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Emory captured both the Men and Women NCAA DIII National Swimming and Diving Championships on the final day of competition. Visit Swimming World’s DIII Landing Page for all the stories. Here are the final team scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 39 1. Emory 645.5 2. Williams 445 3. Kenyon 381 4. Denison 272 5. Mit 165 6. Wash U. MO 161 7. Washington & Lee 140 8. Nyu 122.5 9. Johns Hopkins 120.5 10. Conn College 101 11. Chicago 93 12. Calvin 92.5 13. Bates 90 14. St. Thomas 82 15. Amherst 77.5 16. Wheaton IL 72 17. Ithaca 65 18. Middlebury 60 19. Trinity U. 41.5 20. Wellesley 40 21. Claremont MS 36 21. Illinois Wesleyan 36 23. Centre College 32 23. Carnegie Mellon 32 25. Suny Fredonia 31 26. Uw-Eau Claire 30 27. Pomona-Pitzer 28.5 28. Ursinus 28 29. Rose-Hulman 25 29. Grove City 25 31. Carleton 23 32. Mount Union 19 33. Rensselaer 17 34. Bowdoin 16 34. Union 16 34. DePauw 16 34. Whitman 16 38. Smith 15 38. Springfield 15 40. Suny Geneseo 14 41. Uw-Lacrosse 13 42. Kalamazoo 11 42. William Smith 11 44. Wesleyan 5 45. Stevens 4.5 46. Mary Washington 4 46. Tufts 4 46. Birmingham Southern 4 46. St. Catherine 4 50. Redlands 3 51. Gustavus 2
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 39 1. Emory 645.5 2. Williams 445 3. Kenyon 381 4. Denison 272 5. Mit 165 6. Wash U. MO 161 7. Washington & Lee 140 8. Nyu 122.5 9. Johns Hopkins 120.5 10. Conn College 101 11. Chicago 93 12. Calvin 92.5 13. Bates 90 14. St. Thomas 82 15. Amherst 77.5 16. Wheaton IL 72 17. Ithaca 65 18. Middlebury 60 19. Trinity U. 41.5 20. Wellesley 40 21. Claremont MS 36 21. Illinois Wesleyan 36 23. Centre College 32 23. Carnegie Mellon 32 25. Suny Fredonia 31 26. Uw-Eau Claire 30 27. Pomona-Pitzer 28.5 28. Ursinus 28 29. Rose-Hulman 25 29. Grove City 25 31. Carleton 23 32. Mount Union 19 33. Rensselaer 17 34. Bowdoin 16 34. Union 16 34. DePauw 16 34. Whitman 16 38. Smith 15 38. Springfield 15 40. Suny Geneseo 14 41. Uw-Lacrosse 13 42. Kalamazoo 11 42. William Smith 11 44. Wesleyan 5 45. Stevens 4.5 46. Mary Washington 4 46. Tufts 4 46. Birmingham Southern 4 46. St. Catherine 4 50. Redlands 3 51. Gustavus 2
The Following is a breakdown of the final day of races:
Emory’s Julia Durmer led the race tonight right from the start. She was challenged briefly by Williams’ Megan Pierce but ultimately won the event by eleven seconds in 16:27.82, a best for her by 32 seconds this season. Just a sophomore, this was Durmer’s first Division III NCAA Championships and first individual national title after finishing sixth in the 200 IM and second in the 400 IM.
Pierce finished the race and her collegiate swimming career with a fourth place finish in this event in 16:44.32, an eight second drop and her fourth-straight All-American title in this event. Kenyon’s Marysol Arce finished second in 16:39.11 while Illinois-Wesleyan’s Meg Stanley took third in 16:41.93.
Campbell Costley of Denison took fifth in 16:54.14 while Williams’ Alison McNamara finished sixth in 16:55.66. Gail Anderson of Kenyon (16:58.68) and Connecticut’s Valerie Urban (17:01.34) finished seventh and eighth out of the morning heats. This was the first All-American title of both swimmers’ careers.
