2022 NCAA Division II Women’s Championships – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2022 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, March 9 – Saturday, March 12, 2022
• Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC (Eastern Time Zone)
• Times: Prelims 10:00 AM / Finals 6:00 PM
• Defending Champs: Queens women (6x) & Queens men (6x) – (Results)
• Live Stream
• Live Results
• Psych Sheet – Women
• SwimSwam Fan Guide – Women
• Friday Prelims Heat Sheets

Day Three’s program will consist of heats of the women’s 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, and 200 fly. Monica Gumina of Queens, who won the 200 free on Thursday, is top seed in the 500 free by almost two seconds with 4:47.98. Nova S’eastern brings the top two seeds in the 100 back, Celina Marquez (52.42) and Cassie Wright (52.83). But they will be challenged by defending champion Laura Pareja of Drury, who is seeded third (53.44).

Savanna Best of Nova S’eastern (1:00.75) and Carson-Newman’s Kailee Morgan (1:00.89) are the only sub-1:01s entered in the 100 breast. Defending champion Danielle Melilli of Queens comes in ranked third with 1:01.51. Ann Carozza of West Chester, who broke the NCAA Division II record in the 100 fly during prelims on Thursday, is top seed in the 200 fly with 1:57.94.

Women’s 500 Freestyle – Prelims

• NCAA DII Record: 4:39.28 – Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC) (2016)
• Meet Record: 4:39.28 – Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC) (2016)
• 2021 Champion: Giulia Grasso, Queens (NC) – 4:48.80

Finals qualifiers:

1. Kate Agger, Wingate – 4:51.51
2. Sophie Lange, Queens – 4:51.72
3. Monica Gumina, Queens – 4:52.06
4. Marina Amorim, Drury – 4:53.90
5. Allison Weber, Drury – 4:54.31
6. Megan Goldthorpe, Tampa – 4:55.10
7. Katarina Matoskova, Colorado Mesa – 4:55.15
8. Jordan Fox, Wayne State – 4:55.35
9. Savanna Brennan, Florida Tech – 4:55.99
10. Keeley Durkin, West Chester – 4:56.28
11. Bec Cross, Drury – 4:56.29
12. Jana Hellenschmidt, Lindenwood – 4:56.37
13. Rebecca Dany, Queens – 4:56.79
14. Binna Traustadottir, Indy – 4:57.09
15. Amelia Kinnard, Colorado Mesa – 4:57.96
16. Andrea Lee, Mary – 4:58.28

Jessie Tobin of Tampa (5:00.01) and Hannah Foster from Queens (5:01.60) dropped over 2 seconds each to finish 1-2 in heat 1. Indy’s Karolina Dubcakova won heat 2 in 5:01.03 from the outside lane; she was followed by Delta State’s Jamie Glover (5:02.37).

Andrea Lee of Mary took heat 3 in 4:58.28, just a tick in front of Carson-Newman’s Rachel Peden (4:58.44), who came barreling home in a 29.1 to nearly catch Lee. Sophie Lange of Queens took heat 4 in 4:51.72. Azusa Pacific’s Montana White touched second from lane 1 but was later disqualified for a false start. Second place in the heat then went to Keeley Durkin of West Chester (4:56.28), just .01 faster than Drury’s Bec Cross.

Wingate’s Kate Agger dropped 1.7 seconds from her entry time to win heat 5 in 4:51.51. Tampa’s Megan Goldthorpe edged Colorado Mesa’s Katerina Matoskova, 4:55.10 to 4:55.15, for second place in the heat.

Top-seeded Monica Gumina of Queens clocked a 4:52.06 to win the final heat with Drury’s Marina Amorim (4:53.90) and Allison Weber (4:54.31) in tow.

Women’s 100 Backstroke – Prelims

• NCAA DII Record: 52.07 – Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC) (2019)
• Meet Record: 52.07 – Polina Lapshina, Queens (NC) (2019)
• 2021 Champion: Laura Pareja, Drury – 52.98

Finals qualifiers:

1. Cassie Wright, Nova S’eastern – 53.11
2. Celina Marquez, Nova S’eastern – 53.18
3. Laura Pareja, Drury – 53.38
4. Katie McCoy, Indy – 54.01
5. Lauren White, Colorado Mesa – 54.06
6. Vladyslava Maznytska, Queens – 54.57
7. Stephanie Marks, Lindenwood – 55.12
8. Anett Daka, Saint Leo – 55.16
9. Shelby Kasse, Lindenwood – 55.44
10. (tie) Abby Gronholz, MSU Mankato / Julie Magierowska, Indy – 55.45
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12. Ester Rizzetto, West Florida – 55.49
13. Mady Barnes, Tampa – 55.55
14. Heidi Billings, Northern Michigan – 55.58
15. Caroline Lawrence, Queens – 55.62
16. Ilinde du Plessis, Sioux Falls, 55.74

Grand Valley’s Melina De Cort was the lone sub-56 in heat 1, winning with 55.80 to out-touch Lucie Andrew of Wingate (56.00) by .2.

Drury’s Laura Pareja won the first circle-seeded heat with a decisive 53.38, lowering her entry time by .06. Lauren White of Colorado Mesa touched second with 54.06, improving her seed time by more than eight-tenths. Lindenwood’s Stephanie Marks got her hand to the wall just milliseconds ahead of Anett Daka from Saint Leo, 55.12 to 55.16, for third.

