2022 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 16 – Saturday, March 19, 2022
- IUPUI IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
- Defending Champs: Emory women (10x) & Denison men (2x) – (2019 Results)
- Live Stream
- Live Results
- Official Psych Sheet
The third morning of the Division III Championships kick off in Indianapolis at 10 AM EST. After two days of racing, the Emory Eagles hold a commanding 72 point lead over Denison in the men’s meet, while the Kenyon Ladies hold a 2.5 point lead over Denison despite setting DIII records in all three relays so far.
On tap this morning is the 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and the early heats of the 800 free relay.
Men’s 200 fly
- NCAA Record: Brandon Lum (WASHU, 2017): 1:44.56
Top 8 finishers:
- Frank Applebaum (CMS): 1:46.49
- Jeffrey Vitek (JHU): 1:46.95
- Richie Kurlich (DEN): 1:47.19
- Noah Housekeeper (DEN): 1:47.24
- AJ Nybo (CLU): 1:47.72
- Pierre Zeineddin (CALT): 1:47.72
- Jesse Ssengonzi (CHI): 1:48.01
- Ethan Schreier (TUFTS): 1:48.08
Top seed Frank Applebaum of Claremont MS took care of business this morning, winning the final heat in 1:46.49 to earn the top spot heading into finals. He was four tenths off of his seed.
Johns Hopkins senior Jeffrey Vitek moved up from his third seed to qualify second in 1:46.95, less than two tenths off of his seed time.
Denison earned two A finalists, with senior Richie Kurlich qualifying third in 1:47.19 and his classmate Noah Housekeeper qualifying 4th in 1:47.24. Housekeeper dropped over a second from his seed to move up from 12th. Denison will also have one swimmer in the B final tonight.
Second seed Jesse Ssengonzi of U Chicago added over a second and a half from his seed to qualify 7th in 1:48.01.
Despite not having any A finalists, Emory will have 3 B finalists.
Women’s 200 fly
- NCAA Record: Logan Todhunter (Williams, 2012): 1:55.66
Top 8 finishers;
- Caitlin Marshall (NYU): 2:01.11
- Ellen Gilbert (IWU): 2:02.00
- Zoe Chan (TCNJ): 2:02.04
- Sandra Meszaros (WASHU): 2:02.18
- Clio Hancock (EMORY): 2:02.20
- Andrea Higgins (CONN): 2:02.23
- Alice Ye (CHI): 2:02.35
- Anna Axas (KEN): 2:02.45
NYU’s Caitlin Marshall, who came in as the second seed, will swim in lane four this evening after posting the field’s top time of 2:01.11. Illinois Wesleyan’s Ellen Gilbert moved all the way up from the 13th seed to qualify second in 2:02.00, over a full second drop from her seed. TCNJ’s Zoe Chan will swim on Marshall’s right flank in lane three after dropping over a second and a half to move up from her 19th seed to qualify third.
The Emory Eagles will have one swimmer in the A final tonight, thanks to Clio Hancock qualifying fifth in 2:20.20. They will also have one B finalist.
Kenyon will be represented by Anna Axas in the A final after she qualified 8th in 2:02.62. Denison will have no swims in the 200 fly this evening.
Top seed, senior Marie Fagan of Amherst, added over two seconds from her seed and dropped all the way to 12th, qualifying for the B final.
Men’s 100 back
- NCAA Record: Ben Lin (Williams, 2017): 46.62
Top 8 finishers:
- Jack Wadsworth (IC): 47.09
- Nic Tekieli (CMS): 47.22
- Tanner Filion (WTMN)/Yurii Kosian (KEN): 47.45
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- Justin Britton (CMU): 47.50
- Adam Janicki (MIT): 47.55
- Spencer Pruett (KEN): 47.67
- Nick Whitcomb (WILL): 47.79
Ithaca College’s Jack Wadsworth dropped a quarter second from his seed to take the top spot heading into tonight’s final in 47.09. Qualifying just behind him was Claremont MS sophomore Nic Tekieli, who dropped 1.2 seconds to move up from the 16th seed to qualify 2nd.
The Kenyon Lords got back on track in the 100 back, qualifying two swimmers to the A final. Sophomore Yurii Kosian qualified tied for 3rd with Whitman’s Tanner Filion in 47.45. Kosian will be joined by teammate Spencer Pruett, who qualified 7th in 47.67. Kenyon will also have one swimmer in the B final.
Emory will have one B finalist, while Denison will have 2 swimmers in the B final tonight.
Women’s 100 back
- NCAA Record: Celia Oberholzer (Kenyon, 2013): 53.46
Top 8 finishers:
- Jessica Flynn (NYU): 54.38
- Megan Jungers (EMOR): 54.73
- Olivia Smith (KEN): 54.99
- Sophia Verkleeren (WILL): 55.10
- Annalise Chesire (DEN): 55.60
- Sydney Okubo (JHU)/ Sophie Cassily (BATES): 55.73
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- Sara Kraus (HOPE): 55.93
The NYU women earned their second top seed of the morning, with junior Jessica Flynn earning the top spot in 54.38, four tenths clear of the field. Flynn added four tenths from her top seed of 53.95.