Event 30 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Durmer, Julia SO Emory 17:00.37 16:27.82 20
27.50 56.99 (29.49)
1:27.13 (30.14) 1:57.04 (29.91)
2:27.14 (30.10) 2:57.46 (30.32)
3:27.51 (30.05) 3:57.55 (30.04)
4:27.64 (30.09) 4:57.85 (30.21)
5:27.93 (30.08) 5:58.09 (30.16)
6:28.08 (29.99) 6:58.13 (30.05)
7:28.07 (29.94) 7:57.89 (29.82)
8:28.13 (30.24) 8:58.12 (29.99)
9:28.23 (30.11) 9:58.35 (30.12)
10:28.47 (30.12) 10:58.50 (30.03)
11:28.58 (30.08) 11:58.64 (30.06)
12:28.84 (30.20) 12:58.96 (30.12)
13:29.20 (30.24) 13:59.39 (30.19)
14:29.19 (29.80) 14:59.34 (30.15)
15:29.23 (29.89) 15:58.91 (29.68) 16:27.82 (28.91)
2 Arce, Marysol SO Kenyon 16:45.37 16:39.11 17
28.01 58.39 (30.38)
1:28.70 (30.31) 1:59.33 (30.63)
2:30.09 (30.76) 3:00.59 (30.50)
3:31.43 (30.84) 4:02.04 (30.61)
4:32.82 (30.78) 5:03.23 (30.41)
5:33.83 (30.60) 6:04.29 (30.46)
6:34.90 (30.61) 7:05.44 (30.54)
7:36.20 (30.76) 8:06.50 (30.30)
8:36.94 (30.44) 9:07.46 (30.52)
9:37.95 (30.49) 10:08.06 (30.11)
10:38.47 (30.41) 11:08.75 (30.28)
11:38.79 (30.04) 12:09.06 (30.27)
12:39.26 (30.20) 13:09.60 (30.34)
13:39.84 (30.24) 14:09.88 (30.04)
14:40.02 (30.14) 15:10.10 (30.08)
15:40.11 (30.01) 16:10.04 (29.93) 16:39.11 (29.07)
3 Stanley, Meg SR Ill Wesleyan 16:48.04 16:41.93 16
28.08 58.48 (30.40)
1:29.11 (30.63) 1:59.82 (30.71)
2:30.49 (30.67) 3:01.19 (30.70)
3:31.77 (30.58) 4:02.44 (30.67)
4:33.13 (30.69) 5:03.63 (30.50)
5:33.91 (30.28) 6:04.38 (30.47)
6:35.00 (30.62) 7:05.55 (30.55)
7:35.98 (30.43) 8:06.45 (30.47)
8:37.07 (30.62) 9:07.62 (30.55)
9:38.36 (30.74) 10:08.81 (30.45)
10:39.25 (30.44) 11:09.69 (30.44)
11:40.35 (30.66) 12:10.62 (30.27)
12:41.00 (30.38) 13:11.56 (30.56)
13:41.88 (30.32) 14:12.03 (30.15)
14:41.95 (29.92) 15:12.23 (30.28)
15:42.60 (30.37) 16:12.76 (30.16) 16:41.93 (29.17)
4 Pierce, Megan SR Williams 16:53.09 16:44.32 15
26.80 56.93 (30.13)
1:27.48 (30.55) 1:58.59 (31.11)
2:29.50 (30.91) 3:00.40 (30.90)
3:31.29 (30.89) 4:02.18 (30.89)
4:33.03 (30.85) 5:03.67 (30.64)
5:34.33 (30.66) 6:04.95 (30.62)
6:35.68 (30.73) 7:06.13 (30.45)
7:36.75 (30.62) 8:07.41 (30.66)
8:38.04 (30.63) 9:08.74 (30.70)
9:39.47 (30.73) 10:09.97 (30.50)
10:40.56 (30.59) 11:11.20 (30.64)
11:41.83 (30.63) 12:12.33 (30.50)
12:42.98 (30.65) 13:13.53 (30.55)
13:44.25 (30.72) 14:15.05 (30.80)
14:45.72 (30.67) 15:16.10 (30.38)
15:46.11 (30.01) 16:15.72 (29.61) 16:44.32 (28.60)
5 Costley, Campbell SR Denison 16:57.85 16:54.14 14
27.65 57.88 (30.23)
1:28.48 (30.60) 1:59.10 (30.62)
2:29.89 (30.79) 3:00.53 (30.64)
3:31.28 (30.75) 4:01.89 (30.61)
4:32.38 (30.49) 5:03.02 (30.64)
5:33.56 (30.54) 6:04.06 (30.50)
6:34.78 (30.72) 7:05.56 (30.78)
7:36.48 (30.92) 8:07.27 (30.79)
8:38.11 (30.84) 9:08.95 (30.84)
9:39.83 (30.88) 10:10.70 (30.87)
10:41.58 (30.88) 11:12.46 (30.88)
11:43.40 (30.94) 12:14.34 (30.94)
12:45.25 (30.91) 13:16.61 (31.36)
13:47.75 (31.14) 14:19.18 (31.43)
14:50.55 (31.37) 15:21.98 (31.43)
15:53.20 (31.22) 16:24.27 (31.07) 16:54.14 (29.87)
6 McNamara, Alison SO Williams 16:56.41 16:55.66 13
27.94 58.31 (30.37)
1:28.97 (30.66) 1:59.76 (30.79)
2:30.59 (30.83) 3:01.68 (31.09)
3:32.64 (30.96) 4:03.68 (31.04)
4:34.83 (31.15) 5:05.95 (31.12)
5:37.00 (31.05) 6:07.98 (30.98)
6:39.11 (31.13) 7:10.16 (31.05)
7:41.29 (31.13) 8:12.41 (31.12)
8:43.41 (31.00) 9:14.54 (31.13)
9:45.55 (31.01) 10:16.97 (31.42)
10:47.96 (30.99) 11:19.02 (31.06)
11:50.06 (31.04) 12:21.01 (30.95)
12:51.99 (30.98) 13:23.06 (31.07)
13:53.98 (30.92) 14:24.90 (30.92)
14:55.67 (30.77) 15:26.10 (30.43)
15:56.64 (30.54) 16:26.66 (30.02) 16:55.66 (29.00)
7 Anderson, Gail FR Kenyon 17:14.81 16:58.68 12
28.60 58.99 (30.39)
1:29.91 (30.92) 2:00.84 (30.93)
2:31.84 (31.00) 3:02.74 (30.90)
3:33.82 (31.08) 4:04.80 (30.98)
