West Chester University’s Georgia Wright and Queens University’s Alex Kunert each took home a title and Division II NCAA Record in the 100 Freestyle on night one of the NCAA Division II Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
Wright, a junior, originally set the mark as a first-year swimmer in 2017. She won the event at last year’s Championships as well, but with a time three seconds off the record set by Nova Southeastern’s Emma Sundstedt in December of 2017. Wright has now re-gained the mark and won her third title in a row in this event.
Six days after winning the 200 fly at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Des Moines, Kunert won his first NCAA title in Meet and National Record fashion. The swim was Kunert’s third time doing the 1000 and a personal best by two seconds.
Women’s 1000 Freestyle
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Delta State’s senior Caroline Jouisse went out fast and ultimately took fourth in 9:56.63. Queens’ Francesca Bains was the first to take over the lead, but West Chester’s Georgia Wright began to move at about the 500 mark, where she flipped ahead of record pace.
Wright opened up a significant gap on that record, defending her National Title in 9:45.86, six seconds faster than the time she won in last year. Wright set a new National Record, perviously held by Emma Sundstedt of Nova Southeastern in 9:46.63. Sundstedt touched third in 9:44.96. Bains was runner up in 9:51.13.
Event 1 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 9:46.63 12/15/2017Emma Sundstedt, Nova S'eastern
Meet: M 9:48.87 3/8/2017 Georgia Wright, West Chester
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Wright, Georgia JR West Chester 10:00.72 9:45.86N 20
r:+0.77 27.74 57.11 (29.37)
1:26.60 (29.49) 1:56.19 (29.59)
2:25.81 (29.62) 2:55.31 (29.50)
3:25.01 (29.70) 3:54.54 (29.53)
4:24.24 (29.70) 4:53.79 (29.55)
5:22.91 (29.12) 5:52.24 (29.33)
6:21.50 (29.26) 6:50.75 (29.25)
7:19.99 (29.24) 7:49.19 (29.20)
8:18.45 (29.26) 8:47.61 (29.16)
9:16.88 (29.27) 9:45.86 (28.98)
2 Bains, Francesca SO Queens (NC) 9:59.12 9:51.13 17
r:+0.74 27.62 57.01 (29.39)
1:26.46 (29.45) 1:56.01 (29.55)
2:25.75 (29.74) 2:55.31 (29.56)
3:24.77 (29.46) 3:54.35 (29.58)
4:23.96 (29.61) 4:53.58 (29.62)
5:23.31 (29.73) 5:52.88 (29.57)
6:22.53 (29.65) 6:52.06 (29.53)
7:21.73 (29.67) 7:51.26 (29.53)
8:20.97 (29.71) 8:50.98 (30.01)
9:21.34 (30.36) 9:51.13 (29.79)
3 Sundstedt, Emma SO Nova S'eastern 9:56.66 9:55.96 16
r:+0.83 27.33 56.83 (29.50)
1:26.73 (29.90) 1:56.62 (29.89)
2:26.65 (30.03) 2:56.68 (30.03)
3:26.76 (30.08) 3:56.54 (29.78)
4:26.54 (30.00) 4:56.54 (30.00)
5:26.48 (29.94) 5:56.37 (29.89)
6:26.12 (29.75) 6:55.93 (29.81)
7:25.96 (30.03) 7:56.31 (30.35)
8:26.60 (30.29) 8:57.21 (30.61)
9:27.32 (30.11) 9:55.96 (28.64)
4 Jouisse, Caroline SR Delta State 10:04.83 9:56.63 15
r:+0.65 26.94 56.00 (29.06)
