Olivet Nazarene leads on both the men and women’s side at the 2017 NAIA National Championships, followed closely by SCAD. Each team has four swimmers as the top seed in tonight’s A-Final.
2017 NAIA Championships Day 3 Prelims – Results
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
The top three teams are seeded less than three-tenths apart, making it anyone’s race tonight. Biola’s Rachel Stinchcomb (27.78), Emily Silzel (30.57), Lisa Tixier (24.16), and Rebecca Brandt (24.58) will swim in the middle land this evening after finishing first this morning in 1:47.09.
SCAD (1:47.23) and Olivet Nazarene (1:47.34) sit second and third, respectively, not too far behind Biola.
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: * 1:41.40 2012 Fresno Pacific, Fresno Pacific
Coffman/Malthaner/Swanson/Brown
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Biola 1:34.42 1:47.09
1) Rachel Stinchcomb FR 2) Emily Silzel FR
3) Lisa Tixier JR 4) Rebecca Brandt SO
27.78 58.35 (30.57)
1:22.51 (24.16) 1:47.09 (24.58)
2 SCAD 1:46.82 1:47.23
1) Julie Woody SR 2) Alle Ragland JR
3) Lydia Reinhardt FR 4) Sara Lacusky SO
26.22 57.47 (31.25)
1:23.25 (25.78) 1:47.23 (23.98)
3 Olivet Nazarene 1:48.06 1:47.34
1) Deirdre Gerke JR 2) Andrea Vega SO
3) Kara DeLong JR 4) Susan Stelmar FR
27.47 57.02 (29.55)
1:23.09 (26.07) 1:47.34 (24.25)
4 L W C 1:49.09 1:48.68
1) Bailey Seitz SO 2) Ronni Borders SO
3) Jessica Macdonald FR 4) Ines Khiyara FR
28.78 57.91 (29.13)
1:24.00 (26.09) 1:48.68 (24.68)
5 Brenau 1:47.87 1:49.32
1) Lindsay Dowling SO 2) Yanne Toussaint FR
3) Alisha Hodgetts JR 4) Ella Kleinschmidt JR
27.58 59.03 (31.45)
1:24.69 (25.66) 1:49.32 (24.63)
6 St Andrews 1:50.59 1:49.47
1) Xiomara Getrouw SR 2) Chiara Knebelkamp FR
3) Tarryn Holmes JR 4) Choolwe Lourens JR
26.62 58.47 (31.85)
1:24.90 (26.43) 1:49.47 (24.57)
7 C of I 1:51.89 1:50.57
1) Kiera Supple FR 2) Abigail Schwarte SO
3) Madison Kelly SO 4) Hannah Roberts FR
28.31 59.65 (31.34)
1:25.70 (26.05) 1:50.57 (24.87)
8 LU-BV 1:52.03 1:51.47
1) Hristina Krasteva JR 2) Lina Hartwig FR
3) McKenna Rafferty SO 4) Claire Featherstone FR
28.84 1:00.61 (31.77)
1:28.07 (27.46) 1:51.47 (23.40)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
Keiser took the top spot for tonight’s relay final in what is sure to be another close and exciting race. The team of Danny Hartley (23.04), Lukas Macek (25.17), Evin Zekthi (22.96), and Wyatt Engler (20.79) posted a time of 1:31.96 to be tonight’s top seed.
Saint Andrews took second in 1:32.18 while Thomas finished a close third in 1:32.32.
