SR Wingate 50.01 50.36 \r\n 24.17 50.36 (26.19)\r\n 6 Van Jaarsveld, Marize SR Indy 50.08 50.43 \r\n 24.34 50.43 (26.09)\r\n 7 Foster, Hannah JR Queens (NC) 50.91 50.68 \r\n 24.44 50.68 (26.24)\r\n 8 Preusse, Yasmin JR Drury 50.47 50.80 \r\n 24.16 50.80 (26.64)<\/pre>\nMen\u2019s 100 free<\/h4>\n
If Drury is going to make its move, this is the place. Karol Ostrowski<\/strong> had no prelims slipups to take the top seed in 43.02. Third is Alex Bowen<\/strong> at 43.22. Sandwiched in between with a big spoiler role is Queens\u2019 Matej Dusa.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Event 35 Men 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 41.50 11\/21\/2020Karol Ostrowski, Drury\r\n Meet: M 41.73 3\/16\/2019 Marius Kusch, Queens (NC)\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Ostrowski, Karol FR Drury 41.50 43.02 \r\n 20.68 43.02 (22.34)\r\n 2 Dusa, Matej FR Queens (NC) 43.30 43.17 \r\n 20.59 43.17 (22.58)\r\n 3 Bowen, Alex JR Drury 43.69 43.22 \r\n 20.37 43.22 (22.85)\r\n 4 Lichinsky, Gregg JR McKendree 42.57 43.28 \r\n 20.74 43.28 (22.54)\r\n 5 Ohnov, Viacheslav JR Wingate 43.31 43.46 \r\n 20.94 43.46 (22.52)\r\n 6 Winiatowski, Patryk SO Lindenwood 43.87 43.55 \r\n 20.95 43.55 (22.60)\r\n 7 Cvetko, Luka SO Wayne State 44.10 43.71 \r\n 20.98 43.71 (22.73)\r\n 8 De Paiva, Raphael SO Carson-Newman 43.62 43.72 \r\n 20.89 43.72 (22.83)<\/pre>\nWomen\u2019s 200 back<\/h4>\n
Indy\u2019s Katie McCoy<\/strong> turned in a stellar morning swim, going 1:56.58 to grab the top seed by 1.5 seconds. Cassie Wright<\/strong> of Nova Southeastern is second, and Queens\u2019 Rachel Massaro<\/strong> is the third seed.<\/p>\n
Event 36 Women 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 1:54.48 3\/11\/2017 Hannah Peiffer, Queens (NC)\r\n Meet: M 1:54.48 3\/11\/2017 Hannah Peiffer, Queens (NC)\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 McCoy, Katie JR Indy 1:58.68 1:56.58 \r\n 27.34 56.74 (29.40)\r\n 1:26.58 (29.84) 1:56.58 (30.00)\r\n 2 Wright, Cassie SR Nova S'eastern 1:59.51 1:58.07 \r\n 27.65 57.31 (29.66)\r\n 1:27.96 (30.65) 1:58.07 (30.11)\r\n 3 Massaro, Rachel SR Queens (NC) 1:57.80 1:58.39 \r\n 27.01 57.06 (30.05)\r\n 1:27.65 (30.59) 1:58.39 (30.74)\r\n 4 Palczynski, Stephanie SR Lewis 1:59.57 1:58.61 \r\n 28.08 57.90 (29.82)\r\n 1:28.26 (30.36) 1:58.61 (30.35)\r\n 5 Tice, Savannah SR WCU 1:58.52 1:59.17 \r\n 28.08 58.31 (30.23)\r\n 1:29.11 (30.80) 1:59.17 (30.06)\r\n 6 Maznytska, Vladyslava SR Queens (NC) 1:59.71 1:59.26 \r\n 27.05 56.09 (29.04)\r\n 1:26.79 (30.70) 1:59.26 (32.47)\r\n 7 De Cort, Melina JR Grand Valley 1:59.94 1:59.57 \r\n 28.34 58.94 (30.60)\r\n 1:29.28 (30.34) 1:59.57 (30.29)\r\n 8 Pareja, Laura JR Drury 1:55.66 1:59.77 \r\n 27.69 57.16 (29.47)\r\n 1:27.96 (30.80) 1:59.77 (31.81)<\/pre>\nMen\u2019s 200 back<\/h4>\n
Delta State\u2019s Giulio Brugnoni<\/strong> is the top seed tonight with a time of 1:44.53. He just edged past Indy\u2019s Landon Driggers<\/strong> and Andras Tiszai.<\/strong> Drury has two A finalists in sixth and seventh if it wants to make up ground.<\/p>\n
Event 37 Men 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 1:40.74 3\/15\/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)\r\n Meet: M 1:40.74 3\/15\/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Brugnoni, Giulio SR Delta State 1:45.62 1:44.53 \r\n 24.37 51.02 (26.65)\r\n 1:18.12 (27.10) 1:44.53 (26.41)\r\n 2 Driggers, Landon FR Indy 1:44.40 1:44.75 \r\n 24.49 50.92 (26.43)\r\n 1:18.06 (27.14) 1:44.75 (26.69)\r\n 3 Tiszai, Andras SO Indy 1:43.82 1:45.10 \r\n 24.23 50.33 (26.10)\r\n 1:17.43 (27.10) 1:45.10 (27.67)\r\n 4 Fava, Emanuel JR Delta State 1:44.64 1:45.32 \r\n 24.31 51.19 (26.88)\r\n 1:18.35 (27.16) 1:45.32 (26.97)\r\n 5 Hendriks, Raf FR St. Cloud St.-M 1:45.23 1:45.49 \r\n 25.17 52.00 (26.83)\r\n 1:18.82 (26.82) 1:45.49 (26.67)\r\n 6 Rodriguez, Andrew JR Drury 1:45.89 1:45.53 \r\n 24.75 51.30 (26.55)\r\n 1:18.49 (27.19) 1:45.53 (27.04)\r\n 7 Bighetti, Nathan JR Drury 1:42.69 1:45.60 \r\n 24.29 51.20 (26.91)\r\n 1:18.22 (27.02) 1:45.60 (27.38)\r\n 8 Lopez, Matias SR Florida Southern 1:47.88 1:45.89 \r\n 25.05 51.96 (26.91)\r\n 1:18.87 (26.91) 1:45.89 (27.02)<\/pre>\nWomen\u2019s 200 breast<\/h4>\n
