NCAA Division III Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Jake Meyer, Emory Chasing Titles
Jake Meyer is chasing a title in the 200 breaststroke. But the Emory junior also has a chance to solidify for the Eagles an NCAA title on Saturday.
The Eagles face a push from Kenyon, who assembled a strong preliminary session on Saturday, the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center.
It’s anyone’s meet on the women’s side, with Keynon starting the day with 315 points, three ahead of Denison and 16 up on NYU, which isn’t out of it yet.
The final night session will start with the men’s and women’s 1,650 free and conclude with the 400 free relay. The women also have 3-meter diving in the mix.
Men’s Team Scores
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 28 1. Emory 327 2. Kenyon 272 3. Chicago 264 4. Williams 217.5 5. Nyu 208 6. Calvin 143 7. Carnegie Mellon 131 8. Denison 130 9. Tufts 111.5 10. C-M-S 107 11. Mit 106 12. Tcnj 105 13. Wash U. MO 104 14. Suny Geneseo 71 15. Johns Hopkins 70 16. Pomona-Pitzer 66 17. Conn College 55 18. Birmingham Southern 49 19. Rit 37 20. Coast Guard 33 21. Hamilton 30 21. Alfred State 30 23. Washington & Lee 26 23. St. Mary's MD 26 25. Rhodes 25 25. Centre 25 27. Hope 24 28. Colby 21 29. Bowdoin 20 30. Brandeis 17 30. Trinity U. 17 32. Bates 15 33. Case Western 14 34. Wheaton IL 9 35. Usmma 8 35. Chapman 8 37. Franklin & Marshall 4 38. Whitworth 2 38. Anderson Univ 2 40. Rowan 1 40. Rose-Hulman 1
Women’s Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 29 1. Kenyon 315 2. Denison 312 3. Nyu 299 4. Williams 277 5. Mit 243 6. Emory 204 7. Pomona-Pitzer 175 8. Chicago 133 9. Swarthmore 95 10. Tufts 84.5 11. Trinity U. 63 12. Hope 52 13. Johns Hopkins 50 14. Case Western 49 15. Bates 47 16. Calvin 42 17. Amherst 40 18. Wash U. MO 37 19. Austin College 31 20. Albion 28 21. Suny Geneseo 27.5 22. Ithaca 27 23. C-M-S 20 24. Mary Washington 17 25. Nazareth 16 26. Carnegie Mellon 14 27. Middlebury 12 27. Rhodes 12 27. Bowdoin 12 30. Wellesley 11 31. Springfield 10 31. Gettysburg 10 33. Rit 9 34. Luther 5 35. Lynchburg 4 36. Chapman 3 36. Colby 3 38. Hamilton 1
Men’s 100 freestyle
Tobe Obochi, the 50 free champ, is chasing the double. The top overall seed defending that in prelims by going 43.13. The MIT senior will have chasers, though.
Djordje Dragojlovic, the runner-up in the 50 and the 100 back champ, is the third seed in 43.50. James McChesney, TCNJ’s 200 free champ, is fifth in 43.73.
Kenyon can score big with Dragojlovic and Aleksa Dobric (43.42) as top three seeds. Emory counters with Nick Gouldie in sixth.
Event 32 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 42.98 3/24/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
2023 Winner: 43.32 Djordje Dragojlovic, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 44.51
43.31 A A-cut
45.11 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Obochi, Tobe SR MIT 43.40 43.13 A
20.70 43.13 (22.43)
2 Dobric, Aleksa JR Kenyon 43.99 43.42 B
20.68 43.42 (22.74)
3 Dragojlovic, Dj SO Kenyon 43.51 43.50 B
20.97 43.50 (22.53)
4 Taft, Nathaniel FR Hamilton 43.57 43.62 B
20.71 43.62 (22.91)
5 McChesney, Jame SR TCNJ 43.48 43.73 B
21.28 43.73 (22.45)
6 Goudie, Nick SR Emory 44.23 43.82 B
20.80 43.82 (23.02)
7 Collishaw, Jame SR Ithaca 44.14 43.88 B
20.87 43.88 (23.01)
8 Vernhes, Sebast JR Chicago 44.32 44.21 B
21.32 44.21 (22.89)
Women’s 100 freestyle
Kaley McIntyre is looking for the free sweep, having already claimed the 50 and 200. The NYU sophomore could also get NYU closer in the team battle if she backs her top seed from prelims in 49.39 in finals. Second is Pomona Pitzer’s Alex Turvey, the 50 free runner-up, in 49.81.
They are the only two under 50, with Albion’s Hannah Fathman third in 50.41.
Denison is without an A finalist, Grace Kadlecik ninth. Kenyon has Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault in seventh.
