2023 NCAA Division III Championships – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2023 NCAA Division III Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, March 15 – Saturday, March 18, 2023
• Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
• Times: Prelims 10:00 AM / Finals 6:00 PM
• Defending Champs: Kenyon women (1x) & Emory men (1x)
• Fan Guide
• Results Page
• Women’s Psych Sheet
• Men’s Psych Sheet
• Live Streaming on NCAA.com
• Live Results
• Day 1 Full Results (PDF)
• DAY 2 Full Results (PDF)

FRIDAY PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS

Top 10 Women’s Teams After Day 2

1. Denison 281.5
2. Emory 196
3. Kenyon 191
4. Tufts 163.5
5. Williams 154
6. NYU 118
7. Chicago 117.5
8. Pomona-Pitzer 115.5
9. MIT 95
10. Johns Hopkins 68.5

Top 10 Men’s Teams After Day 2

1. Kenyon 282.5
2. Emory 257.5
3. Chicago 198
4. MIT 137
5. Williams 117
6. Johns Hopkins 100
7. Calvin 96
8. Carnegie Mellon 83
9. Wash U. MO 82
10. Denison 71

Day 3 of the 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships features heats of the women’s and men’s 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, and 800 free relays, as well as prelims of women’s 1-meter diving.

Defending champion and NYU sophomore Caitlin Marshall is top seed in the 200 fly with the only sub-2:00 entry, 1:59.95. In the 100 back, Emory’s Megan Jungers is the only entrant with a sub-54 (53.80), but NYU’s Jessica Flynn won this event last year with 53.69, so she will be a title threat as well. Kenyon sophomore Jennah Fadely (59.98) and defending champion Edenna Chen of MIT (seeded second with 1:01.09) are the ones to beat in the breaststroke.

In the men’s meet, Connecticut College sophomore Justin Finkel and Chicago junior Jesse Ssengonzi are seeded at the top with 1:45.31 and 1:45.32, respectively. Defending champion and NCAA recordholder Frank Applebaum of CMS is also a favorite; he is seeded 11th with 1:47.69. The 100 back will be exciting, as top-seeded Tanner Filion of Whitman (46.74) will be challenged by, amongst others, Adam Janicki of MIT (46.99 seed time) who broke the NCAA D3 record last night leading off the medley relay in 46.54. In the breast, Emory’s Jake Meyer (53.23) and Jason Hamilton (53.63) are seeded close together, followed by Bowdoin’s Alex Grand’Pierre (53.66).

Women’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 1:55.66 – Logan Todhunter, Williams (2012)
• 2022 Winner: 1:59.20 – Caitlin Marshall, NYU

Top 16:

1. Caitlin Marshall, NYU – 2:00.10
2. Nicole Ranile, NYU – 2:00.60
3. Alesha Kelly, Chicago – 2:00.91
4. Lara Wujciak, Tufts – 2:01.71
5. Abigail Smith, PP – 2:02.70
6. Augusta Lewis, CMS – 2:02.82
7. Anna Axas, Kenyon – 2:03.21
8. Samantha Kilcoyne, Williams – 2:03.30
9. Kate Brush, Colorado College – 2:03.43
10. Sophia Schmitz, Kenyon – 2:03.71
11. Emerson Davis, JHU – 2:04.09
12. Sydney Chun, MIT – 2:04.20
13. Jordan Herrera, Kenyon – 2:04.28
14. Emma Svendsen, SCU – 2:04.38
15. Rin Iimi, WashU – 2:04.62
16. Gabriella Lopez-Ona, Williams – 2:05.04

Swarthmore’s Quinn Weygandt kicked off the 200 fly with a heat 1 win in 2:07.30, taking three-tenths off her seed time. Kenyon went 1-2 in the second heat, with Sophia Schmitz in lane 1 and Jordan Herrera in lane 5 getting their hands to the wall in 2:03.71 and 2:04.28, respectively. Schmitz dropped 2.3 seconds en route to her win, while Hererra took .8 off her seed time.

In the first circle-seeded heat, Denison’s Emma Pritchett held the lead for the first 150 yards but Pomona-Pitzer junior Abigail Smith charged to the front and got the win in 2:02.70. Kenyon senior Anna Axas (2:03.21) took second, just in front of Williams junior Samantha Kilcoyne (2:03.30). Smith, Axas and Kilcoyne were finalists a year ago, placing 16th, 7th and 12th, respectively.

