2022 NCAA Division III Championships: Emory Has Big Morning in Women’s Race
Through two days of the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships, the women’s team competition has been a two-horse race. The third horse, Emory, signaled its intent Friday morning to get in the game.
Kenyon leads the women’s competition by 2.5 points over Denison, 248-245.5. But in the three individual events for which preliminaries were held Friday at IU Natatorium, Emory put itself in the best position to climb up from third, with 215 points. The Eagles have three A finalists and three B finalists Friday night, compared to two and two for Kenyon and just two A finalists for Denison.
With the Emory men already comfortably ahead in the team standings, it could be a big day for the Eagles.
The prelims summary is below. The finals session Friday will include men’s 1-meter diving and the 800 free relays, for which there was no preliminary heats.
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Links
- Live Results
- Meet Page
- Division III News Page
- Men’s Psych Sheets
- Women’s Psych Sheets
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 1 Results
- Day 2 Prelims
- Day 2 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Results
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Team Scores
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 19 1. Emory 243 2. Denison 171 3. Johns Hopkins 170 4. Williams 161 5. Chicago 153 6. MIT 138.5 7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 130 8. Kenyon 121.5 9. John Carroll 80 10. Wash U MO 73 11. Rowan 70 12. Carnegie Mellon 59 13. Calvin 52 14. Franklin & Marshall 45 15. NYU 43 16. Pomona-Pitzer 38 17. UW Eau Claire 35 18. Trinity University 29 19. Tcnj 20 20. Coast Guard 18 21. Ithaca 17 21. Bates 17 21. Tufts 17 24. Westminster 13 25. Whitman 12 26. Cal Lutheran 11 26. Rhodes College 11 28. SUNY-Geneseo 9 29. Whitworth 8 30. Birmingham Southern 6 31. Hope College 5 31. Springfield College 5 33. Swarthmore 3 33. Franklin College 3 35. Bowdoin 2 35. Colby 2 37. Gustavus 1 37. Roger Williams 1
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. Kenyon 248 2. Denison 245.5 3. Emory 215 4. Williams 149 5. Pomona-Pitzer 134 6. Chicago 114 6. Tufts 114 8. MIT 104 9. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 95 10. Johns Hopkins 82.5 11. Amherst 68 12. Bates 58 12. St. Kate's 58 14. NYU 56 15. Bowdoin 42 16. Wheaton MA 41 17. Conn College 26 18. Nazareth 25 19. Wash U MO 18 20. Ithaca 16 21. Wittenberg 14 21. Hope College 14 23. Mary Washington 12 24. Caltech 11 25. Trinity University 9 26. Gustavus 8 26. Middlebury 8 28. Colby 7 29. Ursinus 6 29. Centre 6 31. Albion 5 32. UW-Stevens Point 2 33. Suny Cortland 1 33. Wellesley 1
Men’s 200 butterfly
Denison could make a move in the 200 fly, with the third and fourth seed in the final, via seniors Richie Kurlich and Noah Houskeeper. Both are in the 1:47s, .05 apart.
The top seed in prelims went to Frank Appelbaum of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 1:46.49. He had been the top seed entering the meet. Jeffrey Vitek of Johns Hopkins is third. Watch for Jesse Ssengonzi of Chicago, the winner of the 100 fly, who was the second seed entering the morning but slipped to seventh in 1:48.01.
Emory didn’t get an A finalist, but the Eagles packed the consolation final with three swimmers.
