NCAA Division II Championships, Night 5: Nova Southeastern, Drury Secure Team Titles as Four National Records Fall
After five days of racing at the NCAA Division II Championships in Indianapolis, the women’s title came down to the last race. Drury had a small lead entering the final day of competition and retook the lead with a 1-2-3 finish in the final individual event, the 200 breaststroke, but Nova Southeastern showed strong depth across all events during the session before finishing off the victory with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. Nova’s 475 points edged out Drury’s 463, followed by Colorado Mesa (376), Indy (346) and Lynn (233).
For the men, Drury finished 74 points ahead of the competition, paced by victories from Ivan Adamchuk (200 backstroke) and Davi Mourao (200 breaststroke). Drury scored 525 points, with Tampa taking second and McKendree (349), Grand Valley (291.5) and Indy (290) rounding out the top five.
The final session saw four NCAA Division II records go down: Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin capped off a dominant meet with his fourth win and third record in the 1650 free, and three records went down on the women’s side, from Lynn’s Luna Mertins in the 100 free, Colorado Mesa’s Agata Naskret in the 200 backstroke and Drury’s Jonette Laegreid in the 200 breaststroke.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41 1. Nova S'Eastern 475 2. Drury 463 3. Colorado Mesa 376 4. Indy 346 5. Lynn 233 6. Tampa 220 7. Simon Fraser 211 8. Grand Valley 198 9. Findlay 185 10. Clarion 140 11. West Florida 138.5 12. Augustana 125 13. Wingate 115 14. Catawba 102 15. Azusa Pacific 90 16. Nmu 66 17. Oklahoma Christi 61 17. McKendree 61 19. Wayne State 55 20. Umsl 52 21. Csu East Bay 48 21. Delta State 48 23. Msu Mankato 43 24. Henderson St. 35 25. Truman St. 26 26. West Chester University 24 27. Southern Conn 14 28. Emmanuel 12 28. Carson-Newman 12 30. Iup 10 31. Hillsdale 9 32. Jewell 8 33. Concordia 7 33. Florida Southern 7 35. Barry U 5 36. Ouachita 3 37. Ashland University 2.5 38. Saginaw Valley 2 38. Davenport 2
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42 1. Drury 525 2. Tampa 451 3. McKendree 349 4. Grand Valley 291.5 5. Indy 290 6. Wingate 174.5 7. Lewis 163 8. St Cloud St 159 9. Colorado Mesa 156 10. Lynn 152 10. Florida Southern 152 12. Wayne State 142.5 13. Nmu 132 14. Clarion 119 15. Nova S'Eastern 105 16. Catawba 93 17. Ouachita 68 18. Rollins 67.5 19. Missouri S & T 65 20. West Chester University 46 21. Findlay 32 22. Simon Fraser 29 23. Barry U 27 24. Carson-Newman 26 25. Davenport 24 25. Mines 24 27. Delta State 22 28. College of Staten Island 20 29. Quincy 16 30. Saginaw Valley 15 31. Montevallo 14 32. Roberts Wesleyan 13 33. Henderson St. 11 34. Florida Tech 9 35. Biola University 7 36. Augustana 2
Women’s 1650 Freestyle
Simon Fraser’s Tori Meklensek had her meet start in heartbreaking fashion, losing the national title in the 1000 free by just three hundredths, but she rebounded with a resounding win in the 500 free Friday evening. In the mile, Meklensek entered as the No. 2 seed behind Indy’s Andrea Gomez Espinosa, the swimmer who edged her for the top spot over 40 lengths. But this race was no contest after the halfway point, as Meklensek moved ahead of Gomez Espinosa and pulled away.
Meklensek ended up dropping more than nine seconds from her season best as she touched in 16:20.35. In the race behind her, Missouri-St. Louis’ Justine Beard moved into second place around the 1100-yard mark and held that position, knocking almost 10 seconds from her best time to touch in 16:34.77. Gomez Espinosa ended up third in 16:25.93.
Event 32 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 16:17.66 3/15/2008 Kristen Frost, Southern Conn St
Meet: M 16:17.66 3/15/2008 Kristen Frost, Southern Conn St
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Meklensek, Tori SR Simon Fraser 16:29.60 16:20.35 20
r:+0.74 27.25 56.66 (29.41)
1:26.49 (29.83) 1:56.76 (30.27)
2:27.05 (30.29) 2:57.31 (30.26)
3:27.54 (30.23) 3:57.67 (30.13)
4:27.71 (30.04) 4:57.94 (30.23)
5:27.82 (29.88) 5:57.44 (29.62)
6:27.23 (29.79) 6:56.98 (29.75)
7:26.88 (29.90) 7:56.84 (29.96)
8:26.87 (30.03) 8:56.47 (29.60)
9:26.34 (29.87) 9:56.48 (30.14)
10:26.34 (29.86) 10:56.16 (29.82)
11:26.16 (30.00) 11:55.88 (29.72)
12:25.61 (29.73) 12:55.21 (29.60)
13:24.76 (29.55) 13:54.56 (29.80)
14:24.11 (29.55) 14:53.53 (29.42)
15:23.01 (29.48) 15:52.35 (29.34) 16:20.35 (28.00)
2 Beard, Justice SO UMSL 16:34.77 16:24.86 17
r:+0.84 26.64 55.56 (28.92)
1:25.13 (29.57) 1:55.07 (29.94)