1:25.31 (29.31) 1:54.98 (29.67)
2:24.47 (29.49) 2:54.25 (29.78)
3:24.15 (29.90) 3:54.14 (29.99)
4:24.20 (30.06) 4:54.38 (30.18)
5:24.58 (30.20) 5:54.89 (30.31)
6:25.34 (30.45) 6:55.82 (30.48)
7:26.58 (30.76) 7:57.04 (30.46)
8:27.64 (30.60) 8:58.01 (30.37)
9:28.00 (29.99) 9:56.63 (28.63)
5 Goebel, Melina JR Grand Valley 10:01.09 9:56.92 14
r:+0.78 27.55 57.23 (29.68)
1:27.18 (29.95) 1:57.14 (29.96)
2:27.15 (30.01) 2:57.11 (29.96)
3:27.37 (30.26) 3:57.44 (30.07)
4:27.77 (30.33) 4:58.02 (30.25)
5:28.23 (30.21) 5:58.51 (30.28)
6:28.74 (30.23) 6:58.62 (29.88)
7:28.93 (30.31) 7:59.22 (30.29)
8:29.15 (29.93) 8:59.21 (30.06)
9:29.03 (29.82) 9:56.92 (27.89)
6 Hellenschmidt, Jana FR Lindenwood 10:11.21 10:01.90 13
r:+0.74 27.38 57.29 (29.91)
1:27.56 (30.27) 1:57.55 (29.99)
2:27.55 (30.00) 2:57.60 (30.05)
3:28.00 (30.40) 3:58.38 (30.38)
4:29.04 (30.66) 4:59.70 (30.66)
5:30.17 (30.47) 6:00.74 (30.57)
6:31.40 (30.66) 7:02.12 (30.72)
7:32.82 (30.70) 8:03.25 (30.43)
8:33.66 (30.41) 9:03.81 (30.15)
9:33.60 (29.79) 10:01.90 (28.30)
7 Reamy, Sarah JR Queens (NC) 9:57.45 10:02.50 12
r:+0.69 27.97 57.53 (29.56)
1:27.43 (29.90) 1:57.59 (30.16)
2:27.72 (30.13) 2:58.11 (30.39)
3:28.54 (30.43) 3:59.03 (30.49)
4:29.64 (30.61) 5:00.21 (30.57)
5:30.37 (30.16) 6:00.57 (30.20)
6:30.80 (30.23) 7:00.90 (30.10)
7:31.07 (30.17) 8:01.24 (30.17)
8:31.68 (30.44) 9:02.16 (30.48)
9:32.79 (30.63) 10:02.50 (29.71)
8 Dahlgren, Erica JR Drury 10:09.06 10:03.27 11
r:+0.83 27.56 56.92 (29.36)
1:26.66 (29.74) 1:56.60 (29.94)
2:26.48 (29.88) 2:56.49 (30.01)
3:26.22 (29.73) 3:56.29 (30.07)
4:26.38 (30.09) 4:56.76 (30.38)
5:27.46 (30.70) 5:58.50 (31.04)
6:29.69 (31.19) 7:00.06 (30.37)
7:30.47 (30.41) 8:01.20 (30.73)
8:31.47 (30.27) 9:02.24 (30.77)
9:33.15 (30.91) 10:03.27 (30.12)
Men’s 1000 Freestyle
Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics
Queens freshman Alex Kunert was out well ahead of the field, with a two body length lead at the halfway mark of the 1000 free. His fellow freshman teammate Luke Erwee turned second at the halfway point, a full body length ahead of third. In the final 250 yards Indy’s Adam Rosipal began to push the pace, chasing down Erwee and even making up ground on Kunert.
Kunert was first to the wall by a half pool, in a new meet and Division II record of 8:56.76, just four tenths under the old mark, an 8:57.06 set by Drury’s Mitch Snyder in 2009. Rosipal was second to the wall in 9:03.08 while Erwee held on for third in 9:04.37.
Event 2 Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 8:57.06 3/11/2009 Mitch Snyder, Drury
Meet: M 8:57.06 3/11/2009 Mitch Snyder, Drury
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Kunert, Alex FR Queens (NC) 8:58.46 8:56.76N 20
r:+0.64 22.94 48.43 (25.49)
1:14.64 (26.21) 1:41.16 (26.52)
2:07.74 (26.58) 2:34.19 (26.45)
3:00.67 (26.48) 3:27.57 (26.90)
3:54.73 (27.16) 4:22.26 (27.53)
