NCAA Division II Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Benjamin Sampson Chases Third Title in 100 Back
Benjamin Sampson has been in great form this week at the NCAA Division II Championships. The junior at Colorado Mesa set a national mark in the 400 individual medley Thursday night and won the 200 IM on Wednesday.
Friday night, he’ll chase his first title in the 100 backstroke after setting the pace in prelims with a time of 45.88 seconds. It’s .08 off his best in-season time, and he might have Marius Kusch’s NCAA record of 45.09 in his sights.
Sampson won the 200 back last year as well as the 200 IM in being named NCAA Division II Men’s Swimmer of the Year by CSCAA.
All the action from Day 4 at the SPIRE Institute:
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- NCAA Division II Championships Meet Home
- Division II Coverage Home
- Meet Preview
- Night 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap
- Night 2 Finals Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Recap
- Day 4 Finals Recap
Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 19 1. Nova S'Eastern 278 2. Drury 227.5 3. Colorado Mesa 211.5 4. Indy 176 5. Lynn 107 6. Tampa 98 7. West Florida 93 8. Findlay 92.5 9. Wingate 71 10. Augustana (W) 70 11. Clarion 63 12. Simon Fraser 61.5 13. Wayne State 59 14. Wcu 48 15. Grand Valley 44 16. Delta State 42 17. Nmu 41 18. Carson-Newman 32 19. Msu Mankato 30 20. Azusa Pacific 28.5 21. Csu East Bay 18 22. Henderson St. 17 22. McKendree 17 24. Florida Southern 15.5 25. Oklahoma Christi 14 26. Mines 13 27. Umsl 10 27. Truman St. 10 29. Lewis 8 30. Southern Conn 7 31. Emmanuel 4 32. Unc- Pembroke 3 33. Davenport 2 34. Bentley 1
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. Tampa 257 2. Drury 209 3. Indy 188 4. McKendree 147 5. Colorado Mesa 135 6. Nova S'Eastern 108 7. Grand Valley 107 8. Findlay 104 9. Missouri S & T 97 10. Henderson St. 90 11. Lewis 83 12. Oklahoma Christi 66 13. Florida Southern 65 14. Wayne State 51 15. Clarion 39 16. Nmu 38 17. Carson-Newman 36 18. Wingate 30 19. Wcu 29 20. Simon Fraser 28 21. Delta State 22 22. St. Cloud St.-M 19 23. Saginaw Valley 16 24. UT of the Permian Basin 9 25. Fresno Pacific 6 25. Montevallo 6 25. Florida Tech 6 28. Rollins 5 29. Ouachita 4 30. Mines 2 31. Umsl 1 31. Catawba 1
Women’s 500 freestyle
After winning the 200 free and 1,000 free, it looks for all the world like the field is swimming for silver against Nova Southeastern’s Emily Trieschmann. The junior set the top time in prelims at 4:46.23. She’s been 4:44.12 this season. The NCAA record is 4:39.28, set in 2016 by Patri Castro Ortega of Queens.
Trieschmann was 5.5 seconds clear of the field in prelims. She has three teammates in the A final as the Sharks look to move toward a title, with Hailey Williams fourth and Ilaria Murzilli eighth.
Tori Meklensek of Simon Fraser was second in 4:51.71, .2 seconds over Montana White of Azusa Pacific. Wayne State has two A finalists.