2:24.97 (29.90) 2:54.79 (29.82)
3:24.82 (30.03) 3:55.17 (30.35)
4:25.33 (30.16) 4:55.45 (30.12)
5:26.02 (30.57) 5:56.55 (30.53)
6:26.81 (30.26) 6:57.14 (30.33)
7:27.26 (30.12) 7:57.64 (30.38)
8:27.95 (30.31) 8:57.94 (29.99)
9:28.06 (30.12) 9:58.31 (30.25)
10:28.35 (30.04) 10:58.35 (30.00)
11:28.14 (29.79) 11:58.14 (30.00)
12:28.12 (29.98) 12:58.44 (30.32)
13:28.60 (30.16) 13:58.56 (29.96)
14:28.85 (30.29) 14:59.13 (30.28)
15:29.18 (30.05) 15:57.91 (28.73) 16:24.86 (26.95)
3 Gomez Espinosa, Andre SR Indy 16:24.18 16:25.93 16
r:+0.75 26.88 56.11 (29.23)
1:26.05 (29.94) 1:56.11 (30.06)
2:26.16 (30.05) 2:56.22 (30.06)
3:26.21 (29.99) 3:56.20 (29.99)
4:26.30 (30.10) 4:56.18 (29.88)
5:26.41 (30.23) 5:56.52 (30.11)
6:26.58 (30.06) 6:56.81 (30.23)
7:27.03 (30.22) 7:57.20 (30.17)
8:27.37 (30.17) 8:57.59 (30.22)
9:27.81 (30.22) 9:58.00 (30.19)
10:28.14 (30.14) 10:58.32 (30.18)
11:28.32 (30.00) 11:58.40 (30.08)
12:28.33 (29.93) 12:58.40 (30.07)
13:28.44 (30.04) 13:58.40 (29.96)
14:28.33 (29.93) 14:58.08 (29.75)
15:27.97 (29.89) 15:57.63 (29.66) 16:25.93 (28.30)
4 Williams, Hailey JR Nova S'eastern 16:38.09 16:31.78 15
r:+0.84 26.95 56.28 (29.33)
1:26.32 (30.04) 1:56.65 (30.33)
2:26.85 (30.20) 2:56.98 (30.13)
3:27.30 (30.32) 3:57.30 (30.00)
4:27.68 (30.38) 4:57.97 (30.29)
5:27.97 (30.00) 5:57.96 (29.99)
6:28.06 (30.10) 6:58.16 (30.10)
7:28.42 (30.26) 7:58.53 (30.11)
8:28.68 (30.15) 8:58.84 (30.16)
9:28.91 (30.07) 9:58.88 (29.97)
10:28.95 (30.07) 10:58.99 (30.04)
11:29.19 (30.20) 11:59.47 (30.28)
12:30.02 (30.55) 13:00.22 (30.20)
13:30.55 (30.33) 14:01.04 (30.49)
14:31.40 (30.36) 15:01.69 (30.29)
15:32.09 (30.40) 16:02.36 (30.27) 16:31.78 (29.42)
5 Hansson, Olivia JR Colorado Mesa 16:38.56 16:45.95 14
r:+0.80 27.11 56.67 (29.56)
1:27.06 (30.39) 1:57.45 (30.39)
2:27.97 (30.52) 2:58.59 (30.62)
3:29.29 (30.70) 4:00.06 (30.77)
4:30.91 (30.85) 5:01.70 (30.79)
5:32.46 (30.76) 6:03.22 (30.76)
6:34.15 (30.93) 7:05.06 (30.91)
7:35.58 (30.52) 8:06.23 (30.65)
8:36.86 (30.63) 9:07.58 (30.72)
9:38.35 (30.77) 10:09.31 (30.96)
10:40.24 (30.93) 11:10.91 (30.67)
11:41.44 (30.53) 12:12.09 (30.65)
12:42.84 (30.75) 13:13.47 (30.63)
13:44.14 (30.67) 14:14.95 (30.81)
14:45.54 (30.59) 15:15.97 (30.43)
15:46.31 (30.34) 16:16.66 (30.35) 16:45.95 (29.29)
6 Vassilakos, Allison SR Wayne State 16:40.06 16:50.99 13
r:+0.75 26.79 55.93 (29.14)
1:25.40 (29.47) 1:54.99 (29.59)
2:24.58 (29.59) 2:54.30 (29.72)
3:24.02 (29.72) 3:54.01 (29.99)
4:24.14 (30.13) 4:54.31 (30.17)
5:24.43 (30.12) 5:54.65 (30.22)
6:24.75 (30.10) 6:55.08 (30.33)
7:25.58 (30.50) 7:56.40 (30.82)
8:27.73 (31.33) 8:59.28 (31.55)
9:31.18 (31.90) 10:02.56 (31.38)
10:33.79 (31.23) 11:05.34 (31.55)
11:37.38 (32.04) 12:08.90 (31.52)
12:40.37 (31.47) 13:11.94 (31.57)
13:43.32 (31.38) 14:15.14 (31.82)
14:47.12 (31.98) 15:18.75 (31.63)
15:50.42 (31.67) 16:21.17 (30.75) 16:50.99 (29.82)
7 Kennedy, Keira FR Simon Fraser 16:48.98 16:53.92 12
r:+0.78 28.26 58.86 (30.60)
1:29.78 (30.92) 2:00.88 (31.10)
2:32.14 (31.26) 3:03.17 (31.03)
3:33.92 (30.75) 4:04.73 (30.81)
4:35.58 (30.85) 5:06.23 (30.65)
5:37.00 (30.77) 6:07.90 (30.90)
6:38.87 (30.97) 7:09.91 (31.04)
7:40.67 (30.76) 8:11.18 (30.51)
8:41.65 (30.47) 9:12.15 (30.50)
9:42.59 (30.44) 10:13.14 (30.55)
10:43.75 (30.61) 11:14.38 (30.63)
11:45.42 (31.04) 12:16.47 (31.05)
12:47.54 (31.07) 13:18.45 (30.91)
13:49.52 (31.07) 14:20.51 (30.99)
14:51.38 (30.87) 15:22.46 (31.08)
15:53.49 (31.03) 16:24.20 (30.71) 16:53.92 (29.72)
8 Wright, Anika SO NMU 16:56.50 16:55.29 11
r:+0.66 28.31 58.36 (30.05)
1:29.17 (30.81) 2:00.26 (31.09)
2:31.12 (30.86) 3:01.79 (30.67)
3:32.37 (30.58) 4:02.94 (30.57)
4:33.67 (30.73) 5:04.53 (30.86)
5:35.53 (31.00) 6:06.29 (30.76)
6:37.28 (30.99) 7:08.14 (30.86)
7:39.26 (31.12) 8:10.10 (30.84)
8:41.10 (31.00) 9:11.96 (30.86)
9:42.93 (30.97) 10:13.92 (30.99)
10:44.92 (31.00) 11:15.92 (31.00)
11:47.03 (31.11) 12:18.06 (31.03)
12:49.09 (31.03) 13:20.15 (31.06)
13:51.27 (31.12) 14:22.19 (30.92)
14:52.96 (30.77) 15:23.95 (30.99)
15:54.63 (30.68) 16:25.37 (30.74) 16:55.29 (29.92)
Men’s 1650 Freestyle
Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin has won his fourth individual event of the competition and set his third national record as he obliterated his own mark in the 1650 free. Having already bagged wins in the 1000 free, 200 free and 500 free, with national marks over 20 and 40 laps, Hamlin had the lead by almost two seconds just 100 yards into this 66-length event. In November, Hamlin clipped the previous national record held by Fabio Dalu by a tenth, but as he pulled away here, he achieved a three-second drop, touching in 14:51.81.
