2020 NAIA Swimming And Diving Championships Day 1: SCAD Claims Two Relays
Savannah College of Art and Design got off to a quick start at the NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday, winning both of the 800 freestyle relays contested on the first day of the four-day championship in Knoxville, Tenn.
NAIA Swimming Championships
Women’s 800 freestyle relay
SCAD got the jump on the field in what became a two-team race with Keiser (Fla.). The Bees’ team of Spencer Sheridan, Emily Elz, Isabella Song and Sloan Sizemore won in 7:28.06, with Sheridan going 1:51.24. Keiser was second in 7:30.60. Third was Cumberlands (Kent.), which had taking the lead via Mendy de Rooi’s opening leg of 1:50.89.
Event 5 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay ==================================================================== Meet Record: * 7:26.93 2012 Fresno Pacific, Fresno Pacific Coffman/Turner/Gjemmestad/Carter 9:11.68 A NAIA Qual. Standard School Seed Finals ==================================================================== 1 SCAD 7:34.48 7:28.06 A 1) Sheridan, Spencer SO 2) r:0.31 Elz, Emily FR 3) r:0.38 Song, Isabella FR 4) r:0.33 Sizemore, Sloan SO r:+0.66 25.86 53.97 (53.97) 1:22.28 (1:22.28) 1:51.24 (1:51.24) 2:17.52 (26.28) 2:46.09 (54.85) 3:14.88 (1:23.64) 3:43.48 (1:52.24) 4:09.42 (25.94) 4:37.45 (53.97) 5:06.35 (1:22.87) 5:36.05 (1:52.57) 6:02.01 (25.96) 6:30.67 (54.62) 6:59.68 (1:23.63) 7:28.06 (1:52.01) 2 Keiser 7:36.98 7:30.60 A 1) Braathen, Karina FR 2) r:0.29 Augustsson, Emmofie SO 3) r:0.42 Sofoulis, Stefania SO 4) r:0.54 Freibach, Ori SO r:+0.71 25.96 54.19 (54.19) 1:23.00 (1:23.00) 1:52.89 (1:52.89) 2:18.16 (25.27) 2:45.78 (52.89) 3:14.46 (1:21.57) 3:44.49 (1:51.60) 4:09.73 (25.24) 4:38.22 (53.73) 5:07.63 (1:23.14) 5:37.43 (1:52.94) 6:03.26 (25.83) 6:31.82 (54.39) 7:00.60 (1:23.17) 7:30.60 (1:53.17) 3 Cumberlands 7:49.65 7:42.91 A 1) De Rooi, Mendy JR 2) r:0.33 Basto, Maria FR 3) r:0.32 Thomas, Leah SO 4) r:0.29 Smith, M.E. FR r:+0.65 25.25 53.45 (53.45) 1:22.38 (1:22.38) 1:50.89 (1:50.89) 2:17.40 (26.51) 2:46.23 (55.34) 3:16.14 (1:25.25) 3:47.10 (1:56.21) 4:13.79 (26.69) 4:43.78 (56.68) 5:14.95 (1:27.85) 5:47.44 (2:00.34) 6:14.03 (26.59) 6:42.80 (55.36) 7:12.59 (1:25.15) 7:42.91 (1:55.47) 4 IWU 7:58.46 7:47.07 A 1) Bonanno, Mary FR 2) r:0.26 Price, Khloe FR 3) r:0.28 Wickholm, Madison JR 4) r:0.40 Darnell, Sydney SO r:+0.63 26.84 56.28 (56.28) 1:28.07 (1:28.07) 1:59.68 (1:59.68) 2:26.17 (26.49) 2:56.40 (56.72) 3:27.13 (1:27.45) 3:57.93 (1:58.25) 4:24.40 (26.47) 4:53.40 (55.47) 5:23.21 (1:25.28) 5:52.74 (1:54.81) 6:18.81 (26.07) 6:47.93 (55.19) 7:17.89 (1:25.15) 7:47.07 (1:54.33) 5 Loyola Swim Team 7:59.72 7:48.12 A 1) Carter, Paige SR 2) r:0.33 Tovilla, Ulrike SO 3) r:0.50 Sitzman, Anna Kay SO 4) r:0.26 Alexander, Kamy JR r:+0.70 26.88 56.09 (56.09) 1:26.46 (1:26.46) 1:57.04 (1:57.04) 2:23.57 (26.53) 2:52.57 (55.53) 3:22.76 (1:25.72) 3:53.35 (1:56.31) 4:08.59 (15.24) 4:49.76 (56.41) 5:20.21 (1:26.86) 5:51.32 (1:57.97) 6:17.96 (26.64) 6:47.48 (56.16) 7:18.00 (1:26.68) 7:48.12 (1:56.80) 6 Life 8:10.06 7:53.60 A 1) Gonzalez, Greta SO 2) r:0.18 Bento, Nathália FR 3) r:0.41 Acosta, Victoria SO 4) r:0.37 Reizinger, Dóra FR r:+0.69 27.17 57.45 (57.45) 1:29.67 (1:29.67) 2:02.67 (2:02.67) 2:28.72 (26.05) 2:58.95 (56.28) 3:29.70 (1:27.03) 4:00.21 (1:57.54) 4:26.99 (26.78) 4:56.86 (56.65) 5:27.73 (1:27.52) 5:58.93 (1:58.72) 6:24.64 (25.71) 6:53.14 (54.21) 7:23.01 (1:24.08) 7:53.60 (1:54.67)
Men’s 800 freestyle relay
SCAD led wire-to-wire this time, with the team of Zoltan Monori, DJ Nowacki, Kristof Monori and Joel Thatcher winning in 6:33.05. It sets a meet record, downing the record the Bees set in 2014 (6:34.98). Thatcher did a great deal of that work, blasting a 1:35.03 anchor leg. Second again was Keiser, with Lindsey Wilson (Kent.) in third.