Event 21 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 4:39.28 3/11/2016 Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 4:39.28 3/11/2016 Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Trieschmann, Emily JR Nova S'eastern 4:44.12 4:46.23
26.04 54.21 (28.17)
1:22.47 (28.26) 1:51.14 (28.67)
2:20.08 (28.94) 2:49.05 (28.97)
3:18.15 (29.10) 3:47.67 (29.52)
4:17.27 (29.60) 4:46.23 (28.96)
2 Meklensek, Tori JR Simon Fraser 4:50.15 4:51.71
26.31 54.68 (28.37)
1:23.63 (28.95) 1:53.23 (29.60)
2:23.07 (29.84) 2:53.26 (30.19)
3:23.19 (29.93) 3:53.10 (29.91)
4:22.90 (29.80) 4:51.71 (28.81)
3 White, Montana JR Azusa Pacific 4:51.80 4:51.91
26.92 55.90 (28.98)
1:25.57 (29.67) 1:55.70 (30.13)
2:25.73 (30.03) 2:55.79 (30.06)
3:25.41 (29.62) 3:54.70 (29.29)
4:23.77 (29.07) 4:51.91 (28.14)
4 Williams, Hailey SO Nova S'eastern 4:51.12 4:52.33
26.26 54.62 (28.36)
1:23.68 (29.06) 1:53.10 (29.42)
2:22.76 (29.66) 2:52.38 (29.62)
3:22.45 (30.07) 3:52.69 (30.24)
4:22.86 (30.17) 4:52.33 (29.47)
5 Fox, Jordan 5Y Wayne State 4:50.53 4:52.34
26.64 55.69 (29.05)
1:25.06 (29.37) 1:54.61 (29.55)
2:24.05 (29.44) 2:53.66 (29.61)
3:23.08 (29.42) 3:52.84 (29.76)
4:22.98 (30.14) 4:52.34 (29.36)
6 Hansson, Olivia SO Colorado Mesa 4:50.67 4:53.06
26.77 55.65 (28.88)
1:24.97 (29.32) 1:54.65 (29.68)
2:24.47 (29.82) 2:54.36 (29.89)
3:24.24 (29.88) 3:54.19 (29.95)
4:23.91 (29.72) 4:53.06 (29.15)
7 Vassilakos, Allison JR Wayne State 4:52.99 4:53.84
26.87 55.82 (28.95)
1:25.33 (29.51) 1:55.29 (29.96)
2:25.19 (29.90) 2:55.05 (29.86)
3:24.98 (29.93) 3:54.87 (29.89)
4:24.85 (29.98) 4:53.84 (28.99)
8 Murzilli, Ilaria JR Nova S'eastern 4:54.34 4:53.95
26.84 55.63 (28.79)
1:24.70 (29.07) 1:53.85 (29.15)
2:23.24 (29.39) 2:52.74 (29.50)
3:22.48 (29.74) 3:52.85 (30.37)
4:23.59 (30.74) 4:53.95 (30.36)
Men’s 500 freestyle
Tampa’s title aspirations get a big boost with the 500 free. Santiago Corredor led the way in prelims in 4:19.87, but with four swimmers of considerable pedigrees in the 4:21s, this race is wide open.
Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia of Wayne State was second in 4:21.18, .02 up on Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin. (The Spartans also pushed Barnabas Fluck into the A final in eighth.) Last year’s runner-up, Cedric Buessing of UIndy, was sixth in prelims, while the reigning bronze medalist Victor Rosado was fourth, the Oklahoma Christian junior, was fourth.
