2019 NCAA DIII Championships Prelims Day 2 Live Recap

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Photo Courtesy: Twitter, @NCAADIII

By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern.

The 2019 NCAA DIII Championships kicked off its second day of competition in the Greensboro Aquatic Center, where the best athletes in the division met for a cross-conference battle. The Emory women and Denison men entered prelims with the advantage, but as the teams squared off for point-scoring night swims, it soon became anyone’s game.

Women 200 Free Relay

The first event’s results closely mirrored the psych sheet, with few surprises going into the championship final. Denison took its first step in attempting to dethrone Emory, seizing the top seed going into tonight with its lethal combination of Madison Hopkins, Casey Kirby, Gabriella Nutter, and Katherine Kustritz who touched in with a time of 1:32.28. Kenyon (1:32.88) slid into second in the final two legs of the race, where Abigail Wilson and Emmerson Mirus split sub-23 to cinch the next best seed along with their teammates Andrea Perttula and Caylee Hamilton. Emory’s Fiona Muir, Zoe Walker, Hannah Lally, and Megan Taylor secured a lane next to Denison with a time of 1:33.40, pulling away from Pomona-Pitzer’s Hannah Zurmuhl, Alison Liru, Katherine Denend, and Madison Kauahi (1:34.19).

John Hopkins (1:34.25), Bowdoin (1:34.33), W&L (1:34.63), and Ursinus (1:34.67) filled in the rest of the A-final all within 0.42 of one another to make for an exciting points-race heading into this eventing.

Event 10  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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  NCAA Record: * 1:30.52  3/16/2017 Emory
                          Muir, Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Taylor, Bergh
  2018 Winner:   1:32.48            Williams
 Meet Qualify:   1:35.95
    School                           Seed    Prelims              
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                       === Preliminaries ===                        
 
  1 Denison                       1:31.28    1:32.28        
     1) Hopkins, Madison SO           2) Kirby, Casey JR              
     3) Nutter, Gabriella JR          4) Kustritz, KT JR              
                 23.22        46.54 (23.32)
        1:09.56 (23.02)     1:32.28 (22.72)
  2 Kenyon                        1:32.02    1:32.88        
     1) Perttula, Andrea FR           2) Hamilton, Caylee SO          
     3) Wilson, Abigail SR            4) Mirus, Emmerson SO           
                 23.83        47.15 (23.32)
        1:10.01 (22.86)     1:32.88 (22.87)
  3 Emory                         1:33.02    1:33.40        
     1) Muir, Fiona SR                2) Walker, Zoe FR               
     3) Lally, Hannah SR              4) Taylor, Megan SR             
                 23.48        46.60 (23.12)
        1:10.00 (23.40)     1:33.40 (23.40)
  4 Pomona-Pitzer                 1:34.12    1:34.19        
     1) Zurmuhl, Hannah JR            2) Liu, Allison SO              
     3) Denend, Katherine SO          4) Kauahi, Madison SR           
                 23.58        47.31 (23.73)
        1:10.94 (23.63)     1:34.19 (23.25)
  5 Johns Hopkins                 1:34.48    1:34.25        
     1) Alicea-Jorgensen, Kristen FR  2) Petersen, Kristen JR         
     3) Bisignani, Mikayla SO         4) Shapiro, Alison JR           
                 23.80        46.78 (22.98)
        1:10.18 (23.40)     1:34.25 (24.07)
  6 Bowdoin                       1:34.99    1:34.33        
     1) Laurita, Mary SO              2) Lowery, Marshall JR          
     3) Dixon, Sterling SR            4) Banasiak, Amanda JR          
                 23.71        47.14 (23.43)
        1:10.72 (23.58)     1:34.33 (23.61)
  7 W&L                           1:34.02    1:34.63        
     1) MacQueen, Alison JR           2) Baber, Caroline FR           
     3) Barnett, Claudia FR           4) Chancey, Isabelle SR         
                 23.77        47.21 (23.44)
        1:10.86 (23.65)     1:34.63 (23.77)
  8 Ursinus                       1:34.81    1:34.67        
     1) Lear, Sophie FR               2) Baker, Clara SR              
     3) Lyons, Peyten SR              4) May, Sophie SO               
                 23.79        47.59 (23.80)
        1:11.29 (23.70)     1:34.67 (23.38)

