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The first full night of action from the 2018 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships was all about the Emory Eagles as they won five of the eight races contested tonight. The Emory women currently lead the team standings while Denison’s men’s depth have kept them in the lead after the first night of swimming and diving.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 9 1. Emory 146 2. Kenyon 118 3. Williams 114 4. Johns Hopkins 86 5. Denison 56 6. Wash U 42 7. Pomona-Pitzer 37 8. Mit 28 9. Nyu 20 10. Connecticut College 18 11. Bates 14 12. Trinity University 13 13. Amherst 12 14. Chicago 10 15. Claremont MS 9 16. Ursinus 8 17. Cal Lutheran 7 18. Gustavus 6 18. Simmons 6 18. Case Western Reserve 6 21. Carnegie Mellon 4 21. Illinois Wesleyan 4 21. Wesleyan 4 24. Middlebury 2.5 24. Calvin 2.5 26. W&L 2
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Denison 138.5 2. Emory 99 3. Kenyon 75 4. Johns Hopkins 65 5. UW Stevens Point 55 5. Nyu 55 7. Wash U 51 8. Tufts 41 9. Pomona-Pitzer 38 9. Mit 38 11. Union 22 12. Lake Forest 20 13. Chicago 16 13. Loras 16 13. Williams 16 16. UW Eau Claire 15 16. Claremont MS 15 18. Westminster 14 19. Suny Geneseo 13 20. John Carroll 12 20. Calvin 12 22. W&L 11.5 23. Springfield 11 24. Bates 10 25. Albion 9 25. Suny New Paltz 9 25. Widener 9 25. Coast Guard 9 29. Neb Wesleyan 6 29. UW LaCrosse 6 31. Rowan 5 32. Birmingham Southern 4 32. Carnegie Mellon 4 32. Wheaton IL 4 35. St. Thomas 3 36. Middlebury 2 37. Suny Fredonia 1
Records that fell this morning:
- Crile Hart, Kenyon, 200 IM (1:58.29)
- Oliver Smith, Emory, 50 (19.37)
- Fiona Muir, Emory, 50 (22.48)
Men’s 500 Free
Emory junior Thomas Gordon took the lead early and never relinquished it. Gordon descended the race as he finished his last 100 splitting 25’s on the last two 50’s. Gordon won the final with a 4:23.70 ahead of Denison junior Matthew Hedman (4:25.16) and Chicago sophomore Taye Baldinazzo (4:25.76).
Denison had three total A-finalists as their mid-distance freestyle depth showed early with Hedman, Stuart Hohm (4:27.07) and Drake Horton (4:27.24) finishing in the top eight.
Kenyon’s Tim Hagemeister (4:26.05), Johns Hopkins’ Brandon Fabian (4:29.26) and Kenyon’s Robert Williams (4:30.39) also competed in the championship final.
Event 1 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 4:18.35 3/15/2017 Arthur Conover, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 4:30.81
2017 Winner: 4:18.35 Arthur Conover, Kenyon
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Gordon, Thomas JR Emory 4:27.34 4:23.70 20
24.15 50.71 (26.56)
1:17.42 (26.71) 1:44.71 (27.29)
2:11.66 (26.95) 2:38.77 (27.11)
3:05.76 (26.99) 3:32.46 (26.70)
3:58.44 (25.98) 4:23.70 (25.26)
2 Hedman, Matthew JR Denison 4:26.44 4:25.16 17
24.51 50.86 (26.35)
1:17.80 (26.94) 1:44.94 (27.14)
2:11.84 (26.90) 2:38.92 (27.08)
3:06.06 (27.14) 3:33.04 (26.98)
3:59.35 (26.31) 4:25.16 (25.81)
3 Baldinazzo, Tay SO Chicago 4:28.29 4:25.76 16
24.91 51.81 (26.90)
1:19.15 (27.34) 1:46.25 (27.10)
2:13.32 (27.07) 2:40.22 (26.90)
3:06.88 (26.66) 3:33.72 (26.84)
3:59.88 (26.16) 4:25.76 (25.88)
4 Hagemeister, Ti FR Kenyon 4:26.56 4:26.05 15
24.28 50.72 (26.44)
1:17.58 (26.86) 1:44.81 (27.23)
2:11.72 (26.91) 2:38.87 (27.15)
3:05.81 (26.94) 3:33.25 (27.44)
4:00.27 (27.02) 4:26.05 (25.78)
5 Hohm, Stuart SR Denison 4:27.77 4:27.07 14
24.05 50.66 (26.61)
1:17.91 (27.25) 1:45.23 (27.32)
2:12.45 (27.22) 2:39.75 (27.30)
3:07.26 (27.51) 3:34.62 (27.36)
