{"id":638816,"date":"2026-03-18T04:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=638816"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:24:42","slug":"ncaa-division-iii-championships-preview-denison-looking-for-repeat-nyu-seeking-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-iii-championships-preview-denison-looking-for-repeat-nyu-seeking-breakthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Division III Championships Preview: Denison Looking for Repeat, NYU Seeking Breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NCAA Division III Championships: Denison Looking for Repeat, NYU Seeking Breakthrough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It took a lot last year to unseat three-time NCAA Division III men\u2019s swimming and diving champion Emory. Denison brought that, winning by nearly 140 points, the Big Red\u2019s first NCAA title since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Division III has been chasing the Big Red all season, a quest that culminates at the NCAA Championships at IU Natatorium this week.<\/p>\n<p>Denison is in position to defend that title. It leads the field with 12 swimmers and 39 entries. It is seeded first in the 800 free relay and 200 free relay, after winning no relays last year. <strong>Jack Hill<\/strong> is their only individual top seed. The North Coast Athletic Conference Championships Swimmer of the Meet leads in the 200 free and is second in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2026-ncaa-division-iii-psych-sheet\/ncaa-college\/2026\/March\/18?rtn=%2Fmeets%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Psych Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/sports\/2013\/11\/5\/division-iii-men-s-and-women-s-swimming-and-diving.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Meet Information Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianasportscorp.org\/ncaa-division-iii-swimming-diving-championship-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Results Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/championships\/sports\/swimdive\/d3\/2025-26D3XSW_SelectedSwimmersByTeam-Men.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Men\u2019s Entries by School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/championships\/sports\/swimdive\/d3\/2025-26D3XSW_SelectedSwimmersByTeam-Women.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Women\u2019s Entries by School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2025-ncaa-division-iii-championships-mens-results\/ncaa-college\/2025\/March\/18?rtn=%2Fresults%2Fresultlist.aspx%3Fmanage%3Dtrue%26orderBy%3DResult.EmailAddress%26sortDirection%3D0%26page%3D1%26q%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Division III Men\u2019s Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2025-ncaa-division-iii-championships-womens-results\/ncaa-college\/2025\/March\/18?rtn=%2Fresults%2Fresultlist.aspx%3Fmanage%3Dtrue%26page%3D1%26orderBy%3DResult.EmailAddress%26sortDirection%3D0%26q%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Division III Women\u2019s Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetresults.greensboroaquaticcenter.com\/2025NCAA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Division III Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/history\/swimming-men\/d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division III Men&#8217;s Championship History\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/history\/swimming-women\/d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division III Women&#8217;s Championship History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/ncaa-division-iii-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Division III Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only four champions return from last year\u2019s men\u2019s meet. Carnegie Mellon\u2019s<strong> Brayden Morford<\/strong> won the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley last year. The junior is seeded fourth in the 100 back and seventh in the IM. He\u2019s the second seed in the 100 fly behind last year\u2019s champ <strong>Cooper Costello<\/strong> of the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Costello leads the way in the 200 fly, where he was second last year, and the 200 IM, where he was third. He\u2019s looking to build on three career national titles.<\/p>\n<p>The other returning champ is <strong>Henri Bonnault<\/strong> of Emory in the 100 breast. He\u2019s seeded third in both breaststroke events.<\/p>\n<p>Emory, last year\u2019s runner-up, has 15 swimmers and 36 entries. In addition to Bonnault, <strong>Harrison Thorsen<\/strong> is the second seed in the 200 fly and <strong>Benjamin Thorsen<\/strong> is fourth in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n<p>NYU was fourth last year. It has 14 swimmers and 41 event entries, the latter the most in the field. The Violets are ranked 1-2 in three events entering the meet: The 400 IM, led by <strong>Maksyn Nechydyuk;<\/strong> the 100 back, led by <strong>Keith McQuaid;<\/strong> and the 200 back, with <strong>Teddy Cross<\/strong> first and McQuaid second.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyon, fifth last year, has 28 entries, led by nine-time national champion <strong>Djordje Dragojlovic,<\/strong> the co-top seed in the 50 free.