Men 200 Free Relay

It was a tight race on the men’s side, as the crowd resorted to their apps for affirmation of Denison’s narrow victory, courtesy of its sprinting stalwarts Kymani Senior, Drake Horton, Liam Picozzi, and Matthew McHugh (1:20.41). It was a heart-breaker for Emory fans, as Sage Ono, Zachary Chen, Colin Lafave, and Trey Kolleck just missed the middle lane with a time of 1:20.49. Not to be discounted, Kenyon’s Joseph Black, David Fitch, Thomas Weiss, and AJ Reid remain a threat for tonight, touching in at 1:20.65 with a healthy lead over Chicago’s Jonathan Mednley, Byrne Lutschgi, Winston Wang, and Nathaniel Davenport (1:21.14).

Johns Hopkins (1:21.26), Calvin (1:21.52), USMMA (1:21.54), and Tufts (1:21.75) secured lanes in the championship final for a second chance at the championship.

Event 11  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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  NCAA Record: * 1:18.06  3/22/2012 , Kenyon
                          Somers, Turk, Richardson, Ramsey
  2018 Winner:   1:18.61            Emory
 Meet Qualify:   1:22.02
    School                           Seed    Prelims              
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                       === Preliminaries ===                        
 
  1 Denison                       1:21.42    1:20.41        
     1) Senior, Kymani JR             2) Horton, Drake SO             
     3) Picozzi, Liam FR              4) McHugh, Matthew JR           
                 20.22        40.24 (20.02)
        1:00.27 (20.03)     1:20.41 (20.14)
  2 Emory                         1:20.63    1:20.49        
     1) Ono, Sage JR                  2) Chen, Zachary SR             
     3) Lafave, Colin FR              4) Kolleck, Trey SR             
                 20.43        40.71 (20.28)
        1:00.93 (20.22)     1:20.49 (19.56)
  3 Kenyon                        1:20.83    1:20.65        
     1) Black, Joseph FR              2) Fitch, David SO              
     3) Weiss, Thomas JR              4) Reid, AJ SR                  
                 20.78        40.60 (19.82)
        1:00.30 (19.70)     1:20.65 (20.35)
  4 Chicago                       1:21.43    1:21.14        
     1) Mendley, Jonathan SO          2) Litschgi, Byrne JR           
     3) Wang, Winston SR              4) Farrell, Alexander SR        
                 20.64        40.64 (20.00)
        1:01.40 (20.76)     1:21.14 (19.74)
  5 Johns Hopkins                 1:22.83    1:21.26        
     1) Chen, Maxwell FR              2) Fabian, Brandon JR           
     3) Kuyl, Emile SR                4) Davenport, Nathaniel SO      
                 20.68        40.71 (20.03)
        1:01.07 (20.36)     1:21.26 (20.19)
  6 Calvin                        1:21.62    1:21.52        
     1) Holstege, Benjamin SR         2) Britton, Jared SR            
     3) Iturbe, Julian SO             4) Holstege, Noah FR            
                 20.78        40.80 (20.02)
        1:01.21 (20.41)     1:21.52 (20.31)
  7 USMMA                         1:21.46    1:21.54        
     1) Moore, Daniel SO              2) Monahan, Nolan JR            
     3) Higgins, John SO              4) Welch, Jack SO               
                 20.77        41.01 (20.24)
        1:01.69 (20.68)     1:21.54 (19.85)
  8 Tufts                         1:21.21    1:21.75        
     1) Gu, Roger JR                  2) Camerano, Costantino JR      
     3) Turner, Lomax SO              4) Batt, Julian SO              
                 19.89        40.46 (20.57)
        1:01.19 (20.73)     1:21.75 (20.56)

Women 400 IM

The 400 IM was essentially a race of three, with Williams’ secret weapon, Molly Craig, coming out on top with a time of 4:20.97. Having prevented an Emory 1-2 sweep, Craig will separate Clio Hancock (4:21.11) and Julia Durmer (4:21.35) in the finals lanes tonight with hopes of establishing a presence for the Ephs. Out-splitting both her competitors in the fly leg, Craig will need to capitalize on that front-end speed for tonight’s championship.