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: * 1:26.83 3/6/2014 Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma Baptis
D Ramirez, G Penny, G Sullivan, L Lassley
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Keiser 1:30.47 1:31.96
1) Danny Hartley JR 2) Lukas Macek FR
3) Evin Zekthi SO 4) Wyatt Engler JR
23.04 48.21 (25.17)
1:11.17 (22.96) 1:31.96 (20.79)
2 St Andrews 1:34.19 1:32.18
1) Georgi Krastev SR 2) Elliot Boon SR
3) Josh Dixon SR 4) Juan Patino FR
23.11 49.07 (25.96)
1:12.02 (22.95) 1:32.18 (20.16)
3 Thomas 1:33.83 1:32.32
1) Igor Dos Santos JR 2) Mitch Graham
3) Tan Dang JR 4) Perry Lindo
23.85 49.24 (25.39)
1:11.86 (22.62) 1:32.32 (20.46)
4 Olivet Nazarene 1:33.10 1:32.39
1) Vladislav Khoroletc JR 2) Guilherme Magnoler JR
3) Magnus Andersen FR 4) Nate Peterson JR
23.57 48.79 (25.22)
1:11.30 (22.51) 1:32.39 (21.09)
5 W B U 1:32.04 1:32.73
1) Nico Ruiz-Rojas JR 2) Dillon Frazier JR
3) Josiah Morales SR 4) Henri G�nther FR
23.54 49.36 (25.82)
1:11.60 (22.24) 1:32.73 (21.13)
6 SCAD 1:32.45 1:32.82
1) Brogan Bunner SO 2) Nick Wargo JR
3) Ryan Sweat SO 4) Tim Olbrich SO
23.76 49.99 (26.23)
1:12.64 (22.65) 1:32.82 (20.18)
7 L W C 1:33.92 1:33.80
1) Clemens Paetzold SO 2) Jonas Mueller JR
3) Jose Prado de Lima SO 4) Iker Larzabal SR
23.79 49.63 (25.84)
1:12.72 (23.09) 1:33.80 (21.08)
8 LU-BV 1:35.37 1:34.97
1) Arthur do Nascimento Brilhant 2) Maxime Eekhof FR
3) Timo Billmann SO 4) Tim Schmalzreich JR
24.66 50.42 (25.76)
1:13.46 (23.04) 1:34.97 (21.51)
Women’s 400 IM
After winning last night’s 200 IM, Olivet Nazarene’s Tiffany Ray will return tonight as the top qualifier in the 400 IM. The senior dropped 13 seconds from her entry time to stop the clock in 4:29.04.
SCAD’s Rebecca Justus finished second this morning in 4:30.45 and Cumberlands’ Christina Klouda took third in 4:32.41.
Event 19 Women 400 Yard IM
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Meet Record: * 4:24.03 1993 Laurette Hakansson, Drury
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Tiffany Ray SR Olivet Nazarene 4:42.00 4:29.04
28.64 1:00.66 (32.02)
1:34.37 (33.71) 2:07.40 (33.03)
2:46.62 (39.22) 3:26.08 (39.46)
3:57.66 (31.58) 4:29.04 (31.38)
2 Rebecca Justus JR SCAD 4:29.69 4:30.45
29.09 1:01.63 (32.54)
1:37.73 (36.10) 2:13.04 (35.31)
2:52.04 (39.00) 3:30.40 (38.36)
4:00.99 (30.59) 4:30.45 (29.46)
3 Christina Klouda SO Cumberlands 4:33.00 4:32.41
28.87 1:00.96 (32.09)
1:35.20 (34.24) 2:08.89 (33.69)
2:48.69 (39.80) 3:29.40 (40.71)
4:01.41 (32.01) 4:32.41 (31.00)
4 Hayley Ronci SR Olivet Nazarene 4:46.65 4:32.79
29.40 1:01.73 (32.33)
1:36.18 (34.45) 2:10.21 (34.03)
2:50.33 (40.12) 3:30.39 (40.06)
4:02.49 (32.10) 4:32.79 (30.30)
5 Courtney Hayward SR Brenau 4:33.56 4:33.62
29.33 1:02.84 (33.51)
1:38.06 (35.22) 2:12.97 (34.91)
2:52.52 (39.55) 3:32.08 (39.56)
4:03.11 (31.03) 4:33.62 (30.51)
6 Sophia Dammann JR Biola 4:42.69 4:38.02
30.91 1:04.95 (34.04)
1:39.43 (34.48) 2:13.78 (34.35)
2:54.35 (40.57) 3:34.98 (40.63)
4:06.75 (31.77) 4:38.02 (31.27)
7 Mckayla Stevens SR C of I 4:45.06 4:38.93
28.97 1:03.18 (34.21)
1:39.12 (35.94) 2:14.37 (35.25)
2:54.56 (40.19) 3:35.46 (40.90)
4:07.94 (32.48) 4:38.93 (30.99)
8 Erika Roller FR SCAD 4:47.11 4:41.09
29.28 1:03.45 (34.17)
1:39.65 (36.20) 2:15.48 (35.83)
2:56.25 (40.77) 3:37.23 (40.98)
4:09.87 (32.64) 4:41.09 (31.22)
Men’s 400 IM
Olivet Nazarene’s Daniil Kuzmin was the only swimmer under the four-minute barrier this morning, posting a time of 3:59.31. He’ll aim to defend his NAIA National Championship title in the event as the top qualifier for tonight’s A-Final.
Lindenwood-Belleville’s Nico Tscherner swam to second in 4:00.84 and Asbury’s Keith Jessee finished third in 4:02.53 during prelims.
