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Emory set themselves up for the championship title with top seeds in three of the six individual events this morning. Senior Andrew Wilson squared up for a run at his own national record in the 200 breast, while UW-Eau Claire’s Samantha Senczyszyn topped the women’s field for a run at a breaststroke sweep.
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Women’s 100 Free
NCAA Record: 48.98 – Kendra Stern, Amherst (2010)
Top 8: 50.97
Top 16: 51.31
Emory’s Fiona Muir dashed to the top seed in the women’s 100 free, being one of two athletes under the 50-second mark. Muir stopped the clock at a 49.93, followed closely by Wiliams’ Emma Waddell and her time of 49.99.
Abby VanHarn of Calvin picked up the third place seed with a 50.19, followed by Trinity’s Lindsay Hagmann’s 50.32.
Careleton’s Caroline Mather took fifth with a 50.74, just ahead of a tie between Pomona-Pitzer’s Madison Kauai and Emory’s Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe. The two delivered matching times of 50.77.
Marissa Bergh of Emory qualified eighth overall with a 50.82.
Men’s 100 Free
NCAA Record: 43.16 – Zachary Turk, Kenyon (2012)
Top 8: 44.80
Top 16: 45.17
Oliver Smith of Emory put himself in range of the NCAA record with a 43.54 in prelims of the men’s 100 free. Smith’s time sits a shy .38 seconds away from the 2012 record of 43.16.
Rowan’s Jesse Novak and Keene State’s Ryan Boraski held a tight race for the second and third place seeds, finishing a slim .05 seconds apart. Novak touched with a 43.60 for the second place seed, just ahead of Boraski’s 43.65.
Zachary Wagner of Denison turned in a 44.21 for the fourth place seed, while Loras’ Isaac Casey was fifth overall with a 44.40.
Buffalo State’s Connor Merger (44.55), UC Santa Cruz’ Ivan Garin (44.72), and Chicago’s Alexander Farrell (44.77) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.
Women’s 200 Back
NCAA Record: 1:56.23 – Brittany Sasser, Amherst (2008)
Top 8: 2:00.37
Top 16: 2:02.88
Olivia Jackson of Williams uncorked a prelims swim of 1:56.43 in prelims of the women’s 200 back. Jackson slashed 2.01 seconds off her entry time of 1:58.44, setting herself up for a solid run at the title.
St. Thomas’ Emma Paulson turned in a 1:59.22 for the second place seed, followed by Bates’ Sara Daher and her 1:59.62.
Christina Belforti of Union touched fourth overall in prelims with a 1:59.78, while top-seed Cindy Cheng of Emory posted a 1:59.95 for fifth.
Kenyon’s Delaney Ambrosen (2:00.52), Rose-Hulman’s Eleanore Hong (2:00.61), and Wash U’s Nicole Zanolli (2:00.70) completed the top eight qualifiers.
Men’s 200 Back
NCAA Record: 1:43.49 – Harrison Curley, Kenyon (2015)
Top 8: 1:47.84
Top 16: 1:49.17
It was a tight field in the men’s 200 back led by MIT’s Gabriel Schneider and his top qualifying time of 1:46.16.
Recent NCAA record holder Benjamin Lin of Williams posted a second place seed of 1:46.22, followed by close qualifying times of 1:46.58 and 1:46.60 between Denison’s Jackson Lindell and Claremont’s Matthew Williams.
Matthew Rogers of Emory turned in a fifth place qualifying time of 1:46.70, while Tufts’ Kingsley Bowen took sixth with a 1:46.96.
NYU’s Carlos Colmenares and Denison’s Jason Wesseling qualified seventh and eighth respectively with times of 1:47.02 and 1:47.15.
Women’s 200 Breast
NCAA Record: 2:12.20 – Samantha Senczyszyn, UW-Eau Claire (2016)
Top 8: 2:18.26
Top 16: 2:20.65
UW-Eau Claire’s Sam Senczyszyn set herself up for a sweep of the breast events with a top seed in the women’s 200 breast. Senczyszyn posted a 2:14.17, scraping .05 seconds off her seed time of 2:14.22.
Julia Wilson of Kenyon picked up the second place seed with a 2:15.53, followed closely by Williams’ Caroline White and her 2:!5.66.
Emory senior Annelise Kowalsky turned in a 2:16.01 for the fourth place seed, while Conn College’s Mary Erb was fifth with a 2:16.55.
Emory’s Ashley Daniels (2:17.20), Johns Hopkins’ Kaitlin Jones (2:17.47), and Denison’s KT Kustritz’s (2:17.61) were sixth through eighth.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Senczyszyn, Sam SO UW-Eau Claire 2:14.22 2:14.17
29.69 1:02.98 (33.29)
1:38.04 (35.06) 2:14.17 (36.13)
2 Wilson, Julia JR Kenyon 2:16.17 2:15.53
30.59 1:05.60 (35.01)
1:39.34 (33.74) 2:15.53 (36.19)
3 White, Caroline FR Williams 2:14.53 2:15.66
29.91 1:03.51 (33.60)
1:39.26 (35.75) 2:15.66 (36.40)
4 Kowalsky, Annelise SR Emory 2:16.64 2:16.01
30.75 1:05.59 (34.84)
1:40.29 (34.70) 2:16.01 (35.72)
5 Erb, Mary FR Conn College 2:18.73 2:16.55
30.79 1:05.39 (34.60)
1:40.29 (34.90) 2:16.55 (36.26)
6 Daniels, Ashley SO Emory 2:16.76 2:17.20
30.72 1:05.35 (34.63)
1:41.21 (35.86) 2:17.20 (35.99)
7 Jones, Kaitlin JR Johns Hopkins 2:19.88 2:17.47
30.94 1:05.54 (34.60)
1:40.99 (35.45) 2:17.47 (36.48)
8 Kustritz, KT FR Denison 2:15.90 2:17.61
30.46 1:05.77 (35.31)
1:41.96 (36.19) 2:17.61 (35.65)
Men’s 200 Breast
NCAA Record: 1:52.97 – Andrew Wilson, Emory (2015)
Top 8: 2:01.28
Top 16: 2:02.91
The king of breaststroke, Emory’s Andrew Wilson, cruised to the top seed in the men’s 200 with a 1:55.99. Wilson, who owns the national record, could easily challenge his own record in finals tonight.
Kenyon’s Ian Reardon maintained his spot as the second place seed with a 1:57.83, while teammate Trevor Manz qualified third with a 1:59.23.
Tanner Sonnek of Gustavus posted a 1:59.77 to qualify fourth, followed by Wash U’s Michael Lagieski and his time of 1:59.78.
NYU’s Timothy Kou (2:00.02), DePauw’s Samuel McManus (2:00.40), and Chicago’s Reona Yamaguchi (2:00.76) completed the top heat.
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