2022 NCAA Division III Championships: Kenyon Women Claim Two Relay Duels with Emory to Lead
It took all of a minute and 30-some-odd seconds into the second night for the 2022 Division III Championships for the teams vying for the throne to clash swords in an epic duel.
When the splash settled, Kenyon found itself on top of Emory in the women’s 200 freestyle relay, both teams under the existing Division III record, both teams trouncing the time used to win the 2019 meet, the last D3 championships held during the pandemic, by more than a second. The Ladies finished the session the same way, with a similarly scintillating 400 medley relay that has them up on Denison in the team competition by a minuscule margin of 2.5 points.
The most pitched battle on the men’s side may be for second place, with Emory consolidating its lead on Day 2. An event-by-event recap of the final session.
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Links
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- Men’s Psych Sheets
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- Day 1 Results
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims
- Day 2 Results
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Team Scores
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 19 1. Emory 243 2. Denison 171 3. Johns Hopkins 170 4. Williams 161 5. Chicago 153 6. MIT 138.5 7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 130 8. Kenyon 121.5 9. John Carroll 80 10. Wash U MO 73 11. Rowan 70 12. Carnegie Mellon 59 13. Calvin 52 14. Franklin & Marshall 45 15. NYU 43 16. Pomona-Pitzer 38 17. UW Eau Claire 35 18. Trinity University 29 19. Tcnj 20 20. Coast Guard 18 21. Ithaca 17 21. Bates 17 21. Tufts 17 24. Westminster 13 25. Whitman 12 26. Cal Lutheran 11 26. Rhodes College 11 28. SUNY-Geneseo 9 29. Whitworth 8 30. Birmingham Southern 6 31. Hope College 5 31. Springfield College 5 33. Swarthmore 3 33. Franklin College 3 35. Bowdoin 2 35. Colby 2 37. Gustavus 1 37. Roger Williams 1
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. Kenyon 248 2. Denison 245.5 3. Emory 215 4. Williams 149 5. Pomona-Pitzer 134 6. Chicago 114 6. Tufts 114 8. MIT 104 9. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 95 10. Johns Hopkins 82.5 11. Amherst 68 12. Bates 58 12. St. Kate's 58 14. NYU 56 15. Bowdoin 42 16. Wheaton MA 41 17. Conn College 26 18. Nazareth 25 19. Wash U MO 18 20. Ithaca 16 21. Wittenberg 14 21. Hope College 14 23. Mary Washington 12 24. Caltech 11 25. Trinity University 9 26. Gustavus 8 26. Middlebury 8 28. Colby 7 29. Ursinus 6 29. Centre 6 31. Albion 5 32. UW-Stevens Point 2 33. Suny Cortland 1 33. Wellesley 1
Women’s 200 freestyle relay
Side-by-side, Kenyon and Emory just went at it. The Eagles led by .03 at the first handoff, then extended their lead to six-tenths with Cailen Chinn’s 22.62 on the second leg.
But the Ladies had the strength coming home. Crile Hart split 21.98 to dominate the third leg, carving back .74 seconds. That was enough for Emmie Mirus (22.20) to hold off Taylor Leone (22.15) on the way home.
The final result: Kenyon 1:30.39; Emory 1:30.44.
No one else was within a second and a half, Pomona-Pitzer taking bronze. The 2017 NCAA record set by Emory went by the wayside by .13 seconds. Emory won the 2019 meet at 1:31.73.