Nova S’eastern’s Cassie Wright went 53.11 to finish heat 3 more than a body length in front of Vladyslava Maznytska of Queens (54.57). Shelby Kasse of Lindenwood, edged Ester Rizzetto, 55.44 to 55.49, for third.

Celina Marquez from Nova S’eastern gave the Sharks a 1-2 finish in the event with her heat 4 win of 53.18. Indy’s Katie McCoy dropped .3 to come in second with 54.01. MSU Mankato’s Abby Gronholz and Indy’s Julia Magierowska tied for third place with 54.54.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• NCAA DII Record: 59.51 – Theresa Michalak, West Florida (2017)
• Meet Record: 59.51 – Theresa Michalak, West Florida (2017)
• 2021 Champion: Danielle Melilli, Queens (NC) – 1:01.32

Finals qualifiers:

1. Danielle Melilli, Queens – 1:00.94
2. Marizel Van Jaarsveld, Indy – 1:01.33
3. Savanna Best, Nova S’eastern – 1:01.51
4. Claire Mikesell, IUP – 1:01.54
5. Kailee Morgan, Carson-Newman – 1:01.86
6. Isabelle Roth, Simon Fraser – 1:01.87
7. Lily Borgenheimer, Colorado Mesa – 1:01.95
8. Zara Konstapel, Missouri-St. Louis – 1:02.06
9. Beata Maruszczyk, Lindenwood – 1:02.48
10. Elizaveta Bazarova, Tampa – 1:02.57
11. Rachel Johnson, IUP – 1:02.65
12. McKenzie Heminway, West Chester – 1:02.69
13. Joselle Mensah, Lindenwood – 1:03.00
14. Lexie Winnett, Lindenwood – 1:03.11
15. Jia Yi Koh, Wayne State – 1:03.12
16. Maike Jung, Queens – 1:03.16

West Chester’s Maddy Koehl dropped half a second in heat 1 to win with 1:03.24. In the next heat, Lindenwood’s Joselle Mensah won from the outside lane with 1:03.00, .5 better than her seed time. Following just behind was Maike Jung of Queens in 1:03.16 and Wingate’s Anne-sofie Nissen (1:03.34). Julia Bjorken of Wingate was disqualified from the heat for a false start.

The circle-seeded heats began with a 1:00.94 from defending champion Danielle Melilli of Queens, her first sub-1:01 ever. Zara Konstapel of Missouri-St. Louis went 1:02.06 for second place, while Lindenwood’s Beata Maruszczyk stopped the clock at 1:02.48 for third.

Kailee Morgan from Carson-Newman touched out Lily Borgenheimer of Colorado Mesa, 1:01.86 to 1:01.95, to win heat 4. Borgenheimer was 2. ahead at the 50 wall but Morgan came home three-tenths faster to secure the win. McKenzie Hemingway of West Chester took third from out in lane 8, dropping .6 to clock a 1:02.69.

Indy’s Marizel Van Jaarsveld, who won national title in the 200 IM on Wednesday and the 400 IM on Thursday, claimed the final heat with 1:01.33. She was followed closely by Savanna Best of Nova S’eastern (1:01.51), Claire Mikesell of IUP (1:01.54), and Isabelle Roth from Simon Fraser (1:01.87).

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims

• NCAA DII Record: 1:56.89 – Mckenzie Stevens, Queens (NC) (2018)
• Meet Record: 1:56.89 – Mckenzie Stevens, Queens (NC) (2018)
• 2021 Champion: Celeste Turner, Delta State – 1:58.29

Finals qualifiers:

1. Ann Carozza, West Chester – 1:57.07
2. Luna Mertins, Lynn – 1:57.91
3. Aleksandra Maslova, Nova S’eastern – 1:58.59
4. Paige Mikesell, IUP – 1:59.27
5. Courtney Sherwood, Tampa – 1:59.44
6. Rafaela Raurich, Drury – 1:59.66
7. Celeste Turner, Delta State – 2:00.78
8. Cecilie Jensen, Carson-Newman – 2:00.83
9. Kayla Tennant, Queens – 2:00.93
10. Aurora Duncan, Drury – 2:01.35
11. May Lowy, Nova S’eastern – 2:01.59
12. Beatriz Olivieri, Rollins – 2:01.87
13. Sophie Lange, Queens – 2:01.96
14. Cece Mayer, Queens – 2:02.00
15. Andrea Gomez, Indy – 2:02.03
16. Mellie Wijk, Drury – 2:02.32

Drury’s Mellie Wijk kicked off the 200 fly heats with a 1.4-second drop to win in 2:02.32.

IUP’s Paige Mikesell, the 2021 runner-up in this event, went 1:59.27 to win heat 2. Tampa’s Courtney Sherwood (seventh last year) was also under the 2-minute mark with her second-place 1:59.44. Cecilie Jensen of Carson-Newman (1:00.31) and Aurora Duncan from Drury (2:01.35) came in third and fourth.

Luna Mertins of Lynn, who won the 100 fly on Thursday, clocked in at 1:57.91, improving her seed time by 1.3 seconds and winning heat 3 by more than a body length over Aleksandra Maslova of Nova S’eastern (1:58.59). Defending champion Celeste Turner of Delta State touched out Kayla Tennant of Queens by .05 for third place.

West Chester’s Ann Carozza, who broke the 100 fly record in prelims yesterday and finished second in the final, won the last heat in 1:57.07, her best by almost nine-tenths. Drury’s Rafaela Raurich came to the wall 2.5 seconds later (1:59.66), followed by May Lowy of Nova S’eastern (2:01.59).