Chicago junior Alesha Kelly improved her seed time by two-hundredths to win heat 4 in 2:00.91 ahead of CMS senior August Lewis (2:02.82) and Colorado College senior Kate Brush (2:03.43). Kelly was 14th in this event last year, while Brush placed 13th.

Defending champion Caitlin Marshall of NYU took the final heat in 2:00.10, followed by freshman teammate Nicole Ranile (2:00.60) and Tufts sophomore Lara Wujciak (2:01.71). Wujciak was 15th a year ago.

Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 1:44.01 – Frank Applebaum, C-M-S (2022)
• 2022 Winner: 1:44.01 – Frank Applebaum, C-M-S

Top 16:

1. Justin Finkel, Connecticut – 1:45.66
2. Frank Applebaum, CMS – 1:46.22
3. Jesse Ssengonzi, Chicago – 1:46.96
4. Drew Scheib, RIT – 1:47.33
5. Ethan Schrier, Tufts – 1:47.35
6. Aleksander Tarczynski, Carnegie Mellon – 1:47.46
7. Avery Clapp, JHU – 1:47.60
8. Matthew Walker, WashU – 1:47.88
9. Marko Drtinic, Kenyon – 1:47.94
10. Kosmo Wojack, Franklin – 1:48.11
11. Ethan Manske, Kenyon – 1:48.23
12. Maxwell Soja, Denison – 1:48.27
13. Noah Hargrove, Kenyon – 1:48.38
14. Leo Han, NYU – 1:48.42
15. Jeffrey Echols, Emory – 1:48.49
16. Teck Koh, Drew – 1:48.98

Kenyon freshman Ethan Manske dropped 2 seconds to win heat 1 in 1:48.23, which should easily qualify for finals tonight.

Aleksander Tarczynski of Carnegie Mellon won heat 2 in 1:47.46 from lane 5. He was followed by Kenyon juniors Marko Krtinic (1:47.94) and Noah Hargrove (1:48.38), who improved their entry times by .3 and 1.9 seconds, respectively.

CMS junior Frank Applebaum, who broke the NCAA record in this event last year won heat 3 out of lane 6 in 1:46.22, edging Chicago junior and 2022 runner-up Jesse Ssengonzi (1:46.96) and RIT junior Drew Scheib (1:47.33).

Connecticut College sophomore Justin Finkel, who won the consolation a year ago, took the final heat in 1:45.66, followed by Tufts sophomore Ethan Schreier (1:47.35) and Johns Hopkins freshman Avery Clapp (1:47.60). Schreier finished 7th in 2022.

Women’s 100 Backstroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 53.46 – Celia Oberholzer (2013)
• 2022 Winner: 53.69 – Jessica Flynn, NYU

Top 16:

1. Olivia Smith, Kenyon – 54.67
2. Megan Jungers, Emory – 55.02
3. Penelope Celtnieks, Emory – 55.09
4. Sara Kraus, Hope – 55.09
5. Kate Augustyn, MIT – 55.20
6. Jessica Flynn, NYU – 55.31
7. Ionna Georgopoulou, Chicago – 55.48
8. Katie Hermann, Hope – 55.49
9. Sophie Cassily, Bates – 55.77
10. Gabriella Landau, Colby – 55.93
11. Jameson Mitchum, CMS – 56.01
12. Sonia Mlakar, Ithaca – 56.04
13. Savannah Sowards, Emory – 56.06
14. Laura Rosado, MIT – 56.09
15. Emily Ma, NYU – 56.10
16. Elisabella Forest, Chicago – 56.14

MIT freshman Emma Zhu dropped nine-tenths to claim heat 1 in 56.79. Chicago sophomore Elisabella Forest followed with a 56.14 to take heat 2 ahead of Rowan freshman Elizabeth Pennington (56.40) and Bowdoin junior Ella Martin (57.40). Forest placed 14th in last year’s final.

Kenyon senior Olivia Smith, who came in 3rd last year, kicked off the circle-seeded heats with a .12 drop from her entry time to touch in 54.67 ahead of Emory freshman Penny Celtnieks (55.08). Sophie Cassily of Bates, the 6th-place finisher in 2022, was third with 55.77.