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:30.39 3/17/2022 , Kenyon
White, Geboy, Hart, Mirus
Meet Qualify: 1:35.08
2019 Winner: 1:31.73 Emory
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kenyon 1:31.96 1:30.39* 40
1) White, Alexandra JR 2) Geboy, Sydney FR
3) Hart, Crile SR 4) Mirus, Emmie SR
22.98 46.21 (23.23)
1:08.19 (21.98) 1:30.39 (22.20)
2 Emory 1:32.34 1:30.44 34
1) Maki, Caroline JR 2) Chinn, Cailen SR
3) Walker, Zoe SR 4) Leone, Taylor SR
22.95 45.57 (22.62)
1:08.29 (22.72) 1:30.44 (22.15)
3 Pomona-Pitzer 1:32.32 1:31.93 32
1) Gill, Alexandra SR 2) Turvey, Alex SO
3) Mello, Valerie FR 4) Turney, Avery FR
23.76 46.50 (22.74)
1:09.55 (23.05) 1:31.93 (22.38)
4 Denison 1:32.83 1:32.76 30
1) Cheshire, Annalise SR 2) Culibrk, Tara JR
3) Kadlecik, Grace FR 4) English, Natalie SO
23.47 46.26 (22.79)
1:09.62 (23.36) 1:32.76 (23.14)
5 Johns Hopkins 1:33.48 1:33.31 27
1) Liu, Michelle FR 2) Cortez, Cecilia JR
3) Girgenti, Sophia SR 4) Alicea-Jorgensen, Kristen SR
24.10 47.73 (23.63)
1:10.75 (23.02) 1:33.31 (22.56)
5 Tufts 1:33.21 1:33.31 27
1) Cudney, Jillian SO 2) Ulmer, Katelin JR
3) Claus, Abby SR 4) Hufziger, Mary SR
23.44 46.51 (23.07)
1:10.01 (23.50) 1:33.31 (23.30)
7 Chicago 1:33.99 1:33.88 24
1) Kolokotsa, Filippa JR 2) Zhao, Karen FR
3) Weigel, Carly SO 4) Schwieters, Grace JR
23.64 47.20 (23.56)
1:10.60 (23.40) 1:33.88 (23.28)
8 Bates 1:34.01 1:34.44 22
1) Gibbons, Abigail JR 2) McLeod, Margie SO
3) Ryckman, Suzy SR 4) Wenger, Grace SO
24.14 47.61 (23.47)
1:11.42 (23.81) 1:34.44 (23.02)
Men’s 200 freestyle relay
MIT lived up to the spring billing, laying down a 1:19.10 to get the win. The quartet of Adam Janicki, Tobe Obochi, Kyri Chen and Alex Ellison was outstanding, Chen leading the way again with a third-leg 19.15.
That was the standout split of the race, though Rowan’s Kevin Gillooly impressed off the front to keep the Owls in touch on the way to tie for second. The 50 free champ, who won that Wednesday in 19.50, went 19.59 off the front. A Dylan Regan anchor leg of 19.44 backed it convincingly.
That forced a split of the points with Emory, which needed every bit of Nicholas Goudie’s 19.31 to halve the points at second. Both Rowan and Emory clocked in at 1:19.56. Emory was sixth after 50 yards.
The result is just fine with the Eagles, with Kenyon slipping to 11th and Denison fourth, in the team contenders.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:18.06 3/22/2012 , Kenyon
Somers, Turk, Richardson, Ramsey
Meet Qualify: 1:21.32
2019 Winner: 1:19.99 Emory
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 MIT 1:19.56 1:19.10 40
1) Janicki, Adam JR 2) Obochi, Tobe SO
3) Chen, Kyri SR 4) Ellison, Alex FR
20.45 40.36 (19.91)
59.51 (19.15) 1:19.10 (19.59)
2 Emory 1:19.63 1:19.56 33
1) Lafave, Colin JR 2) Pema, Pat JR
3) D'Amore, Logan SO 4) Goudie, Nicholas SO
20.32 40.13 (19.81)
1:00.25 (20.12) 1:19.56 (19.31)
2 Rowan 1:20.07 1:19.56 33
1) Gillooly, Kevin 5Y 2) Fenton, Roo SO
3) Dubij, Danny SO 4) Regan, Dylan 5Y
19.59 39.71 (20.12)
1:00.12 (20.41) 1:19.56 (19.44)
4 Denison 1:20.08 1:19.70 30
1) Ike, Trey JR 2) Picozzi, Liam SR