Leading the second wave of finalists was Denison’s Natalie Zaravella, who dropped a 4:23.86 to secure fourth, courtesy of a strong back-half race to edge out NYU’s Honore Collins (4:24.92). The outer lanes will be occupied by Denison’s Erica Hsu (4:24.92), Amherst’s Bridgitte Kwong (4:26.80), and Union’s Kerry Kelly (4:27.02)

Event 12  Women 400 Yard IM
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  NCAA Record: * 4:13.14  3/22/2012 Caroline Wilson, Williams
  2018 Winner:   4:18.56            Molly Craig, Williams
 Meet Qualify:   4:28.65
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Craig, Molly     SO Williams          4:20.76    4:20.97        
                 26.84        57.70 (30.86)
        1:30.80 (33.10)     2:03.35 (32.55)
        2:41.38 (38.03)     3:19.07 (37.69)
        3:50.63 (31.56)     4:20.97 (30.34)
  2 Hancock, Clio    FR Emory             4:17.06    4:21.11        
                 27.30        58.38 (31.08)
        1:31.30 (32.92)     2:03.32 (32.02)
        2:40.74 (37.42)     3:19.04 (38.30)
        3:50.34 (31.30)     4:21.11 (30.77)
  3 Durmer, Julia    SR Emory             4:19.66    4:21.35        
                 27.52        58.79 (31.27)
        1:32.36 (33.57)     2:04.85 (32.49)
        2:41.37 (36.52)     3:18.88 (37.51)
        3:50.37 (31.49)     4:21.35 (30.98)
  4 Zaravella, Nata  JR Denison           4:21.74    4:23.86        
                 27.76        59.26 (31.50)
        1:33.05 (33.79)     2:07.18 (34.13)
        2:44.28 (37.10)     3:22.46 (38.18)
        3:53.73 (31.27)     4:23.86 (30.13)
  5 Collins, Honore  JR NYU               4:20.57    4:24.92        
                 27.62      1:00.06 (32.44)
        1:33.87 (33.81)     2:07.44 (33.57)
        2:44.61 (37.17)     3:22.43 (37.82)
        3:53.76 (31.33)     4:24.92 (31.16)
  6 Hsu, Erica       JR Denison           4:24.68    4:26.06        
                 28.44      1:01.56 (33.12)
        1:34.95 (33.39)     2:07.51 (32.56)
        2:45.96 (38.45)     3:25.49 (39.53)
        3:56.67 (31.18)     4:26.06 (29.39)
  7 Kwong, Bridgitt  SR Amherst           4:25.53    4:26.80        
                 28.86      1:01.56 (32.70)
        1:35.24 (33.68)     2:07.72 (32.48)
        2:46.13 (38.41)     3:25.05 (38.92)
        3:56.45 (31.40)     4:26.80 (30.35)
  8 Kelly, Kerry     JR Union             4:25.52    4:27.02        
                 27.21        58.90 (31.69)
        1:32.55 (33.65)     2:05.36 (32.81)
        2:44.35 (38.99)     3:24.95 (40.60)
        3:56.86 (31.91)     4:27.02 (30.16)

Men 400 IM

Emory reclaimed its position on top with an impressive swim from Zachary Lorson (3:52.61), who secured his top seed almost solely due to his backstroke leg, where he out-split Denison’s Matthew Hedman (3:52.69) enough to hold him off for the remainder of the race. Hedman’s teammate, Robert Williams (3:52.85) proved himself a major contender for the championship tonight, out-swimming two Kenyon stand-outs, Bryan Fitgerald (3:53.26) and Michael Bartholomew (3:54.11).

Denison’s Robert Wang (3:54.15), Kenyon’s Colin Reardon (3:54.24), and Emory’s Jason Hamilton (3:54.48) will enter as the underdogs, but spectators should watch for outside smoke, as the three partake in a points battle for their respective top teams.

