By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern.
The 2019 NCAA DIII Championships was well underway in the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina with the first night of competition. The battle for the title has began as last year Emory was victorious on the women’s side and Denison was victorious on the men’s side.
The order of events are as follows:
Women 500 Free
Men 500 Free
Women 200 IM
Men 200 IM
Women 50 Free
Men 50 Free
Women 3 Meter Diving
Women 200 Medley Relay
Men 200 Medley Relay
Women 500 Free
The race for first and second was a close one. Laura Westphal of Williams touched first in a time of 4:48.15. In second was Rebecca Erwin of Birmingham in a time of 4:48.28. Kendall Vanderhood of Kenyon was third in a time of 4:51.10. Lydia Dacorte of Wheaton was fourth in a time of 4:51.61. Margaret Menso of St. Kate’s was fifth in a time of 4:54.21. In sixth was Amy Socha of Tufts in a time of 4:58.38. Hannah Orbach-Mandel of Kenyon (4:59.27) and Rachel Reistroffer of NYU (5:01.29) rounded out the top eight.
Event 1 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 4:43.37 3/23/2011 Kendra Stern, Amherst
2018 Winner: 4:47.85 Laura Westphal, Williams
Meet Qualify: 4:59.35
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Westphal, Laura SO Williams 4:50.28 4:48.15 20
26.28 55.03 (28.75)
1:24.07 (29.04) 1:53.36 (29.29)
2:22.58 (29.22) 2:51.89 (29.31)
3:21.19 (29.30) 3:50.25 (29.06)
4:19.74 (29.49) 4:48.15 (28.41)
2 Erwin, Rebecca JR BSC 4:55.85 4:48.25 17
25.71 54.24 (28.53)
1:23.20 (28.96) 1:52.24 (29.04)
2:21.54 (29.30) 2:50.72 (29.18)
3:20.15 (29.43) 3:49.81 (29.66)
4:19.72 (29.91) 4:48.25 (28.53)
3 Vanderhoof, Ken JR Kenyon 4:51.36 4:51.10 16
26.90 56.20 (29.30)
1:25.59 (29.39) 1:55.29 (29.70)
2:24.98 (29.69) 2:54.80 (29.82)
3:24.32 (29.52) 3:53.92 (29.60)
4:23.41 (29.49) 4:51.10 (27.69)
4 Dacorte, Lydia SO Wheaton (MA) 4:54.78 4:51.61 15
26.04 54.64 (28.60)
1:23.94 (29.30) 1:53.63 (29.69)
2:23.52 (29.89) 2:53.31 (29.79)
3:23.06 (29.75) 3:52.76 (29.70)
4:22.57 (29.81) 4:51.61 (29.04)
5 Menso, Margaret FR St. Kate's 4:55.17 4:54.21 14
27.18 56.70 (29.52)
1:26.65 (29.95) 1:56.65 (30.00)
2:26.74 (30.09) 2:56.48 (29.74)
3:26.71 (30.23) 3:56.56 (29.85)
4:25.94 (29.38) 4:54.21 (28.27)
6 Socha, Amy SO Tufts 4:56.64 4:58.38 13
26.60 56.10 (29.50)
1:26.64 (30.54) 1:57.00 (30.36)
2:27.61 (30.61) 2:57.97 (30.36)
3:28.58 (30.61) 3:59.18 (30.60)
4:29.53 (30.35) 4:58.38 (28.85)
7 Orbach-Mandel, SR Kenyon 4:54.54 4:59.27 12
26.99 56.00 (29.01)
1:25.65 (29.65) 1:55.78 (30.13)
2:26.09 (30.31) 2:56.67 (30.58)
3:27.39 (30.72) 3:58.21 (30.82)
4:28.95 (30.74) 4:59.27 (30.32)
8 Reistroffer, Ra FR NYU 4:55.09 5:01.29 11
27.44 57.07 (29.63)
1:27.38 (30.31) 1:57.99 (30.61)
2:28.43 (30.44) 2:59.06 (30.63)
3:29.82 (30.76) 4:00.67 (30.85)
4:31.36 (30.69) 5:01.29 (29.93)
Men 500 Free
Thomas Gordon of Emory touched first in a tight race in a time of 4:24.19. James Lovette of Williams in a time of 4:24.28. Bryan Fitzgerald of Kenyon was third in a time of 4:25.61. Matthew Hedman of Denison was fourth in a time of 4:25.93. Robert Williams of Kenyon followed in a time of 4:26.29. Jason Hamilton of Emory was sixth in a time of 4:26.37. Jackson Karofsky of Williams was seventh in a time of 4:26.57. Connor Rumpit of Kenyon rounded out the top eight in a time of 4:29.26.