<\/p>\n<p>Bates is a dark horse, with eight swimmers. It was 13th at NCAAs last year. But it\u2019s seeded first in both medley relay. <strong>Maximillian Cory<\/strong> is the co-top seed in the 50 free and the top seed in the 100 free, and <strong>Marrich Somridhivej<\/strong> leads the way in the 100 breast.<\/p>\n<h4>On the Women\u2019s Side<\/h4>\n<p>MIT and NYU were both new faces in the top two last year, the Engineers winning the title by 27 points. Might it be NYU\u2019s turn this year?<\/p>\n<p>MIT is certainly weaker. <strong>Kate Augustyn<\/strong> did the backstroke double last year, and <strong>Alex Turvey<\/strong> was a relay stalwart on the Engineers\u2019 four relay titles. Both are gone. MIT has 15 swimmers and 42 event entries remaining.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of defections from the women\u2019s field from last year, from Emory\u2019s five-time individual national champion <strong>Jennah Fadely<\/strong> to Williams\u2019 six-time champ <strong>Sophia Verkleeren <\/strong>due to graduation.\u00a0Distance threats <strong>Natalie Garre<\/strong> (from Bowdoin to Brown) and <strong>Bengisu Caymaz<\/strong> (from Kenyon to Virginia Tech) also moved on since titles the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves opportunity. It also leaves the constant that is NYU\u2019s <strong>Kaley McIntyre.<\/strong> The senior is looking for NCAA four-peats in the 50 free and 200 free and her third straight 100 free title. She\u2019s the top seed in all three \u2013 by four tenths in the 50, by exactly two seconds in the 100 and nearly four seconds in the 200.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Ranile<\/strong> is the top seed in the 200 fly. The Violets are tipped to repeat as 800 free relay champs and are the top seed in all three freestyle relays.<\/p>\n<p>NYU has 18 individuals and 58 swims at NCAAs. That\u2019s one swim up on Emory, which was fifth last year. Kenyon has 16 swimmers and 48 swims in third. Kenyon could have a big Friday, with the top seed in the 100 back (<strong>Gwenyth Eisenbeis<\/strong>) and the 100 breast (<strong>Kelsey Van Eldik<\/strong>). It also has the top-seeded 400 medley relay, as well as Molly Haag in the 1,650 free.<\/p>\n<p>Denison is, as always, one to watch, with 14 swimmers and 49 swims. Emily Harris is the top seed in the 500 free and 400 IM.<strong> Drue Thielking<\/strong> leads the 200 breast.<\/p>\n<p>While there are plenty of veterans back \u2013 among them, Hope College\u2019s grad student <strong>Greta Gidley<\/strong> as the top seed in the 200 IM, and Rowan senior <strong>Elizabeth Penninton<\/strong> in the 100 fly and 200 back \u2013 freshmen could be decisive. <strong>Sophia Phelps<\/strong> of Williams is second in both IMs and fourth in the 100 free. NYU\u2019s <strong>Llew Ladomirak<\/strong> is seeded fifth in the 200 free and eighth in the 500.<\/p>\n<h4>In The Polls<\/h4>\n<p>Denison held onto the top spot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cscaa-division-iii-polls-nyu-women-rise-to-no-1-ahead-of-ncaas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the men\u2019s poll in March<\/a>, five points up on NYU, which jumped Emory into the second spot. Chicago and Kenyon were fourth and fifth, respectively. Denison has been No. 1 all year.<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, NYU leapt from third to first, topping Kenyon and Emory. The Violets were eight points up on Kenyon and 10 up on Emory. The CSCAA polls consider dual meet results.<\/p>\n<h4>In The Conferences<\/h4>\n<p>The University Athletic Association women\u2019s meet <a href=\"https:\/\/gonyuathletics.com\/news\/2026\/2\/14\/womens-swimming-diving-womens-swimming-and-diving-wins-programs-first-uaa-championship.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was one for the ages<\/a>. It came down to the final relay, when NYU claimed its first title, ending the 27-year run of Emory as champion. NYU scored 1,900 points, 15 up on Emory. The University of Chicago was a distant third, just ahead of Washington University St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>The NESCAC races were about as entertaining as the UAA women. Williams erased a deficit to Tufts on the final day of the men&#8217;s meet, edging it by 37 points with Amherst third. The Williams women <a href=\"https:\/\/nescac.com\/news\/2026\/2\/16\/womens-swimming-and-diving-williams-rallies-to-win-third-straight-nescac-womens-swimming-diving-title.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had done the same thing<\/a>, overturning a 26-point hole to win by 82 points, its third straight and 22nd overall women\u2019s title. Tufts was second, and Colby was third on the women\u2019s side for the first time in program history.<\/p>\n<p>The UAA men\u2019s title went to Emory with 1,753 points, comfortably up on NYU\u2019s 1,626. Chicago was third with 1,399.<\/p>\n<p>Denison\u2019s men\u2019s team was comfortably ahead of the field at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships. The Big Red men scored 1,958.5 points to ease past Kenyon\u2019s 1,741.5 (with newcomers John Carroll third). On the women\u2019s side, Kenyon prevailed with 1,944 points to Denison\u2019s 1,853.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAA Division III Championships: Denison Looking for Repeat, NYU Seeking Breakthrough It took a lot last year to unseat three-time NCAA Division III men\u2019s swimming and diving champion Emory. 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