Event 33 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 48.98 3/20/2010 Kendra Stern, Amherst
2023 Winner: 49.28 Lily Klinginsmith, Tufts
Meet Qualify: 51.28
49.31 A A-cut
51.46 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 McIntyre, Kaley SO NYU 49.47 49.39 B
23.89 49.39 (25.50)
2 Turvey, Alex SR Pomona-Pitzer 49.83 49.81 B
23.74 49.81 (26.07)
3 Fathman, Hannah JR Albion 50.23 50.41 B
23.83 50.41 (26.58)
4 Cudney, Jillian SR Tufts 50.85 50.47 B
23.98 50.47 (26.49)
5 Roberson, Ella FR MIT 49.95 50.53 B
24.02 50.53 (26.51)
6 Mello, Valerie JR Pomona-Pitzer 50.44 50.58 B
24.17 50.58 (26.41)
7 Torrecillas-Jou SO Kenyon 51.12 50.67 B
24.20 50.67 (26.47)
8 Benson, Amy FR Trinity U. 50.54 50.93 B
24.32 50.93 (26.61)
Men’s 200 backstroke
Kenyon’s Yurii Kosian is the top seed after going 1:45.03, but with six swimmers within a second, the final should be wide open. David Bajwa of Calvin and Washington University’s Alex McCormick tied for second in 1:45.45. McCormick entered as the top overall seed. Ryan Higgins of TCNJ is fourth. Emory has Ryan Soh in the A final in sixth, while Graham Zucker just missed out in ninth.
With 100 back winner Dragojlovic opting for the 50 free, the highest finisher in the shorter event to swim the 200 is runner-up Bradyen Morford. The Carnegie Mellon freshman slipped into the A final in eighth, though he was 0.95 seconds up on Zucker.
Event 34 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA Record: * 1:41.17 3/18/2023 Tanner Filion, Whitman
2023 Winner: 1:41.17 Tanner FIlion, Whitman
Meet Qualify: 1:47.52
1:42.23 A A-cut
1:49.15 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kosian, Yurii SR Kenyon 1:43.59 1:45.03 B
24.46 51.24 (26.78)
1:17.98 (26.74) 1:45.03 (27.05)
2 Bajwa, David JR Calvin 1:45.25 1:45.45 B
24.80 51.21 (26.41)
1:18.58 (27.37) 1:45.45 (26.87)
2 McCormick, Alex SR Wash U. MO 1:43.30 1:45.45 B
24.35 50.73 (26.38)
1:17.98 (27.25) 1:45.45 (27.47)
4 Higgins, Ryan JR TCNJ 1:45.88 1:45.74 B
25.17 51.49 (26.32)
1:18.65 (27.16) 1:45.74 (27.09)
5 Wolford, Kyle SR Wash U. MO 1:46.34 1:45.79 B
24.62 51.42 (26.80)
1:18.48 (27.06) 1:45.79 (27.31)
6 Soh, Ryan SR Emory 1:46.92 1:46.03 B
24.31 50.79 (26.48)
1:18.15 (27.36) 1:46.03 (27.88)
7 Lundgren, Eric JR Tufts 1:45.05 1:46.12 B
24.21 50.66 (26.45)
1:18.20 (27.54) 1:46.12 (27.92)
8 Morford, Brayde FR Carnegie Mellon 1:45.64 1:46.46 B
24.63 51.44 (26.81)
1:18.72 (27.28) 1:46.46 (27.74)
Women’s 200 backstroke
Sofia Verkleeren of Williams led the way in the morning with a time of 1:58.33. She’s a half-second up on Kaleigh Wukitch of Kenyon, who went 1:58.89. Kate Augustyn, the 100 back champ, is the third seed in 1:59.01, while Carnegie Mellon’s Savannah Xu was fourth.
Denison’s Emily Harris was ninth, leading two B finalists. NYU has the 13th and 15th seeds. Wukitch is Kenyon’s lone scorer.
Event 35 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA Record: * 1:55.67 3/24/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
2023 Winner: 1:57.66 Sophia Verkleeren, Williams
Meet Qualify: 2:03.08
1:55.94 A A-cut
2:03.17 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Verkleeren, Sop JR Williams 1:58.26 1:58.33 B
27.68 57.30 (29.62)
1:27.07 (29.77) 1:58.33 (31.26)
2 Wukitch, Caleig SR Kenyon 1:59.39 1:58.89 B
27.34 56.97 (29.63)
1:27.94 (30.97) 1:58.89 (30.95)
3 Augustyn, Kate JR MIT 1:56.98 1:59.01 B
27.31 56.71 (29.40)
1:27.55 (30.84) 1:59.01 (31.46)
4 Xu, Savannah SO Carnegie Mellon 2:02.65 1:59.27 B
27.99 57.89 (29.90)
1:28.28 (30.39) 1:59.27 (30.99)
5 Thiele, Sammi SR Austin 2:00.38 1:59.67 B
27.98 57.69 (29.71)
1:28.32 (30.63) 1:59.67 (31.35)
6 Jungers, Megan SR Emory 1:59.64 1:59.69 B
26.95 56.89 (29.94)
1:27.98 (31.09) 1:59.69 (31.71)
7 Huang, Izzy SO Emory 2:00.62 2:01.07 B
27.90 58.41 (30.51)
1:29.99 (31.58) 2:01.07 (31.08)
8 Hagberg, Madiso SO Tufts 2:01.88 2:01.27 B
28.11 59.12 (31.01)
1:30.55 (31.43) 2:01.27 (30.72)
Men’s 200 breaststroke
A title by Jake Meyer could go a long way toward sewing up Emory’s team title. He led the way in 1:56.36 in prelims, well ahead of 100 breast champ Derek Maas. Maas went 1:57.18. Meyer has the top seed in season by more than two seconds in this event, at 1:55.02.