4:36.13 (31.33) 5:07.31 (31.18)
5:38.39 (31.08) 6:09.23 (30.84)
6:40.35 (31.12) 7:11.32 (30.97)
7:42.24 (30.92) 8:13.27 (31.03)
8:44.28 (31.01) 9:15.15 (30.87)
9:45.94 (30.79) 10:16.62 (30.68)
10:47.63 (31.01) 11:18.43 (30.80)
11:49.25 (30.82) 12:20.26 (31.01)
12:51.38 (31.12) 13:22.50 (31.12)
13:53.63 (31.13) 14:24.88 (31.25)
14:56.13 (31.25) 15:27.33 (31.20)
15:58.52 (31.19) 16:29.27 (30.75) 16:58.68 (29.41)
8 Urban, Valerie SR Conn College 17:09.43 17:01.34 11
28.57 59.83 (31.26)
1:31.34 (31.51) 2:02.64 (31.30)
2:34.06 (31.42) 3:05.72 (31.66)
3:37.07 (31.35) 4:08.44 (31.37)
4:39.85 (31.41) 5:11.19 (31.34)
5:42.41 (31.22) 6:13.59 (31.18)
6:44.53 (30.94) 7:15.69 (31.16)
7:46.74 (31.05) 8:17.64 (30.90)
8:48.66 (31.02) 9:19.81 (31.15)
9:50.66 (30.85) 10:21.56 (30.90)
10:52.87 (31.31) 11:23.69 (30.82)
11:54.48 (30.79) 12:25.26 (30.78)
12:56.11 (30.85) 13:27.02 (30.91)
13:57.83 (30.81) 14:28.56 (30.73)
14:59.41 (30.85) 15:30.10 (30.69)
16:00.83 (30.73) 16:31.26 (30.43) 17:01.34 (30.08)
Men’s 1650 Free
NCAA Record: 14:56.44 – Arthur Conover, Kenyon (2016)
2016 Champion: 15:06.97 – Andy Greenhalgh, Johns Hopkins
Kenyon’s Arthur Conover earned back his national title in this event from 2015. After finishing third as a freshman and second as a junior, Conover’s time was just off his NCAA record but enough to take the win for the Lords. He was challenged by Johns Hopkins’ Andy Greenhalgh over the last 500 yards, but Greenhalgh ran out of room to make a move. Greenhalgh was last year’s champion after earning runner-up honors the two years prior.
Thomas Gordon had a big swim for Emory moving up from the fourth seed to finishing third. His time of was a best by over twenty seconds. Freshman Benjamin Brewer of Cal Lutheran earned his first All-American title by racing to a 15:28.80 and earning fourth place. Brewer will be part of the future of this event as Conover and Greenhalgh (and all four of their historic NCAA miles) will be graduating this year.
Williams’ Andrew Trunksy, another freshman, took fifth-place honors dropping 12 second (15:31.22) while classmate Ben Culberson of Claremont Mudd-Scripps took sixth in 15:32.19. Both swimmers earned their first individual All-American titles after earning one in the 800 free relay as well. Kenyon duo David Perez (15:32.41) and Connor Rumpit (15:35.06) took seventh and eighth.
Event 31 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Conover, Arthur SR Kenyon 14:56.44 14:59.56 20
25.57 53.04 (27.47)
1:20.62 (27.58) 1:48.38 (27.76)
2:15.98 (27.60) 2:43.52 (27.54)
3:10.92 (27.40) 3:38.41 (27.49)
4:05.87 (27.46) 4:33.19 (27.32)
5:00.79 (27.60) 5:28.23 (27.44)
5:55.58 (27.35) 6:23.23 (27.65)
6:51.03 (27.80) 7:18.76 (27.73)
7:46.48 (27.72) 8:13.98 (27.50)
8:41.47 (27.49) 9:08.82 (27.35)
9:35.99 (27.17) 10:03.30 (27.31)
10:30.80 (27.50) 10:58.02 (27.22)
11:25.30 (27.28) 11:52.54 (27.24)
12:19.82 (27.28) 12:46.86 (27.04)
13:13.91 (27.05) 13:41.03 (27.12)
14:07.92 (26.89) 14:34.39 (26.47) 14:59.56 (25.17)
2 Greenhalgh, Andrew SR Johns Hopkins 15:22.32 15:02.34 17
25.44 52.91 (27.47)
1:20.74 (27.83) 1:48.87 (28.13)
2:16.81 (27.94) 2:44.59 (27.78)
3:12.42 (27.83) 3:40.07 (27.65)
4:07.85 (27.78) 4:35.61 (27.76)
5:03.27 (27.66) 5:30.98 (27.71)
5:58.64 (27.66) 6:26.24 (27.60)
6:53.87 (27.63) 7:21.67 (27.80)
7:49.29 (27.62) 8:16.79 (27.50)
8:44.32 (27.53) 9:11.63 (27.31)
9:38.83 (27.20) 10:06.03 (27.20)
10:33.16 (27.13) 11:00.34 (27.18)
11:27.56 (27.22) 11:54.76 (27.20)
12:21.92 (27.16) 12:48.97 (27.05)
13:15.82 (26.85) 13:42.61 (26.79)
14:09.54 (26.93) 14:36.46 (26.92) 15:02.34 (25.88)
3 Gordon, Thomas SO Emory 15:32.85 15:12.80 16
25.21 52.94 (27.73)
1:20.93 (27.99) 1:49.11 (28.18)
2:16.92 (27.81) 2:44.98 (28.06)
3:12.91 (27.93) 3:40.67 (27.76)