3) Verstandig, Kyle SR 4) Kurlich, Richie SR
20.01 39.49 (19.48)
59.69 (20.20) 1:19.70 (20.01)
5 Johns Hopkins 1:20.75 1:19.71 28
1) Chen, Max SR 2) Vitek, Jeffrey SR
3) Wu, Kyle JR 4) Davenport, Nat 5Y
20.18 40.20 (20.02)
1:00.31 (20.11) 1:19.71 (19.40)
6 Calvin 1:20.19 1:20.29 26
1) Iturbe, Julian 5Y 2) Holstege, Noah SR
3) Peterson, Forrest SO 4) Heeres, Jacob JR
20.14 39.95 (19.81)
1:00.03 (20.08) 1:20.29 (20.26)
7 Williams 1:20.38 1:20.70 24
1) Hart, Zeb JR 2) Stanton, Aaron SR
3) Lovette, Jamie SR 4) Nichol, Ev SO
20.41 40.40 (19.99)
1:00.71 (20.31) 1:20.70 (19.99)
8 John Carroll 1:20.74 1:21.20 22
1) McDonnell, Liam JR 2) Lenz, Adam SR
3) Heller, Michael JR 4) Campbell, Forrest SR
20.35 40.56 (20.21)
1:00.93 (20.37) 1:21.20 (20.27)
Women’s 400 individual medley
Molly Craig was fourth in the morning but turned it on in the evening session, the Williams senior grabbing the win in 4:16.83. She was more than a second clear of the field. Craig went out in 57.39, nearly 1.5 seconds ahead of the field, and held on to that edge.
Augusta Lewis of CMS finished second in 4:18.06. Kenyon’s Gabby Wei was third, in 4:20.50. The top finisher in the morning, Clio Hancock of Emory, slid to fourth.
Event 13 Women 400 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 4:13.14 3/22/2012 Caroline Wilson, Williams
Meet Qualify: 4:28.63
2019 Winner: 4:15.17 Honore Collins, NYU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Craig, Molly SR Williams 4:23.54 4:16.83 20
27.00 57.39 (30.39)
1:30.29 (32.90) 2:02.47 (32.18)
2:39.34 (36.87) 3:16.83 (37.49)
3:47.43 (30.60) 4:16.83 (29.40)
2 Lewis, Augusta SR CMS 4:22.03 4:18.06 17
27.36 58.70 (31.34)
1:32.04 (33.34) 2:04.77 (32.73)
2:40.65 (35.88) 3:17.32 (36.67)
3:47.80 (30.48) 4:18.06 (30.26)
3 Wei, Gabby FR Kenyon 4:24.20 4:20.50 16
27.73 59.78 (32.05)
1:33.94 (34.16) 2:07.76 (33.82)
2:44.05 (36.29) 3:21.02 (36.97)
3:51.09 (30.07) 4:20.50 (29.41)
4 Hancock, Clio SR Emory 4:20.44 4:21.20 15
27.69 59.38 (31.69)
1:32.44 (33.06) 2:04.89 (32.45)
2:43.69 (38.80) 3:22.15 (38.46)
3:52.06 (29.91) 4:21.20 (29.14)
5 O'Brien, Alix FR Denison 4:22.55 4:21.41 14
27.46 59.70 (32.24)
1:33.44 (33.74) 2:07.29 (33.85)
2:44.72 (37.43) 3:22.67 (37.95)
3:52.82 (30.15) 4:21.41 (28.59)
6 Wright, Esme SO Denison 4:24.49 4:22.74 13
27.92 1:00.46 (32.54)
1:35.55 (35.09) 2:11.20 (35.65)
2:46.73 (35.53) 3:23.21 (36.48)
3:53.55 (30.34) 4:22.74 (29.19)
7 Sargent, Savy JR Denison 4:24.86 4:23.78 12
27.98 59.95 (31.97)
1:34.33 (34.38) 2:08.23 (33.90)
2:45.58 (37.35) 3:23.49 (37.91)
3:54.31 (30.82) 4:23.78 (29.47)
8 Appl, Emmie FR Pomona-Pitzer 4:24.95 4:27.26 11
28.38 1:00.58 (32.20)
1:35.93 (35.35) 2:11.09 (35.16)
2:48.99 (37.90) 3:26.18 (37.19)
3:56.95 (30.77) 4:27.26 (30.31)
Men’s 400 individual medley
Bryan Fitzgerald of Kenyon leapfrogged Ithaca’s Jack Wadsworth to win the 400 IM in 3:47.62. That nearly six seconds quicker than in the morning, when he was two seconds behind Wadsworth. The Ithaca freshman sped up to 3:49.26, but it wasn’t enough for gold. The leading duo separated from the field, more than five seconds up on third-place Eric Chimes of Denison.