Event 21 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA Record: * 1:44.56 3/17/2017 Brandon Lum, Wash U
Meet Qualify: 1:48.83
2019 Winner: 1:45.48 Brandon Lum, Wash U
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Applebaum, Frank SO CMS 1:46.06 1:46.49
23.24 50.30 (27.06)
1:17.92 (27.62) 1:46.49 (28.57)
2 Vitek, Jeffrey SR Johns Hopkins 1:46.77 1:46.95
23.74 50.87 (27.13)
1:18.43 (27.56) 1:46.95 (28.52)
3 Kurlich, Richie SR Denison 1:46.96 1:47.19
23.85 50.97 (27.12)
1:18.77 (27.80) 1:47.19 (28.42)
4 Houskeeper, Noah SR Denison 1:48.32 1:47.24
24.10 51.27 (27.17)
1:19.27 (28.00) 1:47.24 (27.97)
5 Zeineddin, Pierre FR Caltech 1:48.82 1:47.72
24.71 52.12 (27.41)
1:19.72 (27.60) 1:47.72 (28.00)
5 Nybo, AJ 5Y Cal Lutheran 1:48.48 1:47.72
23.77 50.91 (27.14)
1:19.71 (28.80) 1:47.72 (28.01)
7 Ssengonzi, Jesse SO Chicago 1:46.39 1:48.01
24.03 51.71 (27.68)
1:19.65 (27.94) 1:48.01 (28.36)
8 Schreier, Ethan FR Tufts 1:48.29 1:48.08
23.46 50.23 (26.77)
1:18.06 (27.83) 1:48.08 (30.02)
Women’s 200 butterfly
NYU’s Caitlin Marshall is the lone freshman in the final, but she’s also the fastest swimmer, regardless of class. Marshall set the pace in the morning at 2:01.11 .89 clear of Illinois Wesleyan’s Ellen Gilbert. Places two through eight were clustered within .45 seconds. The second seed entering the meet, Emory’s Clio Hancock, is fifth after going 2:02.20 in the morning. She has been 2:01.23 this season.
Event 22 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA Record: * 1:55.66 3/23/2012 Logan Todhunter, Williams
Meet Qualify: 2:04.75
2019 Winner: 2:00.40 Honore Collins, NYU
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Marshall, Caitlin FR NYU 2:00.88 2:01.11
26.99 57.60 (30.61)
1:29.25 (31.65) 2:01.11 (31.86)
2 Gilbert, Ellen SR IWU 2:03.08 2:02.00
28.16 58.81 (30.65)
1:29.64 (30.83) 2:02.00 (32.36)
3 Chan, Zoe SR TCNJ 2:03.71 2:02.04
27.42 58.00 (30.58)
1:29.52 (31.52) 2:02.04 (32.52)
4 Meszaros, Sandra JR Wash U 2:02.24 2:02.18
26.97 57.79 (30.82)
1:29.36 (31.57) 2:02.18 (32.82)
5 Hancock, Clio SR Emory 2:01.23 2:02.20
27.18 58.03 (30.85)
1:29.48 (31.45) 2:02.20 (32.72)
6 Higgins, Andrea SR Conn College 2:02.01 2:02.23
27.27 58.41 (31.14)
1:30.07 (31.66) 2:02.23 (32.16)
7 Ye, Alice SR Chicago 2:03.71 2:02.35
27.80 58.83 (31.03)
1:30.27 (31.44) 2:02.35 (32.08)
8 Axas, Anna JR Kenyon 2:02.51 2:02.45
27.89 58.04 (30.15)
1:30.00 (31.96) 2:02.45 (32.45)
Men’s 100 backstroke
The top seed in the 400 IM resulted in silver for Ithaca’s Jack Wadsworth on Thursday, but he bounced back with the fastest swim in prelims at 47.09. The favorite, though, might by CMS’s Nic Tekieli, who cracked a 47.19 off the front of the 400 medley relay and went 47.22 Friday. Tanner Filion of Whitman and Yurii Kosian of Kenyon are tied as the fifth seed in 47.45. Just seven-tenths separate the finalists.
Though Kenyon pushed two swimmers into the A final, not among them is 2019 David Fitch. The runner-up in the 100 fly, despite setting a Division III Championships record in prelims, slid to 13th in 48.48. He went 46.66 in winning in 2019.
Event 23 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA Record: * 46.62 3/17/2017 Ben Lin, Williams
Meet Qualify: 48.63
2019 Winner: 46.66 David FItch, Kenyon
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wadsworth, Jack FR Ithaca 47.34 47.09
22.93 47.09 (24.16)
2 Tekieli, Nic SO CMS 48.50 47.22
22.81 47.22 (24.41)
3 Filion, Tanner JR Whitman 47.74 47.45
23.01 47.45 (24.44)
3 Kosian, Yurii SO Kenyon 47.53 47.45
22.97 47.45 (24.48)
5 Britton, Justin 5Y Carnegie Mellon 48.20 47.50
23.46 47.50 (24.04)
6 Janicki, Adam JR MIT 47.12 47.55
23.38 47.55 (24.17)
7 Pruett, Spencer JR Kenyon 48.41 47.67
23.14 47.67 (24.53)
8 Whitcomb, Nick JR Williams 47.73 47.79
22.85 47.79 (24.94)
Women’s 100 backstroke
NYU entered 14th in the team competition, which stands to change considerably. Marhsall was followed by Jessica Flynn grabbing the top seed in the 100 back, the junior clocking in at 54.38. Emory’s Megan Jungers is the second seed in 54.73, with Kenyon’s Olivia Smith third in what should be an open final.
