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Texas had an optimal day one at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships last night. This morning, the Longhorn’s amazing six A finalists in the 100-yard fly likely clinched Eddie Reese’s 11th career coaching title.
Texas finished the morning with 11 A final and 4 B final spots for a total of 15. California, meanwhile, claimed the second most final spots tonight with six A and four B for a total of 10.
Texas, typically not known as a strong day-one team, pushed itself to a 171-119 lead against California following an impressive first day of competition.
Florida (108) and Michigan (105) stand third and fourth following day one, while Alabama (79), Southern California (77) and Stanford (75) all are jockeying for fifth.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 6 1. Texas 171 2. California 119 3. Florida 108 4. Michigan 105 5. Alabama 79 6. Southern Cali 77 7. Stanford 75 8. Auburn 67 9. Georgia 61.5 10. Arizona 54.5 11. NC State 53.5 12. Missouri 49 13. Miami (Fl) 29 13. Indiana 29 15. Purdue 20 16. UNC 18.5 17. Ohio St 17 18. Georgia Tech 14 19. Univ of Utah 12.5 20. Unlv (M) 12 20. Tennessee 12 22. Wisconsin 10 23. Louisville 9 24. Texas A&M 4.5 25. Minnesota 4 26. South Carolina 2 26. Virginia Tech 2 26. Northwestern 2 29. Florida St 1
Total A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 200 medley relay
California’s Ryan Murphy, Chuck Katis, Justin Lynch and Tyler Messerschmidt set the American record in the 200-yard medley relay to start the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Murphy (20.82), Katis (22.64), Lynch (20.33) and Messerschmidt (18.61) clocked a sizzling time of 1:22.40 this morning to down the American record.
California held the previous American mark with a 1:22.83 from the 2014 NCAA Championships with Murphy, Katis, Tony Cox and Messerschmidt in that event.
Michigan still holds the NCAA and U.S. Open mark with a 1:22.27 from the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Southern California’s Luca Spinazolla, Morten Klarskov, Dylan Carter and Santo Condorelli claimed second this morning with a 1:23.90, while Alabama’s Connor Oslin, Anton McKee, Brett Walsh and Kristian Gkolomeev qualified third in 1:23.96.
Texas’ Kip Darmody, John Murray, Joseph Schooling and Brett Ringgold earned the fourth seed in 1:24.00.
Stanford drew a disqualification for an early takeoff.
1 California 1:24.15 1:22.40Aq
1) Murphy, Ryan SO 2) r:+0.30 Katis, Chuck SR
3) r:+0.26 Lynch, Justin FR 4) r:+0.16 Messerschmidt,yler JR
10.40 20.82 (20.82)
30.77 (9.95) 43.46 (22.64)
52.63 (9.17) 1:03.79 (20.33)
1:12.46 (8.67) 1:22.40 (18.61)
2 Southern Califor 1:24.39 1:23.90 q
1) Spinazzola, Luca SR 2) r:+0.25 Klarskov, Morten JR
3) r:+0.17 Carter, Dylan SO 4) r:+0.24 Condorelli, Santo SO
10.48 20.99 (20.99)
31.70 (10.71) 44.99 (24.00)
53.83 (8.84) 1:05.02 (20.03)
1:13.83 (8.81) 1:23.90 (18.88)
3 Alabama 1:24.43 1:23.96 q
1) Oslin, Connor SO 2) r:+0.24 McKee, Anton SO
3) r:+0.18 Walsh, Brett JR 4) r:+0.15 Gkolomeev, Kritian SO
10.56 21.24 (21.24)
31.87 (10.63) 45.12 (23.88)
54.22 (9.10) 1:05.63 (20.51)
1:14.28 (8.65) 1:23.96 (18.33)
4 Texas 1:23.88 1:24.00 q
1) Darmody, Kip SR 2) r:-0.13 Murray, John JR
3) r:+0.39 Schooling, Joseph FR 4) r:+0.40 Ringgold, Brett FR
10.65 21.37 (21.37)
32.08 (10.71) 44.96 (23.59)
53.93 (8.97) 1:04.84 (19.88)
1:13.84 (9.00) 1:24.00 (19.16)
5 Louisville 1:25.06 1:24.01 q
1) Tarasevich, Grigory SO 2) r:+0.03 Dahlia, Thomas SR