Paul Demesy, the West Chester swimmer who placed fourth in the 1000 free, cut 10 seconds from his season best to take second in 15:04.21, and third went to McKendree’s Christian Davidson in 15:12.00
Event 33 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA DII: N 14:55.02 11/21/2024Jacob Hamlin, Tampa
Meet: M 14:55.12 3/20/2021 Fabio Dalu, McKendree
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Hamlin, Jacob SO Tampa 14:55.02 14:51.81N 20
r:+0.73 23.70 49.74 (26.04)
1:16.39 (26.65) 1:43.33 (26.94)
2:10.34 (27.01) 2:37.60 (27.26)
3:05.18 (27.58) 3:32.58 (27.40)
3:59.90 (27.32) 4:27.25 (27.35)
4:54.32 (27.07) 5:21.54 (27.22)
5:48.76 (27.22) 6:16.11 (27.35)
6:43.19 (27.08) 7:10.26 (27.07)
7:37.29 (27.03) 8:04.32 (27.03)
8:31.35 (27.03) 8:58.64 (27.29)
9:25.67 (27.03) 9:52.82 (27.15)
10:20.04 (27.22) 10:47.39 (27.35)
11:14.86 (27.47) 11:42.49 (27.63)
12:10.35 (27.86) 12:37.61 (27.26)
13:05.10 (27.49) 13:32.59 (27.49)
13:59.81 (27.22) 14:26.50 (26.69) 14:51.81 (25.31)
2 Demesy, Paul JR West Chester 15:14.83 15:04.21 17
r:+0.70 24.86 52.02 (27.16)
1:19.11 (27.09) 1:46.43 (27.32)
2:13.97 (27.54) 2:41.44 (27.47)
3:08.93 (27.49) 3:36.48 (27.55)
4:04.15 (27.67) 4:31.60 (27.45)
4:59.12 (27.52) 5:26.36 (27.24)
5:53.73 (27.37) 6:20.93 (27.20)
6:48.43 (27.50) 7:15.90 (27.47)
7:43.35 (27.45) 8:11.03 (27.68)
8:38.55 (27.52) 9:06.16 (27.61)
9:33.73 (27.57) 10:01.48 (27.75)
10:28.99 (27.51) 10:56.76 (27.77)
11:24.33 (27.57) 11:51.98 (27.65)
12:19.77 (27.79) 12:47.25 (27.48)
13:14.73 (27.48) 13:42.29 (27.56)
14:10.00 (27.71) 14:37.61 (27.61) 15:04.21 (26.60)
3 Davidson, Christian SO McKendree 15:17.67 15:12.00 16
r:+0.68 24.89 51.90 (27.01)
1:19.49 (27.59) 1:47.30 (27.81)
2:15.23 (27.93) 2:43.38 (28.15)
3:11.33 (27.95) 3:39.43 (28.10)
4:07.46 (28.03) 4:35.35 (27.89)
5:03.21 (27.86) 5:30.83 (27.62)
5:58.73 (27.90) 6:26.44 (27.71)
6:54.13 (27.69) 7:21.89 (27.76)
7:49.55 (27.66) 8:17.20 (27.65)
8:44.98 (27.78) 9:12.68 (27.70)
9:40.09 (27.41) 10:07.82 (27.73)
10:35.57 (27.75) 11:03.23 (27.66)
11:30.93 (27.70) 11:58.67 (27.74)
12:26.29 (27.62) 12:54.00 (27.71)
13:21.64 (27.64) 13:49.31 (27.67)
14:17.19 (27.88) 14:45.04 (27.85) 15:12.00 (26.96)
4 Dehaudt, Fernando FR Wingate 15:23.45 15:17.76 15
r:+0.75 25.37 53.15 (27.78)
1:21.14 (27.99) 1:49.15 (28.01)
2:17.29 (28.14) 2:45.61 (28.32)
3:13.95 (28.34) 3:42.30 (28.35)
4:10.78 (28.48) 4:39.18 (28.40)
5:06.81 (27.63) 5:34.35 (27.54)
6:01.92 (27.57) 6:29.50 (27.58)
6:57.20 (27.70) 7:24.83 (27.63)
7:52.77 (27.94) 8:20.63 (27.86)
8:48.56 (27.93) 9:16.49 (27.93)
9:44.34 (27.85) 10:12.20 (27.86)
10:40.13 (27.93) 11:07.92 (27.79)
11:35.56 (27.64) 12:03.66 (28.10)
12:31.60 (27.94) 12:59.36 (27.76)
13:27.26 (27.90) 13:55.25 (27.99)
14:23.06 (27.81) 14:50.78 (27.72) 15:17.76 (26.98)
5 Alessandrini, Luca SR Nova S'eastern 15:11.36 15:19.88 14
r:+0.77 24.99 51.90 (26.91)
1:19.14 (27.24) 1:46.48 (27.34)