4:08.44 (27.77) 4:36.23 (27.79)
5:03.85 (27.62) 5:31.38 (27.53)
5:59.04 (27.66) 6:26.76 (27.72)
6:54.38 (27.62) 7:22.01 (27.63)
7:49.94 (27.93) 8:17.52 (27.58)
8:45.05 (27.53) 9:12.62 (27.57)
9:40.26 (27.64) 10:07.80 (27.54)
10:35.59 (27.79) 11:03.13 (27.54)
11:30.82 (27.69) 11:58.64 (27.82)
12:26.51 (27.87) 12:54.27 (27.76)
13:22.15 (27.88) 13:49.88 (27.73)
14:17.86 (27.98) 14:45.94 (28.08) 15:12.80 (26.86)
4 Brewer, Benjamin FR Cal Lutheran 15:28.26 15:28.80 15
25.82 54.05 (28.23)
1:22.29 (28.24) 1:50.52 (28.23)
2:18.91 (28.39) 2:47.27 (28.36)
3:15.62 (28.35) 3:43.98 (28.36)
4:12.22 (28.24) 4:40.90 (28.68)
5:09.33 (28.43) 5:37.89 (28.56)
6:06.18 (28.29) 6:34.52 (28.34)
7:02.89 (28.37) 7:31.17 (28.28)
7:59.45 (28.28) 8:27.55 (28.10)
8:55.65 (28.10) 9:24.04 (28.39)
9:52.11 (28.07) 10:20.17 (28.06)
10:48.17 (28.00) 11:16.05 (27.88)
11:43.95 (27.90) 12:12.11 (28.16)
12:40.16 (28.05) 13:08.38 (28.22)
13:36.57 (28.19) 14:05.04 (28.47)
14:33.50 (28.46) 15:01.78 (28.28) 15:28.80 (27.02)
5 Trunsky, Andrew FR Williams 15:44.05 15:31.22 14
25.54 53.22 (27.68)
1:21.29 (28.07) 1:49.89 (28.60)
2:18.21 (28.32) 2:46.74 (28.53)
3:15.04 (28.30) 3:43.37 (28.33)
4:11.82 (28.45) 4:40.36 (28.54)
5:08.93 (28.57) 5:37.50 (28.57)
6:05.99 (28.49) 6:34.50 (28.51)
7:03.02 (28.52) 7:31.32 (28.30)
7:59.69 (28.37) 8:28.01 (28.32)
8:56.37 (28.36) 9:24.78 (28.41)
9:53.30 (28.52) 10:21.47 (28.17)
10:50.01 (28.54) 11:18.23 (28.22)
11:46.43 (28.20) 12:14.63 (28.20)
12:42.86 (28.23) 13:11.18 (28.32)
13:39.55 (28.37) 14:07.91 (28.36)
14:35.89 (27.98) 15:04.03 (28.14) 15:31.22 (27.19)
6 Culberson, Ben FR Claremont MS 15:33.89 15:32.19 13
26.05 54.04 (27.99)
1:22.10 (28.06) 1:50.46 (28.36)
2:18.93 (28.47) 2:47.40 (28.47)
3:15.85 (28.45) 3:44.45 (28.60)
4:13.05 (28.60) 4:41.66 (28.61)
5:10.25 (28.59) 5:38.84 (28.59)
6:07.34 (28.50) 6:35.88 (28.54)
7:04.19 (28.31) 7:32.53 (28.34)
8:00.99 (28.46) 8:29.36 (28.37)
8:57.76 (28.40) 9:26.19 (28.43)
9:54.40 (28.21) 10:22.85 (28.45)
10:51.17 (28.32) 11:19.47 (28.30)
11:47.81 (28.34) 12:16.11 (28.30)
12:44.40 (28.29) 13:12.76 (28.36)
13:40.89 (28.13) 14:09.12 (28.23)
14:37.34 (28.22) 15:05.47 (28.13) 15:32.19 (26.72)
7 Perez, David JR Kenyon 15:38.01 15:32.41 12
25.78 54.13 (28.35)
1:22.65 (28.52) 1:51.20 (28.55)
2:19.36 (28.16) 2:47.75 (28.39)
3:16.09 (28.34) 3:44.21 (28.12)
4:12.48 (28.27) 4:41.21 (28.73)
5:09.89 (28.68) 5:38.60 (28.71)
6:07.06 (28.46) 6:35.52 (28.46)
7:04.28 (28.76) 7:32.94 (28.66)
8:01.45 (28.51) 8:30.19 (28.74)
8:58.81 (28.62) 9:27.13 (28.32)
9:55.61 (28.48) 10:23.89 (28.28)
10:52.17 (28.28) 11:19.79 (27.62)
11:47.31 (27.52) 12:15.36 (28.05)
12:43.63 (28.27) 13:12.07 (28.44)
13:40.32 (28.25) 14:08.84 (28.52)
14:37.48 (28.64) 15:05.36 (27.88) 15:32.41 (27.05)
8 Rumpit, Connor FR Kenyon 16:00.18 15:35.06 11
25.75 53.33 (27.58)
1:21.21 (27.88) 1:49.36 (28.15)
2:17.54 (28.18) 2:45.94 (28.40)
3:14.17 (28.23) 3:42.55 (28.38)
4:11.07 (28.52) 4:39.37 (28.30)
5:07.80 (28.43) 5:36.08 (28.28)
6:04.42 (28.34) 6:33.07 (28.65)
7:01.42 (28.35) 7:29.94 (28.52)
7:58.40 (28.46) 8:26.81 (28.41)
8:55.17 (28.36) 9:23.38 (28.21)
9:51.77 (28.39) 10:20.30 (28.53)
10:48.67 (28.37) 11:17.17 (28.50)
11:46.00 (28.83) 12:14.94 (28.94)
12:43.52 (28.58) 13:12.04 (28.52)
13:41.08 (29.04) 14:09.83 (28.75)
14:39.14 (29.31) 15:07.83 (28.69) 15:35.06 (27.23)
Women’s 100 Free
NCAA Record: 48.98 – Kendra Stern, Amherst (2010)
2016 Champion: 49.90 – Hannah Lobb, Kenyon
Despite a charging Emma Waddell in the end, Emory’s Fiona Muir earned her first national championship title this week after finishing second in both the 50 and 200 freestyle earlier. The only swimmer out under 24, Muir had enough to hold on in the end and earn top honors this time around.
