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Bailee Nunn and Marius Kusch are each in position to win their fourth individual victories of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
Heading into the final evening of competition, Queens is on track to win both the men’s and women’s meets.
Results
Women’s 100 Free
WSCU’s Miranda Yarnell is tonight’s top qualifier in the women’s 100 free, sprinting her way to first this morning with a time of 49.71.
She’ll face tough competition tonight as Drury’s Vera Johansson took second in 49.90 and Queens’ Kyrie Dobson and Drury’s Zuzanna Chwadeczko are tied for third in 49.97.
Queens’ Mckenzie Stevens (49.99), Wingate’s Alexis Divelbiss (50.08), Oklahoma Baptist’s Victoria Fonville (50.26) and Wueens’ Wanda Dollmayer (50.35) will also swim in the top heat.
Event 34 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 48.44 3/11/2017 Theresa Michalak, West Florida
Meet: M 48.44 3/11/2017 Theresa Michalak, West Florida
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Yarnell, Miranda JR WSCU 49.20 49.71
r:+0.73 23.90 49.71 (25.81)
2 Johansson, Vera SR Drury University 50.94 49.90
r:+0.73 23.64 49.90 (26.26)
3 Dobson, Kyrie JR Queens (NC) 50.29 49.97
r:+0.68 23.56 49.97 (26.41)
3 Chwadeczko, Zuzanna SR Drury University 49.80 49.97
r:+0.72 23.76 49.97 (26.21)
5 Stevens, Mckenzie SR Queens (NC) 50.59 49.99
r:+0.65 24.19 49.99 (25.80)
6 Divelbiss, Alexis SR Wingate 49.93 50.08
r:+0.69 24.18 50.08 (25.90)
7 Fonville, Victoria SO Oklahoma Baptist 51.03 50.26
r:+0.69 23.56 50.26 (26.70)
8 Dollmayer, Wanda FR Queens (NC) 50.13 50.35
r:+0.74 24.05 50.35 (26.30)
Men’s 100 Free
Queens’ Marius Kusch is set up to win his fourth individual victory of the weekend after qualifying first in the men’s 100 free with a quick 42.76.
FLorida Tech’s Victor Rocha Furtado will be the second fastest entry time tonight in 43.56 and Delta State’s Mattia Schirru is third in 43.61.
Cal Baptist’s Jerome Heidrich (43.69), Fresno Pacific’s Dmitry Belolipetskiy (43.75), Indy’s Guilherme Zavaneli (43.85), Saint Leo’s Hunter Bains (43.94) and Queens’ Alen Mosic (43.99) will also be in tonight’s A-final.
Event 35 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 42.61 3/17/2012 Andrey Seryy, Wayne State
Meet: M 42.61 3/17/2012 Andrey Seryy, Wayne State
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Marius Kusch JR Queens (NC) 43.08 42.76
r:+0.71 20.54 42.76 (22.22)
2 Victor Rocha Furtado JR Florida Tech 43.49 43.56
r:+0.63 20.96 43.56 (22.60)
3 Mattia Schirru JR Delta State 43.56 43.61
r:+0.67 20.80 43.61 (22.81)
4 Jerome Heidrich JR Cal Baptist 43.79 43.69
r:+0.70 20.84 43.69 (22.85)
5 Dmitry Belolipetskiy SO Fresno Pacific 44.12 43.75
r:+0.66 21.14 43.75 (22.61)
6 Guilherme Zavaneli JR Indy 43.94 43.85
r:+0.67 21.12 43.85 (22.73)
7 Hunter Bains SR Saint Leo 43.90 43.94
r:+0.64 20.59 43.94 (23.35)
8 Alen Mosic FR Queens (NC) 43.87 43.99
r:+0.72 21.17 43.99 (22.82)
Women’s 200 Back
After finishing fourth in the 100 back last night, NMU’s Rachel Helm will look to make her way to the top of the podium after finishing first in the women’s 200 back this morning in 1:58.15.
Northern State’s Edda Skoric is close behind in 1:58.72 and Nova Southeastern’s Courtney Deveny is third in 1:58.92.