Event 12 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 3:46.62 3/19/2015 Harrison Curley, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 3:57.65
2019 Winner: 3:50.66 Michael Bartholomew, Kenyon
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Fitzgerald, Bryan JR Kenyon 3:53.60 3:47.62 20
24.24 52.15 (27.91)
1:22.14 (29.99) 1:50.79 (28.65)
2:23.22 (32.43) 2:55.89 (32.67)
3:21.80 (25.91) 3:47.62 (25.82)
2 Wadsworth, Jack FR Ithaca 3:51.71 3:49.26 17
23.59 51.03 (27.44)
1:20.01 (28.98) 1:48.66 (28.65)
2:21.68 (33.02) 2:55.55 (33.87)
3:23.12 (27.57) 3:49.26 (26.14)
3 Chimes, Eric JR Denison 3:55.10 3:54.45 16
25.00 52.37 (27.37)
1:21.96 (29.59) 1:51.67 (29.71)
2:25.47 (33.80) 3:00.36 (34.89)
3:27.61 (27.25) 3:54.45 (26.84)
4 Gibbons, Ryan SO Emory 3:54.69 3:54.90 15
24.93 53.62 (28.69)
1:23.64 (30.02) 1:53.73 (30.09)
2:27.37 (33.64) 3:01.72 (34.35)
3:28.85 (27.13) 3:54.90 (26.05)
5 Huang, Roderick FR MIT 3:54.59 3:55.00 14
24.83 52.48 (27.65)
1:23.61 (31.13) 1:53.91 (30.30)
2:26.88 (32.97) 3:00.09 (33.21)
3:28.14 (28.05) 3:55.00 (26.86)
6 Katz, Nathan SR Wash U 3:55.08 3:55.05 13
24.42 52.68 (28.26)
1:23.71 (31.03) 1:54.22 (30.51)
2:26.84 (32.62) 2:59.87 (33.03)
3:28.43 (28.56) 3:55.05 (26.62)
7 Yu, Larry SO Pomona-Pitzer 3:53.98 3:56.52 12
24.74 53.53 (28.79)
1:23.57 (30.04) 1:53.67 (30.10)
2:27.53 (33.86) 3:01.75 (34.22)
3:29.53 (27.78) 3:56.52 (26.99)
8 Byman, Sean SR Emory 3:55.40 3:57.05 11
24.12 52.01 (27.89)
1:22.70 (30.69) 1:53.12 (30.42)
2:26.34 (33.22) 3:00.54 (34.20)
3:28.99 (28.45) 3:57.05 (28.06)
Women’s 100 butterfly
Crile Hart’s outstanding meet continues with a fourth gold, this one an individual waltz. She blitzed the field in 53.21, unphased by being the sixth seed out of prelims. Her time was more than a second clear of her opponents.
Kenyon was also fourth, with Olivia Smith. The morning’s top seed, Taylor Leone, finished third in 54.40, leap-frogged by Hart and Williams’ Samantha Kilcoyne.