Waddell earned a close second place in 49.45, while Calvin’s Abby VanHarn and Trinity’s Lindsay Hagmann tied for third in 50.38. This was an improvement on VanHarn’s fifth place finish and Hagmann’s seventh-place finish in this event from last year.
Emory took the next two spots with Marissa Bergh (50.60) and Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe (50.77).
=== Championship Final ===
1 Muir, Fiona SO Emory 49.93 49.28 20
23.53 49.28 (25.75)
2 Waddell, Emma JR Williams 49.99 49.45 17
24.07 49.45 (25.38)
3 VanHarn, Abby JR Calvin 50.19 50.38 15.5
24.20 50.38 (26.18)
3 Hagmann, Lindsay JR Trinity U. 50.32 50.38 15.5
24.28 50.38 (26.10)
5 Bergh, Marissa SR Emory 50.82 50.60 14
24.33 50.60 (26.27)
6 Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Mar SR Emory 50.77 50.77 13
24.54 50.77 (26.23)
7 Mather, Caroline SO Carleton 50.74 50.96 12
24.43 50.96 (26.53)
8 Kauahi, Madison SO Pomona-Pitzer 50.77 50.98 11
24.44 50.98 (26.54)
Men’s 100 Free
NCAA Record: 43.16 – Zach Turk, Kenyon (2012)
2016 Champion: 43.41 – Thomas Thetford, Washington & Lee
Despite leading the race for about 95 yards, Keene State senior Ryan Boraski fell to second in the 100 free tonight after finishing third last year and third in both the 50 and 200 free earlier on this week. Rowan senior Jesse Novak earned back his title in this event from 2015 by splitting a blistering 21.90 in the second 50. His time of 43.29 was a lifetime best and just off legendary Zach Turk‘s NCAA record by one tenth of a second.
Oliver Smith of Emory was out with Boraski but also fell off on the second 50, splitting the exact same 22.96 as Boraski. Nonetheless, Smith scored valuable points for Emory headed into two great events for the Eagles, essentially solidifying their team victory.
Rounding out the senior foursome was Ian Garin of UC Santa Cruz taking fourth in 44.27. This was huge improvement on Garin’s 27th place finish in this event last year and was his second All-American swim this week.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Novak, Jesse SR Rowan 43.60 43.29 20
21.39 43.29 (21.90)
2 Boraski, Ryan SR Keene St. 43.65 43.43 17
20.47 43.43 (22.96)
3 Smith, Oliver JR Emory 43.54 43.78 16
20.82 43.78 (22.96)
4 Garin, Ivan SR UC Santa Cruz 44.72 44.27 15
21.47 44.27 (22.80)
5 Wagner, Zach JR Denison 44.21 44.38 14
21.38 44.38 (23.00)
6 Casey, Isaac JR Loras 44.40 44.52 13
21.23 44.52 (23.29)
7 Farrell, Alex SO Chicago 44.77 44.58 12
21.45 44.58 (23.13)
8 Mergler, Connor JR Buffalo St. 44.55 44.80 11
21.48 44.80 (23.32)
Women’s 200 Back
NCAA Record: 1:56.23 – Brittany Sasser, Amherst (2008)
2016 Champion: 1:56.33 – Emma Paulson, St. Thomas
As a sophomore in 2015, William’s Olivia Jackson took the 200 back crown in 1:57.24. A year later, St. Thomas’ Emma Paulson stole the title from her. In tonight’s final, senior Jackson scored redemption in this event by racing not only to first place, but also to a new Divison-III NCAA Record of 1:55.83. The previous record was held by fellow NESCAC swimmer Brittany Sasser of Amherst.
Paulson had enough to finish second, her third All-American title of these NCAAs in 1:58.61. She was out first in the 100 at 56.91 but could not hang on with a charging Jackson. Emory’s Cindy Cheng, the 200 freestyle champion, tok third in 1:58.62.