Event 2 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 4:18.35 3/15/2017 Arthur Conover, Kenyon
2018 Winner: 4:23.70 Thomas Gordon, Emory
Meet Qualify: 4:29.81
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Gordon, Thomas SR Emory 4:26.26 4:24.19 20
24.07 50.68 (26.61)
1:17.51 (26.83) 1:44.64 (27.13)
2:11.82 (27.18) 2:39.04 (27.22)
3:05.90 (26.86) 3:32.87 (26.97)
3:59.18 (26.31) 4:24.19 (25.01)
2 Lovette, James SO Williams 4:26.72 4:24.28 17
23.98 50.28 (26.30)
1:17.03 (26.75) 1:44.03 (27.00)
2:11.22 (27.19) 2:38.37 (27.15)
3:05.42 (27.05) 3:32.48 (27.06)
3:59.05 (26.57) 4:24.28 (25.23)
3 Fitzgerald, Bry FR Kenyon 4:26.22 4:25.61 16
23.78 50.23 (26.45)
1:17.22 (26.99) 1:44.37 (27.15)
2:11.25 (26.88) 2:38.51 (27.26)
3:05.86 (27.35) 3:33.03 (27.17)
3:59.42 (26.39) 4:25.61 (26.19)
4 Hedman, Matthew SR Denison 4:26.47 4:25.93 15
24.44 50.70 (26.26)
1:17.45 (26.75) 1:44.51 (27.06)
2:11.53 (27.02) 2:38.51 (26.98)
3:05.68 (27.17) 3:32.80 (27.12)
3:59.64 (26.84) 4:25.93 (26.29)
5 Williams, Rober SR Kenyon 4:26.52 4:26.29 14
24.08 50.79 (26.71)
1:18.00 (27.21) 1:45.33 (27.33)
2:12.74 (27.41) 2:40.26 (27.52)
3:07.86 (27.60) 3:34.58 (26.72)
4:00.63 (26.05) 4:26.29 (25.66)
6 Hamilton, Jason FR Emory 4:27.01 4:26.37 13
23.93 50.28 (26.35)
1:16.84 (26.56) 1:43.83 (26.99)
2:11.24 (27.41) 2:38.52 (27.28)
3:05.82 (27.30) 3:33.05 (27.23)
4:00.01 (26.96) 4:26.37 (26.36)
7 Karofsky, Jacks SO Williams 4:26.52 4:26.57 12
24.41 50.95 (26.54)
1:17.69 (26.74) 1:44.81 (27.12)
2:12.04 (27.23) 2:39.21 (27.17)
3:06.49 (27.28) 3:33.53 (27.04)
4:00.41 (26.88) 4:26.57 (26.16)
8 Rumpit, Connor JR Kenyon 4:26.97 4:29.26 11
24.02 50.60 (26.58)
1:17.30 (26.70) 1:44.38 (27.08)
2:11.68 (27.30) 2:39.15 (27.47)
3:06.78 (27.63) 3:34.17 (27.39)
4:01.77 (27.60) 4:29.26 (27.49)
Women 200 IM
Honore Collins of NYU was victorious in a new meet record time of 1:58.18. In second was Katherine Kustritz of Denison in a time of 2:00.07. In third was Crile Hart in a time of 2:00.53. Jordyn Wentzel of St. Kate’s (2:01.00), Molly Craig of Williams (2:01.42) and Natalie Zaravella of Denison (2:02.66) were fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Sterling Dixon of Bowdoin was seventh in a time of 2:03.78. In eighth was Caroline White of Williams in a time of 2:05.52.