Event 22 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 4:17.09 3/11/2016 Dion Dreesens, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 4:17.09 3/11/2016 Dion Dreesens, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Corredor, Santiago SR Tampa 4:19.34 4:19.87
23.28 48.77 (25.49)
1:14.44 (25.67) 1:40.48 (26.04)
2:06.70 (26.22) 2:32.97 (26.27)
2:59.44 (26.47) 3:26.15 (26.71)
3:53.27 (27.12) 4:19.87 (26.60)
2 Ben Ajmia, Mohamed Kh FR Wayne State 4:19.23 4:21.18
23.41 48.86 (25.45)
1:14.94 (26.08) 1:41.37 (26.43)
2:08.28 (26.91) 2:35.13 (26.85)
3:02.08 (26.95) 3:29.31 (27.23)
3:55.71 (26.40) 4:21.18 (25.47)
3 Hamlin, Jacob FR Tampa 4:21.50 4:21.20
23.48 49.35 (25.87)
1:15.96 (26.61) 1:42.85 (26.89)
2:09.70 (26.85) 2:36.58 (26.88)
3:03.31 (26.73) 3:30.00 (26.69)
3:56.22 (26.22) 4:21.20 (24.98)
4 Rosado, Victor JR Oklahoma Christi 4:20.01 4:21.27
24.04 49.80 (25.76)
1:15.89 (26.09) 1:42.26 (26.37)
2:08.64 (26.38) 2:35.38 (26.74)
3:02.17 (26.79) 3:29.36 (27.19)
3:55.87 (26.51) 4:21.27 (25.40)
5 Alessandrini, Luca JR Nova S'eastern 4:24.33 4:21.39
23.68 49.39 (25.71)
1:15.37 (25.98) 1:41.64 (26.27)
2:08.00 (26.36) 2:34.60 (26.60)
3:01.38 (26.78) 3:28.22 (26.84)
3:55.06 (26.84) 4:21.39 (26.33)
6 Buessing, Cedric JR Indy 4:18.84 4:22.18
23.20 49.06 (25.86)
1:15.68 (26.62) 1:42.61 (26.93)
2:09.79 (27.18) 2:36.78 (26.99)
3:03.56 (26.78) 3:30.54 (26.98)
3:57.27 (26.73) 4:22.18 (24.91)
7 Nogueira, Joao SO Drury 4:21.01 4:22.73
23.85 49.69 (25.84)
1:15.85 (26.16) 1:42.27 (26.42)
2:08.89 (26.62) 2:35.53 (26.64)
3:02.47 (26.94) 3:29.68 (27.21)
3:56.68 (27.00) 4:22.73 (26.05)
8 Fluck, Barnabas SO Tampa 4:27.74 4:23.60
23.72 49.53 (25.81)
1:16.09 (26.56) 1:43.04 (26.95)
2:10.18 (27.14) 2:37.08 (26.90)
3:03.81 (26.73) 3:30.98 (27.17)
3:58.03 (27.05) 4:23.60 (25.57)
Women’s 100 backstroke
Colorado Mesa has the top seed in the 100 back thanks to Agata Naskret, who pulled away to win prelims in 52.80. She had been the only swimmer sub 53.5 in the regular season. Second was Lynn’s Luna Mertins in 53.43.
Colorado Mesa’s Lauren White was third, while Nova pushed Mollie Morfelt into the A final to bolster its title chances.
Second seed Bryn Greenwaldt had a rough prelims swim to finish 1oth.
Event 23 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 52.07 3/14/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 52.07 3/14/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Naskret, Agata SO Colorado Mesa 52.92 52.80
25.87 52.80 (26.93)
2 Mertins, Luna SR Lynn 54.44 53.43
25.55 53.43 (27.88)
3 White, Lauren 5Y Colorado Mesa 54.04 54.06
26.38 54.06 (27.68)
4 Pozvai, Kiara JR Henderson St. 54.32 54.17
25.79 54.17 (28.38)
5 Gronholz, Abby JR MSU Mankato 54.02 54.22
26.36 54.22 (27.86)
6 Dekoninck, Laura JR Lynn 54.41 54.47
26.13 54.47 (28.34)
7 Carbone, Camilla JR NMU 54.44 54.48
26.55 54.48 (27.93)
8 Morfelt, Mollie SO Nova S'eastern 55.06 54.60
26.35 54.60 (28.25)
Men’s 100 backstroke
Benjamin Sampson led the way in 45.88, almost a half-second to the good of Findlay’s Timothy Stollings, who won the 100 fly champ a day earlier.
In the team competition, this one is advantage Drury. Ivan Adamchuk grabbed the third seed in 46.65, .01 ahead of Henderson State’s Lamar Taylor. Viktor Khnykin scraped into the A final in eighth. Tampa’s Parker Knollman was fifth.