Event 13  Men 400 Yard IM
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  NCAA Record: * 3:46.62  3/19/2015 Harrison Curley, Kenyon
  2018 Winner:   3:47.77            Ian Rainey, NYU
 Meet Qualify:   3:56.64
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Lorson, Zachary  FR Emory             3:51.86    3:52.61        
                 25.19        53.63 (28.44)
        1:23.45 (29.82)     1:52.80 (29.35)
        2:25.18 (32.38)     2:58.18 (33.00)
        3:25.76 (27.58)     3:52.61 (26.85)
  2 Hedman, Matthew  SR Denison           3:53.56    3:52.69        
                 24.81        52.95 (28.14)
        1:23.19 (30.24)     1:53.59 (30.40)
        2:26.16 (32.57)     2:59.91 (33.75)
        3:26.78 (26.87)     3:52.69 (25.91)
  3 Williams, Rober  JR Denison           3:55.45    3:52.85        
                 24.07        51.43 (27.36)
        1:21.94 (30.51)     1:52.48 (30.54)
        2:25.81 (33.33)     2:59.44 (33.63)
        3:26.67 (27.23)     3:52.85 (26.18)
  4 Fitzgerald, Bry  FR Kenyon            3:56.00    3:53.26        
                 24.92        52.48 (27.56)
        1:22.59 (30.11)     1:51.61 (29.02)
        2:26.30 (34.69)     3:00.24 (33.94)
        3:27.64 (27.40)     3:53.26 (25.62)
  5 Bartholomew, Mi  JR Kenyon            3:59.83    3:54.11        
                 24.80        53.85 (29.05)
        1:22.99 (29.14)     1:51.88 (28.89)
        2:24.71 (32.83)     2:57.97 (33.26)
        3:26.27 (28.30)     3:54.11 (27.84)
  6 Wang, Robert     JR Denison           3:54.79    3:54.15        
                 24.51        52.77 (28.26)
        1:22.94 (30.17)     1:52.16 (29.22)
        2:25.28 (33.12)     2:59.09 (33.81)
        3:27.24 (28.15)     3:54.15 (26.91)
  7 Reardon, Colin   JR Kenyon            3:55.89    3:54.24        
                 24.65        52.74 (28.09)
        1:22.22 (29.48)     1:51.38 (29.16)
        2:25.06 (33.68)     2:59.24 (34.18)
        3:27.41 (28.17)     3:54.24 (26.83)
  8 Hamilton, Jason  FR Emory             3:56.05    3:54.48        
                 25.02        53.30 (28.28)
        1:24.56 (31.26)     1:55.67 (31.11)
        2:27.36 (31.69)     2:59.22 (31.86)
        3:27.40 (28.18)     3:54.48 (27.08)

Women 100 Fly

Coming off an impressive split in the first relay, Denison’s Madison Hopkins decided to secure her second middle lane of the night by dropping a 54.51 in the 100 fly. By no means was she alone, however, as W&L’s Alison Macqueen stroked in for the finish just 0.07 later, beating Williams’ Maia Hare (54.75) with a time of 54.58. With all three women splitting nearly identical final 50s, the race may come down to the fastest off the block, something Hopkins does especially well.

Seeded second on the psych sheet, Ursinus senior Clara Baker (54.88) dropped to fourth in this morning’s swim ahead of Bowdoin’s Mary Laurita (54.95). Bate’s Caroline Apathy (55.07), NYU’s Terra Matsushima (55.31) and Zoe Whelan (55.37) rounded out the A-final with impressive swims across the board. With six women under 55, the title-winning swim could truly come from any lane this evening.

 Event 14  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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  NCAA Record: * 52.64  3/20/2014 Kirsten Nitz, Wheaton (IL)
  2018 Winner:   53.39            Emma Waddell, Williams
 Meet Qualify:   56.13
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hopkins, Madiso  SO Denison             54.63      54.51        
                 25.14        54.51 (29.37)
  2 MacQueen, Aliso  JR W&L                 55.09      54.58        
                 25.49        54.58 (29.09)
  3 Hare, Maia       SR Williams            54.92      54.75        
                 25.70        54.75 (29.05)
  4 Baker, Clara     SR Ursinus             54.58      54.88        
                 25.36        54.88 (29.52)
  5 Laurita, Mary    SO Bowdoin             55.15      54.95        
                 25.85        54.95 (29.10)
  6 Apathy, Carolin  SO Bates               54.54      55.07        
                 25.53        55.07 (29.54)
  7 Matsushima, Ter  FR NYU                 55.17      55.31        
                 26.07        55.31 (29.24)
  8 Whelan, Zoe      JR Denison             56.29      55.37        
                 25.79        55.37 (29.58)

