2023 NCAA Division III Championships – Day 4 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)
• Day 3 Full Results (PDF)

SATURDAY PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS

Top 10 Women’s Teams After Day 3

1. Denison 350.5
2. Emory 292
3. Kenyon 280
4. NYU 216
5. Williams 214
6. Tufts 211.5
7. Chicago 203.5
8. MIT 173
9. Pomona-Pitzer 151.5
10. Amherst 95

Top 10 Men’s Teams After Day 3

1. Emory 359.5
2. Kenyon 354.5
3. Chicago 270
4. MIT 173
5. Williams 167
6. Johns Hopkins 145
7. Wash U. MO 139
8. Denison 110
9. Tufts 100.5
10. Carnegie Mellon 100

Day 4 of the 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships features heats of the women’s and men’s 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, and 400 free relays. The slower heats of the 1650 free and prelims of men’s 3-meter diving will follow.

Women’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 48.98 – Kendra Stern, Amherst (2010)
• 2022 Winner: 49.90 – Emmie Mirus, Kenyon

Top 16:

1. Tara Culibrk, Denison – 49.86
2. Caroline Maki, Emory – 50.00
3. Lily Klinginsmith, Tufts – 50.14
4. Emily Xu, Chicago – 50.41
5. Sam Karlson, Hamilton – 50.45
6. Taylor Leone, Emory – 50.52
7. Alexandra Turvey, PP – 50.62
8. Alexandra White – 50.80
9. Claire Brennan, Tufts – 50.91
10. Greta Gidley, Hope – 51.15
11. Phoebe Ferguson, Denison – 51.21
12. Karen Zhao, Chicago – 51.22
13. Jillian Cudney, Tufts – 51.23
14. Hannah Fathman, Albion – 51.28
15. Ellen Hofstede, Gustavus Adolphus – 51.38
16. Ella Riccio, Bowdoin – 51.43

Annika Naveen of MIT won heat 1 with 52.44, taking 1.3 seconds off her seed time. Heat 2 went to Johns Hopkins fifth-year Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen in 52.42 over Albion junior Sage Gettings (52.75) and Denison sophomore Maja Palmroos (52.81). In heat 3, it was Hannah Fathman of Albion who dropped half a second to win in 51.28 over Springfield sophomore Kay Shen (51.95) and Amherst senior Jess Gordon (52.14).

Springfield senior Mikaili Charlemagne took heat 4 in 51.61 ahead of Gettysburg sophomore Mia Yancey (51.73) and Emory junior Moshelle Borjigin (51.86). Denison freshman Phoebe Ferguson dropped a tenth to win heat 5 in 51.21, just .02 ahead of Tufts junior Jillian Cudney (51.21) and .17 ahead of Gustavus senior Ellen Hofstede (51.38).

Tufts freshman Lily Klinginsmith opened the circle-seeded heats with a 50.14. Chicago freshman Emily Xu (50.41) and Pomona Pitzer junior Alex Turvey (50.62) touches second and third behind her.

Denison senior Tara Culibrk was the first to crack 50 seconds, winning heat 7 in 49.86. Sam Karlson of Hamilton was runner-up in 50.45, coming to the wall .07 ahead of Emory fifth-year Taylor Leone (50.52).

Top-seeded Caroline Maki took the final heat in 50.00. Kenyon senior Alexandra White came in second with 50.80, .11 ahead of Tufts senior Claire Brennan (50.91).

Men’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 42.98 – Oliver Smith, Emory (2018)
• 2022 Winner: 43.36 – Tobe Obochi, MIT

Top 16:

1. Djordje Dragojlovic, Kenyon – 43.39
2. Nick Goudie, Emory – 43.65
3. James McChesney, TCNJ – 43.85
4. Colin Lafave, Emory – 44.17
5. Noah Holstege, Calvin – 44.21
6. Pat Pema, Emory – 44.22
7. Jacob Heeres, Calvin – 44.29
8. Nathaniel Berry, Bates – 44.34
9. Zachary Washburn, Whitworth – 44.42
10. (TIE) James Collishaw, Ithaca / K.T. De Silva, Kenyon – 44.46
11. –
12. Peter Labarge, Tufts – 44.49
13. Daniel Brooks, Kenyon – 44.58
14. Oliver Schalet, Williams – 44.77
15. James Schwenk, St. Mary’s MD – 44.91
16. Art Kiselnikov, Chicago – 44.97

Chicago junior Hudson Tritter opened heats of men’s 100 free with a 45.32, beating his seed time by 2.1 seconds to edge Coast Guard’s Colin Twiss (45.60). Hope junior Benjamin Catton won heat 2 in 45.45 ahead of RIT junior Michael Atanasoff (45.54) and Emory senior William O’Daffer (45.71).

