NCAA Men’s Championships Day 2 Prelims: Jake Magahey, Leon Marchand, Luke Hobson, Gabriel Jett Set up 500 Showdown
The first full day of the 2024 Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships from Indianapolis is upon us.
The prelims events are the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle before 1-meter diving prelims.
NCAA Men’s 500 Freestyle
With all eyes on Day 1 record holders Leon Marchand and Luke Hobson, it was Georgia’s Jake Magahey that took the top seed in the 500 free.
The Georgia senior finished in 4:09.36.
The heats were extremely fast with several early swimmers reaching the top 16.
After breaking the American record in the 200 free leading off the 800 free relay, Texas junior Luke Hobson was in heat 3 of 7 in the 500 free.
Hobson was fast and consistent and won his heat in 4:10.28, just ahead of SMU’s Jack Hoagland (4:11.11). Hobson finished with the third seed for finals in 4:10.28.
The first circle-seeded heat went to Georgia’s Magahey, who finished in 4:09.36.
The next went to Texas senior Coby Corrozza, who finished in 4:10.74, just ahead of Auburn’s Mason Mathias (4:10.82).
The final heat featured Arizona State’s Leon Marchand.
Marchand took the early lead with a 21.65 first 50 and a 45.43 first 10, 1:10.01 at the 150, 1:35.26 at the 200, 2:00.81 at the 250, 2:26.67 at the 300, 2:52.76 at the 350, 3:18.81 at the 400, 3:44.53 at the 450. He finished in 4:09.54 to take the second seed overall.
Cal’s Gabriel Jett and Florida’s Jake Mitchell hung close and Jett made a late push and took second in 4:10.61. Mitchell finished in 4:11.50.
Jett took the fourth seed for finals in 4:10.61, followed by Carrozza, Mathias, Alabama’s Charlie Hawke (4:11.02) and Hoagland.
Event 3 Men 500 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== NCAA: N 4:06.18 3/7/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU Meet: M 4:06.61 3/24/2022 Matthew Sates, Georgia American: A 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith, Florida U. S. Open: O 4:06.18 3/7/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU Pool: P 4:08.42 3/23/2017 Clark Smith, Texas Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Magahey, Jake SR Georgia 4:09.38 4:09.36 r:+0.72 22.53 47.34 (24.81) 1:12.70 (25.36) 1:38.21 (25.51) 2:03.76 (25.55) 2:29.35 (25.59) 2:54.78 (25.43) 3:19.92 (25.14) 3:45.00 (25.08) 4:09.36 (24.36) 2 Marchand, Leon JR ASU 4:06.18 4:09.54 r:+0.62 21.65 45.43 (23.78) 1:10.01 (24.58) 1:35.26 (25.25) 2:00.81 (25.55) 2:26.67 (25.86) 2:52.76 (26.09) 3:18.81 (26.05) 3:44.53 (25.72) 4:09.54 (25.01) 3 Hobson, Luke JR Texas 4:15.56 4:10.28 r:+0.73 22.39 46.47 (24.08) 1:11.17 (24.70) 1:36.19 (25.02) 2:01.21 (25.02) 2:26.58 (25.37) 2:52.41 (25.83) 3:18.60 (26.19) 3:44.97 (26.37) 4:10.28 (25.31) 4 Jett, Gabriel JR California 4:10.43 4:10.61 r:+0.56 22.84 47.40 (24.56) 1:12.55 (25.15) 1:38.23 (25.68) 2:03.96 (25.73) 2:30.12 (26.16) 2:55.63 (25.51) 3:21.13 (25.50) 3:46.24 (25.11) 4:10.61 (24.37) 5 Carrozza, Coby SR Texas 4:11.95 4:10.74 r:+0.75 22.74 47.46 (24.72) 1:12.85 (25.39) 1:38.53 (25.68) 2:04.30 (25.77) 