2015 NCAA Division III Championships: Emory Women, Kenyon Men Take Day 1 Leads
The NCAA Division III Championships featured some record-breaking swims throughout the night as the Emory women and Kenyon men earned day one leads.
Emory leads the women’s title race after day one with 135.5 points. Denison (124), Kenyon (95), Williams (94) were second through fourth.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Emory 135.5 2. Denison 124 3. Kenyon 95 4. Williams 94 5. Johns Hopkins 68 6. Amherst 34 6. Nyu 34 8. Uwec 26 9. Gustavus 24 9. St. Thomas 24 11. Wheaton IL 22 12. Wellesley 20 12. Mit 20 14. Ithaca 18 15. Hope College 17 15. Trinity U. 17 17. Keene St. 16 17. DePauw 16 19. Centre College 15 19. Iwu 15 21. Suny Fredonia 13 22. Cms 12 22. Lake Forest 12 24. Bates 11 25. Conn College 8 26. Suny Geneseo 7 26. Wash U. MO 7 28. Rochester 6.5 29. Chicago 6 30. Westfield State 3 30. Middlebury 3 32. Springfield 1
The Kenyon men finished day one with a 21-point lead with 109 points. Emory stood second with 88 points, while Williams (66), Denison (60) and CMS (54) made up the rest of the top five.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 9 1. Kenyon 109 2. Emory 88 3. Williams 66 4. Denison 60 5. Cms 54 6. Johns Hopkins 46 7. Mit 41.5 8. Nyu 41 9. Gettysburg 39 10. The College of NJ 30 11. Rowan 20 12. Mary Washington 17 13. Trinity U. 16 13. DePauw 16 15. Redlands 15 15. Keene St. 15 15. W&L 15 18. Wash U. MO 14 19. Usmma 13 20. Coast Guard 12 21. Bsc 8 21. Carnegie Mellon 8 23. Widener 6.5 24. Bates 6 25. Pomona-Pitzer 5 25. St. Thomas 5 27. Conn College 4 28. Chicago 2 28. Amherst 2
Women’s 500 free
Williams’ Sarah Thompson defended her title with a time of 4:45.13 this evening. That’s a three-second drop from the 4:48.19 the senior used to win a year ago.
Kenyon’s Mariah Williamson claimed second overall in 4:49.00, while Emory’s Rebecca Upton clinched third with a 4:50.02.
Emory had a huge start with four point-scorers in the A and B final. Emory picked up 42 points with Denison (29) and Williams (25) standing second and third. Kenyon (21) and DePauw (16) rounded out the top five.
1 Thompson, Sarah SR Williams 4:47.67 4:45.13 26.33 54.82 (28.49) 1:23.66 (28.84) 1:52.68 (29.02) 2:21.73 (29.05) 2:50.73 (29.00) 3:19.58 (28.85) 3:48.27 (28.69) 4:16.92 (28.65) 4:45.13 (28.21) 2 Williamson, Mar JR Kenyon 4:49.27 4:49.00 27.07 55.96 (28.89) 1:25.22 (29.26) 1:54.84 (29.62) 2:24.26 (29.42) 2:53.38 (29.12) 3:22.58 (29.20) 3:51.78 (29.20) 4:20.89 (29.11) 4:49.00 (28.11) 3 Upton, Rebecca FY Emory 4:48.14 4:50.03 27.03 56.03 (29.00) 1:25.02 (28.99) 1:54.16 (29.14) 2:23.21 (29.05) 2:52.58 (29.37) 3:21.52 (28.94) 3:50.78 (29.26) 4:20.48 (29.70) 4:50.03 (29.55)
Men’s 500 free
A pair of swimmers wiped out the NCAA D3 record of 4:21.79 set by Denison’s Allen Weik in 2012. Johns Hopkins’ Andrew Greenhalgh turned in a time of 4:20.60 for the victory and the new standard.
Kenyon’s Arthur Conover nearly caught Greenhalgh as he came smoking home but settled for second in 4:20.95. Both swimmers beat Weik’s former record.
Emory’s Christian Baker hit the wall third overall in the A final with a time of 4:24.30.
Emory and Williams tied for the top of the team title race following the event with 27 points each. Kenyon (21), Johns Hopkins (20) and Keene State (15) comprised the rest of the top five.