Event 3 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 1:58.29 3/21/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
2018 Winner: 1:58.86 Crile Hart, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 2:05.77
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Collins, Honore JR NYU 2:01.43 1:58.18* 20
25.96 55.73 (29.77)
1:30.11 (34.38) 1:58.18 (28.07)
2 Kustritz, Kathe JR Denison 2:00.61 2:00.07 17
26.25 57.12 (30.87)
1:30.52 (33.40) 2:00.07 (29.55)
3 Hart, Crile SO Kenyon 2:00.15 2:00.53 16
25.62 54.88 (29.26)
1:30.47 (35.59) 2:00.53 (30.06)
4 Wentzel, Jordyn FR St. Kate's 2:01.51 2:01.00 15
26.22 58.26 (32.04)
1:32.78 (34.52) 2:01.00 (28.22)
5 Craig, Molly SO Williams 2:01.46 2:01.42 14
26.50 56.90 (30.40)
1:32.80 (35.90) 2:01.42 (28.62)
6 Zaravella, Nata JR Denison 2:02.31 2:02.66 13
26.31 57.82 (31.51)
1:32.89 (35.07) 2:02.66 (29.77)
7 Dixon, Sterling SR Bowdoin 2:01.60 2:03.78 12
27.41 58.12 (30.71)
1:34.45 (36.33) 2:03.78 (29.33)
8 White, Caroline JR Williams 2:02.72 2:05.52 11
28.44 1:00.99 (32.55)
1:36.36 (35.37) 2:05.52 (29.16)
Men 200 IM
Robert Wang of Denison won the event in a time of 1:47.02. Kevin Van Cleave of Washington was second in a time of 1:47.19. In third was Collin Miller Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a time of 1:47.69. Emile Kuyl of Johns Hopkins was fourth in a time of 1:48.53. Bouke Edskes of MIT in a time of 1:48.55. Robert Williams of Denison was sixth in a time of 1:49.11. Luis Sebastian Weeks of Kenyon (1:49.44) and Bradley Stevenson of Denison (1:49.71) were seventh and eighth respectively.
Event 4 Men 200 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 1:44.18 3/15/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
2018 Winner: 1:46.94 Ian Rainey, NYU
Meet Qualify: 1:50.70
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Wang, Robert JR Denison 1:48.92 1:47.02 20
22.94 49.86 (26.92)
1:21.14 (31.28) 1:47.02 (25.88)
2 Van Cleave, Kev SR Wash U. MO 1:48.43 1:47.19 17
23.41 50.69 (27.28)
1:21.33 (30.64) 1:47.19 (25.86)
3 Miller, Collin JR UW Eau Claire 1:47.78 1:47.69 16
23.05 50.94 (27.89)
1:21.60 (30.66) 1:47.69 (26.09)
4 Kuyl, Emile SR Johns Hopkins 1:49.21 1:48.53 15
23.96 50.88 (26.92)
1:22.77 (31.89) 1:48.53 (25.76)
5 Edskes, Bouke JR MIT 1:49.26 1:48.55 14
23.15 50.93 (27.78)
1:22.81 (31.88) 1:48.55 (25.74)
6 Williams, Rober JR Denison 1:49.57 1:49.11 13
23.69 52.52 (28.83)
1:23.35 (30.83) 1:49.11 (25.76)
7 Weekes, Luis Se FR Kenyon 1:49.45 1:49.44 12
24.25 52.01 (27.76)
1:23.28 (31.27) 1:49.44 (26.16)
8 Stevenson, Brad SR Denison 1:49.58 1:49.71 11
23.99 53.00 (29.01)
1:24.13 (31.13) 1:49.71 (25.58)
Women 50 Free
Fiona Muir of Emory touched first in a time of 22.75. Madison Hopins of Denison followed in second in a close time of 22.98. Megan Taylor of Emory was third in a time of 23.03. Emmerson Mirus of Kenyon (23.04) and Kristen Petersen of John Hopkins (23.19) were fourth and fifth. Brooke Barnes of Wheaton (23.20), Deidra Osula of Geneseo (23.26) and Olivia Haskell of Conn College (23.38) rounded out the top eight.
Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 22.48 3/21/2018 Fiona Muir, Emory
2018 Winner: 22.72 Fiona Muir, Emory
Meet Qualify: 23.49
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Muir, Fiona SR Emory 22.85 22.75 20
2 Hopkins, Madiso SO Denison 23.17 22.98 17
11.14 22.98 (11.84)
3 Taylor, Megan SR Emory 23.26 23.03 16
4 Mirus, Emmerson SO Kenyon 22.97 23.04 15
11.09 23.04 (11.95)
5 Petersen, Krist JR Johns Hopkins 23.02 23.19 14
11.33 23.19 (11.86)
6 Barnes, Brooke SR Wheaton (IL) 23.25 23.20 13
11.33 23.20 (11.87)
7 Osula, Deidra SO SUNY Geneseo 23.28 23.26 12
11.40 23.26 (11.86)
8 Haskell, Olivia SR Conn College 23.34 23.38 11
Men 50 Free
Roger Gu (19.49) of Tufts out touched Trey Kolleck (19.69) of Emory for first place. Jose Rodriguez of the Coast Guard was third in a time of 19.88. Kymani Senior of Denison was fourth in a time of 20.00. David Fitch of Kenyon was fifth in a time of 20.08. Scott Romeyn of Amherst was sixth in a time of 20.10. Kevin Gillooly of Rowan was seventh in a time of 20.20. In eighth was Christopher Schiavone of F&M in a time of 20.23.
