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The NCAA record was safe for the first time tonight, though for the first time in four years, someone not named Ryan Murphy won the 100 back at DI men’s NCAA’s.
With Cal’s backstroke legend gone, this year’s final was wide open and it was NC State’s Coleman Stewart who followed up his B final win in the 100 fly by nabbing his first NCAA title in the event with a time of 44.58, which marks the seventh fastest time in history.
Just .01 behind Stewart was Longhorn John Shebat who touched second in 44.59.
Claiming third in tonight’s A final was NC State’s Andreas Vazaios with his 44.81.
A freshman trio of Texas’ Austin Katz (44.99), USC’s Robert Glinta (45.10) and Louisville’s Nicolas Albiero (45.10) followed behind in fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
Rounding out the A final was USC’s Ralf Tribuntsov in a 45.34.
UGA’s Javier Acevedo took the B final in a time of 45.20.
Event 12 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 43.49 03/25/2016Ryan Murphy, California-PC
American: A 43.49 03/25/2016Ryan Murphy, California-PC
U. S. Open: O 43.49 03/25/2016Ryan Murphy, California-PC
Championship: C 43.49 03/25/2016Ryan Murphy, California-PC
Pool: P 44.83 03/16/2007Albert Subirats, Arizona
Name Year School Prelims Finals NISCA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Coleman Stewart SO NC State 45.16 44.58P 190 20
r:+0.63 21.61 44.58 (22.97)
2 John Shebat JR Texas 45.00 44.59P 190 17
r:+0.68 21.38 44.59 (23.21)
3 Andreas Vazaios JR NC State 45.00 44.81P 188 16
r:+0.64 21.66 44.81 (23.15)
4 Austin Katz FR Texas 45.21 44.99 186 15
r:+0.67 21.89 44.99 (23.10)
5 Robert Glinta FR USC 44.99 45.10 185 14
r:+0.69 21.53 45.10 (23.57)
6 Nicolas Albiero FR Louisville 45.05 45.16 184 13
r:+0.62 21.99 45.16 (23.17)
7 Anton Loncar SR Denver 45.11 45.20 184 12
r:+0.76 22.17 45.20 (23.03)
8 Ralf Tribuntsov SR USC 45.03 45.34 183 11
r:+0.67 21.87 45.34 (23.47)
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