2:30.19 (25.89) 2:55.53 (25.34) 3:21.04 (25.51) 3:46.15 (25.11) 4:10.74 (24.59) 6 Mathias, Mason JR Auburn 4:11.03 4:10.82 r:+0.62 22.97 47.94 (24.97) 1:13.51 (25.57) 1:38.84 (25.33) 2:04.51 (25.67) 2:30.07 (25.56) 2:55.48 (25.41) 3:20.75 (25.27) 3:45.94 (25.19) 4:10.82 (24.88) 7 Hawke, Charlie JR Alabama 4:11.62 4:11.02 r:+0.71 22.79 47.84 (25.05) 1:13.28 (25.44) 1:39.03 (25.75) 2:04.85 (25.82) 2:30.44 (25.59) 2:56.10 (25.66) 3:21.59 (25.49) 3:46.59 (25.00) 4:11.02 (24.43) 8 Hoagland, Jack 5Y SMU 4:15.61 4:11.11 r:+0.69 22.74 46.99 (24.25) 1:11.74 (24.75) 1:37.22 (25.48) 2:03.01 (25.79) 2:28.77 (25.76) 2:54.68 (25.91) 3:20.75 (26.07) 3:46.32 (25.57) 4:11.11 (24.79) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Soloveychik, Bar JR Minnesota 4:11.49 4:11.33 r:+0.63 23.13 47.78 (24.65) 1:12.93 (25.15) 1:38.39 (25.46) 2:04.09 (25.70) 2:29.84 (25.75) 2:55.59 (25.75) 3:21.46 (25.87) 3:47.03 (25.57) 4:11.33 (24.30) 10 Sarkany, Zalan SO ASU 4:09.19 4:11.38 r:+0.64 22.53 47.31 (24.78) 1:12.60 (25.29) 1:38.11 (25.51) 2:03.80 (25.69) 2:29.44 (25.64) 2:55.32 (25.88) 3:21.03 (25.71) 3:46.73 (25.70) 4:11.38 (24.65) 11 Mitchell, Jake SR Florida 4:11.28 4:11.50 r:+0.69 22.60 47.25 (24.65) 1:12.48 (25.23) 1:37.96 (25.48) 2:03.67 (25.71) 2:29.40 (25.73) 2:55.27 (25.87) 3:20.98 (25.71) 3:46.45 (25.47) 4:11.50 (25.05) 12 Miroslaw, Rafael JR Indiana 4:14.40 4:11.84 r:+0.68 22.71 47.98 (25.27) 1:13.47 (25.49) 1:39.34 (25.87) 2:04.66 (25.32) 2:30.34 (25.68) 2:56.29 (25.95) 3:21.96 (25.67) 3:47.04 (25.08) 4:11.84 (24.80) 13 Linscheer, Gio SO Florida 4:13.10 4:11.97 r:+0.73 23.31 48.33 (25.02) 1:13.62 (25.29) 1:39.16 (25.54) 2:04.81 (25.65) 2:30.49 (25.68) 2:56.20 (25.71) 3:21.88 (25.68) 3:47.44 (25.56) 4:11.97 (24.53) 14 Axon, Alex SO OSU 4:13.90 4:12.62 r:+0.64 23.16 48.42 (25.26) 1:13.85 (25.43) 1:39.65 (25.80) 2:05.44 (25.79) 2:31.19 (25.75) 2:56.88 (25.69) 3:22.41 (25.53) 3:47.88 (25.47) 4:12.62 (24.74) 15 Plage, James SR NC State 4:14.72 4:12.97 r:+0.65 23.52 48.64 (25.12) 1:14.19 (25.55) 1:39.78 (25.59) 2:05.51 (25.73) 2:31.11 (25.60) 2:56.50 (25.39) 3:22.29 (25.79) 3:47.93 (25.64) 4:12.97 (25.04) 16 Matheson, Daniel JR ASU 4:14.81 4:13.00 r:+0.66 23.08 48.08 (25.00) 1:13.56 (25.48) 1:39.33 (25.77) 2:05.07 (25.74) 2:30.87 (25.80) 2:56.63 (25.76) 3:22.30 (25.67) 3:47.79 (25.49) 4:13.00 (25.21)
NCAA Men’s 200 IM
Cal’s Destin Lasco, the American record holder in the 200 IM, was in the sixth of eight heats in prelims but surged to the top seed in 1:39.34, the only swimmer to break 1:40 in the morning heats, breaking the pool record.
Arizona State’s Hubert Kos took the second seed in 1:40.40 and Michigan’s Gal Groumi was third (1:40.54).
The seventh heat was a tie between NC State’s Arsenio Bustos and David Schlicht of Arizona State, both finishing in 1:40.72, to tie for the fourth seed.
Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson took the sixth seed in 1:41.23, followed by Arizona State’s Owen McDonald (1:41.24) and Texas freshman Nate Germonprez (1:41.35).
The NCAA record holder is Marchand, who did not swim the event this year (1:36.34).
