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Indian River, on track for another dominant effort at the NJCAA championships, put up the top qualifying times in five events during the second morning of prelims action at the NJCAA championships. Ryan Van Wyk and Sophia Diagne of Indian River, both individual winners on night one, qualified first to give themselves a shot at a second win in the evening finals.
Indian River’s Courtney Stewart qualified first in the women’s 50 back in 26.64, well ahead of teammate Jillian Contich (27.44). Southwestern Oregon’s Piper Engler took third in 27.57.
Event 15 Women 50 Yard Backstroke
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NJCAA Record: * 24.93 3/2/2016 Tayla Lovemore, Indian River
1:16.99 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stewart, Courtn 20 Indian River-FL 57.55 26.64 QUAL
2 Contich, Jillia 19 Indian River-FL 1:00.60 27.44 QUAL
3 Engler, Piper 18 Swocc-OR 1:00.51 27.57 QUAL
4 Furgeson, Colle 19 Lincoln-IL 1:00.87 28.01 QUAL
5 Shenal, Alicia 19 MCC 1:00.13 28.11 QUAL
6 Priest, Angel Genesee 1:04.48 29.11 QUAL
7 Kornowski, Kail SGSC-GA 1:05.28 29.16 QUAL
8 O'Connell, Magg FIT-MR 1:04.79 29.58 QUAL
The IRSC Pioneers swept the top three spots in the men’s 50 back. Van Wyk led the way in 23.07, followed by teammates Guillaume Bolivard (23.86) and Jared Ingram (23.99).
Event 16 Men 50 Yard Backstroke
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NJCAA Record: * 22.38 12/15/2017Ruben van Leeuwen, Indian River
1:09.69 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Van Wyk, Ryen 19 Indian River-FL 50.75 23.07 QUAL
2 Bolivard, Guill 20 Indian River-FL 51.81 23.86 QUAL
3 Ingram, Jared 19 Indian River-FL 51.24 23.99 QUAL
4 Neinas, Macoy 19 Lincoln-IL 53.18 24.78 QUAL
5 Gantenbein, Daw 20 Barton Cougars-Z 56.28 24.81 QUAL
6 Eyre, Kalen 18 Lincoln-IL 53.97 25.19 QUAL
7 Buczkowski, Rya SGSC-GA 54.34 25.56 QUAL
8 Lobrutto, Derek 20 Indian River-FL 55.10 25.60 QUAL
In the women’s 400 IM, Indian River’s Malin Wallen qualified first by more than 18 seconds in 4:33.01. Coming in behind her were South Georgia State’s Jessica Dunton (4:51.14) and Iowa Lakes’ Monique Dias (4:52.60).
Event 17 Women 400 Yard IM
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NJCAA Record: * 4:18.65 3/7/2014 Barbara Caraballo, Indian River
6:21.49 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wallen, Malin 20 Indian River-FL 4:30.09 4:33.01 QUAL
29.70 1:02.86 (33.16)
1:37.09 (34.23) 2:11.67 (34.58)
2:50.65 (38.98) 3:30.30 (39.65)
4:02.55 (32.25) 4:33.01 (30.46)
2 Dunton, Jessica SGSC-GA 4:43.28 4:51.14 QUAL
29.69 1:03.66 (33.97)
1:40.68 (37.02) 2:16.78 (36.10)
3:00.42 (43.64) 3:44.32 (43.90)
4:18.17 (33.85) 4:51.14 (32.97)
3 Dias, Monique Iowa Lakes-IA 4:59.96 4:52.60 QUAL
30.24 1:05.99 (35.75)
1:43.87 (37.88) 2:21.01 (37.14)
3:01.67 (40.66) 3:43.72 (42.05)