After finishing sixteenth in last night’s 100 back, Union’s Christina Belforti bounced back to place fourth in this event. This was the senior’s first All-American title of her career and was a three second drop. Kenyon’s lone swimmer Delaney Ambrosen continued her successful week by finishing earning her first individual All-American title this week.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Jackson, Olivia SR Williams 1:56.43 1:55.83 20
27.86 57.03 (29.17)
1:26.22 (29.19) 1:55.83 (29.61)
2 Paulson, Emma SR St. Thomas 1:59.22 1:58.61 17
27.57 56.91 (29.34)
1:27.65 (30.74) 1:58.61 (30.96)
3 Cheng, Cindy JR Emory 1:59.95 1:58.62 16
27.57 57.17 (29.60)
1:27.65 (30.48) 1:58.62 (30.97)
4 Belforti, Christina SR Union 1:59.78 1:59.34 15
27.81 57.70 (29.89)
1:28.10 (30.40) 1:59.34 (31.24)
5 Ambrosen, Delaney SO Kenyon 2:00.52 1:59.57 14
28.52 58.31 (29.79)
1:28.88 (30.57) 1:59.57 (30.69)
6 Daher, Sara SR Bates 1:59.62 2:00.25 13
28.16 58.32 (30.16)
1:29.23 (30.91) 2:00.25 (31.02)
7 Hong, Eleanore SR Rose-Hulman 2:00.61 2:00.33 12
27.97 58.26 (30.29)
1:29.32 (31.06) 2:00.33 (31.01)
8 Zanolli, Nicole JR Wash U. MO 2:00.70 2:02.17 11
28.67 58.68 (30.01)
1:29.82 (31.14) 2:02.17 (32.35)
Men’s 200 Back
NCAA Record: 1:43.49 – Harrison Curley, Kenyon (2015)
2016 Champion: 1:46.10 – Jackson Lindell, Denison
The NESCAC Conference dominated the 200 back at this year’s NCAA Championships. Williams senior Ben Lin followed by Jackson’s record-breaking performance with a win of his own in a lifetime best 1:44.00. This was Lin’s third All-American title in this event and first national title after finishing in an upsetting 20th place last year. Out way ahead of the field from the start, Lin has now completed a near-perfect NCAAs winning three event and setting one new D3 NCAA record in the process.
Reigning Champion Jackson Lindell took second in 1:45.32 by swimming a very even race, and Tufts’ Kingsley Bowen took third in 1:46.33. Just a sophomore, this is an improvement on last year’s fourth-place finish in this event and is Bowen’s fourth-career All-American swim.
Freshman Gabriel Schneider (1:46.36) of MIT took fourth place while Emory sophomore Matthew Rogers (1:47.09) raced to fifth.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Lin, Ben SR Williams 1:46.22 1:44.00 20
24.15 49.89 (25.74)
1:16.34 (26.45) 1:44.00 (27.66)
2 Lindell, Jackson SR Denison 1:46.58 1:45.32 17
25.12 51.70 (26.58)
1:18.61 (26.91) 1:45.32 (26.71)
3 Bowen, Kingsley SO Tufts 1:46.96 1:46.33 16
24.74 50.94 (26.20)
1:18.10 (27.16) 1:46.33 (28.23)
4 Schneider, Gabriel FR MIT 1:46.16 1:46.36 15
24.99 51.65 (26.66)
1:18.98 (27.33) 1:46.36 (27.38)
5 Rogers, Matthew SO Emory 1:46.70 1:47.09 14
25.18 52.58 (27.40)
1:19.94 (27.36) 1:47.09 (27.15)
6 Colmenares, Carlos FR NYU 1:47.02 1:47.32 13
25.08 51.98 (26.90)
1:19.56 (27.58) 1:47.32 (27.76)
7 Williams, Matt SR Claremont MS 1:46.60 1:48.06 12
24.98 51.51 (26.53)
1:19.06 (27.55) 1:48.06 (29.00)
8 Wesseling, Jason JR Denison 1:47.15 1:50.12 11
25.83 53.38 (27.55)
1:21.55 (28.17) 1:50.12 (28.57)
Women’s 200 Breast
NCAA Record: 2:12.20 – Samantha Senczyszyn, Wisconsin – Eau Claire (2016)
2016 Champion: 2:12.30 – Emily Hyde, Amherst
After a medical scratch out of tonight’s final from NCAA record-holder Samantha Senczyszyn, Connecticut College freshman Mary Erb took advantage of an opportunity and raced to a first-place finish in a 2:14.61. Coming into the meet as the eleventh seed, Erb dropped over four seconds over the course of the day. This was her first All-American and National Title of her career.
Erb made her move right at the 100 mark as the field was relatively even up until this point. She had the fastest third 50 in 34.73. Also a freshman, Caroline White of Williams improved on her fifth-place finish in last night’s 100 breast by taking second in this event in 2:15.08. She also placed sixteenth in the 200 IM.
Kenyon junior Julia Wilson was third in 2:15.30 improving on her third-place finishes in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Emory senior Annelise Kowalsky finished out her career with a fourth-place finish in this event, taking it out in a quick 1:04.94 but not having enough to bring it home. This was Kowalsky’s fourth-straight All-American title in this event.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Erb, Mary FR Conn College 2:16.55 2:14.61 20
30.18 1:04.19 (34.01)
1:38.92 (34.73) 2:14.61 (35.69)
2 White, Caroline FR Williams 2:15.66 2:15.08 17
30.59 1:05.08 (34.49)
1:40.09 (35.01) 2:15.08 (34.99)
3 Wilson, Julia JR Kenyon 2:15.53 2:15.30 16
30.65 1:05.07 (34.42)
1:39.92 (34.85) 2:15.30 (35.38)
4 Kowalsky, Annelise SR Emory 2:16.01 2:15.63 15
30.68 1:04.94 (34.26)
1:39.88 (34.94) 2:15.63 (35.75)
5 Jones, Kaitlin JR Johns Hopkins 2:17.47 2:16.39 14
31.12 1:05.13 (34.01)
1:40.77 (35.64) 2:16.39 (35.62)
6 Daniels, Ashley SO Emory 2:17.20 2:17.50 13
31.10 1:06.20 (35.10)
1:42.12 (35.92) 2:17.50 (35.38)
7 Kustritz, KT FR Denison 2:17.61 2:17.64 12
30.70 1:05.10 (34.40)
1:41.17 (36.07) 2:17.64 (36.47)
8 Hageboeck, Emily FR W & L 2:17.89 2:19.48 11
31.40 1:06.64 (35.24)
1:42.64 (36.00) 2:19.48 (36.84)
Men’s 200 Breast
NCAA Record: 1:51.15 – Andrew Wilson, Emory (2016)
2016 Champion: 1:57.78 – Ian Reardon, Kenyon
Going three-for-three, Emory senior Andrew Wilson completed a perfect NCAA Championships: Three individual titles with three Division III NCAA records. His swim of 1:50.80 broke his own mark from December. As per usual, Wilson took command of the race right from the start and never let up.