Event 20 Men 400 Yard IM
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Meet Record: * 3:53.86 2010 Kevin Sellars, Cal Baptist
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Daniil Kuzmin SO Olivet Nazarene 4:01.06 3:59.31
25.24 54.21 (28.97)
1:25.02 (30.81) 1:55.13 (30.11)
2:28.67 (33.54) 3:03.52 (34.85)
3:32.28 (28.76) 3:59.31 (27.03)
2 Nico Tscherner FR LU-BV 4:01.28 4:00.84
25.82 55.64 (29.82)
1:26.03 (30.39) 1:56.01 (29.98)
2:29.98 (33.97) 3:04.25 (34.27)
3:33.06 (28.81) 4:00.84 (27.78)
3 Keith Jessee SO Asbury 4:06.27 4:02.53
26.30 56.31 (30.01)
1:29.05 (32.74) 2:01.25 (32.20)
2:33.32 (32.07) 3:06.16 (32.84)
3:35.18 (29.02) 4:02.53 (27.35)
4 Charles Bennett JR Olivet Nazarene 4:12.07 4:05.01
26.42 56.35 (29.93)
1:28.20 (31.85) 1:59.38 (31.18)
2:34.36 (34.98) 3:09.60 (35.24)
3:37.58 (27.98) 4:05.01 (27.43)
5 Joel Westerlind FR Cumberlands 4:07.53 4:05.37
25.94 55.40 (29.46)
1:26.51 (31.11) 1:56.47 (29.96)
2:32.29 (35.82) 3:08.06 (35.77)
3:37.30 (29.24) 4:05.37 (28.07)
6 Ivar de Jong SO Union College 4:06.58 4:07.88
26.33 56.74 (30.41)
1:29.53 (32.79) 2:01.87 (32.34)
2:34.95 (33.08) 3:08.97 (34.02)
3:38.63 (29.66) 4:07.88 (29.25)
7 Niels Engeln FR LU-BV 4:08.38 4:08.95
26.52 57.66 (31.14)
1:30.58 (32.92) 2:02.99 (32.41)
2:36.24 (33.25) 3:11.04 (34.80)
3:40.45 (29.41) 4:08.95 (28.50)
8 Thomas Sheridan JR C of I 4:12.47 4:09.55
25.95 56.39 (30.44)
1:28.20 (31.81) 2:00.24 (32.04)
2:36.43 (36.19) 3:12.77 (36.34)
3:41.35 (28.58) 4:09.55 (28.20)
Women’s 100 Fly
Not long after helping Biola take the top spot in the 200 medley relay, Tixier was in the water again, taking the top spot by nearly two seconds in the 100 fly. The senior posted a time of 55.05 as she’ll look to defend her title.
Olivet Nazarene’s Amanda Moran dropped significant time from her entry time to take second in 56.95 and SCAD’s Lydia Reinhardt finished third in 57.25.
Event 21 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: * 54.25 3/6/2015 Christine Tixier, BIOLA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lisa Tixier JR Biola 55.72 55.05
25.82 55.05 (29.23)
2 Amanda Moran JR Olivet Nazarene 58.18 56.95
26.35 56.95 (30.60)
3 Lydia Reinhardt FR SCAD 56.76 57.25
27.12 57.25 (30.13)
4 Cadie Crow JR SCAD 56.89 57.90
26.76 57.90 (31.14)
5 Madison Kelly SO C of I 59.29 58.52
27.21 58.52 (31.31)
6 Samantha Dammann JR Biola 59.53 58.61
27.54 58.61 (31.07)
6 Kara DeLong JR Olivet Nazarene 1:00.95 58.61
27.76 58.61 (30.85)
8 Claire Goodrum SO Asbury 58.71 58.67
27.23 58.67 (31.44)
Men’s 100 Fly
Olivet Nazarene’s Magnus Poulsen will get a second swim tonight as the top qualifier in the A-Final. The freshman posted a time of 49.08 during prelims.
Keiser’s Danny Hartley finished second this morning in 49.62 and Saint Gregory’s Jason Schroeder took third in 49.85.