4:19.07 (35.35) 4:52.60 (33.53)
4 Asuncion, Shayn Iowa Lakes-IA 5:00.03 4:54.49 QUAL
30.44 1:05.82 (35.38)
1:46.02 (40.20) 2:25.64 (39.62)
3:04.78 (39.14) 3:46.34 (41.56)
4:20.91 (34.57) 4:54.49 (33.58)
5 VanDermeer, Ash 19 MCC 5:06.06 4:56.47 QUAL
30.60 1:06.77 (36.17)
1:43.12 (36.35) 2:18.82 (35.70)
3:03.19 (44.37) 3:49.13 (45.94)
4:22.98 (33.85) 4:56.47 (33.49)
6 DeBiase, Allie 20 Erie-NI 5:21.15 5:02.13 QUAL
31.76 1:10.62 (38.86)
1:51.22 (40.60) 2:31.11 (39.89)
3:13.53 (42.42) 3:55.24 (41.71)
4:29.76 (34.52) 5:02.13 (32.37)
7 Henderson, Mira SGSC-GA 5:10.48 5:14.17 QUAL
31.80 1:10.47 (38.67)
1:50.86 (40.39) 2:30.22 (39.36)
3:16.47 (46.25) 4:03.01 (46.54)
4:39.03 (36.02) 5:14.17 (35.14)
8 Krahn, Rena 19 Swocc-OR 5:25.50 5:15.61 QUAL
32.35 1:11.99 (39.64)
1:51.28 (39.29) 2:31.83 (40.55)
3:15.67 (43.84) 4:01.00 (45.33)
4:38.36 (37.36) 5:15.61 (37.25)
For the first time all day, a swimmer not from Indian River earned the top qualifying time. Iowa Lakes’ Hylton Collinson was first in the men’s 400 IM in 4:03.33, followed by the Indian River duo of Nikola Milosavljevic (4:04.77) and Christian Nishimura (4:05.79)
Event 18 Men 400 Yard IM
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NJCAA Record: * 3:47.15 1997 Marcin Malinski, Indian River
5:31.09 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Collinson, Hylt Iowa Lakes-IA 4:05.18 4:03.33 QUAL
24.72 53.86 (29.14)
1:25.48 (31.62) 1:57.88 (32.40)
2:30.83 (32.95) 3:04.65 (33.82)
3:34.49 (29.84) 4:03.33 (28.84)
2 Milosavljevic, 19 Indian River-FL 4:06.20 4:04.77 QUAL
25.37 53.99 (28.62)
1:24.46 (30.47) 1:54.03 (29.57)
2:30.32 (36.29) 3:06.92 (36.60)
3:36.51 (29.59) 4:04.77 (28.26)
3 Nishimura, Chri 19 Indian River-FL 4:08.51 4:05.79 QUAL
24.95 53.20 (28.25)
1:26.73 (33.53) 2:00.69 (33.96)
2:33.77 (33.08) 3:07.90 (34.13)
3:36.90 (29.00) 4:05.79 (28.89)
4 Martinez, Ferra Genesee 4:17.19 4:06.76 QUAL
25.87 55.39 (29.52)
1:27.68 (32.29) 1:59.07 (31.39)
2:33.46 (34.39) 3:08.40 (34.94)
3:37.60 (29.20) 4:06.76 (29.16)
5 Lynch, Conor 19 Indian River-FL 4:03.21 4:10.50 QUAL
25.56 54.47 (28.91)
1:25.57 (31.10) 1:56.02 (30.45)
2:33.08 (37.06) 3:10.70 (37.62)
3:41.77 (31.07) 4:10.50 (28.73)
6 Bopp, Orion SGSC-GA 4:21.25 4:12.39 QUAL
26.30 55.71 (29.41)
1:28.69 (32.98) 2:01.61 (32.92)
2:37.30 (35.69) 3:13.85 (36.55)
3:43.89 (30.04) 4:12.39 (28.50)
7 McGuire, Collin 19 Swocc-OR 4:26.22 4:14.39 QUAL
26.22 56.28 (30.06)
1:29.26 (32.98) 2:01.61 (32.35)
2:39.76 (38.15) 3:18.31 (38.55)
3:46.54 (28.23) 4:14.39 (27.85)
8 Williams, Shane 19 Swocc-OR 4:21.11 4:15.96 QUAL
26.26 56.53 (30.27)
1:30.34 (33.81) 2:03.93 (33.59)
2:38.72 (34.79) 3:14.33 (35.61)
3:45.73 (31.40) 4:15.96 (30.23)
In the women’s 100 fly, Diagne finished first by more than three seconds, posting a time of 57.04. Teammate Ianthe van der Westhuizen took second in 1:00.36, followed by Iowa Central’s Jana Burner (!:00.81).