2:14.03 (27.55) 2:41.64 (27.61)
3:09.20 (27.56) 3:36.75 (27.55)
4:04.34 (27.59) 4:32.10 (27.76)
4:59.83 (27.73) 5:27.58 (27.75)
5:55.44 (27.86) 6:23.45 (28.01)
6:51.67 (28.22) 7:19.91 (28.24)
7:47.97 (28.06) 8:16.38 (28.41)
8:44.66 (28.28) 9:12.92 (28.26)
9:41.26 (28.34) 10:09.88 (28.62)
10:38.20 (28.32) 11:06.74 (28.54)
11:35.29 (28.55) 12:03.88 (28.59)
12:32.52 (28.64) 13:01.15 (28.63)
13:29.86 (28.71) 13:57.92 (28.06)
14:26.00 (28.08) 14:53.63 (27.63) 15:19.88 (26.25)
6 Herashchenko, Nazar FR Catawba 15:23.55 15:21.95 13
r:+0.69 25.78 53.76 (27.98)
1:21.70 (27.94) 1:49.78 (28.08)
2:17.90 (28.12) 2:46.04 (28.14)
3:14.36 (28.32) 3:42.65 (28.29)
4:10.92 (28.27) 4:39.42 (28.50)
5:07.59 (28.17) 5:35.57 (27.98)
6:03.47 (27.90) 6:30.95 (27.48)
6:58.51 (27.56) 7:26.14 (27.63)
7:53.89 (27.75) 8:21.52 (27.63)
8:49.67 (28.15) 9:17.40 (27.73)
9:45.13 (27.73) 10:13.08 (27.95)
10:40.84 (27.76) 11:08.85 (28.01)
11:36.90 (28.05) 12:05.15 (28.25)
12:33.76 (28.61) 13:02.08 (28.32)
13:30.31 (28.23) 13:58.54 (28.23)
14:26.89 (28.35) 14:55.03 (28.14) 15:21.95 (26.92)
7 Debroux, William FR Wayne State 15:19.19 15:22.31 12
r:+0.69 25.37 53.32 (27.95)
1:21.15 (27.83) 1:49.17 (28.02)
2:16.90 (27.73) 2:44.61 (27.71)
3:12.42 (27.81) 3:40.35 (27.93)
4:08.37 (28.02) 4:36.29 (27.92)
5:04.35 (28.06) 5:32.53 (28.18)
6:00.79 (28.26) 6:28.69 (27.90)
6:57.01 (28.32) 7:25.12 (28.11)
7:53.56 (28.44) 8:21.77 (28.21)
8:49.80 (28.03) 9:18.11 (28.31)
9:46.67 (28.56) 10:14.68 (28.01)
10:42.73 (28.05) 11:11.35 (28.62)
11:39.76 (28.41) 12:07.75 (27.99)
12:35.63 (27.88) 13:03.78 (28.15)
13:32.31 (28.53) 14:00.32 (28.01)
14:28.23 (27.91) 14:55.31 (27.08) 15:22.31 (27.00)
8 Wainman, Ben SR Saginaw Valley 15:16.66 15:24.66 11
r:+0.71 24.87 52.26 (27.39)
1:19.89 (27.63) 1:47.74 (27.85)
2:15.65 (27.91) 2:43.57 (27.92)
3:11.57 (28.00) 3:39.74 (28.17)
4:07.81 (28.07) 4:35.90 (28.09)
5:03.88 (27.98) 5:32.01 (28.13)
6:00.15 (28.14) 6:28.39 (28.24)
6:56.68 (28.29) 7:25.00 (28.32)
7:53.34 (28.34) 8:21.61 (28.27)
8:49.88 (28.27) 9:18.10 (28.22)
9:46.45 (28.35) 10:14.82 (28.37)
10:43.26 (28.44) 11:11.63 (28.37)
11:40.06 (28.43) 12:08.55 (28.49)
12:37.03 (28.48) 13:05.40 (28.37)
13:33.99 (28.59) 14:02.36 (28.37)
14:30.63 (28.27) 14:58.70 (28.07) 15:24.66 (25.96)
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Luna Mertins has broken her second national record of the competition. Two days after a victorious, record-setting effort in the 100 free, Mertins was dominant in the 100 free, going out a half-second quicker than anyone in the field and holding on to win in 48.07. That broke a six-year-old national record set by Queens’ Polina Lapshina in 2019. Mertins took nine hundredths off the previous top time.
Kristina Orban, a freshman from Nova Southeastern, came back one tick quicker than Mertins as she secured second place in 48.63. Third went to Henderson State’s Kiara Pozvai in 49.35.
