NCAA Division II Championships, Day Five Prelims: Nova Southeastern Women, Tampa and Drury Men Battling for Team Titles
The final prelims session of the Division II Championships will go a long way in determining whether the Nova Southeastern women will be able to defend their title from a year ago. More, Tampa and Drury are locked in a tight battle for the men’s championship, with Tampa holding a slim 13-point advantage entering the final day of competition.
Here is an event-by-event breakdown of the Day Five prelims:
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 30 1. Nova S'Eastern 381 2. Colorado Mesa 332.5 3. Drury 287.5 4. Indy 260.5 5. Lynn 152 6. Tampa 132 7. Findlay 125.5 8. West Florida 125 9. Augustana (W) 118 10. Simon Fraser 102.5 11. Wingate 94 12. Wayne State 86 13. Delta State 77 14. Wcu 72 15. Clarion 63 16. Nmu 59 17. Grand Valley 50 18. Henderson St. 49 19. Carson-Newman 47 19. Msu Mankato 47 21. McKendree 46 22. Azusa Pacific 41.5 23. Oklahoma Christi 31 24. Mines 29 25. Lewis 25 26. Csu East Bay 22 27. Florida Southern 18.5 28. Emmanuel 15 28. Umsl 15 30. Truman St. 10 31. Southern Conn 7 32. Northern State 5 33. Hillsdale 4 34. Iup 3.5 35. Unc- Pembroke 3 36. Umary 2 36. Davenport 2 36. Jewell 2 39. Bentley 1
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 31 1. Tampa 349 2. Drury 336 3. Indy 302 4. McKendree 246 5. Colorado Mesa 206 6. Grand Valley 156 7. Henderson St. 146 8. Findlay 142 9. Nova S'Eastern 141.5 10. Lewis 121 11. Missouri S & T 119.5 12. Florida Southern 104 13. Oklahoma Christi 91 14. Wayne State 84 15. Clarion 71 16. Nmu 65 17. Wingate 56 18. Wcu 51 19. Delta State 43 20. St. Cloud St.-M 38 21. Carson-Newman 36 22. Saginaw Valley 30 23. Simon Fraser 28 24. Florida Tech 23 25. Rollins 20 26. UT of the Permian Basin 16 27. Catawba 13 28. Umsl 12 29. Ouachita 9 30. Iup 7 31. Mines 6 31. Montevallo 6 31. Davenport 6 31. Fresno Pacific 6 35. Lynn 3
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Henderson State’s Kiara Pozvai, who was third in the 50 freestyle, nailed down the top seed for the final with a mark of 49.08. Four women dipped under the 50-second barrier, with the Lynn University tandem of Luna Mertins (49.32) and Laura Dekoninck (49.81) going two-three for the morning.
Event 34 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 48.16 3/16/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 48.16 3/16/2019 Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Pozvai, Kiara JR Henderson St. 48.82 49.08
23.51 49.08 (25.57)
2 Mertins, Luna SR Lynn 49.80 49.32
23.65 49.32 (25.67)
3 Dekoninck, Laura JR Lynn 49.94 49.81
23.80 49.81 (26.01)
4 Moore, Ashlyn SO Drury 49.93 49.91
23.48 49.91 (26.43)
5 Mears-Bentley, Emily SO Findlay 50.37 50.08
24.25 50.08 (25.83)
6 Greenwaldt, Bryn SO Augustana (W) 50.41 50.14
24.22 50.14 (25.92)
7 Hedley, Lucy SO Grand Valley 50.02 50.18
24.04 50.18 (26.14)
8 White, Montana JR Azusa Pacific 50.57 50.22
24.21 50.22 (26.01)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Henderson State’s Jack Armstrong (42.63) and Nova Southeastern’s Marcel Snitko (42.95) turned in the only sub-43 efforts of the prelims, while Lamar Taylor was in the third position following a mark of 43.11. Taylor was the top seed for the final of the 50 freestyle before being disqualified in the final. The senior will be hungry for some redemption.
In the team battle, Tampa put a pair of athletes in the final to help the program’s pursuit of a championship. Ian Cooper was fifth in the morning, while Blake Moran was sixth.