Event 19 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NJCAA Record: * 53.27 3/8/2013 Yurie Nakano, Indian River
1:23.99 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Diagne, Sophia 19 Indian River-FL 55.73 57.04 QUAL
26.34 57.04 (30.70)
2 Van Der Westhui 19 Indian River-FL 59.61 1:00.36 QUAL
28.71 1:00.36 (31.65)
3 Burner, Jana 20 Iowa Central-IA 1:00.66 1:00.81 QUAL
26.92 1:00.81 (33.89)
4 Aldridge, Abiga SGSC-GA 1:01.98 1:01.25 QUAL
28.56 1:01.25 (32.69)
5 Berglund, Olivi 19 Indian River-FL 1:03.62 1:01.58 QUAL
28.60 1:01.58 (32.98)
6 Shiozawa, Nanak Genesee 1:03.04 1:01.81 QUAL
28.85 1:01.81 (32.96)
7 Garrison, Linds SGSC-GA 1:03.21 1:01.91 QUAL
29.17 1:01.91 (32.74)
8 Nordquist, Grac 20 Iowa Central-IA 1:02.25 1:02.11 QUAL
28.78 1:02.11 (33.33)
Iowa Central’s Mitch Emery was first in the men’s 100 fly prelims in 49.76, while Gabriele Sasia (50.26) and Ruben Van Leeuwen (50.27), both of Indian River, will swim on either side of Emery in the final.
Event 20 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NJCAA Record: * 46.53 3/2/2017 Nicholas Loomis, Indian River
1:05.79 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Emery, Mitch Iowa Central-IA 51.66 49.76 QUAL
22.81 49.76 (26.95)
2 Sasia, Gabriele 20 Indian River-FL 48.91 50.26 QUAL
23.52 50.26 (26.74)
3 Van Leeuwen, Ru 20 Indian River-FL 47.86 50.27 QUAL
23.23 50.27 (27.04)
4 Adams, Tucker 19 Indian River-FL 50.88 50.84 QUAL
24.12 50.84 (26.72)
5 Wilson, Keagan 19 Barton Cougars-Z 52.62 52.09 QUAL
23.88 52.09 (28.21)
6 Bloom, Jackson SGSC-GA 51.56 52.20 QUAL
24.22 52.20 (27.98)
7 Jorgensen, Lass Iowa Central-IA 52.26 52.46 QUAL
24.31 52.46 (28.15)
8 Metzger, Benjam 22 MCC 56.00 52.55 QUAL
24.55 52.55 (28.00)
A trio of Indian River swimmers occupied the top three spots in the women’s 200 free. Elizabeth Watts took first in 1:53.59, two hundredths ahead of teammate Camryn Wheals (1:53.61). Kenzy Green qualified third in 1:56.31.
Event 21 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NJCAA Record: * 1:47.75 3/5/2014 Yurie Nakano, Indian River
2:47.29 QUAL Qualifying Standards
Name Age School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Watts, Elizabet 18 Indian River-FL 1:53.06 1:53.59 QUAL
25.86 54.25 (28.39)
1:23.90 (29.65) 1:53.59 (29.69)
2 Wheals, Camryn 20 Indian River-FL 1:55.87 1:53.61 QUAL
25.71 54.39 (28.68)
1:23.88 (29.49) 1:53.61 (29.73)
3 Green, Kenzy 18 Indian River-FL 1:55.70 1:56.31 QUAL
26.40 55.60 (29.20)
1:26.00 (30.40) 1:56.31 (30.31)
4 Layde, Molly 18 Indian River-FL 1:56.53 1:57.03 QUAL
26.77 55.97 (29.20)
1:26.29 (30.32) 1:57.03 (30.74)
5 Neves, Brenda Iowa Lakes-IA 2:01.09 2:00.64 QUAL
27.31 57.86 (30.55)
1:29.23 (31.37) 2:00.64 (31.41)
6 Alonso Rivas, S Iowa Central-IA 2:01.89 2:01.79 QUAL
26.91 57.40 (30.49)
1:29.63 (32.23) 2:01.79 (32.16)
7 Herndon, Britta SGSC-GA 1:57.28 2:04.55 QUAL
28.78 1:00.31 (31.53)
1:32.47 (32.16) 2:04.55 (32.08)
8 Kornowski, Kail SGSC-GA 2:08.23 2:04.65 QUAL
28.89 1:00.48 (31.59)
1:32.98 (32.50) 2:04.65 (31.67)
Indian River’s Tiger Pilkington took first in the final event of the morning, the men’s 200 free. Pilkington touched in a time of 1:41.25, ahead of teammates Kevin Bargate (1:42.30) and Luka Tomic (1:44.31).
Other finalists will include Mesa’s Gabriel Knaut (1:44.69), South Georgia State’s Andrew Woith (1:45.15), South Georgia State’s Zac Elz (1:47.07), Mesa’s Cameron Wagner (1:48.82) and South Georgia State’s Ryan Buczkowski (1:48.85).