Reigning NCAA Champion Ian Reardon of Kenyon took second in 1:58.04, just off his winning time from last year. In a tight race between Michael Lagieski (1:58.51), Timothy Kou (1:58.60) and Tanner Sonnek (1:58.98), Reardon got to the wall first just tenths ahead of his competitors. Aside from Wilson, Reardon had the fastest first half in 56.23 followed by Kou in 56.70. A patient Lagieski was able to sneak in for third to add to his second-place finish in last night’s 100 breast.
Trevor Manz also scored valuable points for Kenyon placing sixth with a 1:59.25, but the Lords’ efforts will be just shy of an overall National Championship title this time around as the Eagles lead the way by 36 points with two men’s events to go.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Wilson, Andrew SR Emory 1:55.99 1:50.80 20
24.66 52.79 (28.13)
1:21.50 (28.71) 1:50.80 (29.30)
2 Reardon, Ian SR Kenyon 1:57.83 1:58.04 17
26.39 56.23 (29.84)
1:27.05 (30.82) 1:58.04 (30.99)
3 Lagieski, Michael SR Wash U. MO 1:59.78 1:58.51 16
26.98 57.10 (30.12)
1:27.65 (30.55) 1:58.51 (30.86)
4 Kou, Timothy JR NYU 2:00.02 1:58.60 15
26.63 56.70 (30.07)
1:27.62 (30.92) 1:58.60 (30.98)
5 Sonnek, Tanner SO Gustavus 1:59.77 1:58.98 14
26.60 56.56 (29.96)
1:27.24 (30.68) 1:58.98 (31.74)
6 Manz, Trevor SR Kenyon 1:59.23 1:59.25 13
26.69 57.00 (30.31)
1:27.60 (30.60) 1:59.25 (31.65)
7 McManus, Samuel JR DePauw 2:00.40 1:59.46 12
27.55 57.76 (30.21)
1:28.54 (30.78) 1:59.46 (30.92)
8 Yamaguchi, Reona FR Chicago 2:00.76 1:59.95 11
26.57 57.01 (30.44)
1:28.19 (31.18) 1:59.95 (31.76)
Women’s 400 Free Relay
NCAA Record: 3:21.28 – Rosenkranz, Larson, Wobler, Dobben (Emory – 2013)
2016 Champion: 3:21.37 – Muir, Sanchez-Aizcoorbe, Taylor, Bergh (Emory)
For the last time at the 2017 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, the Emory women have broken an NCAA record. For the 8th time in a row now, the Emory women have won these Championships.
The team of Fiona Muir, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Caroline Olson and Marissa Bergh earned a new record time of 3:19.56, the first group to break the 3:20 barrier in D-III history.
Emma Waddell concluded an incredible meet by anchoring the Ephs’ relay with a 49.11, the fastest of any split in the field and good enough to bring them home for second place, just two tenths ahead of Kenyon. This secured their runner-up honors ahead of Kenyon in the overall team scores.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Emory 3:21.90 3:19.56 40
1) Muir, Fiona SO 2) Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Marcela SR
3) Olson, Caroline FR 4) Bergh, Marissa SR
23.76 49.93 (49.93)
1:13.63 (23.70) 1:39.84 (49.91)
2:03.56 (23.72) 2:29.56 (49.72)
2:53.47 (23.91) 3:19.56 (50.00)
2 Williams 3:24.02 3:23.11 34
1) Smith, Delaney JR 2) Jones, Lauren SR
3) Jackson, Olivia SR 4) Waddell, Emma JR
25.26 51.77 (51.77)
1:15.97 (24.20) 1:42.40 (50.63)
2:06.71 (24.31) 2:34.00 (51.60)
2:57.41 (23.41) 3:23.11 (49.11)
3 Kenyon 3:23.43 3:23.37 32
1) Orbach-Mandel, Hannah SO 2) Ambrosen, Delaney SO
3) Kuvan, Sophia SO 4) Wilson, Abby SO
24.50 50.72 (50.72)
1:15.39 (24.67) 1:42.18 (51.46)
2:06.29 (24.11) 2:33.33 (51.15)
2:57.11 (23.78) 3:23.37 (50.04)
4 Wash U. MO 3:23.67 3:24.00 30
1) O'Grady, Niamh JR 2) Collins, MariMac SR
3) Zanolli, Nicole JR 4) Sapp, Lauren SO
24.44 51.15 (51.15)
1:15.32 (24.17) 1:42.00 (50.85)
2:06.90 (24.90) 2:33.30 (51.30)
2:57.49 (24.19) 3:24.00 (50.70)
5 W & L 3:25.55 3:24.96 28
1) MacQueen, Ali FR 2) Fuller, Cassidy JR
3) Holmes, Elisabeth SR 4) Chancey, Elle SO