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: * 46.12 3/6/2015 Daniel Ramirez, OBU
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Magnus Poulsen FR Olivet Nazarene 49.51 49.08
22.72 49.08 (26.36)
2 Danny Hartley JR Keiser 49.07 49.62
23.48 49.62 (26.14)
3 Jason Schroeder SGU 50.75 49.85
22.73 49.85 (27.12)
4 Magnus Andersen FR Olivet Nazarene 49.25 50.01
23.93 50.01 (26.08)
5 Josiah Morales SR W B U 48.95 50.04
23.34 50.04 (26.70)
6 Timo Billmann SO LU-BV 51.28 50.06
23.59 50.06 (26.47)
7 Georgi Krastev SR St Andrews 50.81 50.21
23.86 50.21 (26.35)
8 Igor Dozortsev SR Cumberlands 49.46 50.28
23.56 50.28 (26.72)
Women’s 200 Free
SCAD’s Abigail Richey had the fastest time during prelims to secure her spot in tonight’s A-Final. The sophomore posted a time of 1:52.79 as she’ll look to win her second-straight NAIA National title in this event.
Her teammate Julie Henninger will be in the lane right next to after the 1:53.38 she posted this morning and Keiser’s Rachel Munschauer finished third in 1:54.07.
Event 23 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: * 1:49.58 2011 Alex Peters, Concordia
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Abigail Richey SO SCAD 1:52.70 1:52.79
26.44 54.94 (28.50)
1:24.05 (29.11) 1:52.79 (28.74)
2 Julie Henninger SO SCAD 1:54.15 1:53.38
26.76 55.47 (28.71)
1:24.20 (28.73) 1:53.38 (29.18)
3 Rachel Munschauer FR Keiser 1:54.51 1:54.07
27.46 56.21 (28.75)
1:25.03 (28.82) 1:54.07 (29.04)
4 Suzanna Gonzalez JR Morningside 1:54.72 1:54.57
26.78 55.71 (28.93)
1:25.13 (29.42) 1:54.57 (29.44)
5 Jessica Macdonald FR L W C 1:53.86 1:54.66
26.24 55.03 (28.79)
1:24.95 (29.92) 1:54.66 (29.71)
6 Deirdre Gerke JR Olivet Nazarene 1:56.61 1:54.75
26.89 56.27 (29.38)
1:25.51 (29.24) 1:54.75 (29.24)
7 Taylor Karnilaw SR SOKA 1:54.68 1:55.16
26.92 55.75 (28.83)
1:25.32 (29.57) 1:55.16 (29.84)
8 Brittany Litke JR Cumberlands 1:56.22 1:55.30
26.52 55.37 (28.85)
1:25.10 (29.73) 1:55.30 (30.20)
Men’s 200 Free
SCAD’s Joel Thatcher, who set a new meet record in the 500 last night, is the top qualifier in the 200 free today. The freshman posted a time of 1:39.22.
He’ll face tough competition from his teammate and current meet record holder Joel Ax, who took second in 1:39.95. Olivet Nazarene’s Joshua Bouma finished third in 1:40.55.
Event 24 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: * 1:34.90 3/4/2016 Joel Ax, SCAD
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Joel Thatcher FR SCAD 1:39.13 1:39.22
23.19 48.25 (25.06)
1:13.76 (25.51) 1:39.22 (25.46)
2 Joel Ax SR SCAD 1:36.29 1:39.95
23.10 48.67 (25.57)
1:13.98 (25.31) 1:39.95 (25.97)
3 Joshua Bouma JR Olivet Nazarene 1:43.39 1:40.55
23.75 49.38 (25.63)
1:14.93 (25.55) 1:40.55 (25.62)
4 Wyatt Engler JR Keiser 1:42.48 1:40.89
23.45 49.19 (25.74)
1:15.04 (25.85) 1:40.89 (25.85)
5 Tim Schmalzreich JR LU-BV 1:42.41 1:41.09
23.60 48.99 (25.39)
1:15.01 (26.02) 1:41.09 (26.08)
6 Iker Larzabal SR L W C 1:43.08 1:42.20
23.89 49.60 (25.71)
1:15.63 (26.03) 1:42.20 (26.57)
6 Michael Nunn JR SOKA 1:43.23 1:42.20
23.55 48.78 (25.23)
1:14.93 (26.15) 1:42.20 (27.27)
8 Alex Zolotukhin FR Cumberlands 1:44.31 1:42.36
23.27 48.42 (25.15)
1:14.94 (26.52) 1:42.36 (27.42)
Women’s 100 Breast
Lacusky swam the breaststroke leg during SCAD’s 200 medley relay earlier this morning and will return tonight as the top qualifier in the 100 breast. The sophomore posted a time of 1:04.07.
Lindsey Wilson’s Ronni Borders finished second in 1:04.66 and Olivet Nazarene’s Andrea Vega took third in 1:05.84.