MIT sophomore Kate Augustyn won heat 4 with 55.20, coming to the wall just ahead of NYU senior and defending champion Jessica Flynn (55.31) and Hope freshman Katie Hermann (55.49).

Emory junior Megan Jungers, last year’s runner-up, went 55.02 to win the final heat over Hope sophomore Sara Kraus (55.09) and Chicago sophomore Ioanna Georgopoulou (55.48). Kraus and Georgopoulou also finaled last year, placing 7th and 15th, respectively.

Men’s 100 Backstroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 46.54 – Adam Janicki, MIT (2023)
• 2022 Winner: 46.45 – Jack Wadsworth, Ithaca

Top 16:

1. Tanner Filion, Whitman – 47.02
2. Liam McDonnell, JCU – 47.26
3. Nathaniel Berry – Bates – 47.29
4. Adam Janicki, MIT – 47.32
5. Djordje Dragojlovic, Kenyon – 47.50
6. Eric Lundgren, Tufts – 47.82
7. (TIE) Jack Watson, Rowan / Alexander McCormick, WashU – 47.84
8. –
9. Yurii Kosian, Kenyon – 47.87
10. Colin Lafave, Emory – 48.02
11. Steven Rua, JHU – 48.07
12. Nicholas Whitcomb, Williams – 48.10
13. Spencer Pruett, Kenyon – 48.24
14. Noah Holstege, Calvin – 48.32
15. Richard Nichol – 48.41
16. Daniel Brooks, Kenyon

A drop of nine-tenths off his entry time gave Chicago senior Jared Zhang a big win in heat 1 with 48.75. Johns Hopkins senior Steve Rua improved his time by 1.1 seconds to win heat 2 with 48.07. Emory freshman William Kohn was second (49.30).

John Carroll Liam McDonnell, last year’s consolation final winner, took heat 3 with 47.26 ahead of Tufts sophomore Eric Lundgren (47.92) and Kenyon senior Spencer Pruett (48.24). Pruett was 8th in 2022.

Bates senior Nate Berry, 10th in 2022, won heat 4 with 47.29. Kenyon freshman Djordje Dragojlovic came to the wall second in 47.50, just ahead of teammate Yurii Kosian (47.87). Kosian finished 4th last year.

Whitman senior Tanner Filion topped the field in the last heat, going 47.02. MIT senior Adam Janicki, who broke the NCAA record leading off the Engineers’ 400 medley relay last night, touched second in 47.32. Jack Watson of Rowan was third in 47.84. Filion and Janicki were both A-finalists a year ago (2nd and 5th).

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 59.77 – KT Kustritz (2018)
• 2022 Winner: 59.79 – Edenna Chen, MIT

Top 16:

1. Jennah Fadely, Kenyon – 1:00.80
2. Edenna Chen, MIT – 1:01.60
3. Charlotte Wishnack, Williams – 1:01.97
4. Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington – 1:02.08
5. Amanda Wager, Williams – 1:02.11
6. Christina Crane, Denison – 1:02.23
7. Alexandra Gill, PP – 1:02.28
8. Anna Glowniak, Emory – 1:02.36
9. Drue Thielking, Denison – 1:02.79
10. Sophia Rotival, Swarthmore – 1:02.97
11. Gabriella Wei, Kenyon – 1:03.24
12. Alicia Soosai, Chicago – 1:03.28
13. Fiona Arwood, Emory – 1:03.38
14. Alison Kaiser, Emory – 1:03.40
15. Anna Roberts, Bowdoin – 1:03.43
16. Quinci Wheeler, Tufts – 1:03.58

Senior Katelin Ulmer of Tufts won heat 1 with 1:05.52. Kean junior Naomee Miller went 1:04.84 to win the next heat ahead of Trinity sophomore Josie Gillentine (1:05.28).

Pomona-Pitzer senior Alex Gill (1:02.28) edged Emory senior Anna Glowniak (1:02.36) and Denison freshman Drue Thielking (1:02.79) to take heat 3. Gill was 8th in last year’s final.

Defending champion Edenna Chen of MIT clocked a 1:01.60 to win the penultimate heat ahead of Denison senior Christina Crane (1:02.23) and Swarthmore sophomore Sophie Rotival (1:02.97). Crane placed 6th last year.