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA Record: * 52.64 3/20/2014 Kirsten Nitz, Wheaton (IL)
Meet Qualify: 55.92
2019 Winner: 54.58 Maia Hare, Williams
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hart, Crile SR Kenyon 54.95 53.21 20
24.81 53.21 (28.40)
2 Kilcoyne, Samantha SO Williams 54.75 54.30 17
25.87 54.30 (28.43)
3 Leone, Taylor SR Emory 54.14 54.40 16
25.33 54.40 (29.07)
4 Smith, Olivia JR Kenyon 55.10 54.62 15
25.64 54.62 (28.98)
5 Jungers, Megan SO Emory 54.23 54.90 14
25.54 54.90 (29.36)
6 Sealander, Ava SR CMS 54.92 55.33 13
26.53 55.33 (28.80)
7 Pritchett, Emma FR Denison 54.38 55.45 12
26.00 55.45 (29.45)
8 Deng, Catherine FR Caltech 55.04 55.62 11
25.92 55.62 (29.70)
Men’s 100 butterfly
In what looked like David Fitch’s long-awaited repeat in the 100 fly, Jesse Ssengonzi s-spoiled the party.
Ssengonzi, a Chicago sophomore, won the race in 46.77, taking down Fitch’s meet record from the morning (46.92). Fitch still holds the overall D3 record at 46.46.
Fitch, the 2019 champion before the meet was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finished second in 46.86, the Kenyon senior speeding up from the morning. Liam McDonnell was third in 47.13 for John Carroll.
Event 14 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA Record: * 46.46 11/21/2021David Fitch, Kenyon
Meet Record: ! 46.92 3/21/2019 David Fitch, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 48.36
2019 Winner: 46.92 David Fitch, Kenyon
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Ssengonzi, Jesse SO Chicago 47.21 46.77! 20
21.98 46.77 (24.79)
2 Fitch, David SR Kenyon 46.88 46.86! 17
21.42 46.86 (25.44)
3 McDonnell, Liam JR John Carroll 47.26 47.13 16
21.87 47.13 (25.26)
4 Vitek, Jeffrey SR Johns Hopkins 47.45 47.18 15
21.91 47.18 (25.27)
5 Applebaum, Frank SO CMS 47.68 47.45 14
22.29 47.45 (25.16)
6 Pearcy, David SR Williams 47.64 47.54 13
22.09 47.54 (25.45)
7 Conati, Marco SR CMS 47.95 47.56 12
21.84 47.56 (25.72)
8 Gillooly, Kevin 5Y Rowan 47.91 47.78 11
21.90 47.78 (25.88)
Women’s 200 freestyle
A top seed holding on to win is the exception rather than the norm Thursday night, which magnified what Claire Brennan did. The Tufts junior found another half-second off her pack-leading morning swim, going 1:48.46 to claim victory. Wheaton’s Lydia Dacorte likewise held on to second, in 1:48.92. Third was Denison’s Taryn Wisner, helping the Big Red vault into the lead.
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 1:44.82 3/24/2011 Kendra Stern, Amherst
Meet Qualify: 1:51.89
2019 Winner: 1:47.70 Fiona Muir, Emory
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Brennan, Claire JR Tufts 1:49.01 1:48.46 20
25.59 52.94 (27.35)
1:20.78 (27.84) 1:48.46 (27.68)
2 Dacorte, Lydia 5Y Wheaton MA 1:49.75 1:48.92 17
25.75 53.47 (27.72)
1:21.25 (27.78) 1:48.92 (27.67)
3 Wisner, Taryn FR Denison 1:50.46 1:49.17 16
25.90 53.60 (27.70)
1:21.42 (27.82) 1:49.17 (27.75)
4 Hufziger, Mary SR Tufts 1:50.42 1:49.98 15
25.39 52.92 (27.53)
1:21.37 (28.45) 1:49.98 (28.61)
5 Ford, Maddie SR Conn College 1:50.56 1:50.22 14
25.71 53.37 (27.66)
1:21.65 (28.28) 1:50.22 (28.57)
6 Wenger, Grace SO Bates 1:50.00 1:50.38 13
25.87 53.39 (27.52)
1:21.43 (28.04) 1:50.38 (28.95)
7 Turney, Avery FR Pomona-Pitzer 1:50.48 1:50.55 12
25.39 53.50 (28.11)
1:22.12 (28.62) 1:50.55 (28.43)
8 Culibrk, Tara JR Denison 1:50.30 1:51.16 11
26.04 54.18 (28.14)
1:22.67 (28.49) 1:51.16 (28.49)
Men’s 200 freestyle
Jamie Lovette didn’t quite match his NCAA record from last month. But the Williams sophomore ended his career in fine fashion, going 1:36.00 to win the event and set the meet record.