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 Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Mertins, Luna 5Y Lynn 48.95 48.07N 20
r:+0.70 22.92 48.07 (25.15)
2 Orban, Kristina FR Nova S'eastern 49.25 48.63 17
r:+0.68 23.49 48.63 (25.14)
3 Pozvai, Kiara SR Henderson St. 49.54 49.35 16
r:+0.71 23.78 49.35 (25.57)
4 Williams, Abigail JR Simon Fraser 49.81 49.63 15
r:+0.70 24.02 49.63 (25.61)
5 Hedley, Lucy JR Grand Valley 49.77 49.68 14
r:+0.74 24.17 49.68 (25.51)
6 White, Montana SR Azusa Pacific 49.70 49.74 13
r:+0.78 24.13 49.74 (25.61)
7 Kurdi, Zsofia 5Y Nova S'eastern 49.69 49.94 12
r:+0.75 23.78 49.94 (26.16)
8 Greenwaldt, Bryn JR Augustana 49.03 49.95 11
r:+0.70 23.76 49.95 (26.19)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Grand Valley’s Matthew Bosch took third earlier in the meet in the 200 free, and he anchored his team to a national title in the 200 free relay Friday evening. Now, Bosch has an individual title to celebrate after he came from behind to take down Lynn’s Maurice Grabowski and secure the win in the 100 free. Four tenths back and barely in second place halfway through the final, Bosch closed in 21.98 to finish in 42.42, beating Grabowski by 17 hundredths.
Grabowski came in at 42.59, with Northern Michigan’s Leo Nolles placing third in 42.71. McKendree freshman Volodymyr Gavrysh also broke 42 (42.96).
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 Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Bosch, Matthew SR Grand Valley 42.49 42.42 20
r:+0.74 20.44 42.42 (21.98)
2 Grabowski, Maurice JR Lynn 43.19 42.59 17
r:+0.58 20.03 42.59 (22.56)
3 Nolles, Leo JR NMU 42.97 42.71 16
r:+0.65 20.47 42.71 (22.24)
4 Gavrysh, Volodymyr FR McKendree 43.06 42.96 15
r:+0.61 20.65 42.96 (22.31)
5 Minichowski, Maksymil SO Catawba 43.07 43.09 14
r:+0.63 20.58 43.09 (22.51)
6 Sebbata, Yassine FR Wingate 43.03 43.25 12.5
r:+0.62 20.84 43.25 (22.41)
6 Scotto Divetta, Evan JR Grand Valley 43.04 43.25 12.5
r:+0.73 20.70 43.25 (22.55)
8 Lindley, Gavin JR Nova S'eastern 43.18 43.29 11
r:+0.75 20.74 43.29 (22.55)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Colorado Mesa junior Agata Naskret set her first national record of the meet Thursday, lowering the 100 back mark on the leadoff leg of her team’s 400 medley relay. A day later, she knocked a hundredth off that time on the way to an individual title. And now, Naskret has swept the backstroke events with a dominant performance.
She entered the meet as defending national champion in the event and with a seed time (1:53.97) that was already under the national record. In Indianapolis, Naskret led wire-to-wire and a time of 1:53.25, more than a second quicker than the pre-season national record (and existing meet record) of 1:54.48 held by Queens’ Hannah Peiffer. Oklahoma Christian’s Tammy Greenwood took second in 1:55.56, with Indy’s Mia Krstevska third (1:56.19).
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 Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Naskret, Agata JR Colorado Mesa 1:56.63 1:53.25N 20
26.58 55.35 (28.77)
1:24.61 (29.26) 1:53.25 (28.64)
2 Greenwood, Tammy SO Oklahoma Christi 1:56.92 1:55.56 17
27.40 56.48 (29.08)
1:25.59 (29.11) 1:55.56 (29.97)
3 Krstevska, Mia 5Y Indy 1:58.06 1:56.19 16
26.91 56.19 (29.28)
1:26.15 (29.96) 1:56.19 (30.04)
4 Lowy, May SR Nova S'eastern 1:58.33 1:57.56 15
28.06 57.69 (29.63)
1:27.73 (30.04) 1:57.56 (29.83)
5 Matoskova, Katerina 5Y Colorado Mesa 1:57.71 1:59.10 14
28.64 59.09 (30.45)
1:29.50 (30.41) 1:59.10 (29.60)
6 Fe Munoz, Maria JR Drury 1:58.37 1:59.25 13
28.42 58.18 (29.76)
1:28.62 (30.44) 1:59.25 (30.63)
7 Meister, Sidni SO Tampa 1:57.90 1:59.86 12
27.96 57.85 (29.89)
1:28.56 (30.71) 1:59.86 (31.30)
8 Gillan, Sierra SR Tampa 1:58.28 2:01.92 11
28.32 59.08 (30.76)
1:30.61 (31.53) 2:01.92 (31.31)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Also sweeping the backstroke events was Drury’s Ivan Adamchuk, who followed up his nine-hundredth margin of victory in the 100 Friday with an almost-one-second triumph here. Adamchuk was never seriously challenged as he pulled away to win in 1:41.18, with St. Cloud State’s Raf Hendriks taking second (1:42.16) and Drury’s Alvaro Zornoza Quiros taking third (1:42.37). The backstroke events have been crucial in Drury’s national title bid, with a 1-2 finish in the 100 and now a 1-3 here.