Event 6 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 19.37 3/21/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
2018 Winner: 19.39 Oliver Smith, Emory
Meet Qualify: 20.37
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Gu, Roger JR Tufts 19.69 19.49 20
2 Kolleck, Trey SR Emory 19.84 19.69 17
9.51 19.69 (10.18)
3 Rodriguez, Jose JR Coast Guard 20.02 19.88 16
9.45 19.88 (10.43)
4 Senior, Kymani JR Denison 20.01 20.00 15
9.76 20.00 (10.24)
5 Fitch, David SO Kenyon 20.19 20.08 14
9.80 20.08 (10.28)
6 Romeyn, Scott FR Amherst 20.26 20.10 13
9.60 20.10 (10.50)
7 Gillooly, Kevin SO Rowan 20.14 20.20 12
9.91 20.20 (10.29)
8 Schiavone, Chri SO F&M 20.20 20.23 11
9.74 20.23 (10.49)
Women 3 Meter Diving
Lindsey Ruderman of Amherst won the event with a score of 498.45. In second was Agnes Lo of Chicago with a score of 486.35. Anna Belson of Ithaca was third with a score of 481.85. Morgan Matranga of MIT was fourth with a score of 473.65. Samantha Reichman of Geneseo was fifth with a score of 465.50. Elizabeth Cron of Chicago was sixth with a score of 456.55 and Sierra Skaza of Springfield was eighth with a score of 453.70.
Event 7 Women 3 mtr Diving
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NCAA Record: * 517.10 3/20/2010 Hayley Emerick, Trinity (TX)
2018 Winner: 516.30 Nickie Griesemer, Ithaca
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Ruderman, Linds SO Amherst 458.55 498.45 20
2 Lo, Agnes JR Chicago 446.35 486.35 17
3 Belson, Anna SR Ithaca 446.05 481.85 16
4 Matranga, Morga SR MIT 434.70 473.65 15
5 Reichman, Saman JR SUNY Geneseo 464.05 465.50 14
6 Cron, Elizabeth FR Chicago 440.45 456.55 13
7 Skaza, Sierra SR Springfield 439.25 453.70 12
-- Zhou, Blake JR MIT 450.95 DQ
Women 200 Medley Relay
In a new meet record time of 1:40.11 was Denison’s team of Angela Le, KT Kustritz, Madison Hopkins and Gabriella Nutter. In second was Kenyon in a time of 1:40.79. In third was Emory in a time of 1:42.03.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:40.12 3/21/2018 Emory
Cheng, Lally, Campbell, Taylor
2018 Winner: 1:40.12 Emory
Meet Qualify: 1:44.55
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Denison 1:41.82 1:40.11* 40
1) Le, Angela JR 2) Kustritz, KT JR
3) Hopkins, Madison SO 4) Nutter, Gabriella JR
25.98 53.17 (27.19)
1:17.14 (23.97) 1:40.11 (22.97)
2 Kenyon 1:41.48 1:40.79 34
1) Hart, Crile SO 2) Markert, Makena SO
3) Hamilton, Caylee SO 4) Mirus, Emmerson SO
25.68 53.84 (28.16)
1:18.37 (24.53) 1:40.79 (22.42)
3 Emory 1:43.32 1:42.03 32
1) Seagraves, Bethany SO 2) Daniels, Ashley SR
3) Daro, Lucena SO 4) Taylor, Megan SR
26.16 54.48 (28.32)
1:19.30 (24.82) 1:42.03 (22.73)
4 Pomona-Pitzer 1:42.70 1:42.12 30
1) Ling, Angela SR 2) Cummings, Mackenzie SR
3) Liu, Allison SO 4) Zurmuhl, Hannah JR
25.32 54.55 (29.23)
1:19.17 (24.62) 1:42.12 (22.95)
5 Williams 1:42.93 1:42.60 28
1) Conforti, Caroline JR 2) White, Caroline JR