3) r:+0.18 Quallen, Josh SO 4) r:+0.07 Carroll, Trevor SO
10.80 21.64 (21.64)
31.91 (10.27) 44.98 (23.34)
53.78 (8.80) 1:05.08 (20.10)
1:13.87 (8.79) 1:24.01 (18.93)
6 Florida 1:24.95 1:24.14 q
1) Blyzinskyj, Jack SO 2) r:+0.07 Munch, Ricky SR
3) r:+0.21 Dressel, Caeleb FR 4) r:+0.24 Main, Corey JR
10.71 21.50 (21.50)
31.94 (10.44) 45.02 (23.52)
54.01 (8.99) 1:05.12 (20.10)
1:14.13 (9.01) 1:24.14 (19.02)
7 Auburn 1:24.91 1:24.18 q
1) Patching, Joe SO 2) r:+0.24 Duderstadt, Mihael SO
3) r:+0.25 Mendes, Arthur JR 4) r:+0.25 Darmody, Kyle SO
10.71 21.61 (21.61)
31.95 (10.34) 44.92 (23.31)
53.97 (9.05) 1:05.25 (20.33)
1:14.13 (8.88) 1:24.18 (18.93)
8 Tennessee 1:24.09 1:24.33 q
1) Lehane, Sean JR 2) r:+0.10 Stevens, Peter FR
3) r:+0.18 Thulin, Jacob SR 4) r:+0.09 Tillman, Troy SR
10.81 21.69 (21.69)
31.70 (10.01) 44.59 (22.90)
54.05 (9.46) 1:05.56 (20.97)
1:14.35 (8.79) 1:24.33 (18.77)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 400 IM
Georgia’s Chase Kalisz is well on his way to a third-straight victory in the 400-yard IM after cruising to the top seed this morning at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Kalisz held off a challenge by Texas’ Will Licon with a time of 3:38.99. That’s well off Kalisz’ NCAA and American record of 3:34.50 from last year, but was more than enough to pick up the top seed tonight.
Licon, meanwhile, clocked in with a second-seeded time of 3:39.40. That’s a school record by a full second for the Longhorn.
Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz gave UGA a 1-3 effort this morning with a 3:40.06.
California had a strong 400 IM with Adam Hinshaw (3:41.58) and Josh Prenot (3:41.73) both making the A final.
1 Kalisz, Chase JR Georgia 3:38.39 3:38.99 q
r:+0.73 23.62 49.78 (26.16)
1:17.28 (27.50) 1:44.36 (27.08)
2:15.04 (30.68) 2:46.11 (31.07)
3:12.96 (26.85) 3:38.99 (26.03)
2 Licon, Will SO Texas 3:41.88 3:39.40 q
r:+0.74 23.13 49.86 (26.73)
1:17.38 (27.52) 1:45.28 (27.90)
2:15.83 (30.55) 2:47.12 (31.29)
3:13.86 (26.74) 3:39.40 (25.54)
3 Bentz, Gunnar FR Georgia 3:40.57 3:40.06 q
r:+0.78 23.63 50.45 (26.82)
1:19.04 (28.59) 1:46.88 (27.84)
2:18.21 (31.33) 2:48.95 (30.74)
3:14.66 (25.71) 3:40.06 (25.40)
4 Bosch, Dylan JR Michigan 3:40.61 3:41.23 q
r:+0.71 23.44 49.97 (26.53)
1:18.03 (28.06) 1:45.65 (27.62)
2:16.69 (31.04) 2:48.89 (32.20)
3:15.82 (26.93) 3:41.23 (25.41)
5 Hinshaw, Adam SR California 3:44.69 3:41.58 q
r:+0.69 23.52 49.73 (26.21)
1:17.95 (28.22) 1:45.39 (27.44)
2:16.90 (31.51) 2:49.05 (32.15)
3:15.86 (26.81) 3:41.58 (25.72)
6 Prenot, Josh JR California 3:38.83 3:41.73 q
r:+0.77 23.49 50.69 (27.20)
1:19.66 (28.97) 1:47.99 (28.33)
2:18.32 (30.33) 2:48.88 (30.56)
3:15.96 (27.08) 3:41.73 (25.77)
7 Wallace, Dan SR Florida 3:41.14 3:41.77 q
r:+0.72 23.42 50.46 (27.04)
1:19.29 (28.83) 1:47.80 (28.51)
2:18.89 (31.09) 2:49.89 (31.00)
3:16.51 (26.62) 3:41.77 (25.26)
8 Szaranek, Mark FR Florida 3:40.22 3:41.82 q
r:+0.68 23.46 50.40 (26.94)
1:18.46 (28.06) 1:46.19 (27.73)
2:16.96 (30.77) 2:48.51 (31.55)
3:15.36 (26.85) 3:41.82 (26.46)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 fly
Texas absolutely unloaded on the rest of the teams with one of the most dominant single events of all time with six A finalists in the 100-yard fly at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships. It is fitting that this type of butterfly outcome occurred in 1935 as Iowa is the birthplace of the modern day butterfly stroke, created by former Iowa coach David Armbruster.