Lewis’ Stephanie Palczynski (1:59.00), Queens’ Rachel Massaro (1:59.30), Sioux Falls’ Cassandra Wright (1:59.84), West Chester’s Georgia Wright (2:00.27) and Oklahoma Baptist’s Celin Marquez (2:00.38) will also be in the top flight.
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 Rachel Helm SO NMU 1:56.38 1:58.15
r:+0.59 27.83 57.84 (30.01)
1:28.08 (30.24) 1:58.15 (30.07)
2 Edda Skoric SO Northern State U 1:57.39 1:58.72
28.17 58.18 (30.01)
1:28.66 (30.48) 1:58.72 (30.06)
3 Courtney Deveny SR Nova S'eastern 1:57.73 1:58.92
r:+0.62 28.33 58.64 (30.31)
1:29.22 (30.58) 1:58.92 (29.70)
4 Stephanie Palczynski FR Lewis 2:00.06 1:59.00
r:+0.55 27.92 58.07 (30.15)
1:28.77 (30.70) 1:59.00 (30.23)
5 Rachel Massaro FR Queens (NC) 1:59.02 1:59.30
r:+0.54 27.97 58.18 (30.21)
1:28.64 (30.46) 1:59.30 (30.66)
6 Cassandra Wright FR Sioux Falls 2:01.92 1:59.84
r:+0.66 27.39 57.06 (29.67)
1:28.79 (31.73) 1:59.84 (31.05)
7 Georgia Wright SO West Chester 1:58.96 2:00.27
29.01 59.00 (29.99)
1:29.55 (30.55) 2:00.27 (30.72)
8 Celina Marquez SO Oklahoma Baptist 1:58.14 2:00.38
r:+0.54 27.77 57.57 (29.80)
1:28.76 (31.19) 2:00.38 (31.62)
Men’s 200 Back
Queens senior Paul Pijulet will be shooting for his third individual win of these championships, this time in the men’s 200 back. He’ll swim in the middle lane tonight with a seed time of 1:44.13.
NMU’s Renars Bundzis is close behind in 1:44.20 with Queens’ Baptiste Leger right behind in 1:44.52.
Also in the A-fina are Indy’s Rodrigo COdo Berti (1:44.81), Grand Valley’s Harry Shalamon (1:45.11), Florida Southern’s Matias Lopez (1:45.41), Wayne State’s Dmytro Drobnych (1:45.67) and Fresno Pacific’s Aleksei Averchenko (1:45.71).
Event 37 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 1:40.74 3/15/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)
Meet: M 1:40.74 3/15/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Paul Pijulet SR Queens (NC) 1:43.62 1:44.13
r:+0.59 23.84 49.57 (25.73)
1:16.45 (26.88) 1:44.13 (27.68)
2 Renars Bundzis JR NMU 1:44.00 1:44.20
r:+0.61 23.98 50.19 (26.21)
1:17.25 (27.06) 1:44.20 (26.95)
3 Baptiste Leger FR Queens (NC) 1:45.74 1:44.52
r:+0.56 24.58 51.00 (26.42)
1:18.05 (27.05) 1:44.52 (26.47)
4 Rodrigo Codo Berti JR Indy 1:44.48 1:44.81
r:+0.62 24.73 51.14 (26.41)
1:18.16 (27.02) 1:44.81 (26.65)
5 Harry Shalamon SO Grand Valley 1:44.32 1:45.11
r:+0.60 24.37 50.96 (26.59)
1:17.91 (26.95) 1:45.11 (27.20)
6 Matias Lopez FR Florida Southern 1:45.78 1:45.41
r:+0.56 24.72 51.63 (26.91)
1:18.46 (26.83) 1:45.41 (26.95)
7 Dmytro Drobnych JR Wayne State 1:47.11 1:45.67
r:+0.60 24.24 50.75 (26.51)
1:18.46 (27.71) 1:45.67 (27.21)
8 Aleksei Averchenko SO Fresno Pacific 1:48.49 1:45.71
r:+0.67 24.39 50.97 (26.58)
1:18.40 (27.43) 1:45.71 (27.31)
Women’s 200 Breast
Drury’s Bailee Nunn will also be looking for her fourth NCAA crown after posting a time of 2:13.51 in the women’s 200 breast heading into tonight. She’ll be aiming to break her own NCAA Division II record of 2:09.12 she set last year.