Event 24 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 45.09 3/15/2019 Marius Kusch, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 45.09 3/15/2019 Marius Kusch, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sampson, Benjamin JR Colorado Mesa 45.80 45.88
22.23 45.88 (23.65)
2 Stollings, Timothy 5Y Findlay 46.15 46.33
22.13 46.33 (24.20)
3 Adamchuk, Ivan FR Drury 46.95 46.65
22.62 46.65 (24.03)
4 Taylor, Lamar SR Henderson St. 46.56 46.66
22.45 46.66 (24.21)
5 Knollman, Parker JR Tampa 47.08 46.80
22.79 46.80 (24.01)
6 Rozenek, Patryk JR McKendree 46.73 46.94
22.51 46.94 (24.43)
7 Jacinto, Nico SR Lewis 46.92 47.05
22.01 47.05 (25.04)
8 Khnykin, Viktor 5Y Drury 47.11 47.12
22.17 47.12 (24.95)
Women’s 100 breaststroke
UIndy’s Celina Schmidt is chasing a breaststroke double. Like Naskret in backstroke, she’s the top seed in both the 100 and 200 breast, and she defended the first by going 1:01.51 in prelims. Her in-season time of 1:00.94 was the only one under 1:02 among the field.
She’ll have company in the final, though, with five 1:01s and a 1:02.00. Natalia Dwojak of Wingate finished second in 1:01.71, .02 up on Colorado School of Mines’ Jordan Tierney. Lynn’s Malaika Schnier and Katie Susi of Findlay were in the 1:01.8s, under Claire Conover of Drury at 1:02 flat.
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA DII: N 59.51 3/10/2017 Theresa Michalak, West Florida
Meet: M 59.51 3/10/2017 Theresa Michalak, West Florida
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Schmidt, Celina JR Indy 1:00.94 1:01.51
28.91 1:01.51 (32.60)
2 Dwojak, Natalia SO Wingate 1:02.30 1:01.71
29.16 1:01.71 (32.55)
3 Tierney, Jordan SO Mines 1:02.22 1:01.73
28.89 1:01.73 (32.84)
4 Schneider, Malaika SO Lynn 1:02.46 1:01.83
29.01 1:01.83 (32.82)
5 Susi, Katie SO Findlay 1:02.48 1:01.87
29.17 1:01.87 (32.70)
6 Conover, Claire JR Drury 1:02.57 1:01.95
29.17 1:01.95 (32.78)
7 Moran, Maddi SO Colorado Mesa 1:03.13 1:02.00
28.91 1:02.00 (33.09)
8 Hemingway, Mckenzie SR WCU 1:03.00 1:02.13
28.95 1:02.13 (33.18)
8 Wenhold, Amanda SR Wingate 1:02.30 1:02.13
28.69 1:02.13 (33.44)
Men’s 100 breaststroke
Drury stands to gain with David Mourao securing the top seed in 52.50. He was .27 seconds up on McKendree’s Filipe Pinheiro, and Tampa didn’t place anyone in the top 13.
Noah Clancy of Missouri S&T also broke 53 with a 52.99, and Bayden Cole of UIndy was fourth in 53.17, .01 up on Catawba’s Maks Minichowski.
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA DII: N 51.63 3/13/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern
Meet: M 51.63 3/13/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mourao, Davi JR Drury 52.69 52.50
25.37 52.50 (27.13)
2 Pinheiro, Filipe SR McKendree 53.36 52.77
24.66 52.77 (28.11)
3 Clancy, Noah SR Missouri S & T 53.53 52.99
24.89 52.99 (28.10)
4 Cole, Brayden SR Indy 52.94 53.17
24.86 53.17 (28.31)
5 Minichowski, Maksymil FR Catawba 52.94 53.18
24.75 53.18 (28.43)
6 Martijena, Andres SO Wingate 53.53 53.26
25.01 53.26 (28.25)
7 Marina, Inigo JR Nova S'eastern 52.71 53.36
25.00 53.36 (28.36)
8 Chiandussi, Luca SR Findlay 53.76 53.50
25.03 53.50 (28.47)
Women’s 200 butterfly
Nova Southeastern’s Rafaela Raurich is in position for the fly double, the 100 fly champ going 1:57.34 to grab the top seed by 1.01 seconds. Second was Drury’s Maria Fe Munoz. Benedict Nagy of Colorado Mesa, the double IM champ, is one to watch after trimming 1.5 seconds off her seed to 1:58.63. She’s .01 up on Drury’s Mellie Wijk, whose teammate Aurora Duncan is a spot behind. May Lowy gives Nova a second A finalist.