4:01.31 (26.69) 4:27.07 (25.76)
6 Horton, Drake FR Denison 4:28.14 4:27.24 13
24.86 51.86 (27.00)
1:19.18 (27.32) 1:46.65 (27.47)
2:13.99 (27.34) 2:41.51 (27.52)
3:08.76 (27.25) 3:35.33 (26.57)
4:01.79 (26.46) 4:27.24 (25.45)
7 Fabian, Brandon SO Johns Hopkins 4:27.25 4:29.26 12
24.02 50.58 (26.56)
1:17.73 (27.15) 1:45.31 (27.58)
2:12.74 (27.43) 2:40.08 (27.34)
3:07.75 (27.67) 3:35.72 (27.97)
4:03.01 (27.29) 4:29.26 (26.25)
8 Williams, Rober JR Kenyon 4:28.14 4:30.39 11
24.51 51.38 (26.87)
1:18.82 (27.44) 1:46.45 (27.63)
2:14.18 (27.73) 2:41.79 (27.61)
3:09.62 (27.83) 3:37.33 (27.71)
4:04.43 (27.10) 4:30.39 (25.96)
Women’s 500 Free
Williams freshman Laura Westphal used a stellar last 100 to win the 500 free final with a 4:47.85. Westphal split a 27.65 on the last 50 as she was the only swimmer under 28 seconds on the last 50 to go by Kenyon’s Hannah Orbach-Mandel (4:48.67) and Emory senior Rebecca Upton (4:49.12).
Westphal swam a similar tactic to Emory’s Gordon in the previous A-Final, but she came off the pace to win the final after it looked like Orbach-Mandel and Upton were going to go at it for the whole race.
Kenyon’s Kendall Vanderhoof (4:52.54), Emory’s Maria Magdalena (4:52.97), Johns Hopkins’ Emma McElrath (4:57.05), Williams’ Alison McNamara (4:57.86) and Johns Hopkins’ Courtney Cowan (4:58.88) also swam in the championship final.
Event 2 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 4:43.37 3/23/2011 Kendra Stern, Amherst
Meet Qualify: 4:59.14
2017 Winner: 4:50.76 Meg Stanley, Ill Wesleyan
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Laura Westphal FR Williams 4:50.10 4:47.85 20
26.67 55.99 (29.32)
1:25.46 (29.47) 1:54.89 (29.43)
2:24.31 (29.42) 2:53.41 (29.10)
3:22.54 (29.13) 3:51.58 (29.04)
4:20.20 (28.62) 4:47.85 (27.65)
2 Hannah Orbach-M JR Kenyon 4:55.46 4:48.67 17
26.78 55.66 (28.88)
1:24.75 (29.09) 1:53.79 (29.04)
2:23.21 (29.42) 2:52.61 (29.40)
3:21.78 (29.17) 3:51.10 (29.32)
4:20.21 (29.11) 4:48.67 (28.46)
3 Rebecca Upton SR Emory 4:52.39 4:49.12 16
27.35 56.20 (28.85)
1:25.33 (29.13) 1:54.29 (28.96)
2:23.49 (29.20) 2:52.56 (29.07)
3:21.88 (29.32) 3:51.16 (29.28)
4:20.28 (29.12) 4:49.12 (28.84)
4 Kendall Vanderh SO Kenyon 4:53.52 4:52.54 15
27.46 56.89 (29.43)
1:26.51 (29.62) 1:55.88 (29.37)
2:25.40 (29.52) 2:54.89 (29.49)
3:24.31 (29.42) 3:54.30 (29.99)
4:23.81 (29.51) 4:52.54 (28.73)
5 Maria Magdalena SO Emory 4:55.31 4:52.97 14
27.07 56.47 (29.40)
1:25.87 (29.40) 1:55.46 (29.59)
2:25.09 (29.63) 2:54.63 (29.54)
3:24.35 (29.72) 3:54.29 (29.94)
4:24.20 (29.91) 4:52.97 (28.77)
6 Emma McElrath FR Johns Hopkins 4:56.65 4:57.05 13
28.18 58.02 (29.84)
1:28.17 (30.15) 1:58.21 (30.04)
2:28.26 (30.05) 2:57.95 (29.69)
3:27.86 (29.91) 3:57.80 (29.94)
4:27.62 (29.82) 4:57.05 (29.43)
7 Alison McNamara JR Williams 4:56.72 4:57.86 12
27.13 56.70 (29.57)
1:26.59 (29.89) 1:57.05 (30.46)
2:27.63 (30.58) 2:58.17 (30.54)
3:28.73 (30.56) 3:58.76 (30.03)
4:28.94 (30.18) 4:57.86 (28.92)
8 Courtney Cowan SR Johns Hopkins 4:53.81 4:58.88 11
27.03 55.90 (28.87)
1:25.30 (29.40) 1:54.94 (29.64)
2:25.02 (30.08) 2:55.48 (30.46)
3:25.94 (30.46) 3:56.86 (30.92)
4:28.32 (31.46) 4:58.88 (30.56)
Men’s 200 IM
NYU senior Ian Rainey won the 200 IM final from lane 7 thanks to a stellar backstroke leg that put him in the lead and kept him there. Rainey split a 26.40 on the backstroke leg that was the fastest in the field. He came home with a 25.43 free split that was the fastest behind only Kenyon’s Matthew Leenhouts who split a 25.40. Rainey won the final with a 1:46.94 for his first NCAA title.