That doesn’t mean it was comfortable. Lovette was first at the 100-yard mark but faded in the third 50 to third. But he surged with a 24.37 on the way home, just overhauling Jaden Luo of MIT (second in 1:36.10) and Nicholas Goudie of Emory (third in1 :36.24).
The top six finishers all were quicker than the 2019 champion (1:37.75).
Event 16 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 1:35.52 2/19/2022 Jamie Lovette, Williams
Meet Record: ! 1:36.42 3/16/2017 Evan Holder, Johns Hopkins
Meet Qualify: 1:38.92
2019 Winner: 1:37.75 Drake Horton, Denison
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Lovette, Jamie SR Williams 1:36.73 1:36.00! 20
22.24 46.75 (24.51)
1:11.63 (24.88) 1:36.00 (24.37)
2 Luo, Jaden SO MIT 1:37.52 1:36.10! 17
22.37 46.85 (24.48)
1:11.34 (24.49) 1:36.10 (24.76)
3 Goudie, Nicholas SO Emory 1:37.37 1:36.24! 16
22.55 46.76 (24.21)
1:11.46 (24.70) 1:36.24 (24.78)
4 McChesney, James SO TCNJ 1:37.78 1:37.40 15
22.63 47.86 (25.23)
1:12.77 (24.91) 1:37.40 (24.63)
5 Pema, Pat JR Emory 1:37.35 1:37.46 14
22.75 47.49 (24.74)
1:12.21 (24.72) 1:37.46 (25.25)
6 Kelber, Mason JR Wash U 1:37.85 1:37.73 13
23.00 47.60 (24.60)
1:12.89 (25.29) 1:37.73 (24.84)
7 Filion, Tanner JR Whitman 1:37.63 1:37.99 12
23.10 48.13 (25.03)
1:13.44 (25.31) 1:37.99 (24.55)
8 Kiselnikov, Arthur JR Chicago 1:37.63 1:38.72 11
22.55 47.36 (24.81)
1:13.16 (25.80) 1:38.72 (25.56)
Women’s 1-meter diving
The University of Chicago authored a 1-2 finish on the boards, with the elder statesmen of the pair leading the way. Elizabeth Cron won with a score of 487.40 points. Second was freshman Cynthia Tang with 460.75. Tang had been sixth after prelims but rocketed up the standings. Ava Lowell of Ithaca grabbed the bronze medal.
Event 18 Women 1 mtr Diving
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NCAA Record: * 515.90 3/25/2011 Danica Roskos, TCNJ
2019 Winner: 493.75 Lindsey Ruderman, Amherst
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Cron, Elizabeth SR Chicago 457.75 487.40 20
2 Tang, Cynthia FR Chicago 397.85 460.75 17
3 Lowell, Ava 5Y Ithaca 408.85 443.95 16
4 Karlin, Hannah SR Amherst 408.95 433.05 15
5 Hellman, Emma SR Wittenberg 394.30 432.45 14
6 Schmidt, Issara FR NYU 416.55 426.35 13
7 Bluestein, Sydney FR Amherst 407.60 418.60 12
8 Norwood, Allie SR Nazareth 392.25 417.10 11
Men’s 400 medley relay
Kenyon’s relay horror show continues with another DQ, the second seed getting its points wiped out. In a fast final, that’s the only team of the seven finalists that the 2019 winning team would’ve beaten. It has the Lords mired in eighth place in the team competition.
No, the University of Chicago gouged 3-plus seconds out of the time Washington University used in 2019, winning in 3:11.99. The Maroons successfully played catchup, taking the lead on Jesse Ssengonzi’s fly leg. He joined Winston Chen, Garrett Clasen and Arthur Kiselnikov on the top step of the podium.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps grabbed second in 3:12.34, with Nic Tekieli putting them in clean water with a 47.19 opening leg. Johns Hopkins was third. Emory finished seventh, limiting the losses to sixth-place Denison.
