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California’s Josh Prenot delivered California its first ever men’s 400-yard IM title with the second-fastest time in the event’s history at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Prenot crushed the field in the front half, and turned in a strong breaststroke leg before winning in 3:35.82. Only Chase Kalisz has been faster with an NCAA and American record time of 3:34.50 from 2014.
Texas’ Will Licon, the defending champion from 2015 with a fifth-ranked 3:36.37, took second this time around in 3:37.40.
All Time Top 10 400 IMs:
1 3:34.50 Chase Kalisz Georgia 3/28/14
2 3:35.82 Josh Prenot California Atlanta 3/25/16
3 3:35.98 Tyler Clary Michigan TAMU 3/27/09
4 3:36.26 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine Austin 3/2/06
5 3:36.37 Will Licon Texas Iowa City 3/27/15
6 3:36.89 Chase Kalisz Georgia 2/18/14
7 3:37.40 Will Licon Texas Atlanta 3/25/16
8 3:37.52 Andrew Seliskar NCAP 3/6/15
9 3:37.75 Conor Dwyer Florida Gainesville 2/16/11
10 3:37.88 Ryan Lochte Daytona Beach Atlanta11/29/07
Georgia’s Jay Litherland (3:38.47) and Gunnar Bentz (3:38.59) took third and fourth with California’s Andrew Seliskar putting up a fifth-place 3:39.06.
Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine (3:42.02), Tennessee’s Sam McHugh (3:42.38) and Louisville’s Nolan Tesone (3:43.28) finished sixth through eighth.
Florida’s Mark Szaranek won the B final in a time of 3:39.28.
=== A - Final ===
1 Prenot, Josh SR California 3:39.10 3:35.82P 20
r:+0.68 22.63 48.83 (26.20)
1:17.31 (28.48) 1:45.22 (27.91)
2:14.26 (29.04) 2:43.35 (29.09)
3:09.84 (26.49) 3:35.82 (25.98)
2 Licon, Will JR Texas 3:39.83 3:37.40P 17
r:+0.71 23.47 50.68 (27.21)
1:19.24 (28.56) 1:46.71 (27.47)
2:16.65 (29.94) 2:46.33 (29.68)
3:12.53 (26.20) 3:37.40 (24.87)
3 Litherland, Jay SO Georgia 3:39.60 3:38.47 16
r:+0.78 23.87 51.04 (27.17)
1:18.77 (27.73) 1:46.55 (27.78)
2:17.91 (31.36) 2:49.60 (31.69)
3:14.08 (24.48) 3:38.47 (24.39)
4 Bentz, Gunnar SO Georgia 3:40.75 3:38.59 15
r:+0.73 23.71 51.13 (27.42)
1:19.91 (28.78) 1:47.71 (27.80)
2:18.48 (30.77) 2:48.85 (30.37)
3:14.52 (25.67) 3:38.59 (24.07)
5 Seliskar, Andrew FR California 3:39.51 3:39.06 14
r:+0.66 23.35 50.25 (26.90)
1:18.72 (28.47) 1:46.27 (27.55)
2:16.81 (30.54) 2:47.38 (30.57)
3:13.60 (26.22) 3:39.06 (25.46)
6 DeVine, Abrahm FR Stanford 3:40.06 3:42.02 13
r:+0.83 23.54 50.10 (26.56)
1:18.45 (28.35) 1:46.68 (28.23)
2:17.77 (31.09) 2:50.11 (32.34)
3:16.51 (26.40) 3:42.02 (25.51)
7 McHugh, Sam SO Tennessee 3:41.35 3:42.38 12
r:+0.67 23.89 51.02 (27.13)
1:19.95 (28.93) 1:48.11 (28.16)
2:19.46 (31.35) 2:51.37 (31.91)
3:17.57 (26.20) 3:42.38 (24.81)
8 Tesone, Nolan SR Louisville 3:41.42 3:43.28 11
r:+0.70 24.25 51.59 (27.34)
1:19.25 (27.66) 1:46.65 (27.40)
2:18.82 (32.17) 2:50.87 (32.05)
3:17.58 (26.71) 3:43.28 (25.70)
=== B - Final ===
9 Szaranek, Mark SO Florida 3:41.84 3:39.28 9
r:+0.68 23.06 50.17 (27.11)
1:17.88 (27.71) 1:45.30 (27.42)
2:15.87 (30.57) 2:47.11 (31.24)
3:13.56 (26.45) 3:39.28 (25.72)
10 Roberts, Jonathan SO Texas 3:43.11 3:41.77 7
r:+0.73 23.24 50.23 (26.99)
1:18.58 (28.35) 1:46.38 (27.80)
2:18.86 (32.48) 2:51.68 (32.82)
3:17.67 (25.99) 3:41.77 (24.10)
11 Patching, Joe JR Auburn 3:42.75 3:41.79 6
r:+0.66 23.79 50.10 (26.31)
1:17.55 (27.45) 1:44.96 (27.41)
2:17.26 (32.30) 2:49.90 (32.64)
3:16.64 (26.74) 3:41.79 (25.15)
12 Harty, Ryan FR Texas 3:42.84 3:42.73 5
r:+0.68 23.26 50.73 (27.47)
1:19.04 (28.31) 1:47.13 (28.09)
2:18.75 (31.62) 2:51.71 (32.96)
3:17.59 (25.88) 3:42.73 (25.14)
13 Ogren, Curtis SO Stanford 3:42.75 3:42.85 4
r:+0.69 23.57 50.74 (27.17)
1:18.96 (28.22) 1:46.33 (27.37)
2:17.31 (30.98) 2:49.25 (31.94)
3:16.56 (27.31) 3:42.85 (26.29)
14 Owen, Robert JR VT 3:41.46 3:43.10 3
r:+0.78 23.48 50.53 (27.05)
1:18.65 (28.12) 1:45.83 (27.18)
2:18.15 (32.32) 2:50.95 (32.80)
3:18.01 (27.06) 3:43.10 (25.09)
15 Mulcare, Pat FR USC 3:42.87 3:43.32 2
r:+0.65 23.55 51.18 (27.63)
1:19.14 (27.96) 1:46.60 (27.46)
2:18.60 (32.00) 2:51.19 (32.59)
3:17.64 (26.45) 3:43.32 (25.68)
16 Peribonio, Tom SO SCAR 3:43.20 3:43.95 1
r:+0.64 23.99 51.77 (27.78)
1:20.45 (28.68) 1:48.79 (28.34)
2:20.12 (31.33) 2:52.29 (32.17)
3:18.91 (26.62) 3:43.95 (25.04)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Texas 238 2. California 175 3. Florida 172 4. NC State 137 5. Georgia 99 6. Tennessee 91 7. Michigan 90 8. Missouri 81 9. Auburn 78.5 10. Stanford 74.5 11. Louisville 71 12. Alabama 68 13. Indiana 62 14. Southern Cali 55 15. Ohio St 38 16. Arizona 28 17. South Carolina 24 18. Wisconsin 23 19. Virginia Tech 14 19. University of Miami 14 21. Brigham Young 12 22. Pittsburgh 11 23. Univ of Utah 9 23. Unlv 9 25. Princeton 8 26. Penn 6 27. Georgia Tech 5 28. Minnesota 4 29. UNC 2 29. Penn State University 2 29. Harvard 2 32. Texas A&M 1
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congrats Josh!!!