Men 100 Fly

Kenyon’s David Fitch made his second appearance of the morning with a winning performance in the 100 fly, clocking in at 47.73 to be one of two men under 48 heading into tonight. MIT cinched its first A-finals swim of the day with a stellar swim by Bouke Edskes (47.86), one that sets him up well to rake in major points for the prestigious institution later tonight. Kenyon’s Jonathon Zimdars just eclipsed the sub-48 mark, positioning himself on the other side of Fitch for tonight’s battle for the championship. CMS’s Marco Conati also seized his team’s first championship lane of the morning, following close behind Zimdars to post a time of 48.18.

Emory’s Hwamin Sim (48.20), John Hopkins’ Brandon Fabian (48.24), Denison’s Kenny Fox (48.36), and Washington’s Andrew Pek (48.48) filled the remaining spots for an A-finals swim, all within 0.3 of one another to make for a nail-biter tonight.

 

Event 15  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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  NCAA Record: * 46.97  3/19/2015 Reed Dalton, Wash U
  2018 Winner:   48.03            Kymani Senior, Denison
 Meet Qualify:   48.75
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Fitch, David     SO Kenyon              47.74      47.43        
                 21.73        47.43 (25.70)
  2 Edskes, Bouke    JR MIT                 48.08      47.86        
                 22.17        47.86 (25.69)
  3 Zimdars, Jonath  SR Kenyon              48.39      48.01        
                 22.68        48.01 (25.33)
  4 Conati, Marco    SO C-M-S               48.39      48.18        
                 22.50        48.18 (25.68)
  5 Sim, Hwamin      FR Emory               48.98      48.20        
                 22.11        48.20 (26.09)
  6 Fabian, Brandon  JR Johns Hopkins       47.90      48.24        
                 22.30        48.24 (25.94)
  7 Fox, Kenny       SR Denison             48.76      48.36        
                 22.43        48.36 (25.93)
  8 Pek, Andrew      SR Wash U. MO          48.54      48.48        
                 22.67        48.48 (25.81)

Women 200 Freestyle

Emory’s Fiona Muir (1:48.53) maintained a narrow lead throughout the race to seize the top finals spot ahead of Bowdoin’s Sterling Dixon (1:48.69), who narrowly escaped the middle lane in her first 50, the only split in which Muir was faster. Williams landed another swimmer in the A-final, with Laura Westphal touching in just 0.12 after Dixon, courtesy of a consistently split race.

That was the last of the 1:48s, as Hannah Orbach-Mandel slid into fourth with a 1:49.05, maintaining a healthy distance between herself and BSC’s Rebecca Erwin (1:49.63). Kenyon’s Kendall Vanderhoof (1:49.94) claimed sixth ahead of her teammate Abigail Wilson (1:49.96). Amherst’s Natalie Rumpelt will round out tonight’s heat, going in with a 1:50.86 seed.

Event 16  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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  NCAA Record: * 1:44.82  3/24/2011 Kendra Stern, Amherst
  2018 Winner:   1:46.89            Cindy Cheng, Emory
 Meet Qualify:   1:51.63
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Muir, Fiona      SR Emory             1:48.51    1:48.53        
                 24.65        52.18 (27.53)
        1:20.09 (27.91)     1:48.53 (28.44)
  2 Dixon, Sterling  SR Bowdoin           1:50.28    1:48.69        
                 25.55        52.91 (27.36)
        1:20.76 (27.85)     1:48.69 (27.93)
  3 Westphal, Laura  SO Williams          1:48.54    1:48.81        
                 25.40        53.16 (27.76)
        1:21.12 (27.96)     1:48.81 (27.69)
  4 Orbach-Mandel,   SR Kenyon            1:49.91    1:49.05        
                 25.63        53.13 (27.50)
        1:20.91 (27.78)     1:49.05 (28.14)
  5 Erwin, Rebecca   JR BSC               1:48.72    1:49.63        
                 25.27        53.16 (27.89)
        1:21.68 (28.52)     1:49.63 (27.95)
  6 Vanderhoof, Ken  JR Kenyon            1:50.16    1:49.94        
                 25.53        53.39 (27.86)
        1:21.88 (28.49)     1:49.94 (28.06)
  7 Wilson, Abigail  SR Kenyon            1:49.26    1:49.96        
                 25.28        52.89 (27.61)
        1:20.83 (27.94)     1:49.96 (29.13)
  8 Rumpelt, Natali  JR Amherst           1:50.80    1:50.86        
                 25.95        54.02 (28.07)
        1:22.74 (28.72)     1:50.86 (28.12)