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: * 1:02.09 2012 Catherine Duquet, SCAD
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sara Lacusky SO SCAD 1:04.60 1:04.07
30.59 1:04.07 (33.48)
2 Ronni Borders SO L W C 1:05.52 1:04.66
29.92 1:04.66 (34.74)
3 Andrea Vega SO Olivet Nazarene 1:04.36 1:05.84
30.49 1:05.84 (35.35)
4 Emily Rozar FR SCAD 1:06.60 1:06.37
30.51 1:06.37 (35.86)
5 Alle Ragland JR SCAD 1:08.08 1:06.86
31.26 1:06.86 (35.60)
6 Kendra Monnin JR Wvu Tech 1:06.71 1:07.18
31.66 1:07.18 (35.52)
6 Emilia Rittenbach FR SCAD 1:08.82 1:07.18
31.89 1:07.18 (35.29)
8 Emily Silzel FR Biola 1:08.55 1:07.21
31.42 1:07.21 (35.79)
Men’s 100 Breast
Appalachian Conference Championship winner Macek is the favorite to win the NAIA 100 breast title after taking first this morning. The Keiser freshman posted a time of 55.52.
SCAD’s Anton Arvidsson took second in 55.80 and Cumberlands’ Jacob Smith finished third in 55.88.
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: * 53.06 2009 Bryan Haile, Cal Baptist
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lukas Macek FR Keiser 55.83 55.52
26.08 55.52 (29.44)
2 Anton Arvidsson JR SCAD 56.47 55.80
25.62 55.80 (30.18)
3 Jacob Smith SO Cumberlands 56.63 55.88
25.91 55.88 (29.97)
4 Mitch Graham Thomas 56.84 56.04
25.79 56.04 (30.25)
5 Jonas Mueller JR L W C 56.96 56.20
26.46 56.20 (29.74)
6 Maxime Eekhof FR LU-BV 56.77 56.28
26.30 56.28 (29.98)
7 Bjoern Globke SR W B U 56.70 56.50
26.24 56.50 (30.26)
8 Paulo Ignacio Jr FR Wvu Tech 56.34 56.64
26.82 56.64 (29.82)
Women’s 100 Back
SCAD’s Woody swam the leadoff leg of her team’s 200 medley relay earlier this morning and will come back tonight as the top seed in the 100 back. The senior posted a time of 55.64.
Olivet Nazarene’s Amanda Moran took second in 55.94 and Saint Andrews’ Xiomara Getrouw finished third in 57.77.
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: * 52.76 2012 Cheyenne Coffman, Fresno Pacific
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Julie Woody SR SCAD 56.43 55.64
26.85 55.64 (28.79)
2 Amanda Moran JR Olivet Nazarene 57.88 55.94
27.66 55.94 (28.28)
3 Xiomara Getrouw SR St Andrews 59.05 57.77
27.82 57.77 (29.95)
4 Julie Henninger SO SCAD 58.34 57.96
28.22 57.96 (29.74)
5 Megan Monahan SR Columbia 59.62 58.08
28.48 58.08 (29.60)
6 Lindsay Dowling SO Brenau 57.99 58.16
28.29 58.16 (29.87)
7 Cydney Donnelly SR Columbia 58.39 58.59
28.86 58.59 (29.73)
8 Nina Mantich FR Loyola 59.32 58.65
28.74 58.65 (29.91)
Men’s 100 Back
Olivet Nazarene’s Poulsen has his second A-Final swim tonight as the top qualifier in the 100 back. The freshmen was one of two swimmers under the 50-second barrier, posting a time of 49.82.
Wayland Baptist’s Nico Ruiz-Rojas posted a close second in 49.94 and Saint Andrews’ Georgi Krastev finished third in 50.67.
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: * 46.28 3/7/2014 Daniel Z Ramirez, Oklahoma Baptist
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Magnus Poulsen FR Olivet Nazarene 50.93 49.82
23.97 49.82 (25.85)
2 Nico Ruiz-Rojas JR W B U 51.26 49.94
23.97 49.94 (25.97)
3 Georgi Krastev SR St Andrews 50.96 50.67
24.65 50.67 (26.02)
4 Clemens Paetzold SO L W C 51.15 50.84
24.35 50.84 (26.49)
5 Brogan Bunner SO SCAD 51.55 50.91
24.55 50.91 (26.36)
6 Vladislav Khoroletc JR Olivet Nazarene 51.96 51.25
24.49 51.25 (26.76)
7 Danny Hartley JR Keiser 49.75 51.26
24.83 51.26 (26.43)
8 Clay Bisher FR Asbury 51.43 51.48
24.72 51.48 (26.76)
Finals will begin at 5 p.m. EST.
All results can be found on Meet Mobile-NAIA National Championships 2017.