24.86 51.38 (51.38)
1:15.71 (24.33) 1:42.53 (51.15)
2:07.58 (25.05) 2:34.79 (52.26)
2:58.83 (24.04) 3:24.96 (50.17)
6 NYU 3:25.75 3:25.37 26
1) Collins, Honore FR 2) Gibbs, Elise SR
3) Lightstone, Serena FR 4) Leung, Noel SO
24.87 51.73 (51.73)
1:15.89 (24.16) 1:43.01 (51.28)
2:07.20 (24.19) 2:34.45 (51.44)
2:58.62 (24.17) 3:25.37 (50.92)
7 Wheaton IL 3:25.90 3:25.88 24
1) Barnes, Brooke SO 2) Barich-Mooday, Jennifer SR
3) Roberson, Kayla SR 4) Bagley, Erin SR
24.55 50.74 (50.74)
1:15.55 (24.81) 1:42.71 (51.97)
2:07.72 (25.01) 2:34.93 (52.22)
2:58.84 (23.91) 3:25.88 (50.95)
8 Middlebury 3:26.42 3:26.90 22
1) Burke, Morgan SR 2) Vandermeer, Frances FR
3) Wyer, Isabel JR 4) Andrews, Stephanie JR
24.71 51.61 (51.61)
1:16.07 (24.46) 1:43.83 (52.22)
2:07.91 (24.08) 2:34.90 (51.07)
2:59.81 (24.91) 3:26.90 (52.00)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
NCAA Record: 2:53.59 – Somers, Turk, Ramsey, Richardson (Kenyon – 2012)
2016 Champion: 2:57.44 – Hardwick, Kolleck, Burdette-Sapp, Smith (Emory)
With a huge anchor split of 43.03 from junior Oliver Smith, the Emory Eagles surged to victory in the 400 free relay. Their efforts not only earned them the relay championship title, but also their first ever overall NCAA Championship Team Title. The Eagles finished first with 438 points ahead of Kenyon (384) and Denison (371).
Denison took runner-up honors in this relay, with a great 43.35 split from Zach Wagner who almost held off Smith in the end for the win. Rowan’s 100 free champions Jesse Novak led his team off to a great start in 43.85. The team ultimately finished fourth, putting them just past Tufts for ninth in the overall rankings.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Emory 2:58.79 2:56.68 40
1) Kolleck, Trey SO 2) Hardwick, Alex JR
3) Burdette-Sapp, Hayes SR 4) Smith, Oliver JR
21.24 44.76 (44.76)
1:05.77 (21.01) 1:29.22 (44.46)
1:50.30 (21.08) 2:13.65 (44.43)
2:33.70 (20.05) 2:56.68 (43.03)
2 Denison 2:59.37 2:57.11 34
1) Dauksher, Walt SO 2) Howes, Max SR
3) Fox, Kenny SO 4) Wagner, Zach JR
21.70 44.76 (44.76)
1:05.43 (20.67) 1:29.01 (44.25)
1:49.66 (20.65) 2:13.76 (44.75)
2:34.24 (20.48) 2:57.11 (43.35)
3 MIT 3:00.51 2:58.77 32
1) Bogle, Jeremy JR 2) Edskes, Bouke FR
3) Kogut, Douglas JR 4) Tomazin, Josh JR
21.46 44.96 (44.96)
1:06.00 (21.04) 1:29.40 (44.44)
1:50.63 (21.23) 2:14.84 (45.44)
2:35.55 (20.71) 2:58.77 (43.93)
4 Rowan 3:00.40 3:00.21 30
1) Novak, Jesse SR 2) Feuerstein, Eric JR
3) Wojtowicz, Nate SO 4) Long, Paul SR
21.64 43.85 (43.85)
1:05.06 (21.21) 1:28.64 (44.79)
1:50.39 (21.75) 2:14.26 (45.62)
2:36.02 (21.76) 3:00.21 (45.95)
5 Johns Hopkins 2:59.39 3:00.39 28
1) Holder, Evan SR 2) Ashmead, Mike JR
3) Bauchwitz, Jeremy SR 4) Wohl, Michael SO
21.12 44.40 (44.40)
1:05.20 (20.80) 1:29.08 (44.68)
1:50.90 (21.82) 2:15.53 (46.45)
2:36.54 (21.01) 3:00.39 (44.86)
6 Albion 3:00.12 3:00.48 26
1) Tostado, Sebastian SR 2) Bosko, Derek SR
3) Ciemniecki, Scott FR 4) Belmore, Parker JR
21.69 45.25 (45.25)
1:06.12 (20.87) 1:29.39 (44.14)
1:50.98 (21.59) 2:15.47 (46.08)
2:36.51 (21.04) 3:00.48 (45.01)
7 NYU 3:00.02 3:01.20 24
1) Kou, Timothy JR 2) Katz, Alexander JR
3) Baron, Joe JR 4) Moody, Chad JR
22.19 45.57 (45.57)
1:06.70 (21.13) 1:30.14 (44.57)
1:51.69 (21.55) 2:16.00 (45.86)
2:37.65 (21.65) 3:01.20 (45.20)
8 Kenyon 3:00.48 3:02.01 22
1) Pu, Austin SR 2) Carpenter, Weston SO
3) Sawaya, Ambert SR 4) Williams, Robert SO
22.32 45.77 (45.77)
1:07.13 (21.36) 1:30.88 (45.11)
1:52.85 (21.97) 2:16.58 (45.70)
2:38.30 (21.72) 3:02.01 (45.43)
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