1 Greenhalgh, And SO Johns Hopkins 4:21.85 4:20.60* 24.36 50.10 (25.74) 1:16.36 (26.26) 1:42.80 (26.44) 2:09.03 (26.23) 2:35.58 (26.55) 3:01.88 (26.30) 3:28.34 (26.46) 3:54.67 (26.33) 4:20.60 (25.93) 2 Conover, Arthur SO Kenyon 4:23.80 4:20.95* 24.40 50.32 (25.92) 1:16.63 (26.31) 1:43.35 (26.72) 2:09.93 (26.58) 2:36.63 (26.70) 3:03.36 (26.73) 3:30.01 (26.65) 3:55.84 (25.83) 4:20.95 (25.11) 3 Baker, Christia SO Emory 4:23.45 4:24.30 23.63 49.63 (26.00) 1:16.02 (26.39) 1:42.74 (26.72) 2:09.47 (26.73) 2:36.27 (26.80) 3:03.00 (26.73) 3:30.16 (27.16) 3:57.45 (27.29) 4:24.30 (26.85)
Women’s 200 IM
Denison’s Michelle Howell managed to get her hand on the wall a second faster than the rest of the finale with a time of 2:01.59. That’s about the same time Amherst’s Emily Hyde used to win last year with a 2:01.53, but still well short of the amazing 1:58.81 clocked by Williams’ Caroline Williams in 2013 for the NCAA D3 record.
Williams Emma Waddell finished second tonight in 2:02.58 with Hyde earning third overall in 2:03.09.
Emory stretched its leading tally to 92 points after the 200 IM, while Williams stood second with 55 points. Denison (54), Kenyon (27) and Johns Hopkins (22) held third through fifth.
1 Howell, Michell SR Denison 2:02.15 2:01.59 26.25 57.39 (31.14) 1:32.54 (35.15) 2:01.59 (29.05) 2 Waddell, Emma FY Williams 2:02.53 2:02.58 25.95 56.32 (30.37) 1:34.29 (37.97) 2:02.58 (28.29) 3 Hyde, Emily JR Amherst 2:02.10 2:03.09 27.56 1:00.26 (32.70) 1:34.76 (34.50) 2:03.09 (28.33)
Men’s 200 IM
Emory’s Andrew Wilson, who downed the 17-year-old NCAA D3 record of 1:46.97 set by CMS’ Gary Simon in 1998 with a 1:46.25 this morning, dropped a slight bit of time with a 1:46.23 to emerge victorious this evening.
That’s a full second drop from the time Redlands’ Jeff Depew used to win this event a year ago (1:47.44).
Mary Washington’s Hugh Anderson put up a 1:46 of his own with a second-place time of 1:46.46, while Johns Hopkins’ Evan Holder clinched third overall in 1:46.92.
Depew, the defending champion, had to settle for fourth overall in 1:47.06.
Emory and Kenyon are tied after the 200 IM with 49 points each, while Johns Hopkins is third with 36 points. Williams (34) and Denison (31) are fourth and fifth.
1 Wilson, Andrew JR Emory 1:46.25 1:46.23* 23.37 51.04 (27.67) 1:19.95 (28.91) 1:46.23 (26.28) 2 Anderson, Alex SR Mary Washington 1:47.18 1:46.46* 23.24 50.18 (26.94) 1:21.12 (30.94) 1:46.46 (25.34) 3 Holder, Evan SO Johns Hopkins 1:47.01 1:46.92* 23.30 50.09 (26.79) 1:20.91 (30.82) 1:46.92 (26.01) 4 Depew, Jeff SR Redlands 1:47.93 1:47.06 23.05 50.35 (27.30)
Women’s 50 free
It wasn’t the fastest time of the day, but it was the fastest when it counted as Johns Hopkins’ Anastasia Bogdanovski defended her 2014 title with a 22.85 this evening.
Denison’s Carolyn Kane, who clocked a 22.84 in prelims, settled for second in 22.94 with Keene State’s Alison Bartlett snaring third tonight in 23.04.
Emory broke through the 100-point barrier first with 103.5 points, while Denison made up some ground to stand second with 96 points. Williams held third with 55 points.
1 Bogdanovski, An SR Johns Hopkins 23.00 22.85 2 Kane, Carolyn SO Denison 22.84 22.94 3 Bartlett, Aliso JR Keene St. 23.03 23.04 4 Slaughter, Kirs JR IWU 23.37 23.24 5 Paulson, Emma SO St. Thomas 23.10 23.29 6 Van Leuven, Mar JR Denison 23.44 23.46 7 Yearwood, Ashle JR Denison 23.45 23.60 8 Hable, Allie JR UWEC 23.50 23.64
Men’s 50 free
Rowan’s Jesse Novak took home the men’s 50-yard free title with a time of 19.89. Gettysburg’s Jason Potter hit the wall second in the finale with a time of 19.97, while Trinity’s Stephen Culberson placed third in 20.02.
Kenyon led the men’s team-title race following the 50 free with 69 points, while Emoy (54) and Denison (42) were second and third. Johns Hopkins (36) and Williams (34) stood fourth and fifth.