TCNJ junior James McChesney went 43.85, taking two-tenths off his entry time to win the first circle-seeded heat ahead of Calvin senior Jacob Heeres (44.29), Ithaca junior James Collishaw (44.46), and St. Mary’s Maryland sophomore James Schwenk (44.91).

Kenyon freshman Djordje Dragojlovic went 43.39 to drop six-tenths off his entry time and win heat 4 by a body length with 43.39. Emory senior Pat Pema (44.22) edged Whitworth sophomore Zachary Washburn (44.42) for second.

Top-seeded Tobe Obochi of MIT, the defending champion in this event, was a DFS in lane 4 of the final heat. In his absence, Emory junior Nick Goudie won with 43.65 ahead of teammate Colin Lafave (44.17), Calvin fifth-year Noah Holstege (44.21), and Kenyon senior K.T. Cherantha De Silva (44.46).

Women’s 200 Backstroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 1:55.67 – Crile Hart, Kenyon (2018)
• 2022 Winner: 1:56.54 – Crile Hart, Kenyon

Top 16:

1. Sophia Verkleeren, Williams – 1:58.10
2. Elisabella Forest, Chicago – 1:59.83
3. Kate Augustyn, MIT – 1:59.95
4. Savannah Xu, Carnegie Mellon – 2:00.40
5. Jessica Flynn, NYU – 2:00.56
6. Olivia Smith, Kenyon – 2:00.88
7. Sara Kraus, Hope College – 2:00.90
8. Katie Hermann, Hope College – 2:01.35
9. Claire Moody, Denison – 2:01.45
10. Laura Rosado, MIT – 2:01.62
11. Jameson Mitchum, C-M-S – 2:01.86
12. Megan Jungers, Emory – 2:01.90
13. Elizabeth Pennington, Rowan – 2:02.00
14. Emily Harris, Denison – 2:02.20
15. Isabel Huang, Emory – 2:02.21
16. Kaley McIntyre, NYU – 2:02.36

Denison sophomore Emma Pritchett dropped 3.1 seconds to win heat 1 of the 200 back in 2:02.37. Hope freshman Katie Hermann took the next heat in 2:01.35, taking 1.8 seconds off her seed time. Denison sophomore Emily Harris (2:02.20) beat Chicago sophomore Ioanna Georgopoulou (2:03.22) for second place in the heat.

Williams sophomore Sophia Verkleeren kicked off the circle-seeded heats with 1:58.10 to beat Carnegie Mellon freshman Savannah Xu (2:00.40) and Denison sophomore Claire Moody (2:01.45).

NYU senior Jessica Flynn followed with a 2:00.56 from lane to to edge Kenyon senior Olivia Smith (2:00.88) and Hope sophomore Sara Kraus (2:00.90).

The final heat went to Chicago sophomore Elisabella Forest in 1:58.93, her first sub-2:00. MIT’s Kate Augustyn (1:59.95) was just behind, followed by NYU freshman Kaley McIntyre (2:02.36).

Men’s 200 Backstroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 1:41.49 – Tanner Filion, Whitman (2022)
• 2022 Winner: 1:41.49 – Tanner Filion, Whitman

Top 16:

1. Tanner Filion, Whitman – 1:42.84
2. Alexander McCormick, WashU – 1:44.19
3. Adam Janicki, MIT – 1:44.77
4. Eric Lundgren, Tufts – 1:44.99
5. Spencer Pruett, Kenyon – 1:46.00
6. Avery Clapp, Johns Hopkins – 1:46.12
7. Steven Rua, Johns Hopkins – 1:46.95
8. Yurii Kosian, Kenyon – 1:47.00
9. Lawrence Redmond, Emory – 1:47.01
10. William Kohn, Emory – 1:47.08
11. Sven Becker, Emory – 1:47.40
12. Alexander Pollack, Emory – 1:47.48
13. JP Phillips, Chicago – 1:47.49
14. Leo Han, NYU – 1:47.64
15. Nicholas Whitcomb, Williams – 1:47.77
16. Zachary West, MIT – 1:47.89

Johns Hopkins senior Steven Rua went 2.6 seconds faster than his seed time to win heat 1 with 1:46.94, coming to the wall more than two bodies ahead of Connecticut College senior Taj Trzewik-Quinn (1:49.42).