3) Hare, Maia SR 4) Maloy, Gwyneth SO
26.31 54.94 (28.63)
1:19.21 (24.27) 1:42.60 (23.39)
6 NYU 1:43.62 1:43.32 26
1) Li, May SR 2) Collins, Honore JR
3) Yuen, Erica SO 4) Stone, Sarah SR
26.28 54.69 (28.41)
1:19.75 (25.06) 1:43.32 (23.57)
7 W&L 1:44.29 1:43.82 24
1) Bobbitt, Turner FR 2) Hageboeck, Emily JR
3) MacQueen, Alison JR 4) Baber, Caroline FR
26.79 55.98 (29.19)
1:20.44 (24.46) 1:43.82 (23.38)
8 Bates 1:44.04 1:44.09 22
1) Ho, Janika JR 2) Daigle, Helen JR
3) Apathy, Caroline SO 4) Ryckman, Suzanna FR
26.67 56.27 (29.60)
1:20.77 (24.50) 1:44.09 (23.32)
Men 200 Medley Relay
In first was Denison’s team of Carson Clear, Tiernan Foster-Smith, Colin Macmillan and Kymani Senior in a time of 1:27.83. In second was Emory in a time of 1:28.48 and in third was Johns Hopkins in a time of 1:28.88.
Event 9 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:26.14 3/15/2017 , Emory
Ono, Wilson, Tollen, Smith
2018 Winner: 1:27.63 Emory
Meet Qualify: 1:29.94
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Denison 1:28.94 1:27.83 40
1) Clear, Carson SR 2) Foster-Smith, Tiernan SR
3) Macmillan, Colin FR 4) Senior, Kymani JR
22.41 46.82 (24.41)
1:08.06 (21.24) 1:27.83 (19.77)
2 Emory 1:29.38 1:28.48 34
1) Ono, Sage JR 2) Russell, Tyler FR
3) Lafave, Colin FR 4) Kolleck, Trey SR
22.44 47.82 (25.38)
1:08.98 (21.16) 1:28.48 (19.50)
3 Johns Hopkins 1:29.71 1:28.88 32
1) Kuyl, Emile SR 2) Chen, Maxwell FR
3) Fabian, Brandon JR 4) Davenport, Nathaniel SO
22.33 47.41 (25.08)
1:08.89 (21.48) 1:28.88 (19.99)
4 Kenyon 1:28.90 1:29.02 30
1) Baturka, Ben JR 2) Pruett, Charles Lewis SR
3) Fitch, David SO 4) Weiss, Thomas JR
22.78 48.20 (25.42)
1:09.20 (21.00) 1:29.02 (19.82)
5 MIT 1:29.27 1:29.28 28
1) Kralj, Tim JR 2) McKenzie, Brandon SR
3) Edskes, Bouke JR 4) Ubellacker, Samuel JR
22.96 47.93 (24.97)
1:09.34 (21.41) 1:29.28 (19.94)
6 Wash U. MO 1:29.19 1:29.31 26
1) Chen, Chih-Chia JR 2) Van Cleave, Kevin SR
3) Pek, Andrew SR 4) Wilson, Peyton JR
23.25 47.90 (24.65)
1:09.36 (21.46) 1:29.31 (19.95)
7 Tufts 1:30.52 1:29.44 24
1) Bowen, Kingsley SR 2) Manfre, Matthew JR
3) Camerano, Costantino JR 4) Gu, Roger JR
22.68 47.92 (25.24)
1:10.20 (22.28) 1:29.44 (19.24)
8 Coast Guard 1:30.38 1:29.98 22
1) Jackson, Patrick SR 2) Sodemann, Chasse SR
3) Dominick, Tyler SO 4) Rodriguez, Joseph JR
23.50 48.41 (24.91)
1:10.56 (22.15) 1:29.98 (19.42)
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Matt Pearcy to celebrate David’s soon to be 1:47 I suggest downtown restaurant Crafted-Art of the Taco great food and beer not sure about fancy drinks with umbrellas.
Thanks, Bro. We had a fun surprise in the 500. He swam it as a second event. Came in with a 4:42 — seeded dead last at 33rd but did a 4:30 and went up to 12th in the morning and All American Honorable Mention. Never expected that. 100 Fly tomorrow. 200 Fly on Friday.
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