Event 37 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA DII: N 1:40.34 3/16/2024 Benjamin Sampson, Colorado Mesa
Meet: M 1:40.34 3/16/2024 Benjamin Sampson, Colorado Mesa
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Adamchuk, Ivan SO Drury 1:42.41 1:41.18 20
23.44 49.23 (25.79)
1:15.41 (26.18) 1:41.18 (25.77)
2 Hendriks, Raf 5Y St Cloud St 1:42.38 1:42.16 17
23.71 49.63 (25.92)
1:16.11 (26.48) 1:42.16 (26.05)
3 Zornoza Quiros, Alvar SO Drury 1:42.87 1:42.37 16
23.76 50.06 (26.30)
1:16.22 (26.16) 1:42.37 (26.15)
4 Knollman, Parker SR Tampa 1:43.04 1:42.59 15
23.74 49.13 (25.39)
1:15.44 (26.31) 1:42.59 (27.15)
5 Rozenek, Patryk SR McKendree 1:43.36 1:42.94 14
23.78 50.21 (26.43)
1:17.00 (26.79) 1:42.94 (25.94)
6 Buessing, Silas SO Indy 1:43.51 1:43.79 13
24.23 50.45 (26.22)
1:17.36 (26.91) 1:43.79 (26.43)
7 Nagy, Roland 5Y Barry U 1:43.71 1:44.16 12
24.41 50.86 (26.45)
1:17.53 (26.67) 1:44.16 (26.63)
8 Scoggin, Andrew SR Colorado Mesa 1:42.88 1:45.43 11
23.86 50.22 (26.36)
1:17.55 (27.33) 1:45.43 (27.88)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
The first three events of the night put Nova Southeastern in front in the team competition, moving from a five-point deficit entering the session to 43-point edge entering the 200 back. That completely swung back in the 200 breast as Drury dominated, securing a 1-2-3-6 finish to bring the team competition back into serious question entering the final relay.
At the helm of the event was freshman Jonette Laegreid, who knocked off the NCAA D-II record she set in November with her victorious time of 2:08.59. Laegreid surpassed her own national best (2:08.86) as well as the meet record of 2:09.12 established by former Drury swimmer Bailee Nunn in 2017.
A pair of Drury seniors joined Laegreid in the top-three, with Mellie Wijk taking second in 2:11.64 and Claire Conover placing third in 2:12.66. Conover was also third in the 100-yard event while Wijk won the 200 fly Friday evening. Nova did get a fifth-place finish from Claire Gass (2:13.63) to minimize the damage, but Drury also had Gwen Bergum picking up sixth-place points (2:15.17).
Event 38 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA DII: N 2:08.86 11/23/2024Jonette Laegreid, Drury
Meet: M 2:09.12 3/11/2017 Bailee Nunn, Drury
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Laegreid, Jonette FR Drury 2:10.58 2:08.59N 20
r:+0.72 29.38 1:01.68 (32.30)
1:34.87 (33.19) 2:08.59 (33.72)
2 Wijk, Mellie SR Drury 2:12.52 2:11.64 17
r:+0.75 29.87 1:03.04 (33.17)
1:37.00 (33.96) 2:11.64 (34.64)
3 Conover, Claire SR Drury 2:13.75 2:12.66 16
r:+0.68 29.84 1:03.16 (33.32)
1:37.46 (34.30) 2:12.66 (35.20)
4 Schmidt, Celina SR Indy 2:14.52 2:13.60 15
r:+0.67 29.81 1:03.20 (33.39)
1:37.80 (34.60) 2:13.60 (35.80)
5 Gass, Claire SR Nova S'eastern 2:13.74 2:13.63 14
r:+0.69 29.90 1:03.57 (33.67)
1:37.98 (34.41) 2:13.63 (35.65)
6 Bergum, Gwen SO Drury 2:14.85 2:15.17 13
r:+0.72 30.13 1:04.34 (34.21)
1:39.59 (35.25) 2:15.17 (35.58)
7 Rozova, Alena SO West Florida 2:14.94 2:16.12 12
r:+0.79 30.17 1:04.13 (33.96)
1:39.86 (35.73) 2:16.12 (36.26)
8 Koehle, Madelyn SR West Chester 2:16.00 2:16.98 11
r:+0.72 30.56 1:04.79 (34.23)
1:40.25 (35.46) 2:16.98 (36.73)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Davi Mourao came up 13-hundredths short of defending his national title in the 100 breast, but his come-from-behind victory over 200 yards put Drury 50 points up in the team competition at the conclusion of individual racing. Mourao swam in second place for the entire race as Indy’s Jeremias Pock held the lead, opening up an advantage greater than a half-second entering the final 50. But Mourao had another gear coming home, accelerating to a 28.79 split, compared to a 28.88 for Pock.
Mourao finished in 1:52.51 to lock up the national title, with Pock coming in at 1:53.04 for second place. Tampa’s Jared Mindek placed third in 1:55.60 while Indy’s Brayden Cole, the national champion in the 100 breast, held on for fourth (1:56.51).
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 Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Mourao, Davi SR Drury 1:55.96 1:52.51 20
r:+0.66 25.56 54.41 (28.85)
1:23.72 (29.31) 1:52.51 (28.79)
2 Pock, Jeremias FR Indy 1:56.10 1:53.04 17
r:+0.62 25.36 53.91 (28.55)
1:23.16 (29.25) 1:53.04 (29.88)
3 Mindek, Jared SR Tampa 1:56.17 1:55.60 16
r:+0.68 26.06 55.14 (29.08)
1:24.96 (29.82) 1:55.60 (30.64)
4 Cole, Brayden 5Y Indy 1:55.62 1:56.51 15
r:+0.66 26.18 55.53 (29.35)
1:25.85 (30.32) 1:56.51 (30.66)
5 Bichsel, Connor JR Missouri S & T 1:57.03 1:56.69 14
r:+0.66 26.19 55.94 (29.75)
1:26.50 (30.56) 1:56.69 (30.19)
6 Marina, Inigo SR Nova S'eastern 1:56.58 1:57.08 13
r:+0.69 26.08 55.32 (29.24)
1:25.79 (30.47) 1:57.08 (31.29)
7 Stender, Owen SR Davenport 1:56.89 1:57.10 12
r:+0.69 26.20 55.74 (29.54)
1:25.95 (30.21) 1:57.10 (31.15)
8 Schulze, Miles SR Ouachita 1:57.20 1:57.68 11
r:+0.68 25.91 55.44 (29.53)
1:26.13 (30.69) 1:57.68 (31.55)
Men’s 1-Meter Diving
Drury extended its lead thanks to a win from Israel Zavaleta in 1-meter diving. He scored 603.25 points to edge out Wayne State’s Julio Osuna Kelly (602.00), with Clarion’s Corwin Lindeman placing third (518.35).