Joseph Schooling (45.04), Jack Conger (45.17), Tripp Cooper (45.33), Will Glass (45.40), John Murray (45.89) and Matt Ellis (45.92) treated NCAAs like the Big 12 Championships, claiming the 1-2-3-4-7-8 seeds to guarantee a huge point swing for the Longhorns.
North Carolina’s Sam Lewis (45.60) and Ohio State’s Matt McHugh (45.82) will join the Longhorns in the finale.
The best single event team efforts since the NCAA moved to eight lanes in 1985 are USC’s 1987 and Michigan’s 1994 and 1995 500-yard frees.
USC had four A finalists with Daniel Jorgensen (4:16.25), Thomas Fahrner (4:16.31), Mike O’Brien (4:17.01) going 1-2-3 with Chris Chalmers taking eighth in 4:21.99. Chris Hansen also took 15th overall in 4:22.50.
Michigan had four A finalists with Tom Dolan (4:08.75), John Piersma (4:16.06), Chris Rumley (4:17.35) and Owen Von Richter (4:18.34) placing 1-3-4-5 in the A final with Dolan being the first man under 4:10. Thomas Blake, meanwhile, took fourth in the B final with a 4:22.71 for a total of five finalists.
Michigan also claimed four A finalists and a B finalist in 1994 in the 500-yard free. Tom Dolan (4:12.30), John Piersma (4:17.13), Chris Rumley (4:19.11) and Marcel Wouda (4:25.26) placed 2-3-5-8. Rodney Van Tassell took 16th overall in 4:27.46.
1995 proved to be truly dominant for Michigan as it also claimed four A finalists in the 400-yard IM. Tom Dolan (3:38.18), Owen Von Richter (3:44.81), Royce Sharp (3:46.27) and Marcel Wouda (3:46.45) went 1-3-4-5.
Additionally, Stanford had four A finalists in the 1992 100-yard back. Jeff Rouse (46.12), Brian Retterer (46.51), Drew Weatherford (47.80) and Josh Mikesell (48.29) went 1-2-5-7 that year for the Cardinal. Texas had four A finalists in the 2009 200-yard free. Dave Walters (1:32.59), Ricky Berens (1:32.74), Michael Klueh (1:34.25) and Peter Jameson (1:34.52) went 2-3-7-8 that year. Auburn also picked up four A final spots in the 50-yard free in 1997. Nick Shackell (43.07), Brock Newman (43.23), Scott Tucker (43.35) and Brett Hawke (43.41) went 2-3-5-6 for the Tigers
1 Schooling, Jose FR Texas 44.81 45.04 q
r:+0.63 21.35 45.04 (23.69)
2 Conger, Jack SO Texas 44.78 45.17 q
r:+0.70 21.02 45.17 (24.15)
3 Cooper, Tripp SR Texas 45.79 45.33 q
r:+0.72 21.12 45.33 (24.21)
4 Glass, Will SO Texas 45.96 45.40 q
r:+0.71 21.28 45.40 (24.12)
5 Lewis, Sam JR UNC 45.93 45.60 q
r:+0.62 21.46 45.60 (24.14)
6 McHugh, Matt SO Ohio St 45.75 45.82 q
r:+0.69 21.38 45.82 (24.44)
7 Murray, John JR Texas 46.73 45.89 q
r:+0.67 21.36 45.89 (24.53)
8 Ellis, Matt JR Texas 46.23 45.92 q
r:+0.70 21.59 45.92 (24.33)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 200 free
Southern California’s Cristian Quintero put up a 1:32.70 to lead the way this morning in the 200-yard free at the NCAA Division Men’s Championships.
Michigan’s Anders Nielsen qualified second in 1:32.80, while Texas claimed yet another A finalist with Clay Youngquist putting up a third-seeded time of 1:32.85.