Coming in behind her was Emory sophomore Megan Jungers, who held her second seed with a 54.73.
Kenyon and Denison, who are locked in a tight team battle, will each have one A finalist this evening. Kenyon’s Olivia Smith held her seed, qualifying third in 54.99, while Denison’s Annalise Chesire also held her fifth seed with a 55.60. Neither school will have a swimmer in the B final.
Men’s 100 breast
- NCAA Record: Andrew Wilson (Emory, 2017): 50.94
Top 8 finishers:
- Max Chan (JHU): 53.22
- Luke Rodarte (CLU): 53.29
- Jason Hamilton (EMORY): 53.79
- Garrett Clasen (CHI): 53.96
- Jacob Grover (WILL): 53.98
- Jake Meyer (EMORY): 54.10
- Michael Bylander (UWEC): 54.14
- Kyle Wu (JHU): 54.17
Johns Hopkins senior Max Chan took care of business this morning, winning the final heat in 53.22 despite being a half second off of his seed of 52.79. Second seed Like Rodarte, who also came in to the meet seeded under 53 seconds, qualified 2nd in 53.29, just .07 back setting up a showdown this evening.
Hopkins also had junior Kyle Wu qualify for the A final, finishing 8th in 54.17. That was just .04 off of his seed, which ranked him 7th on the psych sheets.
The Emory Eagles, who are leading the team standings, also had two swimmers qualify for the A final. Senior Jason Hamilton dropped 6 tenths from his seed to move up from 13th to 3rd, while sophomore Jake Meyer dropped a tenth from his seed to qualify 6th in 54.10.
Women’s 100 breast
- NCAA Record: KT Kustritz (Denison, 2018): 59.77
Top 8 finishers:
- Edenna Chen (MIT): 1:00.29
- Jennah Fadely (KEN): 1:01.50
- Jordyn Wentzel (SCU): 1:01.66
- Edie Bates (EMORY): 1:02.24
- Amanda Wager (WILL): 1:02.25
- Kinsey Brooks (UWM): 1:02.59
- Alexandra Gill (PP): 1:02.71
- CC Crane (DEN): 1:02.98
MIT’s Edenna Chen, who came into the meet as the top seed, will be the heavy favorite tonight as she qualified first in 1:00.29, 1.2 seconds clear of the field. She will be chasing KT Kustritz to become the second-ever DIII woman under the 1:00 barrier.
Kenyon freshman Jennah Fadely earned the second seed heading into the finals with a 1:01.50, just ahead of St. Kate’s Jordyn Wentzel, who qualified third in 1:01.66.
Denison will have a swimmer in the A final tonight after junior CC Crane qualified 8th in 1:02.98. Denison and Kenyon were separated by just 2.5 points heading into the day, so matching Kenyon’s A final is huge for Denison. Kenyon will have a swimmer in the B final tonight as well.
DIII breaststroke has gotten so fast, 5 :53s and 54.17 to make it back is nuts
Everyone counted out Denison. Now we here
If we’re talking about women, they’ve definitely moved up a bit, but unfortunately for them, so has Kenyon. Denison is running 39 points ahead of the psych sheet, but Kenyon is running 34.5. Emory is running 9.5 ahead of the psych sheet.
Based on the prelims this morning and seeds for tomorrow, I have Kenyon winning by 40-50 points, with Emory and Denison within 10 of each other for second.
New NCAA record in the women’s 100 breast for Chen! 1:00.29. She looked a bit disappointed, I hope she can get it under a minute tonight!
Live results are wrong. KT KUstritz swam 59.77 at 2018 NCAAs. #2 D-3 swim all-time.
Whoops, thanks. I even knew that but forgot lol.
It was same in the building too. They initially called it a record and had to announce a correction
The announcers and people running the computer at this meet have struggled a bit. Records are posted incorrectly and they’ve even announced the wrong people on the podium in at least one event.
Cut ‘em some slack they only had 3 years to get ready
NEW NCAA RECORD FOR CHEN!!! 1:00.29 so close to breaking a minute
Live results are wrong. KT KUstritz swam 59.77 at 2018 NCAAs. #2 D-3 swim all-time.
I see my mistake I did think something was off just didn’t realize it till it was too late. My bad did look like she she was about to go under a minute there
Justin Britton of CMU may have the fastest 100 BK back half in D3 history. 23.46/24.04 for 47.50. never a doubt.
Don’t sleep nick whitcomb #1 in 100 back from outside lane tonight. U heard it here first
Heard he had the flu. Damn shame.