Event 4 Men 200 Yard IM ================================================================== NCAA: N 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU Meet: M 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU American: A 1:38.10 3/23/2023 Destin Lasco, California U. S. Open: O 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU Pool: P 1:40.50 3/23/2017 Will Licon, Texas Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Lasco, Destin SR California 1:40.16 1:39.34P r:+0.65 21.87 46.51 (24.64) 1:15.63 (29.12) 1:39.34 (23.71) 2 Kos, Hubert SO ASU 1:38.77 1:40.40P r:+0.59 21.07 45.27 (24.20) 1:15.33 (30.06) 1:40.40 (25.07) 3 Cohen Groumi, Gal JR Michigan 1:40.48 1:40.54 r:+0.55 21.57 46.62 (25.05) 1:15.99 (29.37) 1:40.54 (24.55) 4 Schlicht, David SR ASU 1:41.68 1:40.82 r:+0.63 22.23 47.48 (25.25) 1:16.22 (28.74) 1:40.82 (24.60) 4 Bustos, Arsenio JR NC State 1:40.75 1:40.82 r:+0.63 21.52 46.71 (25.19) 1:15.91 (29.20) 1:40.82 (24.91) 6 Nelson, Baylor SO TAMU 1:41.33 1:41.23 r:+0.62 22.05 47.07 (25.02) 1:16.26 (29.19) 1:41.23 (24.97) 7 McDonald, Owen SO ASU 1:39.35 1:41.24 r:+0.59 21.67 46.40 (24.73) 1:16.83 (30.43) 1:41.24 (24.41) 8 Germonprez, Nate FR Texas 1:41.29 1:41.35 r:+0.67 21.98 47.47 (25.49) 1:16.74 (29.27) 1:41.35 (24.61) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Polonsky, Ron JR Stanford 1:41.25 1:41.44 r:+0.66 21.90 47.07 (25.17) 1:16.49 (29.42) 1:41.44 (24.95) 10 Ben-Shitrit, Eitan SO Michigan 1:42.26 1:41.66 r:+0.62 21.82 46.94 (25.12) 1:16.72 (29.78) 1:41.66 (24.94) 11 Connery, Tim JR Virginia 1:41.86 1:41.70 r:+0.64 21.86 47.66 (25.80) 1:16.92 (29.26) 1:41.70 (24.78) 12 Diehl, Daniel FR NC State 1:41.97 1:41.84 r:+0.61 22.04 47.37 (25.33) 1:16.97 (29.60) 1:41.84 (24.87) 13 Smith, Julian JR Florida 1:42.61 1:41.87 r:+0.67 20.90 46.84 (25.94) 1:16.68 (29.84) 1:41.87 (25.19) 14 Barr, Luke JR Indiana 1:42.00 1:41.97 r:+0.63 22.23 47.70 (25.47) 1:16.47 (28.77) 1:41.97 (25.50) 15 Kovac, Danny 5Y SMU 1:45.51 1:42.03 r:+0.60 21.98 47.97 (25.99) 1:16.59 (28.62) 1:42.03 (25.44) 16 Tiffany, Jordan FR Brigham Young 1:41.88 1:42.07 r:+0.61 21.53 46.77 (25.24) 1:17.00 (30.23) 1:42.07 (25.07)
NCAA Men’s 50 Free
The 50 free is another highly anticipated battle especially after prelims, led by Josh Liendo.
Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano went an 18.43, ahead of Cal’s Bjorn Seeliger (18.57) in the sixth of eight heats.
Florida’s Josh Liendo went an 18.33, just ahead of Cal’s Jack Alexy (18.44) in the seventh.
Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks went an 18.49, ahead of ASU’s Jack Dolan (18.62) in the final heat.
That left Liendo with the top seed, followed by Guiliano, Alexy, Crooks, Seeliger, Dolan, Arizona State’s Jonny Kulow (18.63) and Tennessee’s Guilherme Santos (18.76).
Event 5 Men 50 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== NCAA: N 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Meet: M 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida American: A 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida U. S. Open: O 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Pool: P 18.23 3/23/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Liendo, Josh SO Florida 18.55 18.33 r:+0.58 8.84 18.33 (9.49) 2 Guiliano, Chris JR Notre Dame 18.57 18.43 r:+0.60 8.75 18.43 (9.68) 3 Alexy, Jack JR California 18.97 18.44 r:+0.64 8.90 18.44 (9.54) 4 Crooks, Jordan JR Tennessee 17.99 18.49 r:+0.61 8.96 18.49 (9.53) 5 Seeliger, Bjorn SR California 18.85 18.57 r:+0.65 8.85 18.57 (9.72) 6 Dolan, Jack 5Y ASU 18.61 18.62 r:+0.65 8.91 18.62 (9.71) 7 Kulow, Jonny SO ASU 18.92 18.64 r:+0.60 8.99 18.64 (9.65) 8 Santos, Guilherme SO Tennessee 18.70 18.76 r:+0.59 8.90 18.76 (9.86) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Torepe-Ormsby, Taiko SO Wisconsin 18.76 18.78 r:+0.60 9.02 18.78 (9.76) 10 Hribar, Jere FR LSU 18.99 18.81 r:+0.70 9.15 18.81 (9.66) 11 Ramadan, Youssef SR VT 18.79 18.82 r:+0.57 9.06 18.82 (9.76) 12 McCarty, Quintin FR NC State 18.80 18.92 r:+0.61 9.13 18.92 (9.79) 13 Kharun, Ilya FR ASU 18.82 18.94 r:+0.65 9.24 18.94 (9.70) 14 Chaney, Adam SR Florida 18.91 18.99 r:+0.61 9.14 18.99 (9.85) 15 Downing, Dillon 5Y Georgia 19.02 19.03 r:+0.63 9.12 19.03 (9.91) 16 Fullum-Huot, Ed SO Florida 19.02 19.04 r:+0.61 9.18 19.04 (9.86)