vent 27 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA DII: N 1:55.98 3/11/2022 Ann Carozza, West Chester
Meet: M 1:55.98 3/11/2022 Ann Carozza, West Chester
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Raurich, Rafaela SO Nova S'eastern 1:56.71 1:57.33
26.08 55.42 (29.34)
1:25.47 (30.05) 1:57.33 (31.86)
2 Fe Munoz, Maria SO Drury 1:59.65 1:58.34
27.03 57.54 (30.51)
1:27.33 (29.79) 1:58.34 (31.01)
3 Nagy, Benedict 5Y Colorado Mesa 2:00.19 1:58.63
27.52 56.47 (28.95)
1:27.25 (30.78) 1:58.63 (31.38)
4 Wijk, Mellie JR Drury 1:58.13 1:58.64
26.60 56.61 (30.01)
1:27.18 (30.57) 1:58.64 (31.46)
5 Duncan, Aurora JR Drury 2:02.49 1:59.11
26.75 56.95 (30.20)
1:27.82 (30.87) 1:59.11 (31.29)
6 Lowy, May JR Nova S'eastern 1:59.68 1:59.51
26.93 56.76 (29.83)
1:27.33 (30.57) 1:59.51 (32.18)
7 Mears-Bentley, Emily SO Findlay 2:00.51 1:59.92
27.29 58.09 (30.80)
1:28.39 (30.30) 1:59.92 (31.53)
8 Ungo, Susana SR Emmanuel 2:01.72 2:00.02
27.02 57.73 (30.71)
1:28.67 (30.94) 2:00.02 (31.35)
Men’s 200 butterfly
Jackson Lustig of McKendree is the man to beat in the 200 fly, going 1:43.29 to secure the top seed by 1.8 seconds. The reigning champ and record holder went 1:42.78 in season and holds the record at 1:40.75.
Second is Rollins’ Luke Dinges, leading a passel of 1:45s in 1:45.09. Akos Hajagos of Florida Tech was a tenth back, and another tenth back was Archie Minto of McKendree. Drury has an A finalist in Alejandro Villarejo, while Tampa missed out on a second swim.
Event 28 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA DII: N 1:40.75 3/10/2023 Jackson Lustig, McKendree
Meet: M 1:40.75 3/10/2023 Jackson Lustig, McKendree
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lustig, Jackson JR McKendree 1:42.78 1:43.29
23.05 49.01 (25.96)
1:15.72 (26.71) 1:43.29 (27.57)
2 Dinges, Luke SO Rollins 1:44.92 1:45.09
24.55 51.00 (26.45)
1:17.69 (26.69) 1:45.09 (27.40)
3 Hajagos, Akos FR Florida Tech 1:46.68 1:45.19
23.29 49.63 (26.34)
1:17.40 (27.77) 1:45.19 (27.79)
4 Minto, Archie JR McKendree 1:46.80 1:45.30
24.25 51.24 (26.99)
1:17.98 (26.74) 1:45.30 (27.32)
5 Villarejo, Alejandro SO Drury 1:44.45 1:45.72
23.46 50.18 (26.72)
1:17.60 (27.42) 1:45.72 (28.12)
6 Savage, Conley SR UMSL 1:47.31 1:46.11
23.57 50.76 (27.19)
1:18.40 (27.64) 1:46.11 (27.71)
7 Noe, Elias FR Indy 1:46.29 1:46.50
23.74 50.54 (26.80)
1:18.45 (27.91) 1:46.50 (28.05)
8 Urbanek, Dejan JR Colorado Mesa 1:45.75 1:46.52
23.58 50.34 (26.76)
1:17.91 (27.57) 1:46.52 (28.61)
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