Event 6 Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay ==================================================================== Meet Record: * 6:34.98 3/6/2014 SCAD, SCAD J Ax, P Cardillo, R Searles, M Shvartsman 7:48.03 A NAIA Qual. Standard School Seed Finals ==================================================================== 1 SCAD 6:42.55 6:33.05*A 1) Monori, Zoltan JR 2) r:0.35 Nowacki, DJ JR 3) r:0.40 Monori, Kristof FR 4) r:0.23 Thatcher, Joel SO r:+0.67 22.79 48.20 (48.20) 1:13.90 (1:13.90) 1:39.17 (1:39.17) 2:02.37 (23.20) 2:27.48 (48.31) 2:53.12 (1:13.95) 3:19.24 (1:40.07) 3:41.41 (22.17) 4:06.27 (47.03) 4:32.02 (1:12.78) 4:58.02 (1:38.78) 5:19.82 (21.80) 5:43.33 (45.31) 6:07.93 (1:09.91) 6:33.05 (1:35.03) 2 Keiser 6:44.17 6:35.47 A 1) Roch, Pol SO 2) r:0.23 Nagy, Marcel SR 3) r:0.37 Ranea, Marti FR 4) r:0.39 Ingram, Jared JR r:+0.61 23.59 48.77 (48.77) 1:14.23 (1:14.23) 1:39.29 (1:39.29) 2:00.71 (21.42) 2:25.41 (46.12) 2:50.83 (1:11.54) 3:16.71 (1:37.42) 3:39.29 (22.58) 4:04.52 (47.81) 4:30.25 (1:13.54) 4:55.83 (1:39.12) 5:16.84 (21.01) 5:41.10 (45.27) 6:07.46 (1:11.63) 6:35.47 (1:39.64) 3 Lindsey Wilson 6:57.08 6:47.18 A 1) de Goede, James FR 2) r:0.28 Kincaid, Reece FR 3) r:0.28 Wolfart, Ron SO 4) r:0.35 Coetzee, Calvin FR r:+0.71 23.09 49.21 (49.21) 1:16.21 (1:16.21) 1:43.38 (1:43.38) 2:06.37 (22.99) 2:32.17 (48.79) 2:59.58 (1:16.20) 3:28.13 (1:44.75) 3:50.62 (22.49) 4:16.46 (48.33) 4:43.00 (1:14.87) 5:10.35 (1:42.22) 5:31.94 (21.59) 5:56.78 (46.43) 6:22.18 (1:11.83) 6:47.18 (1:36.83) 4 Midland 7:01.29 6:48.18 A 1) Miller, Caleb FR 2) r:0.36 Penney, Tyler JR 3) r:0.32 Richmond, Michael FR 4) r:0.26 Cain, Scott SO r:+0.74 23.92 49.97 (49.97) 1:16.01 (1:16.01) 1:42.24 (1:42.24) 2:05.49 (23.25) 2:31.72 (49.48) 2:58.85 (1:16.61) 3:25.86 (1:43.62) 3:48.83 (22.97) 4:14.24 (48.38) 4:40.25 (1:14.39) 5:07.10 (1:41.24) 5:29.68 (22.58) 5:55.51 (48.41) 6:22.10 (1:15.00) 6:48.18 (1:41.08) 5 C of I 6:58.31 6:50.76 A 1) Jaouhar, Aziz 2) r:0.22 Klassen, Jacob 3) r:0.37 Hawley, Mitch 4) r:0.27 Clifford, Andrew r:+0.71 23.83 49.60 (49.60) 1:15.88 (1:15.88) 1:42.54 (1:42.54) 2:05.83 (23.29) 2:32.82 (50.28) 2:59.85 (1:17.31) 3:27.43 (1:44.89) 3:50.98 (23.55) 4:17.06 (49.63) 4:44.37 (1:16.94) 5:12.27 (1:44.84) 5:34.49 (22.22) 5:59.15 (46.88) 6:24.47 (1:12.20) 6:50.76 (1:38.49) 6 Cumberlands 7:01.90 6:53.84 A 1) Hawkins, Evan FR 2) r:0.30 Kamnes, Mats FR 3) r:0.38 Westerlind, Joel SR 4) r:0.32 McDonald, John rgan SO r:+0.71 23.90 50.27 (50.27) 1:17.16 (1:17.16) 1:43.72 (1:43.72) 2:07.01 (23.29) 2:33.43 (49.71) 3:00.63 (1:16.91) 3:27.52 (1:43.80) 3:51.07 (23.55) 4:16.94 (49.42) 4:43.94 (1:16.42) 5:11.94 (1:44.42) 5:34.96 (23.02) 6:00.74 (48.80) 6:27.13 (1:15.19) 6:53.84 (1:41.90)