Wash U’s Kevin Van Cleave gave Rainey a good run as he came just short of the title with a 1:47.18. Denison’s Bebe Wang was third at 1:47.50 as Denison continued its showing of its impressive depth. Sophomore Robert Williams was seventh in the final at 1:50.15.
UW Eau Claire’s Collin Miller (1:48.43), Kenyon’s Leenhouts (1:48.87), Johns Hopkins’ Emile Kuyl (1:49.36) and Pomona Pitzer’s Samuel To (1:50.75) also competed in the championship final.
Event 3 Men 200 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 1:44.18 3/15/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
Meet Qualify: 1:50.66
2017 Winner: 1:44.18 Andrew Wilson, Emory
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Rainey, Ian SR NYU 1:49.30 1:46.94 20
23.70 50.10 (26.40)
1:21.51 (31.41) 1:46.94 (25.43)
2 Van Cleave, Kev JR Wash U. 1:48.75 1:47.18 17
24.14 51.44 (27.30)
1:21.71 (30.27) 1:47.18 (25.47)
3 Wang, Robert SO Denison 1:48.54 1:47.50 16
23.59 50.71 (27.12)
1:21.97 (31.26) 1:47.50 (25.53)
4 Miller, Collin SO UW Eau Claire 1:48.21 1:48.43 15
23.71 51.61 (27.90)
1:22.37 (30.76) 1:48.43 (26.06)
5 Leenhouts, Matt SR Kenyon 1:48.70 1:48.87 14
23.32 50.66 (27.34)
1:23.47 (32.81) 1:48.87 (25.40)
6 Kuyl, Emile JR Johns Hopkins 1:49.38 1:49.36 13
23.44 50.69 (27.25)
1:23.20 (32.51) 1:49.36 (26.16)
7 Williams, Rober SO Denison 1:49.57 1:50.15 12
23.91 52.79 (28.88)
1:24.24 (31.45) 1:50.15 (25.91)
8 To, Samuel SR Pomona-Pitzer 1:49.03 1:50.75 11
23.43 50.63 (27.20)
1:23.63 (33.00) 1:50.75 (27.12)
Women’s 200 IM
Kenyon freshman Crile Hart broke the Division III record this morning in the 200 IM with a 1:58.29 as she set the tone for what could be a huge meet for the freshman. She came back on Wednesday night at the IU Natatorium with another 1:58 but she was short of her own record at 1:58.86. Hart won comfortably ahead of Denison’s KT Kustritz (2:00.55) and defending champion Honroe Collins (2:01.86) of NYU.
Hart became the second straight freshman to win a women’s event at the 2018 NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships with that win, and it might not be her last of the meet.
Williams’ Molly Craig (2:02.01), Caroline White (2:02.90), Wash U’s Niamh O’Grady (2:03.21), Emory’s Ming-Fen Ong (2:03.27) and Kenyon’s Julia Wilson (2:03.37) also swam in the championship final.
Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA Record: * 1:58.29 3/21/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 2:06.27
2017 Winner: 2:00.97 Honore Collins, NYU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hart, Crile FR Kenyon 1:58.29 1:58.86 20
25.39 55.02 (29.63)
1:30.45 (35.43) 1:58.86 (28.41)
2 Kustritz, Kathe SO Denison 2:01.72 2:00.55 17
26.26 57.18 (30.92)
1:31.20 (34.02) 2:00.55 (29.35)
3 Collins, Honore SO NYU 2:02.80 2:01.86 16
26.94 58.56 (31.62)
1:33.95 (35.39) 2:01.86 (27.91)
4 Craig, Molly FR Williams 2:02.47 2:02.01 15
26.76 57.10 (30.34)
1:33.10 (36.00) 2:02.01 (28.91)
5 White, Caroline SO Williams 2:03.07 2:02.90 14
27.89 59.77 (31.88)
1:34.41 (34.64) 2:02.90 (28.49)
6 O'Grady, Niamh SR Wash U. 2:02.70 2:03.21 13
26.71 56.78 (30.07)
1:34.09 (37.31) 2:03.21 (29.12)
7 Ong, Ming-fen SR Emory 2:02.57 2:03.27 12
26.75 58.58 (31.83)
1:34.23 (35.65) 2:03.27 (29.04)
8 Wilson, Julia SR Kenyon 2:03.09 2:03.37 11
27.54 59.91 (32.37)
1:33.68 (33.77) 2:03.37 (29.69)
Men’s 50 Free
Emory senior Oliver Smith won his third straight NCAA title in the 50 free with a 19.39 on Wednesday night at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Smith was just off his NCAA record he set this morning of 19.37. Smith was not the only swimmer under 20 seconds as UW Stevens Point’s Jack Englehardt finished in second at 19.94.
Loras’ Ike Casey (20.02), Tufts’ Roger Gu (20.06), Emory’s Trey Kolleck (20.15), Denison’s Kymani Senior (20.20), Washington & Lee’s Thomas Thetford (20.37) and Denison’s Zachary Wagner (20.37) also swam in the championship final.
Event 5 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 19.37 3/21/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
Meet Qualify: 20.43
2017 Winner: 19.55 Oliver Smith, Emory
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Smith, Oliver SR Emory 19.37 19.39 20
9.31 19.39 (10.08)
2 Englehardt, Jac SR UW Stevens Point 20.04 19.94 17
9.58 19.94 (10.36)
3 Casey, Isaac SR Loras 19.77 20.02 16
9.79 20.02 (10.23)
4 Gu, Roger SO Tufts 19.95 20.06 15
9.74 20.06 (10.32)
5 Kolleck, Trey JR Emory 19.96 20.15 14
9.72 20.15 (10.43)
6 Senior, Kymani SO Denison 20.17 20.20 13
9.72 20.20 (10.48)
7 Thetford, Thoma SR W&L 20.31 20.37 11.5
9.67 20.37 (10.70)
7 Wagner, Zachary SR Denison 20.23 20.37 11.5
9.90 20.37 (10.47)
Women’s 50 Free
Emory’s Fiona Muir was a little slower than her NCAA record this morning as she swam a 22.72 to just hold off Williams senior Emma Waddell (22.74). Waddell got the better hand of Muir last year in the 50 so it had to feel a little sweeter to get the win tonight in the 50 for Muir, who set the NCAA record this morning with a 22.48.
Johns Hopkins sophomore Kristen Peterson (22.96) also broke 23 seconds in the final as she placed third.
Emory’s Megan Taylor (23.09) and Julia Wawer (23.14) finished fourth and fifth as they have indicated the Eagles will be tough to beat in the 200 free relay tomorrow.
Trinity’s Lindsay Hagmann (23.16), Kenyon’s Emmerson Mirus (23.26) and Pomona-Pitzer’s Madison Kauahi (23.37) also swam in the championship final.
Event 6 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 22.48 3/21/2018 Fiona Muir, Emory
Meet Qualify: 23.66
2017 Winner: 22.69 Emma Waddell, Williams
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Muir, Fiona JR Emory 22.48 22.72 20
11.00 22.72 (11.72)
2 Waddell, Emma SR Williams 22.73 22.74 17
11.13 22.74 (11.61)
3 Petersen, Krist SO Johns Hopkins 22.99 22.96 16
11.20 22.96 (11.76)
4 Taylor, Megan JR Emory 23.09 23.09 15
11.21 23.09 (11.88)
5 Wawer, Julia SR Emory 23.17 23.14 14
11.19 23.14 (11.95)
6 Hagmann, Lindsa SR Trinity (TX) 23.23 23.16 13
11.26 23.16 (11.90)
7 Mirus, Emmerson FR Kenyon 23.13 23.26 12
11.20 23.26 (12.06)
8 Kauahi, Madison JR Pomona-Pitzer 23.11 23.37 11
11.37 23.37 (12.00)
Men’s 3m Diving
Event 7 Men 3 mtr Diving
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NCAA Record: * 645.70 2/12/2014 Connor Dignan, Denison
Meet Record: ! 613.90 3/19/2014 Connor Dignan, Denison
2017 Winner: 553.45 Max Levy, Denison
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Heath Ogawa JR Lake Forest 509.30 573.60 20
2 Connor Brisson JR NYU 512.10 553.00 17
3 Sam Hoyt SR Union 488.55 552.55 16
4 Kendall Hollimo SO CMS 507.75 518.45 15
5 Connor May FR Westminster 473.80 502.10 14
6 Samuel Randall SR SUNY Geneseo 480.55 500.45 13
7 Ryan McClelland SO John Carroll 478.10 477.60 12
8 Connor Penningt FR Springfield 478.70 446.15 11
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
Emory proved they could still win the medley relays even without breaststroke legend Andrew Wilson on the team. The Eagles had Sage Ono (22.21), Cooper Tollen (25.09), Oliver Smith (20.70) and Trey Kolleck (19.63) swimming for them.