Fresno Pacific’s Olga Tovstogan (2:13.97) and CSU East Bay’s Claire Beaty (2:14.35) will be on both sides of Nunn tonight.
Fairmont State’s Marlena Dudek (2:!4.81), Fresno Pacific’s Daria Belova (2:15.29), Carson-Newman’s Maggie Melhorn (2:15.75), Queens’ Sarah Atkinson (2:15.95) and UCSD’s Rachel Taylor (2:16.03) also qualified for the top eight.
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 Bailee Nunn SO Drury University 2:11.34 2:13.51
r:+0.74 29.78 1:03.08 (33.30)
1:37.54 (34.46) 2:13.51 (35.97)
2 Olga Tovstogan SO Fresno Pacific 2:13.63 2:13.97
r:+0.79 30.01 1:03.16 (33.15)
1:37.89 (34.73) 2:13.97 (36.08)
3 Claire Beaty SR CSU East Bay 2:12.50 2:14.35
r:+0.86 30.22 1:04.34 (34.12)
1:39.04 (34.70) 2:14.35 (35.31)
4 Marlena Dudek SR Fairmont State U 2:16.91 2:14.81
r:+0.77 30.26 1:04.32 (34.06)
1:39.37 (35.05) 2:14.81 (35.44)
5 Daria Belova SR Fresno Pacific 2:13.49 2:15.29
r:+0.71 31.57 1:05.67 (34.10)
1:40.90 (35.23) 2:15.29 (34.39)
6 Maggie Melhorn SR Carson-Newman 2:13.52 2:15.75
r:+0.74 30.86 1:05.08 (34.22)
1:40.58 (35.50) 2:15.75 (35.17)
7 Sarah Atkinson FR Queens (NC) 2:15.23 2:15.95
r:+0.71 30.18 1:03.97 (33.79)
1:38.94 (34.97) 2:15.95 (37.01)
8 Rachel Taylor FR UCSD 2:14.22 2:16.03
r:+0.77 29.71 1:03.67 (33.96)
1:39.42 (35.75) 2:16.03 (36.61
Men’s 200 Breast
Call Baptist’s Eric Tolman dropped nearly 1.5 seconds from his entry time to claim his spot in the middle lane for tonight’s 200 breast final with a time of 1:55.09.
Florida Southern’s Luis Jasso (1:56.93) is second and Wingate’s Giacomo Viazzo (1:57.01) is third.
Grand Valley’s Marius Mikalauskas (1:57.03), Queens’ Nicholas Arakelian (1:57.70), Saint Leo’s Henrik Dahrendorff (1:58.07), Queens’ Inigo Alarcia (1:58.10) and Oklahoma Baptist’s Fernando Morillas (1:58.79) will also race again this evening.
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 Eric Tolman SO Cal Baptist 1:56.56 1:55.09
r:+0.65 25.97 55.14 (29.17)
1:25.18 (30.04) 1:55.09 (29.91)
2 Luis Jasso SR Florida Southern 1:57.06 1:56.93
r:+0.70 26.40 56.50 (30.10)
1:26.54 (30.04) 1:56.93 (30.39)
3 Giacomo Viazzo SO Wingate 1:56.75 1:57.01
r:+0.62 25.94 55.60 (29.66)
1:25.70 (30.10) 1:57.01 (31.31)
4 Marius Mikalauskas JR Grand Valley 1:56.32 1:57.03
r:+0.72 26.34 56.00 (29.66)
1:26.18 (30.18) 1:57.03 (30.85)
5 Nicholas Arakelian SR Queens (NC) 1:56.18 1:57.70
r:+0.71 26.35 55.96 (29.61)
1:26.44 (30.48) 1:57.70 (31.26)
6 Henrik Dahrendorff SO Saint Leo 1:58.45 1:58.07
r:+0.74 25.59 55.55 (29.96)
1:26.45 (30.90) 1:58.07 (31.62)
7 Inigo Alarcia SR Queens (NC) 1:58.21 1:58.10
r:+0.69 26.59 56.39 (29.80)
1:26.87 (30.48) 1:58.10 (31.23)
8 Fernando Morillas SR Oklahoma Baptist 1:58.72 1:58.79
r:+0.71 26.80 56.73 (29.93)
1:27.21 (30.48) 1:58.79 (31.58)
Women’s 4×100 Free Relay
Queens will be looking for their fourth relay victory of the meet after Josephine Lorda (51.08), Lara Marshall (50.61), Dobson (49.54) and Michelle Prayson (50.60) qualified first in 3:21.83.
