Queens senior Marius Kusch followed Lapshina with another dominating performance. He won the 100 back in 45.09, absolutely crushing the Division II record in the event to win the NCAA Division II title on Friday at Indianapolis.
The previous mark was 45.88 set by Paul Pijulet of Queens last year.
Kusch was more than a second ahead of the field.
Fresno Pacific’s Iskender Baslakov was second (46.23), followed by Grand Valley State junior Harry Shalamon (46.59).
Wayne State senior Dima Drobnych was fourth in 47.04, followed by Indianapolis senior Rodrigo Codo Berti (47.11) and NMU’s Renars Bundzis (47.17).
Oklahoma Baptist’s Robinson Molina finished seventh in 47.44 and Carson-Newman’s Seth Hughes was eighth (47.73).
Event 24 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 45.88 3/16/2018 Paul Pijulet, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 45.88 3/16/2018 Paul Pijulet, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kusch, Marius SR Queens (NC) 46.70 45.09N 20
r:+0.58 21.61 45.09 (23.48)
2 Baslakov, Iskender SO Fresno Pacific 47.02 46.23 17
r:+0.62 22.29 46.23 (23.94)
3 Shalamon, Harry JR Grand Valley 47.36 46.59 16
r:+0.54 22.28 46.59 (24.31)
4 Drobnych, Dima SR Wayne State 47.25 47.04 15
r:+0.61 22.41 47.04 (24.63)
5 Codo Berti, Rodrigo SR Indy 47.29 47.11 14
r:+0.57 22.97 47.11 (24.14)
6 Bundzis, Renars SR NMU 47.15 47.17 13
r:+0.53 22.90 47.17 (24.27)
7 Molina, Robinson SO Oklahoma Baptist 47.45 47.44 12
r:+0.49 22.61 47.44 (24.83)
8 Hughes, Seth SR Carson-Newman 47.47 47.73 11
r:+0.55 22.12 47.73 (25.61)
=== Consolation Final ===
9 Brugnoni, Giulio SO Delta State 47.48 46.24 9
r:+0.47 22.05 46.24 (24.19)
10 Budai, Lajos JR NMU 47.51 47.44 7
r:+0.58 23.13 47.44 (24.31)
11 Bighetti, Nathan FR Henderson St. 47.57 47.82 6
r:+0.62 23.41 47.82 (24.41)
12 Fava, Emanuel FR Delta State 48.03 48.45 5
r:+0.51 23.15 48.45 (25.30)
13 Mueller, Franz SO Wayne State 48.05 48.47 4
r:+0.60 23.25 48.47 (25.22)
14 Rosa, Thiago SO Emmanuel 48.25 48.48 3
r:+0.60 23.31 48.48 (25.17)
15 Dyck, Brandon SO Florida Southern 47.88 48.54 2
r:+0.54 23.24 48.54 (25.30)
16 Sydorchenko, Dmytro JR Queens (NC) 48.50 48.85 1
r:+0.54 23.19 48.85 (25.66)
Cejih Yung
Well done young man.