1 Novak, Jesse SO Rowan University 19.82 19.89 2 Potter, Jason SR Gettysburg 19.93 19.97 3 Culberson, Step SR Trinity U. 20.09 20.02 4 Thetford, Tommy FY W&L 20.10 20.17 5 Poltash, Alex JR Claremont MS 20.21 20.21 6 Caldwell, Austi SR Kenyon 20.17 20.24 7 Brindamour, Chr SR Coast Guard 19.94 20.25 8 Fleming, Ryan JR Denison 20.06 20.36
Women’s three-meter diving
Wellesley’s Maura Sticco-Ivins won the women’s three-meter diving event with 500.35 points. Hope College’s Sarah Sheridan claimed second tonight with 477.85 points. Kenyon’s Maria Zarka picked up major team points with a third-place effort of 463.15.
Emory remained in first with 103.5 points, while Denison was second with 96 points. Williams held third with 64 points, while Kenyon moved its tally to 55 for fourth after diving.
1 Sticco-Ivins, M FY Wellesley 489.40 500.35 2 Sheridan, Sarah JR Hope College 433.65 477.85 3 Zarka, Maria JR Kenyon 436.15 463.15 4 Hayhurst, Sarah FY Centre College 420.90 462.50 5 Freund, Daniell FY Trinity U. 429.75 462.35 6 Bartlett, Megha SO SUNY Fredonia 419.90 442.20 7 Pekar, Christin SR Lake Forest 416.15 438.90 8 Griesemer, Nick SO Ithaca 422.10 423.35
Women’s 200 medley relay
Kenyon’s Celia Oberholzer (25.56), Laura Duncan (27.87), Hannah Cooper (24.58) and Jenner McLeod (22.57) claimed the relay title with an NCAA D3 record of 1:40.58.
That swim cleared the 2009 NCAA D3 record of 1:41.17 set by Denison as well as the meet record of 1:41.20 also set by Denison in 2009.
NYU’s Emily Doerner (26.32), Katie Webber (27.80), Serena Yan (24.72) and Elise Gibbs (22.59) clinched second overall in 1:41.43.
Emory’s Claire Liu (25.96), Annelise Kowalsky (28.57), Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe (24.73) and Nancy Larson (22.67) turned in a third-place time of 1:41.93.
Emory leads the women’s title race after day one with 135.5 points. Denison (124), Kenyon (95), Williams (94) were second through fourth.
1 Kenyon 1:41.79 1:40.58* 1) Oberholzer, Celia SR 2) Duncan, Laura SO 3) Cooper, Hannah SR 4) McLeod, Jenner SO 25.56 53.43 (27.87) 1:18.01 (24.58) 1:40.58 (22.57) 2 NYU 1:42.20 1:41.43 1) Doerner, Emily SR 2) Webber, Katie SO 3) Yan, Serena FR 4) Gibbs, Elise SO 26.32 54.12 (27.80) 1:18.84 (24.72) 1:41.43 (22.59) 3 Emory 1:42.42 1:41.93 1) Liu, Claire SO 2) Kowalsky, Annelise SO 3) Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Marcela SO 4) Larson, Nancy SR 25.96 54.53 (28.57) 1:19.26 (24.73) 1:41.93 (22.67)
Men’s 200 medley relay
Kenyon’s Harrison Curley (22.23), Trevor Manz (24.27), Kevin Magee (21.21) and Wes Manz (19.83) turned in an NCAA D3 record with a time of 1:27.54.
That performance wiped out the 2010 record set by Kenyon with a 1:27.74.
Emory’s Mitchell Cooper (23.28), Andrew Wilson (23.72), Hayden Baker (21.52) and Oliver Smith (19.44) claimed second in 1:27.96.
Williams’ Benjamin Lin (22.33), Jake Tamposi (24.58), Thad Ricotta (21.50) and Alex McCarter (19.99) snagged third overall in 1:28.40.
Kenyon finished day one with a 21-point lead with 109 points. Emory stood second with 88 points, while Williams (66), Denison (60) and CMS (54) made up the rest of the top five.
1 Kenyon 1:27.96 1:27.54* 1) Curley, Harrison SR 2) Manz, Trevor SO 3) Magee, Kevin SR 4) Manz, Wes SR 22.23 46.50 (24.27) 1:07.71 (21.21) 1:27.54 (19.83) 2 Emory 1:28.49 1:27.96 1) Cooper, Mitchell SO 2) Wilson, Andrew JR 3) Baker, Hayden SR 4) Smith, Oliver FY 23.28 47.00 (23.72) 1:08.52 (21.52) 1:27.96 (19.44) 3 Williams 1:29.75 1:28.40 1) Lin, Benjamin SO 2) Tamposi, Jake JR 3) Ricotta, Thad SR 4) McCarter, Alex JR 22.33 46.91 (24.58) 1:08.41 (21.50) 1:28.40 (19.99)
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 500 free
- Men’s 500 free
- Women’s 200 IM
- Men’s 200 IM
- Women’s 50 free
- Men’s 50 free
- Women’s 200 medley relay
- Men’s 200 medley relay
- Women’s three-meter diving
2015 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, Day One – Results