Wingate is second in 3:22.39 and UCSD is third in 3:23.74.
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA DII: N 3:18.75 3/14/2015 Queens (NC)
Castro Ortega, Gordy, Marshall, Arakelian
Meet: M 3:18.75 3/14/2015 Queens (NC)
Castro Ortega, Gordy, Marshall, Arakelian
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Queens (NC) 3:20.45 3:21.83
1) Josephina Lorda JR 2) r:0.46 Lara Marshall SR
3) r:0.18 Kyrie Dobson JR 4) r:0.48 Michelle Prayson JR
r:+0.72 24.41 51.08 (51.08)
1:15.05 (23.97) 1:41.69 (50.61)
2:05.12 (23.43) 2:31.23 (49.54)
2:55.28 (24.05) 3:21.83 (50.60)
2 Wingate 3:23.67 3:22.39
1) Maria Madsen JR 2) r:0.30 Abby Kosic SO
3) r:0.51 Hanna Van Horen JR 4) r:0.17 Alexis Divelbiss SR
r:+0.70 24.76 51.46 (51.46)
1:15.35 (23.89) 1:42.31 (50.85)
2:06.86 (24.55) 2:33.09 (50.78)
2:56.74 (23.65) 3:22.39 (49.30)
3 UCSD 3:25.68 3:23.74
1) Anshanika Phetbenjakul SR 2) r:+0.15 Haley Murphy SR
3) r:+0.37 Grace Murphy FR 4) r:+0.00 Ciara Franke FR
r:+0.67 25.11 52.07 (52.07)
1:15.77 (23.70) 1:42.51 (50.44)
2:06.65 (24.14) 2:33.25 (50.74)
2:57.42 (24.17) 3:23.74 (50.49)
Men’s 4×100 Free Relay
The Queens men are also looking for their fourth relay victory of the weekend after Mosic (44.06), Mayes (44.16), Paul Pijulet (42.51) and Sydorchenko (44.02) qualified first in 2:54.75.
Second went to Cal Baptist (2:56.53) and third went to Florida Tech (2:56.56).
Event 42 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA DII: N 2:53.00 3/11/2017 Queens (NC)
Kusch, Dreesens, Mayes, Arakelian
Meet: M 2:53.00 3/11/2017 Queens (NC)
Kusch, Dreesens, Mayes, Arakelian
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Queens (NC) 2:53.46 2:54.75
1) Mosic, Alen FR 2) r:0.18 Mayes, Christopher SR
3) r:0.15 Pijulet, Paul SR 4) r:0.18 Sydorchenko, Dmytro SO
r:+0.71 21.25 44.06 (44.06)
1:04.85 (20.79) 1:28.22 (44.16)
1:48.48 (20.26) 2:10.73 (42.51)
2:31.00 (20.27) 2:54.75 (44.02)
2 Cal Baptist 2:57.66 2:56.53
1) Heidrich, Jerome JR 2) r:0.38 Walters, Josh FR
3) r:0.23 Valentim, Bernardo SR 4) r:0.30 Ohmar, Alexis SR
r:+0.70 21.05 44.06 (44.06)
1:04.78 (20.72) 1:27.66 (43.60)
1:48.59 (20.93) 2:11.83 (44.17)
2:33.04 (21.21) 2:56.53 (44.70)
3 Florida Tech 2:56.43 2:56.56
1) Rossi, Emanuele JR 2) r:0.37 Dujmic, Filip JR
3) r:0.22 Steenberg, Thomas SR 4) r:0.20 Rocha Furtado, ctor JR
r:+0.75 21.69 44.95 (44.95)
1:06.15 (21.20) 1:29.20 (44.25)
1:50.34 (21.14) 2:13.48 (44.28)
2:34.05 (20.57) 2:56.56 (43.08)
Finals will begin tonight at 6:00 p.m. EST.
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