They got everything they could handle from Denison who was second with Carson Clear (22.54), Tiernan Foster-Smith (24.38), Kenny Fox (21.54) and Kymani Senior (19.62) swimming for them.
The quickest splits outside of the top two came from Tufts’ Kingsley Bowen (22.37), Pomona-Pitzer’s Lukas Menkhoff (24.25), Johns Hopkins’ Mark Wilson (21.19) and UW Stevens Point’s Jack Englehardt (19.35).
Event 8 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:26.14 3/15/2017 , Emory
Ono, Wilson, Tollen, Smith
Meet Qualify: 1:30.71
2017 Winner: 1:26.14 Emory
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Emory 1:27.38 1:27.63 40
22.21 47.30 (25.09)
1:08.00 (20.70) 1:27.63 (19.63)
2 Denison 1:28.40 1:28.08 34
22.54 46.92 (24.38)
1:08.46 (21.54) 1:28.08 (19.62)
3 UW Stevens Point 1:29.18 1:28.43 32
22.72 47.53 (24.81)
1:09.08 (21.55) 1:28.43 (19.35)
4 Johns Hopkins 1:28.57 1:28.47 30
22.27 47.14 (24.87)
1:08.33 (21.19) 1:28.47 (20.14)
5 Wash U. 1:29.50 1:28.83 28
22.54 47.28 (24.74)
1:08.92 (21.64) 1:28.83 (19.91)
6 Tufts 1:29.74 1:29.13 26
22.37 47.48 (25.11)
1:09.48 (22.00) 1:29.13 (19.65)
7 Kenyon 1:29.82 1:29.17 24
22.43 47.59 (25.16)
1:08.91 (21.32) 1:29.17 (20.26)
8 Pomona-Pitzer 1:29.79 1:29.33 22
22.86 47.11 (24.25)
1:08.52 (21.41) 1:29.33 (20.81)
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
The Emory Eagles closed their night with an NCAA Record in the 200 medley relay at 1:40.12 to break Kenyon’s 1:40.58 from 2015. Cindy Cheng (25.15), Hannah Lally (28.13), Megan Campbell (24.60) and Megan Taylor (22.24) were on the record setting relay.
Denison gave them all they could handle with a 1:40.76 for second as they had Angela Le (25.82), KT Kustritz (27.12), Madison Hopkins (24.63) and Casey Kirby (23.19) swimming for them.
The top splits outside of the top two came from Kenyon’s Crile Hart (25.26), MIT’s Jessica Chen (28.11), Williams’ Maia Hare (24.66) and Emma Waddell (22.45).
Event 9 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA Record: * 1:40.58 3/18/2015 , Kenyon
Oberholzer, Duncan, Cooper, McLeod
Meet Qualify: 1:44.95
2017 Winner: 1:40.83 Emory
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Emory 1:41.40 1:40.12* 40
25.15 53.28 (28.13)
1:17.88 (24.60) 1:40.12 (22.24)
2 Denison 1:41.50 1:40.76 34
25.82 52.94 (27.12)
1:17.57 (24.63) 1:40.76 (23.19)
3 Johns Hopkins 1:42.24 1:41.66 32
26.12 54.31 (28.19)
1:19.10 (24.79) 1:41.66 (22.56)
4 Williams 1:42.54 1:41.93 30
26.13 54.82 (28.69)
1:19.48 (24.66) 1:41.93 (22.45)
5 Kenyon 1:43.44 1:41.98 28
25.26 53.94 (28.68)
1:19.20 (25.26) 1:41.98 (22.78)
6 Pomona-Pitzer 1:42.46 1:42.98 26
26.54 55.46 (28.92)
1:20.31 (24.85) 1:42.98 (22.67)
7 MIT 1:43.41 1:43.21 24
27.18 55.29 (28.11)
1:20.26 (24.97) 1:43.21 (22.95)
8 Wash U. 1:43.22 1:43.76 22
26.38 55.51 (29.13)
1:20.49 (24.98) 1:43.76 (23.27)