Event 19 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 3:10.51 3/16/2017 , Emory
Ono, Wilson, Baker, Smith
Meet Qualify: 3:18.14
2019 Winner: 3:14.17 Wash U
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Chicago 3:14.48 3:11.99 40
1) Chen, Winston JR 2) Clasen, Garrett SO
3) Ssengonzi, Jesse SO 4) Kiselnikov, Arthur JR
23.33 49.00 (49.00)
1:13.84 (24.84) 1:42.29 (53.29)
2:03.79 (21.50) 2:28.56 (46.27)
2:48.86 (20.30) 3:11.99 (43.43)
2 CMS 3:14.73 3:12.34 34
1) Tekieli, Nic SO 2) Limm, Walter SR
3) Applebaum, Frank SO 4) Conati, Marco SR
22.71 47.19 (47.19)
1:12.91 (25.72) 1:41.59 (54.40)
2:03.49 (21.90) 2:28.60 (47.01)
2:49.56 (20.96) 3:12.34 (43.74)
3 Johns Hopkins 3:14.41 3:12.45 32
1) Rua, Steven JR 2) Chen, Max SR
3) Vitek, Jeffrey SR 4) Davenport, Nat 5Y
23.75 49.19 (49.19)
1:13.53 (24.34) 1:41.65 (52.46)
2:03.65 (22.00) 2:29.23 (47.58)
2:49.46 (20.23) 3:12.45 (43.22)
4 MIT 3:14.53 3:12.47 30
1) Janicki, Adam JR 2) Ren, Jordan SR
3) Yu, Alan SO 4) Obochi, Tobe SO
23.06 47.52 (47.52)
1:12.87 (25.35) 1:41.95 (54.43)
2:03.80 (21.85) 2:29.81 (47.86)
2:50.01 (20.20) 3:12.47 (42.66)
5 Williams 3:14.39 3:12.88 28
1) Whitcomb, Nick JR 2) Grover, Jacob SO
3) Pearcy, David SR 4) Lovette, Jamie SR
22.77 47.57 (47.57)
1:12.50 (24.93) 1:41.38 (53.81)
2:03.32 (21.94) 2:28.98 (47.60)
2:49.63 (20.65) 3:12.88 (43.90)
6 Denison 3:14.22 3:13.27 26
1) Picozzi, Liam SR 2) Houskeeper, Noah SR
3) Kurlich, Richie SR 4) Ike, Trey JR
23.09 48.56 (48.56)
1:13.33 (24.77) 1:42.56 (54.00)
2:04.18 (21.62) 2:30.04 (47.48)
2:50.07 (20.03) 3:13.27 (43.23)
7 Emory 3:14.55 3:13.48 24
1) Soh, Ryan JR 2) Hamilton, Jason SR
3) Echols, Jeff FR 4) Goudie, Nicholas SO
23.31 49.07 (49.07)
1:13.72 (24.65) 1:42.40 (53.33)
2:04.17 (21.77) 2:30.11 (47.71)
2:50.45 (20.34) 3:13.48 (43.37)
-- Kenyon 3:14.37 DQ 3:12.25
Early take-off swimmer #4
1) Kosian, Yurii SO 2) Weekes, Luis JR
3) Fitch, David SR 4) Krtinic, Marko SO
22.73 46.97 (46.97)
1:11.94 (24.97) 1:41.45 (54.48)
2:02.38 (20.93) 2:28.18 (46.73)
2:48.96 (20.78) DQ 3:12.25 (44.07)
Women’s 400 medley relay
Round 3 of the relay battle went to Kenyon and it was settled largely by – stop me if you’ve heard this before – Crile Hart.
Hart split 53.10 on the fly leg, a .44 edge over her Emory counterpart in a race that the Ladies won in 3:38.05, a margin of .33 seconds and an NCAA record. The squad was comprised of Olivia Smith, Jennah Fadely, Hart and Emmie Mirus.
Emory (Megan Jungers, Edie Bates, Taylor Leone, Caroline Maki) went 3:38.38. Both teams clubbed a second out of the record held by Emory since 2017 (3:39.57).