4:49.82 (27.56) 5:17.39 (27.57)
5:45.07 (27.68) 6:12.85 (27.78)
6:40.77 (27.92) 7:08.59 (27.82)
7:36.10 (27.51) 8:03.68 (27.58)
8:31.08 (27.40) 8:56.76 (25.68)
2 Rosipal, Adam SO Indy 9:13.22 9:03.08 17
r:+0.73 24.71 51.98 (27.27)
1:19.60 (27.62) 1:47.45 (27.85)
2:15.18 (27.73) 2:42.57 (27.39)
3:10.03 (27.46) 3:37.65 (27.62)
4:05.28 (27.63) 4:32.79 (27.51)
5:00.04 (27.25) 5:27.23 (27.19)
5:54.35 (27.12) 6:21.37 (27.02)
6:48.51 (27.14) 7:15.62 (27.11)
7:42.70 (27.08) 8:09.92 (27.22)
8:36.92 (27.00) 9:03.08 (26.16)
3 Erwee, Luke FR Queens (NC) 9:13.35 9:04.37 16
r:+0.70 23.77 50.23 (26.46)
1:16.80 (26.57) 1:43.88 (27.08)
2:11.12 (27.24) 2:38.65 (27.53)
3:06.41 (27.76) 3:34.17 (27.76)
4:01.34 (27.17) 4:28.76 (27.42)
4:56.34 (27.58) 5:24.18 (27.84)
5:51.69 (27.51) 6:19.73 (28.04)
6:47.82 (28.09) 7:15.90 (28.08)
7:43.57 (27.67) 8:11.17 (27.60)
8:38.34 (27.17) 9:04.37 (26.03)
4 Sawicki, Nathan SR Delta State 9:05.31 9:07.69 15
r:+0.77 24.92 52.12 (27.20)
1:19.85 (27.73) 1:47.68 (27.83)
2:15.54 (27.86) 2:43.50 (27.96)
3:11.60 (28.10) 3:39.49 (27.89)
4:07.51 (28.02) 4:35.13 (27.62)
5:02.75 (27.62) 5:30.22 (27.47)
5:57.67 (27.45) 6:25.19 (27.52)
6:52.66 (27.47) 7:20.02 (27.36)
7:47.37 (27.35) 8:14.55 (27.18)
8:41.68 (27.13) 9:07.69 (26.01)
5 Samuelsen, Tim JR Missouri S & T 9:19.75 9:09.38 14
r:+0.79 25.55 52.73 (27.18)
1:19.96 (27.23) 1:47.16 (27.20)
2:14.37 (27.21) 2:41.50 (27.13)
3:08.81 (27.31) 3:36.23 (27.42)
4:03.84 (27.61) 4:31.23 (27.39)
4:58.63 (27.40) 5:25.99 (27.36)
5:53.66 (27.67) 6:21.37 (27.71)
6:49.26 (27.89) 7:17.09 (27.83)
7:45.05 (27.96) 8:12.94 (27.89)
8:41.37 (28.43) 9:09.38 (28.01)
6 Woinoski, Andrew JR Simon Fraser 9:25.92 9:09.87 13
r:+0.71 25.18 52.17 (26.99)
1:19.53 (27.36) 1:46.95 (27.42)
2:14.45 (27.50) 2:42.09 (27.64)
3:09.66 (27.57) 3:37.41 (27.75)
4:05.15 (27.74) 4:32.70 (27.55)
5:00.18 (27.48) 5:27.85 (27.67)
5:55.54 (27.69) 6:23.30 (27.76)
6:51.14 (27.84) 7:19.07 (27.93)
7:47.19 (28.12) 8:15.23 (28.04)
8:43.21 (27.98) 9:09.87 (26.66)
7 Hamill, Mackenzie SR Simon Fraser 9:19.47 9:11.59 12
r:+0.73 24.68 51.29 (26.61)
1:18.27 (26.98) 1:45.46 (27.19)
2:12.88 (27.42) 2:40.51 (27.63)
3:08.13 (27.62) 3:35.89 (27.76)
4:03.52 (27.63) 4:31.40 (27.88)
4:59.29 (27.89) 5:27.44 (28.15)
5:55.55 (28.11) 6:23.72 (28.17)
6:52.00 (28.28) 7:20.40 (28.40)
7:48.27 (27.87) 8:16.34 (28.07)
8:44.25 (27.91) 9:11.59 (27.34)
8 Hanzal, Jan FR Lindenwood 9:16.10 9:13.05 11
r:+0.62 24.69 52.21 (27.52)
1:20.45 (28.24) 1:48.49 (28.04)
2:16.24 (27.75) 2:44.17 (27.93)
3:12.35 (28.18) 3:40.44 (28.09)
4:08.65 (28.21) 4:36.83 (28.18)
5:04.69 (27.86) 5:32.50 (27.81)
6:00.44 (27.94) 6:28.24 (27.80)
6:56.00 (27.76) 7:23.83 (27.83)
7:51.57 (27.74) 8:19.08 (27.51)
8:46.53 (27.45) 9:13.05 (26.52)
The second night of competition will feature Kunert as the top seed in the 200 Freestyle, while Wright will compete in the 500 and 1650 Freestyles later on in the week.