Event 35 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 41.25 3/20/2021 Karol Ostrowski, Drury
Meet: M 41.25 3/20/2021 Karol Ostrowski, Drury
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Armstrong, Jack 5Y Henderson St. 42.76 42.63
20.14 42.63 (22.49)
2 Snitko, Marcel 5Y Nova S'eastern 43.57 42.95
20.42 42.95 (22.53)
3 Taylor, Lamar SR Henderson St. 43.09 43.11
20.51 43.11 (22.60)
4 Cooper, Ian 5Y Tampa 43.82 43.12
20.26 43.12 (22.86)
5 Bosch, Matthew JR Grand Valley 43.45 43.21
20.92 43.21 (22.29)
6 Moran, Blake 5Y Tampa 43.86 43.29
20.23 43.29 (23.06)
7 Bialecki, Jan JR Fresno Pacific 43.57 43.41
20.48 43.41 (22.93)
8 Grabowski, Maurice SO Lynn 44.51 43.53
20.58 43.53 (22.95)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Alexandra Waller of Drury narrowly claimed the top seed in the 200 backstroke, as her swim of 1:57.69 was a tenth quicker than West Florida’s Nina Imboden. Lurking in third place is Colorado Mesa’s Agata Naskret, who went 1:57.86 for her prelim outing. Naskret won the 100 backstroke earlier in the meet and is one of three Colorado Mesa athletes to qualify for the final. Colorado Mesa entered Day Five in second place in the team race.
Event 36 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 1:54.48 3/11/2017 Hannah Peiffer, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 1:54.48 3/11/2017 Hannah Peiffer, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Waller, Alexandra 5Y Drury 1:56.62 1:57.69
28.00 57.77 (29.77)
1:27.92 (30.15) 1:57.69 (29.77)
2 Imboden, Nina SO West Florida 1:57.67 1:57.79
28.09 57.77 (29.68)
1:27.83 (30.06) 1:57.79 (29.96)
3 Naskret, Agata SO Colorado Mesa 1:56.07 1:57.86
27.55 57.40 (29.85)
1:27.81 (30.41) 1:57.86 (30.05)
4 Beesmans, Marta JR Wingate 1:58.55 1:57.94
27.73 57.22 (29.49)
1:27.54 (30.32) 1:57.94 (30.40)
5 White, Lauren 5Y Colorado Mesa 1:57.84 1:58.02
27.72 57.70 (29.98)
1:28.18 (30.48) 1:58.02 (29.84)
6 Gillan, Sierra JR Tampa 1:58.38 1:58.62
28.22 58.65 (30.43)
1:28.87 (30.22) 1:58.62 (29.75)
7 Louder, Lindsey FR Tampa 1:59.31 1:58.64
28.20 57.60 (29.40)
1:27.56 (29.96) 1:58.64 (31.08)
8 Matoskova, Katerina SR Colorado Mesa 1:58.06 1:58.74
27.93 57.96 (30.03)
1:28.24 (30.28) 1:58.74 (30.50)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
The Tampa duo of Parker Knollman (1:42.08) and Santiago Corredor (1:43.07) fueled their school’s team-title chances by advancing as the first and third seeds. Meanwhile, Colorado Mesa’s Ben Sampson moved on as the second seed and will try to earn his fourth solo championship of the meet during the night session. Sampson has already won both medley events, along with the 100 backstroke.
Event 37 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 1:40.73 11/19/2022Ben Sampson, Colorado Mesa
Meet: M 1:40.74 3/15/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Knollman, Parker JR Tampa 1:43.53 1:42.08
24.10 50.10 (26.00)
1:16.03 (25.93) 1:42.08 (26.05)
2 Sampson, Benjamin JR Colorado Mesa 1:39.63 1:43.02
24.43 50.31 (25.88)
1:16.73 (26.42) 1:43.02 (26.29)
3 Corredor, Santiago SR Tampa 1:43.28 1:43.07
24.72 50.85 (26.13)
1:16.97 (26.12) 1:43.07 (26.10)
4 Hendriks, Raf SR St. Cloud St.-M 1:44.32 1:43.19
24.49 50.72 (26.23)
1:17.16 (26.44) 1:43.19 (26.03)
5 Rozenek, Patryk JR McKendree 1:44.03 1:43.27
24.20 50.23 (26.03)
1:16.93 (26.70) 1:43.27 (26.34)
6 Adamchuk, Ivan FR Drury 1:42.19 1:43.44
24.13 50.41 (26.28)
1:17.08 (26.67) 1:43.44 (26.36)
7 Nagy, Roland FR Barry U 1:44.82 1:44.23
24.34 50.52 (26.18)
1:17.34 (26.82) 1:44.23 (26.89)
8 Rollen, Eli FR Oklahoma Christi 1:44.17 1:44.37
24.47 50.71 (26.24)
1:17.45 (26.74) 1:44.37 (26.92)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Drury’s Claire Conover and Mellie Wijk qualified first and third for the final of the 200 breaststroke. Conover led the way with a time of 2:12.46, and was followed by Indy’s Celina Schmidt at 2:13.09. Helping Nova Southeastern in defense of its title, Emilia Ronningdal went 2:15.15 to finish fourth in the morning.