Men 200 Freestyle

Denison continued to exhibit strength in freestyle, as Drake Horton out-touched John Hopkins’ Noah Corbitt (1:37.91) to win prelims with a time of 1:37.80. James Lovette’s 1:37.95 is the time to beat in order to break into the top-three, as the Williams’ sophomore will be looking to tally more points for the Ephs.

W&L sophomore Patrick Sullivan (1:38.30) will contend for a medal tonight, entering at fourth seed ahead of Kenyon’s Robert Williams (1:38.38), Denison’s Brad Stevenson (1:38.46), Emory’s Kellen Stillman (1:38.49), and Calvin’s Julian Iturbe (1:38.88). With men seeded 4-8 all separated by just a little over half a second, the race to the podium could be one of the highlights of the night.

Event 17  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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  NCAA Record: * 1:36.42  3/16/2017 Evan Holder, Johns Hopkins
  2018 Winner:   1:36.94            Brandon Fabian, Johns Hopkins
 Meet Qualify:   1:39.28
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Horton, Drake    SO Denison           1:37.84    1:37.80        
                 23.23        48.28 (25.05)
        1:12.98 (24.70)     1:37.80 (24.82)
  2 Corbitt, Noah    FR Johns Hopkins     1:38.79    1:37.91        
                 23.14        48.03 (24.89)
        1:13.22 (25.19)     1:37.91 (24.69)
  3 Lovette, James   SO Williams          1:37.82    1:37.95        
                 22.42        47.24 (24.82)
        1:12.51 (25.27)     1:37.95 (25.44)
  4 Sullivan, Patri  SO W&L               1:38.66    1:38.30        
                 23.09        47.74 (24.65)
        1:13.30 (25.56)     1:38.30 (25.00)
  5 Williams, Rober  SR Kenyon            1:38.06    1:38.38        
                 22.54        46.99 (24.45)
        1:12.11 (25.12)     1:38.38 (26.27)
  6 Stevenson, Brad  SR Denison           1:38.89    1:38.46        
                 23.15        47.87 (24.72)
        1:13.03 (25.16)     1:38.46 (25.43)
  7 Stillman, Kelle  SO Emory             1:38.93    1:38.49        
                 22.68        48.00 (25.32)
        1:12.90 (24.90)     1:38.49 (25.59)
  8 Iturbe, Julian   SO Calvin            1:38.50    1:38.88        
                 23.29        48.78 (25.49)
        1:13.98 (25.20)     1:38.88 (24.90)

Women 400 Medley Relay

In the closest race of the meet thus far, Kenyon women Kaitlyn Griffith, Andrea Pettula, Crile Hart, and Hannah OrbachMandel combined forces to beat Denison’s Angela Le, Katherine Kustritz, Katherine Meseros, and Gabriella Nutter (3:44.09) by 0.01 with a time of 3:44.08. The two were in a league all their own, as Emory’s Caroline Olson, Ashley Daniels, Lucena Daro, and Fiona Muir clocked in at 3:44.87 ahead of Pomona-Pitzer’s Angela Ling, Mackenzie Cummings, Madison Kauahi, and Hannah Zurmuhl (3:45.39).

Williams, Washington University, W&L, and NYU scooped up the remaining lanes in the A-final, with times of 3:45.95, 3:46.32, 3:46.85, 3:46.88, respectively.