Top-seeded Jennah Fadely of Kenyon, 3rd in 2022, won the final heat with 1:00.80, the only sub-1:01 of the morning. Williams sophomore Charlotte Wishnack dropped .87 to touch second with 1:01.97 ahead of Mary Washington junior Kinsey Brooks (1:02.08) and Williams junior Amanda Wager (1:02.11). Brooks and Wager placed 7th and 4th, respectively, last year. Wishnack was 10th.

Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 50.94 – Andrew Wilson, Emory (2017)
• 2022 Winner: 52.71 – Luke Rodarte, Cal Lutheran

1. Jacob Meyer, Emory – 53.13
2. Garrett Clasen, Chicago – 53.58
3. Jason Hamilton, Emory – 53.65
4. Jacob Grover, Williams – 53.73
5. Richard Kurlich, Denison – 54.09
6. Elijah Venos, Denison – 54.23
7. Henri Bonnault, Emory – 54.38
8. Jonah Venos – JCU – 54.50
9. Kyle Wu, JHU – 54.51
10. Anthony Fitzgerald, Wheaton – 54.54
11. Justin Lum, Emory – 54.62
12. Jadon Luo, MIT – 54.66
13. Bryan Sullivan, Millsaps – 54.80
14. Emilio Vicioso, Hamilton – 54.84
15. (TIE) Jason Starbuck, Chicago / Andrew Karpenko, Swarthmore – 54.92

MIT junior Jaden Luo cracked a 54.66 to take 2.1 seconds off his seed time and win heat 1 with a big statement. Denison sophomore Patrick Daly went 55.20 to win heat 2 ahead SUNY Geneseo senior Jack Cimorelli (55.40).

Chicago junior Garrett Clasen, last year’s 4th-place finisher, won heat 3 with 53.58. Jacob Grover of Williams dropped .3 from his seed time to place second, while Bowdoin sophomore Alex Grand’Pierre touched third. He was later disqualified, though, so Emory freshman Henri Bonnault moved into that slot with a 54.38.

Emory fifth-year Jason Hamilton took the next heat with 53.65, while Denison sophomore Elijah Venos (54.23) edged his brother, John Carroll senior Jonah Venos (54.50) for second. A year ago, Hamilton came in 3rd.

Top-seeded Jake Meyer of Emory won the final heat with 53.13 over Denison’s Richard Kurlich (54.09) and Johns Hopkins’ Kyle Wu (54.51). Meyer was 5th in last year’s final; Wu was 6th.

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay – Slower Heats

• NCAA D3 Record: 7:13.51 – Emory (2018)
• 2022 Winner: 7:19.17 – Tufts

Top 8:

1. Amherst – 7:28.33
2. Kenyon – 7:30.55
3. Hope – 7:31.28
4. Kate’s – 7:33.46
5. WashU – 7:35.05
6. Pomona-Pitzer – 7:35.94
7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 7:36.61
8. Trinity TX – 7:37.02

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay – Slower Heats

• NCAA D3 Record: 6:28.69 – Emory (2022)
• 2022 Winner: 6:28.69 – Emory

Top 8:

1. TCNJ – 6:37.32
2. Johns Hopkins – 6:38.89
3. Denison – 6:40.71
4. Tufts – 6:41.65
5. Connecticut College – 6:43.00
6. Caltech – 6:43.07
7. Carnegie Mellon – 6:43.26
8. Calvin – 6:44.13

Women’s 1-Meter Diving – Prelims

• NCAA Record: 515.90 – Danica Roskos (2011)
• 2022 Winner: 487.40 – Elizabeth Cron, Chicago

1. Karalyn Pawcio, Ithaca – 428.25
2. Leah Levin, Ithaca – 428.15
3. Ariana Khan, Emory – 425.95
4. Sydney Bluestein, Amherst – 420.55
5. Kelli Kuramoto, Carnegie Mellon – 417.35
6. Veronica Fong, Chicago – 417.05
7. Issara Schmidt, NYU – 405.20
8. Abigail Wilkov, Case Western – 400.30
9. Wenxuan Tang, Chicago – 399.20
10. Kerstyn Johnson, Denison – 394.20
11. Isabel Treanor, St. Olaf – 392.75
12. Emma Scott, MIT – 391.85
13. Ava Dijstelbloem, MIT – 385.85
14. Emma Ng Pack, CMS – 382.50
15. Rachel Loh, MIT – 381.45
16. Donna Zhang, Amherst – 378.65