Colorado Mesa\u2019s Lily Borgenheimer<\/strong> grabbed the top seed in 2:12.99, 1.5 seconds clear of the field. Truman State\u2019s Natalie Galluzzo<\/strong> is next best at 2:14.53 with Anne-Sofie Nissen<\/strong> of Wingate third.<\/p>\n
Event 38 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 2:09.12 3\/11\/2017 Bailee Nunn, Drury\r\n Meet: M 2:09.12 3\/11\/2017 Bailee Nunn, Drury\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Borgenheimer, Lily JR Colorado Mesa 2:09.67 2:12.99 \r\n 30.63 1:03.82 (33.19)\r\n 1:38.10 (34.28) 2:12.99 (34.89)\r\n 2 Galluzzo, Natalie SR Truman St. 2:17.62 2:14.53 \r\n 30.11 1:03.83 (33.72)\r\n 1:38.62 (34.79) 2:14.53 (35.91)\r\n 3 Nissen, Anne-sofie SR Wingate 2:14.69 2:14.87 \r\n 30.80 1:04.89 (34.09)\r\n 1:39.50 (34.61) 2:14.87 (35.37)\r\n 4 Mikesell, Claire SR IUP 2:14.33 2:15.23 \r\n 31.18 1:04.86 (33.68)\r\n 1:39.65 (34.79) 2:15.23 (35.58)\r\n 5 Best, Savanna JR Nova S'eastern 2:15.07 2:15.32 \r\n 30.68 1:05.22 (34.54)\r\n 1:40.60 (35.38) 2:15.32 (34.72)\r\n 6 Ginn, Meredith JR Carson-Newman 2:17.09 2:15.43 \r\n 30.62 1:04.28 (33.66)\r\n 1:40.02 (35.74) 2:15.43 (35.41)\r\n 7 Cross, Bec JR Drury 2:14.03 2:16.51 \r\n 30.45 1:05.19 (34.74)\r\n 1:40.89 (35.70) 2:16.51 (35.62)\r\n 8 Maruszczyk, Beata SO Lindenwood 2:12.94 2:16.68 \r\n 32.22 1:06.73 (34.51)\r\n 1:41.55 (34.82) 2:16.68 (35.13)<\/pre>\nMen\u2019s 200 breast<\/h4>\n
Gerald Brown<\/strong> is the top seed tonight, the Lindenwood senior going 1:56.68, near his seed time. McKendree freshman Filipe Pinheiro<\/strong> will give it a go, having dropping three seconds from his seed to 1:57.19. Roberto Camera<\/strong> is third in the 1:57.<\/p>\n
Queens holds the fifth and seventh seed to defend its team title.<\/p>\n
Event 39 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n NCAA DII: N 1:51.71 3\/14\/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern\r\n Meet: M 1:51.71 3\/14\/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Brown, Gerald SR Lindenwood 1:56.85 1:56.68 \r\n 25.93 55.55 (29.62)\r\n 1:25.67 (30.12) 1:56.68 (31.01)\r\n 2 Pinheiro, Filipe FR McKendree 2:00.36 1:57.19 \r\n 27.13 57.07 (29.94)\r\n 1:27.06 (29.99) 1:57.19 (30.13)\r\n 3 Camera, Roberto SO NMU 1:58.66 1:57.53 \r\n 26.75 56.82 (30.07)\r\n 1:27.14 (30.32) 1:57.53 (30.39)\r\n 4 Santos, Joao SR Emmanuel 2:00.65 1:58.03 \r\n 26.01 55.97 (29.96)\r\n 1:26.81 (30.84) 1:58.03 (31.22)\r\n 5 Delkeskamp, Jan JR Queens (NC) 1:58.17 1:58.26 \r\n 26.17 56.12 (29.95)\r\n 1:27.02 (30.90) 1:58.26 (31.24)\r\n 6 Huffman, Andy JR Missouri S & T 1:57.50 1:58.44 \r\n 26.50 56.03 (29.53)\r\n 1:26.60 (30.57) 1:58.44 (31.84)\r\n 7 Berecz, Balazs FR Queens (NC) 1:59.96 1:58.59 \r\n 26.07 55.71 (29.64)\r\n 1:27.19 (31.48) 1:58.59 (31.40)\r\n 8 Zuchowicz, Jan SR Indy 1:59.23 1:58.86 \r\n 26.52 56.65 (30.13)\r\n 1:27.37 (30.72) 1:58.86 (31.49)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens enters the final day of the NCAA Division II Championships on the prowl for, well, two championships. It is in position to defend both its men\u2019s and women\u2019s titles,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8367,"featured_media":465994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[122077,6],"tags":[121964],"class_list":["post-465991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-college","tag-ncaa-division-ii-championships"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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