Event 19  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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  NCAA Record: * 3:39.57  3/17/2017 Emory
                          Cheng, Kowalsky, Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Muir
  2018 Winner:   3:39.95            Kenyon
 Meet Qualify:   3:49.90
    School                           Seed    Prelims              
====================================================================
                       === Preliminaries ===                        
 
  1 Kenyon                        3:42.75    3:44.08        
     1) Griffith, Kaitlyn SO          2) Perttula, Andrea FR          
     3) Hart, Crile SO                4) Orbach-Mandel, Hannah SR     
                 27.18        56.48 (56.48)
        1:25.61 (29.13)   1:59.41 (1:02.93)
        2:24.35 (24.94)     2:53.36 (53.95)
        3:17.97 (24.61)     3:44.08 (50.72)
  2 Denison                       3:40.75    3:44.09        
     1) Le, Angela JR                 2) Kustritz, KT JR              
     3) Mesaros, Katherine JR         4) Nutter, Gabriella JR         
                 27.58        57.44 (57.44)
        1:25.20 (27.76)     1:57.03 (59.59)
        2:22.79 (25.76)     2:52.96 (55.93)
        3:17.12 (24.16)     3:44.09 (51.13)
  3 Emory                         3:43.65    3:44.87        
     1) Olson, Caroline JR            2) Daniels, Ashley SR           
     3) Daro, Lucena SO               4) Muir, Fiona SR               
                 27.36        56.48 (56.48)
        1:24.78 (28.30)   1:58.19 (1:01.71)
        2:23.71 (25.52)     2:54.09 (55.90)
        3:18.11 (24.02)     3:44.87 (50.78)
  4 Pomona-Pitzer                 3:47.18    3:45.39        
     1) Ling, Angela SR               2) Cummings, Mackenzie SR       
     3) Kauahi, Madison SR            4) Zurmuhl, Hannah JR           
                 26.77        55.37 (55.37)
        1:24.36 (28.99)   1:58.79 (1:03.42)
        2:24.14 (25.35)     2:53.86 (55.07)
        3:18.45 (24.59)     3:45.39 (51.53)
  5 Williams                      3:46.59    3:45.95        
     1) Conforti, Caroline JR         2) White, Caroline JR           
     3) Peterson, Anna FR             4) Westphal, Laura SO           
                 27.90        58.01 (58.01)
        1:26.89 (28.88)   1:59.83 (1:01.82)
        2:25.28 (25.45)     2:55.45 (55.62)
        3:19.81 (24.36)     3:45.95 (50.50)
  6 Wash U. MO                    3:49.30    3:46.32        
     1) Bonetta-Misteli, Francesca FR 2) Li, Stephanie JR             
     3) Sapp, Lauren SR               4) Seidner, Mollie JR           
                 27.20        56.25 (56.25)
        1:25.67 (29.42)   1:59.87 (1:03.62)
        2:25.22 (25.35)     2:55.67 (55.80)
        3:19.71 (24.04)     3:46.32 (50.65)
  7 W&L                           3:45.91    3:46.85        
     1) Bobbitt, Turner FR            2) Hageboeck, Emily JR          
     3) MacQueen, Alison JR           4) Barnett, Claudia FR          
                 27.97        57.88 (57.88)
        1:27.74 (29.86)   2:00.89 (1:03.01)
        2:26.17 (25.28)     2:55.74 (54.85)
        3:19.81 (24.07)     3:46.85 (51.11)
  8 NYU                           3:46.33    3:46.88        
     1) Li, May SR                    2) Collins, Honore JR           
     3) Yuen, Erica SO                4) Wen, Haley SR                
                 27.66        56.89 (56.89)
        1:26.05 (29.16)   1:59.51 (1:02.62)
        2:25.15 (25.64)     2:55.14 (55.63)
        3:19.87 (24.73)     3:46.88 (51.74)

 

Men 400 Relay

Denison proved victorious on the men’s side, with Carson Clear, Tiernan Foster-Smith, Kenny Fox, and Kymani Senior posting a 3:14.92 to run away with the win. It was enough to bump Emory (3:15.35) to second seed despite a second and a half drop from their entry time, as Sage Ono, Jason Hamilton, Hwamin Sim, and Mathias Kolleck had to battle Washington University coming up from behind. Washington’s Peyton Wilson, Kevin Va Cleave, Andrew Pok, and Gregory Van Patten finished with a 3:15.60 to narrowly concede second and take their position on the other side of Denison for the finals, while John Hopkins’ Emile Kuyl, Maxwell Chen, Jeffrey Vitek, and Nathaniel Davenport dropped a 3:16.16 to secure fourth.