Wheaton’s Anthony Fitzgerald is the third seed in 1:57.63, followed by Denison’s Patrick Daly. Emory also has Liyang Sun in the A final, tied for sixth.
Event 36 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 1:50.80 3/18/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
2023 Winner: 1:53.77 Jason Hamilton, Emory
Meet Qualify: 1:59.78
1:53.85 A A-cut
2:01.59 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Meyer, Jake SR Emory 1:55.02 1:56.36 B
25.86 55.33 (29.47)
1:25.17 (29.84) 1:56.36 (31.19)
2 Maas, Derek 5Y NYU 1:57.35 1:57.18 B
25.90 55.76 (29.86)
1:26.68 (30.92) 1:57.18 (30.50)
3 Fitzgerald, Ant SR Wheaton IL 1:58.96 1:57.63 B
26.37 56.26 (29.89)
1:26.55 (30.29) 1:57.63 (31.08)
4 Daly, Patrick JR Denison 1:59.37 1:57.97 B
26.24 55.94 (29.70)
1:26.34 (30.40) 1:57.97 (31.63)
5 Vandeveen, Ryan JR TCNJ 1:58.76 1:58.21 B
26.67 56.29 (29.62)
1:26.70 (30.41) 1:58.21 (31.51)
6 Yu, Larry SR Pomona-Pitzer 1:59.90 1:58.46 B
26.69 56.68 (29.99)
1:27.34 (30.66) 1:58.46 (31.12)
6 Sun, Liyang JR Emory 1:58.53 1:58.46 B
26.47 56.50 (30.03)
1:27.10 (30.60) 1:58.46 (31.36)
8 Grover, Jacob SR Williams 1:58.16 1:58.63 B
26.47 56.52 (30.05)
1:27.38 (30.86) 1:58.63 (31.25)
Women’s 200 breaststroke
Charlotte Wishnack of Williams is looking to interrupt an attempt by Jennah Fadely to do the breaststroke double. Wishack went 2:13.31, nine tenths up on Fadely. Wishnack was 2:13.25 in the season, which was nearly two seconds up on Fadely.
Kenyon is in position to pounce with Fadely and third seed Gabriella Wei. Denison has Drue Thielking in the A final in fourth. NYU is without a scorer.
Event 37 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 2:10.06 3/19/2022 Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate's
2023 Winner: 2:11.22 Jennah Fadely, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 2:19.78
2:11.20 A A-cut
2:20.85 B B-cut
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wishnack, Charl JR Williams 2:13.25 2:13.31 B
30.09 1:03.49 (33.40)
1:37.84 (34.35) 2:13.31 (35.47)
2 Fadely, Jennah JR Kenyon 2:15.22 2:14.22 B
29.41 1:03.42 (34.01)
1:39.01 (35.59) 2:14.22 (35.21)
3 Wei, Gabriella JR Kenyon 2:14.27 2:14.56 B
29.89 1:03.90 (34.01)
1:38.66 (34.76) 2:14.56 (35.90)
4 Thielking, Drue SO Denison 2:15.93 2:15.13 B
30.46 1:04.89 (34.43)
1:39.72 (34.83) 2:15.13 (35.41)
5 Burns, Neely SO Trinity U. 2:16.46 2:16.17 B
30.90 1:05.80 (34.90)
1:40.95 (35.15) 2:16.17 (35.22)
6 Arwood, Fiona SR Emory 2:18.06 2:16.72 B
31.01 1:05.07 (34.06)
1:40.26 (35.19) 2:16.72 (36.46)
7 Rohovit, Taylor JR Johns Hopkins 2:18.76 2:17.10 B
30.13 1:04.67 (34.54)
1:40.43 (35.76) 2:17.10 (36.67)
8 Soerens, Evange SR Messiah 2:18.22 2:17.20 B
30.85 1:05.94 (35.09)
1:41.00 (35.06) 2:17.20 (36.20)