1 Quintero, Crist SR Southern Califor 1:32.40 1:32.70 q
r:+0.69 21.57 44.61 (23.04)
1:08.46 (23.85) 1:32.70 (24.24)
2 Nielsen, Anders JR Michigan 1:33.49 1:32.80 q
r:+0.54 21.83 45.13 (23.30)
1:08.55 (23.42) 1:32.80 (24.25)
3 Youngquist, Cla SR Texas 1:34.02 1:32.85 q
r:+0.70 21.55 44.75 (23.20)
1:08.54 (23.79) 1:32.85 (24.31)
4 Williams, Trent JR California 1:34.39 1:33.01 q
r:+0.65 21.78 45.13 (23.35)
1:08.87 (23.74) 1:33.01 (24.14)
5 Fleagle, Josh JR Ohio St 1:33.16 1:33.09 q
r:+0.70 21.53 44.98 (23.45)
1:09.02 (24.04) 1:33.09 (24.07)
6 Kremer, Tom JR Stanford 1:34.32 1:33.18 q
r:+0.73 21.55 44.96 (23.41)
1:08.75 (23.79) 1:33.18 (24.43)
7 Disalle, Michae SR Ohio St 1:34.62 1:33.22 q
r:+0.72 21.68 45.17 (23.49)
1:09.02 (23.85) 1:33.22 (24.20)
8 Pieroni, Blake FR Indiana 1:33.10 1:33.26 q
r:+0.69 21.63 45.64 (24.01)
1:09.61 (23.97) 1:33.26 (23.65)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 breast
California’s Chuck Katis kept his historic day going with a sizzler in the men’s 100-yard breast at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Katis powered his way to a 50.89 to move to third all time in the event’s history after clocking the fastest breaststroke split ever earlier in the 200 medley relay.
All Time 100 Breast
[table “” not found /]Cordes, the NCAA and American record holder with a 50.04 from last year, cruised into second this morning with a 50.93, the eighth-fastest time ever.
Michigan’s Richard Funk qualified third in 51.41, while Auburn’s Michael Duderstadt and Louisville’s Thomas Dahlia set up a swimoff for eighth with matching 51.83s.
Dahlia won the swimoff against Duderstadt, 51.87 – 52.64.
1 Katis, Chuck SR California 52.00 50.89 q
r:+0.70 23.85 50.89 (27.04)
2 Cordes, Kevin SR Arizona 52.04 50.93 q
r:+0.75 23.99 50.93 (26.94)
3 Funk, Richard SR Michigan 52.19 51.41 q
r:+0.66 23.98 51.41 (27.43)
4 Tierney, Sam SR Missouri 51.64 51.54 q
r:+0.76 24.15 51.54 (27.39)
5 Fink, Nicolas SR Georgia 51.51 51.59 q
r:+0.70 24.23 51.59 (27.36)
6 Schwingenschlog SO WKU 52.43 51.66 q
r:+0.67 24.14 51.66 (27.52)
7 Ortiz, Bruno SR Michigan 51.77 51.77 q
r:+0.72 24.52 51.77 (27.25)
8 Duderstadt, Mic SO Auburn 51.93 51.83 q
r:+0.70 24.38 51.83 (27.45)
8 Dahlia, Thomas SR Louisville 52.33 51.83 q
r:+0.67 24.62 51.83 (27.21)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 100 back
Stanford’s David Nolan could be looking at a second NCAA title after an American record in the 200-yard IM last night at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Nolan clocked a 44.93 this morning to move to 13th all time in the event’s history. He won the 100 back in 2013, but fell to Ryan Murphy of California last year.
Murphy, meanwhile, qualified second this morning in 45.24 with Alabama’s Connor Oslin snaring the third seed with a 45.28.
1 Nolan, David SR Stanford 45.37 44.93 q
21.80 44.93 (23.13)
2 Murphy, Ryan SO California 44.98 45.24 q
22.17 45.24 (23.07)
3 Oslin, Connor SO Alabama 45.45 45.28 q
21.91 45.28 (23.37)
4 Taylor, Jake JR Brigham Young 45.53 45.34 q
21.43 45.34 (23.91)
5 Ryan, Shane JR Penn St 45.54 45.44 q
21.87 45.44 (23.57)
6 Conger, Jack SO Texas 45.68 45.50 q
22.22 45.50 (23.28)
7 Spinazzola, Luc SR Southern Califor 45.40 45.53 q
21.76 45.53 (23.77)
8 Tribuntsov, Ral FR Southern Califor 44.95 45.61 q
22.25 45.61 (23.36)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Men’s 800 free relay
Notre Dame’s Trent Jackson (1:36.96), Benjamin Jany (1:36.74), Reed Fujan (1:35.86) and Tommy Anderson (1:35.98) put up the time to beat this evening with a 6:25.54 with two more timed finals heats to go tonight.
Men’s three-meter diving
Indiana will score some serious points in the men’s three-meter diving event as James Connor and defending champion Michael Hixon went 1-2 in qualifying, 496.80 and 494.90.
Stanford’s Kristian Ipsen placed third with 476.65 points, while Texas’ Will Chandler snared fourth overall with 428.65 points.
A/B Finalists (The top 16 divers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]Total A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
[table “” not found /]SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Men’s 200 medley relay
- Men’s 400 IM
- Men’s 100 fly
- Men’s 100 breast
- Men’s 100 back
- Men’s 800 free relay
- Men’s three-meter diving
2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Live Results – Results
