Video Interview: NCAA D3 100 Fly Winner Karl Mering of Whitman
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 20. WHITMAN’s Karl Mering touched out Connecticut’s Samuel Gill, 47.91 to 47.92, for the men’s 100-yard fly crown at the NCAA Division III Championships.
The finish was just half-a-second off Wyatt Ubellacker’s 2013 NCAA D3 record of 47.34. Middlebury’s Ian MacKay finished third in 48.10.
Washington U’s Reed Dalton (48.37), Amherst’s Perrin Bulakul (48.62), St. Thomas’ Michael Lanz (48.81), Rose-Hulman’s Orion Martin (49.33) and Kenyon’s Chris Josephson (49.49) also scored big final points for their squads. Following the 100 fly, Denison still held a slight 226-211 lead ahead of Kenyon.