The first two legs more or less stalemated, Smith falling a second behind Junger, then Fadely recouping it separate the squads by .07 at the halfway mark. With Mirus and Maki nearly identical on the anchor, that left Hart’s slight .44 edge over Leone to make the difference.
Williams finished third, just .11 up on MIT. The top four finishers were all faster than the 2019 champion.
With Denison sticking in fifth place, identical to prelims, it sends Kenyon into Day 3 with a 2.5-point lead in the team standings.
Event 20 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 3:39.57 3/16/2017 , Emory
Cheng, Kowalsky, Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Muir
Meet Qualify: 3:50.23
2019 Winner: 3:40.66 Emory
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kenyon 3:43.91 3:38.05* 40
1) Smith, Olivia JR 2) Fadely, Jennah FR
3) Hart, Crile SR 4) Mirus, Emmie SR
26.57 54.75 (54.75)
1:23.02 (28.27) 1:55.67 (1:00.92)
2:20.04 (24.37) 2:48.77 (53.10)
3:11.57 (22.80) 3:38.05 (49.28)
2 Emory 3:41.88 3:38.38* 34
1) Jungers, Megan SO 2) Bates, Edie SR
3) Leone, Taylor SR 4) Maki, Caroline JR
25.76 53.71 (53.71)
1:22.42 (28.71) 1:55.60 (1:01.89)
2:20.08 (24.48) 2:49.14 (53.54)
3:12.38 (23.24) 3:38.38 (49.24)
3 Williams 3:42.02 3:40.52 32
1) Verkleeren, Sophia FR 2) Wager, Amanda SO
3) Kilcoyne, Samantha SO 4) Panitz, Georgia JR
26.33 54.53 (54.53)
1:23.24 (28.71) 1:55.90 (1:01.37)
2:20.77 (24.87) 2:49.19 (53.29)
3:13.42 (24.23) 3:40.52 (51.33)
4 MIT 3:41.39 3:40.63 30
1) Augustyn, Kate FR 2) Chen, Edenna JR
3) Chun, Sydney SO 4) Bjornstad, Lindsey SR
26.70 55.13 (55.13)
1:22.46 (27.33) 1:54.09 (58.96)
2:19.72 (25.63) 2:49.77 (55.68)
3:13.56 (23.79) 3:40.63 (50.86)
5 Denison 3:44.12 3:44.53 28
1) Cheshire, Annalise SR 2) Crane, CC JR
3) Pritchett, Emma FR 4) Wright, Esme SO
27.11 55.90 (55.90)
1:25.33 (29.43) 1:58.94 (1:03.04)
2:24.00 (25.06) 2:53.29 (54.35)
3:17.79 (24.50) 3:44.53 (51.24)
6 St. Kate's 3:46.50 3:45.55 26
1) Voss, Anne JR 2) Wentzel, Jordyn SR
3) Svendsen, Emma FR 4) Klein, Macy SR
28.33 57.58 (57.58)
1:26.01 (28.43) 1:58.63 (1:01.05)
2:24.80 (26.17) 2:55.65 (57.02)
3:19.36 (23.71) 3:45.55 (49.90)
7 Chicago 3:45.01 3:45.64 24
1) Forest, Elisabella FR 2) Lin, Nicole 5Y
3) Kelly, Alesha SO 4) Zhao, Karen FR
27.01 55.46 (55.46)
1:24.90 (29.44) 1:59.46 (1:04.00)
2:25.27 (25.81) 2:55.14 (55.68)
3:19.29 (24.15) 3:45.64 (50.50)
8 Pomona-Pitzer 3:45.82 3:45.69 22
1) Mello, Valerie FR 2) Gill, Alexandra SR
3) Turvey, Alex SO 4) Turney, Avery FR
27.23 56.94 (56.94)
1:26.13 (29.19) 2:00.46 (1:03.52)
2:25.94 (25.48) 2:55.83 (55.37)
3:19.32 (23.49) 3:45.69 (49.86)