Chicago (3:16.29), Kenyon (3:16.39), Amherst (3:16.64), and Calvin (3:16.72) made up the third wave, as they rounded out the preliminaries and claimed their finals lanes for the evening.

Event 20  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
====================================================================
  NCAA Record: * 3:10.51  3/16/2017 , Emory
                          Ono, Wilson, Baker, Smith
  2018 Winner:   3:13.97            Emory
 Meet Qualify:   3:19.23
    School                           Seed    Prelims              
====================================================================
                       === Preliminaries ===                        
 
  1 Denison                       3:15.71    3:14.92        
     1) Clear, Carson SR              2) Foster-Smith, Tiernan SR     
     3) Fox, Kenny SR                 4) Senior, Kymani JR            
                 23.04        48.61 (48.61)
        1:13.53 (24.92)     1:42.48 (53.87)
        2:04.64 (22.16)     2:30.77 (48.29)
        2:51.47 (20.70)     3:14.92 (44.15)
  2 Emory                         3:16.87    3:15.35        
     1) Ono, Sage JR                  2) Hamilton, Jason FR           
     3) Sim, Hwamin FR                4) Kolleck, Trey SR             
                 23.20        48.90 (48.90)
        1:14.70 (25.80)     1:44.45 (55.55)
        2:06.60 (22.15)     2:32.68 (48.23)
        2:52.51 (19.83)     3:15.35 (42.67)
  3 Wash U. MO                    3:17.20    3:15.60        
     1) Wilson, Peyton JR             2) Van Cleave, Kevin SR         
     3) Pek, Andrew SR                4) Van Patten, Chase JR         
                 23.28        48.89 (48.89)
        1:13.76 (24.87)     1:43.06 (54.17)
        2:05.15 (22.09)     2:30.87 (47.81)
        2:51.82 (20.95)     3:15.60 (44.73)
  4 Johns Hopkins                 3:15.92    3:16.16        
     1) Kuyl, Emile SR                2) Chen, Maxwell FR             
     3) Vitek, Jeffrey FR             4) Davenport, Nathaniel SO      
                 23.09        48.16 (48.16)
        1:13.65 (25.49)     1:42.75 (54.59)
        2:05.24 (22.49)     2:31.33 (48.58)
        2:52.51 (21.18)     3:16.16 (44.83)
  5 Chicago                       3:17.47    3:16.29        
     1) Litschgi, Byrne JR            2) Yamaguchi, Reona JR          
     3) Todd, Michael SR              4) Farrell, Alexander SR        
                 23.14        47.96 (47.96)
        1:13.53 (25.57)     1:43.22 (55.26)
        2:05.60 (22.38)     2:31.70 (48.48)
        2:52.94 (21.24)     3:16.29 (44.59)
  6 Kenyon                        3:15.23    3:16.39        
     1) Fitch, David SO               2) Pruett, Humphrey SR          
     3) Zimdars, Jonathon SR          4) Black, Joseph FR             
                 23.09        47.98 (47.98)
        1:13.88 (25.90)     1:43.53 (55.55)
        2:06.22 (22.69)     2:32.01 (48.48)
        2:53.00 (20.99)     3:16.39 (44.38)
  7 Amherst                       3:16.96    3:16.64        
     1) Smith, Craig JR               2) Mebust, Sean JR              
     3) Koravos, Jack JR              4) Romeyn, Scott FR             
                 23.55        49.21 (49.21)
        1:14.44 (25.23)     1:43.93 (54.72)
        2:06.53 (22.60)     2:32.42 (48.49)
        2:53.23 (20.81)     3:16.64 (44.22)
  8 Calvin                        3:18.55    3:16.72        
     1) Holstege, Benjamin SR         2) Fish, Skyler SR              
     3) Britton, Jared SR             4) Iturbe, Julian SO            
                 23.04        48.27 (48.27)
        1:14.00 (25.73)     1:44.16 (55.89)
        2:06.12 (21.96)     2:32.00 (47.84)
        2:53.31 (21.31)     3:16.72 (44.72)
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