The event didn’t include 2019 champion Crile Hart, who opted for Saturday’s 200 back instead and has been in sizzling form this week.
Event 24 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA Record: * 53.46 3/22/2013 Celia Oberholzer, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 56.87
2019 Winner: 53.81 Crile Hart, Kenyon
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Flynn, Jessica JR NYU 53.95 54.38
26.67 54.38 (27.71)
2 Jungers, Megan SO Emory 54.10 54.73
26.38 54.73 (28.35)
3 Smith, Olivia JR Kenyon 54.71 54.99
26.69 54.99 (28.30)
4 Verkleeren, Sophia FR Williams 54.89 55.10
26.41 55.10 (28.69)
5 Cheshire, Annalise SR Denison 55.16 55.60
26.68 55.60 (28.92)
6 Cassily, Sophie FR Bates 55.23 55.73
26.87 55.73 (28.86)
6 Okubo, Sydney SR Johns Hopkins 55.86 55.73
26.75 55.73 (28.98)
8 Kraus, Sara FR Hope 55.58 55.93
26.82 55.93 (29.11)
Men’s 100 breaststroke
A scant seven hundredths separated Johns Hopkins’ Max Chen and Luke Rodarte of Cal Lutheran in prelims. Chen took top honors in 53.22, and the seniors are likely to battle it out in the final, the only two in the field to have been sub-53 this season. Emory’s Jason Hamilton is third in 53.79, followed by a pair of 53.9s.
Event 25 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 50.94 3/17/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
Meet Qualify: 54.86
2019 Winner: 53.38 Collin Miller, UW Eau Claire
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Chen, Max SR Johns Hopkins 52.79 53.22
24.91 53.22 (28.31)
2 Rodarte, Luke SR Cal Lutheran 52.98 53.29
25.08 53.29 (28.21)
3 Hamilton, Jason SR Emory 54.44 53.79
25.48 53.79 (28.31)
4 Clasen, Garrett SO Chicago 54.39 53.96
25.44 53.96 (28.52)
5 Grover, Jacob SO Williams 53.47 53.98
25.46 53.98 (28.52)
6 Meyer, Jake SO Emory 54.21 54.10
25.24 54.10 (28.86)
7 Bylander, Michael SR UWEC 54.09 54.14
25.61 54.14 (28.53)
8 Wu, Kyle JR Johns Hopkins 54.13 54.17
25.40 54.17 (28.77)
Women’s 100 breaststroke
Edenna Chen’s prelims time of 1:00.29 is already faster than the winning time in 2019, and it has the MIT junior flirting with a sub-minute time in the final. She was more than a second upon the field, with Jenna Fadely of Kenyon second in 1:01.50. Jordan Wentzel of St. Kate’s rounds out the top three, with Edie Bates of Emory fourth. Denison’s second A finalist of the morning, CC Crane, scraped into the final in eighth.
Event 26 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 59.77 3/23/2018 KT Kustritz, Denison
Meet Qualify: 1:04.36
2019 Winner: 1:00.60 KT Kustritz, Denison
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Chen, Edenna JR MIT 1:00.43 1:00.29
28.18 1:00.29 (32.11)
2 Fadely, Jennah FR Kenyon 1:01.37 1:01.50
29.04 1:01.50 (32.46)
3 Wentzel, Jordyn SR St. Kate's 1:01.15 1:01.66
29.27 1:01.66 (32.39)
4 Bates, Edie SR Emory 1:02.91 1:02.24
29.54 1:02.24 (32.70)
5 Wager, Amanda SO Williams 1:01.68 1:02.25
29.53 1:02.25 (32.72)
6 Brooks, Kinsey SO Mary Washington 1:01.91 1:02.59
29.31 1:02.59 (33.28)
7 Gill, Alexandra SR Pomona-Pitzer 1:03.11 1:02.71
29.39 1:02.71 (33.32)
8 Crane, CC JR Denison 1:03.47 1:02.98
30.06 1:02.98 (32.92)