Event 38 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA DII: N 2:09.12 3/11/2017 Bailee Nunn, Drury
Meet: M 2:09.12 3/11/2017 Bailee Nunn, Drury
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Conover, Claire JR Drury 2:14.52 2:12.46
29.94 1:03.17 (33.23)
1:37.51 (34.34) 2:12.46 (34.95)
2 Schmidt, Celina JR Indy 2:11.07 2:13.09
30.36 1:04.05 (33.69)
1:38.46 (34.41) 2:13.09 (34.63)
3 Wijk, Mellie JR Drury 2:14.09 2:14.40
29.87 1:03.49 (33.62)
1:38.43 (34.94) 2:14.40 (35.97)
4 Ronningdal, Emilia SO Nova S'eastern 2:17.69 2:15.15
30.27 1:04.00 (33.73)
1:39.13 (35.13) 2:15.15 (36.02)
5 Koehle, Madelyn JR WCU 2:15.42 2:15.34
31.03 1:05.06 (34.03)
1:39.68 (34.62) 2:15.34 (35.66)
5 Machado, Luisa SR Drury 2:18.08 2:15.34
30.71 1:04.58 (33.87)
1:39.68 (35.10) 2:15.34 (35.66)
7 Torrent Brugada, Mart JR Jewell 2:17.95 2:16.12
30.71 1:04.81 (34.10)
1:39.86 (35.05) 2:16.12 (36.26)
8 Nagy, Benedict 5Y Colorado Mesa 2:15.35 2:16.87
31.41 1:05.55 (34.14)
1:40.78 (35.23) 2:16.87 (36.09)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Oklahoma Christian’s John Amrein secured the top seed for the 200 breaststroke by the slimmest of margins. Amrein covered his morning swim in 1:56.27, which was .01 faster than the mark of McKendree’s Filipe Pinheiro. Drury’s Davi Mourao and Joao Nogueira were third and fourth.
Event 39 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA DII: N 1:51.71 3/14/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern
Meet: M 1:51.71 3/14/2015 Anton Lobanov, Nova S'eastern
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Amrein, John JR Oklahoma Christi 1:56.00 1:56.27
26.39 56.16 (29.77)
1:26.53 (30.37) 1:56.27 (29.74)
2 Pinheiro, Filipe SR McKendree 1:57.12 1:56.28
26.34 55.60 (29.26)
1:25.86 (30.26) 1:56.28 (30.42)
3 Mourao, Davi JR Drury 1:56.72 1:56.75
26.90 56.58 (29.68)
1:26.75 (30.17) 1:56.75 (30.00)
4 Nogueira, Joao SO Drury 1:56.64 1:56.76
26.62 56.51 (29.89)
1:26.51 (30.00) 1:56.76 (30.25)
5 Marina, Inigo JR Nova S'eastern 1:55.23 1:56.98
26.06 55.71 (29.65)
1:25.65 (29.94) 1:56.98 (31.33)
6 Mindek, Jared JR Tampa 1:58.76 1:57.31
26.43 55.89 (29.46)
1:26.16 (30.27) 1:57.31 (31.15)
7 Goh, Andrew FR Grand Valley 1:56.28 1:57.38
26.04 55.55 (29.51)
1:25.79 (30.24) 1:57.38 (31.59)
8 Schulze, Miles JR Ouachita 1:57.43 1:57.58
26.49 56.65 (30.16)
1:26.90 (30.25) 1:57.58 (30.68)
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