Event 40 Men 1 mtr Diving
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NCAA DII: N 618.70 3/10/1994 Dario DiFazio, Oakland Univ
Meet: M 618.70 3/10/1994 Dario DiFazio, Oakland Univ
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Zavaleta, Israel SR Drury 555.25 603.25 20
2 Osuna Kelly, Julio SR Wayne State 588.70 602.00 17
3 Lindeman, Corwin FR Clarion 497.35 518.35 16
4 Coronado, Ethan FR Clarion 496.20 508.95 15
5 Wasiniak, Max SO Wayne State 455.05 501.95 14
6 Parra, Yubal FR Staten Island 468.40 495.95 13
7 Kennedy, Zakary FR Clarion 478.90 487.80 12
8 Nord, James SO St Cloud St 453.55 468.65 11
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
The women’s team championship was in doubt entering the final relay, but Nova Southeastern entered as the top seed and favorite. They held that spot and secured the title as Maya Esparza came home in 49.18 to pass Colorado Mesa and secure first place by 18-hudredths. The team of Zsofia Kurdi, Emilia Ronningdal, Maria Goncalves and Esparza finished in 3:19.09 to edge out Mesa’s team of Agata Naskret, Elli Williams, Kendyll Wilkinson and Ada Qunell.
The win combined with Drury’s sixth-place finish meant Nova Southeastern outscored Drury by 14, enough to clinch the title by 12 points. Nova bookended the meet with relay wins, having started out with an 800 free relay win Tuesday evening.
Mesa finished in 3:19.27 while Lynn’s Luz Tapia Sahagun, Laura Dekoninck, Malaika Schneider and Luna Mertins placed third in 3:19.86, with Mertins recording a sizzling 48.39 split to help her team reach the top-three. Findlay took fourth in 3:20.97, with Emily Mears-Bentley coming home in 48.75.
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA DII: N 3:18.04 3/17/2018 Queens (NC) - Also 3/16/2019
Lapshina, Lorda, Dollmayer, Prayson
Meet: M 3:18.04 3/17/2018 Queens (NC) - Also 3/16/2019
Stevens, Dobson, Dollmayer, Prayson
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Nova S'eastern 3:19.65 3:19.09 40
1) Kurdi, Zsofia 5Y 2) r:0.44 Ronningdal, Emilia JR
3) r:0.42 Goncalves, Maria SR 4) r:0.25 Esparza, Maya JR
r:+0.74 24.00 50.00 (50.00)
1:13.70 (23.70) 1:39.84 (49.84)
2:03.33 (23.49) 2:29.91 (50.07)
2:53.08 (23.17) 3:19.09 (49.18)
2 Colorado Mesa 3:21.01 3:19.27 34
1) Naskret, Agata JR 2) r:0.18 Williams, Elli JR
3) r:0.23 Wilkinson, Kendyll FR 4) r:0.19 Qunell, Ada JR
r:+0.72 23.68 49.37 (49.37)
1:12.75 (23.38) 1:39.49 (50.12)
2:03.20 (23.71) 2:29.42 (49.93)
2:52.82 (23.40) 3:19.27 (49.85)
3 Lynn 3:21.76 3:19.86 32
1) Tapia Sahagun, Luz FR 2) r:0.28 Dekoninck, Laura SR
3) r:0.39 Schneider, Malaika JR 4) r:0.20 Mertins, Luna 5Y
r:+0.68 24.22 50.85 (50.85)
1:14.35 (23.50) 1:40.89 (50.04)
2:04.73 (23.84) 2:31.47 (50.58)
2:54.17 (22.70) 3:19.86 (48.39)
4 Findlay 3:23.51 3:20.97 30
1) Jones, Sydney SR 2) Grubbs, Troie JR
3) r:0.24 Scheibelhoffer,ivia FR 4) r:0.01 Mears-Bentley, mily JR
r:+0.63 24.42 51.47 (51.47)
1:14.93 (23.46) 1:41.72 (50.25)
2:05.19 (23.47) 2:32.22 (50.50)
2:55.20 (22.98) 3:20.97 (48.75)
5 McKendree 3:23.31 3:21.37 28
1) Sonnenberg, Karley SR 2) r:0.22 Macdonell, Tumi FR
3) r:0.22 Zgola, Jocelyn JR 4) r:0.06 Abbruscato, Aurora SR
r:+0.73 23.86 50.58 (50.58)
1:14.00 (23.42) 1:40.42 (49.84)
2:04.33 (23.91) 2:30.76 (50.34)
2:54.35 (23.59) 3:21.37 (50.61)
6 Drury 3:21.81 3:21.40 26
1) Wijk, Mellie SR 2) r:0.38 Walker, Ellie 5Y
3) r:0.50 Morales, Maria FR 4) r:0.35 Moore, Ashlyn JR
r:+0.70 24.27 50.32 (50.32)
1:14.40 (24.08) 1:40.87 (50.55)
2:04.76 (23.89) 2:31.14 (50.27)
2:54.58 (23.44) 3:21.40 (50.26)
7 Simon Fraser 3:22.60 3:21.62 24
1) Williams, Abigail JR 2) r:0.36 Whitmore, Ally JR
3) r:0.28 Adelman, Melissa JR 4) r:0.36 Meklensek, Tori SR
r:+0.72 24.20 50.25 (50.25)
1:14.16 (23.91) 1:40.66 (50.41)
2:04.94 (24.28) 2:31.63 (50.97)
2:55.46 (23.83) 3:21.62 (49.99)
8 Wingate 3:22.38 3:21.80 22
1) Dwojak, Natalia JR 2) r:0.46 Azirovic, Nina JR
3) r:0.23 Ozola, Elizabetaula FR 4) r:0.22 Andrews, Lucinda SR
r:+0.72 23.79 50.71 (50.71)
1:14.75 (24.04) 1:41.41 (50.70)
2:05.22 (23.81) 2:32.27 (50.86)
2:55.93 (23.66) 3:21.80 (49.53)
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
Grand Valley completed a sweep of the sprint freestyle relays in unlikely fashion as Matthew Bosch, the winner of the 100 free earlier in the evening, split 41.90 on the anchor leg to bring his team from fourth place and more than a second behind to secure the win. The team of Evan Scotto Divetta, Aaron Dies, Carsyn Christoffel and Bosch clocked 2:52.58, beating Drury by just three hundredths, with McKendree a further three hundredths behind.
Scotto Divetta had Drury in first place after the opening leg, but Drury and McKendree took over on the middle legs before Bosch’s anchor-leg heroics. The Drury team of Yuri Cabral, Alvaro Zornoza Quiros, Alejandro Villarejo and Matteo Vissotto finished in 2:52.61, but this runnerup finish was more than enough to secure Drury’s first team title in more than a decade. McKendree’s third-place team included Volodymyr Gavrysh, Tyson Upton, Arthur Souza and Alireza Yavari.
Aside from Bosch’s 41.90 splits, the top split belonged to Jacob Hamlin of Tampa, who went 42.47 to conclude a week in which he won the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events. His Tampa team ended up fourth in 2:53.01.
Event 42 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA DII: N 2:49.98 3/16/2019 Queens (NC)
M Kusch, A Kunert, A Mosic, B Heck
Meet: M 2:49.98 3/16/2019 Queens (NC)
Kusch, Dreesens, Mayes, Arakelian
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Grand Valley 2:54.51 2:52.58 40
1) Scotto Divetta, Evan JR 2) r:0.28 Dies, Aaron SR
3) r:0.16 Christoffel, Carsyn JR 4) r:0.35 Bosch, Matthew SR
r:+0.72 20.50 42.87 (42.87)
1:03.02 (20.15) 1:26.67 (43.80)
1:47.23 (20.56) 2:10.68 (44.01)
2:30.75 (20.07) 2:52.58 (41.90)
2 Drury 2:53.47 2:52.61 34
1) Cabral, Yuri SO 2) r:0.18 Zornoza Quiros,varo SO
3) r:0.26 Villarejo, Alejndro JR 4) r:0.32 Vissotto, Matteo SO
r:+0.71 20.60 43.69 (43.69)
1:03.91 (20.22) 1:26.61 (42.92)
1:47.27 (20.66) 2:09.87 (43.26)
2:30.36 (20.49) 2:52.61 (42.74)
3 McKendree 2:52.88 2:52.64 32
1) Gavrysh, Volodymyr FR 2) r:0.26 Upton, Tyson SO
3) r:0.15 Souza, Arthur SR 4) r:0.08 Yavari, Alireza SR
r:+0.61 20.94 43.43 (43.43)
1:03.72 (20.29) 1:26.40 (42.97)
1:46.71 (20.31) 2:09.53 (43.13)
2:29.39 (19.86) 2:52.64 (43.11)
4 Tampa 2:52.38 2:53.01 30
1) Ponce De Leon, Rafael 5Y 2) r:0.32 Rzezwicki, Gabriel SO
3) r:0.28 Hamlin, Jacob SO 4) r:0.19 Brandon, Caleb 5Y
r:+0.73 21.14 43.85 (43.85)
1:04.21 (20.36) 1:27.72 (43.87)
1:47.79 (20.07) 2:10.19 (42.47)
2:30.46 (20.27) 2:53.01 (42.82)
5 Lewis 2:56.15 2:54.21 28
1) Abdelkarim, Mahmoud El Walid 2) r:0.04 Jacinto, Jerard 5Y
3) r:0.30 Vincent, Davidson SO 4) r:0.31 Howard, Matt JR
r:+0.66 20.99 44.35 (44.35)
1:04.41 (20.06) 1:27.17 (42.82)
1:47.78 (20.61) 2:10.80 (43.63)
2:31.07 (20.27) 2:54.21 (43.41)
6 Wingate 2:53.85 2:54.25 26
1) Sebbata, Yassine FR 2) r:0.31 Krstulovic, Vlaimir FR
3) r:0.37 Topchanalis, Mike SO 4) r:0.21 Witzell, Anton SO
r:+0.63 20.72 43.43 (43.43)
1:03.88 (20.45) 1:27.31 (43.88)
1:47.86 (20.55) 2:11.07 (43.76)
2:31.72 (20.65) 2:54.25 (43.18)
7 Florida Southern 2:56.28 2:54.34 24
1) Viallon, Nino JR 2) r:0.22 Da Rocha, Matheus SO
3) r:0.18 Tretyakov, Michael FR 4) r:0.07 Wilson, Brandon SR
r:+0.60 20.58 44.14 (44.14)
1:04.20 (20.06) 1:27.40 (43.26)
1:47.82 (20.42) 2:11.46 (44.06)
2:31.52 (20.06) 2:54.34 (42.88)
8 NMU 2:54.13 2:54.62 22
1) LaCount, William JR 2) r:0.11 Fulconi, Gabriel SO
3) r:0.09 Khmara, Daniel JR 4) r:0.09 Nolles, Leo JR
r:+0.70 21.19 44.79 (44.79)
1:05.44 (20.65) 1:28.27 (43.48)
1:48.59 (20.32) 2:12.10 (43.83)
2:32.09 (19.99) 2:54.62 (42.52)