Tufts sophomore Eric Lundgren, 7th in this event last year, won heat 3 with 1:44.99. Kenyon senior Spencer Pruett, in fourth place at the 100, came back to touch second with 1:46.00, passing Sven Becker of Emory and beating him by a body length over the last 25 yards.

MIT senior Adam Janicki, last year’s 10th-place finisher, won the penultimate heat with 1:44.77. Kenyon senior Yurii Kosian touched out Emory senior Lawrence Redmond by .01 to come in second with 1:47.00.

Defending champion and NCAA Division III record-holder Tanner Filion of Whitman cracked a 1:42.84 to win the final heat by well over a body length in front of WashU junior Alex McCormick (1:44.19) and Johns Hopkins freshman Avery Clapp (1:46.12).

Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 2:10.06 – Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate’s (2022)
• 2022 Winner: 2:10.06 – Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate’s

Top 16:

1. Amanda Wager, Williams – 2:12.50
2. Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate’s – 2:13.69
3. Jennah Fadely, Kenyon – 2:13.79
4. Charlotte Wishnack, Williams – 2:15.51
5. Alexandra Gill, Pomona-Pitzer – 2:15.73
6. Drue Thielking, Denison – 2:16.12
7. Neely Burns, Trinity (TX) – 2:16.49
8. (TIE) Fiona Arwood, Emory / Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington / Gabriella Wei, Kenyon – 2:16.70
9. –
10. –
11. Allison Lacroix, Amherst – 2:16.84
12. Edenna Chen, MIT – 2:17.36
13. Savannah Sargent, Denison – 2:17.48
14. Christine Crane, Denison – 2:17.50
15. Naomee Miller, Kean – 2:18.85
16. Alison Kaiser, Emory – 2:19.69

SWIM-OFF

1. Gabriella Wei, Kenyon
2. Kinsey Brooks, Mary Washington
3. Fiona Arwood, Emory

Kenyon junior Sydney McCallie started off with an eight-tenths drop to win heat 1 in 2:20.83, just .07 ahead of NYU junior Candice Saxod (2:21.00), who improved her seed time by 2.5 seconds.

Emory sophomore Alison Kaiser won heat 2 with 2:19.69, edging Pomona-Pitzer sophomore Emmie Appl by .08.

Heat 3 went to Denison freshman Drue Thielking in 2:16.12, a half-body ahead of Kenyon sophomore Gabriella Wei (2:16.70), last year’s consolation final winner. Third to the wall was MIT senior Edenna Chen (2:17.36), who came in 10th a year ago. Naomee Miller of Kean (2:18.85) dropped three-tenths to place fourth from out in lane 1.

Williams junior Amanda Wager went 2:12.50, beating her seed time by 1.2 seconds, to win heat 4 by a body length over Kenyon sophomore Jennah Fadely (2:13.79). Fadely, who improved her time by over half a second, placed third in the 2022 final. Neely Burns of Trinity (Texas) took nine-tenths off her seed time to finish third with 2:16.49.

Defending champion Jordyn Wentzel of St. Kate’s won the final heat with 2:13.59. Charlotte Wishnack of Williams edged Pomona-Pitzer senior Alex Gill, 2:15.51 to 2:15.73, for second.

Brooks, Wei, and Arwood tied for eighth place with 2:16.70, requiring a swim-off. Brooks took it out quickly and led by half a body length at the 100 but Wei began to close the gap on the third 50. She upped her pace on the fourth 50 and passed Brooks on the last 25 to earn the right to swim in lane 8 in the A final tonight. Wei (2:14.33) and Brooks (2:14.75) both improved their morning times, while Arwood finished several bodies back with 2:18.04.

Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 1:50.80 – Andrew Wilson, Emory (2017)
• 2022 Winner: 1:55.83 – Jason Hamilton, Emory

Top 16:

1. Jason Hamilton, Emory – 1:57.38
2. Richard Kurlich, Denison – 1:57.75
3. Jacob Meyer, Emory – 1:57.95
4. Larry Yu, PP – 1:58.05
5. Anthony Fitzgerald, Wheaton – 1:58.10
6. Jacob Grover, Williams – 1:58.21
7. Justin Lum, Emory – 1:58.22
8. Andrew Karpenko, Swarthmore – 1:58.37
9. Kyle Wu, Johns Hopkins – 1:58.74
10. Brandon Strude, Johns Hopkins – 1:58.90
11. Joseph Castagno, Johns Hopkins – 1:59.32
12. Henri Bonnault, Emory – 1:59.42
13. Elijah Venos, Denison – 1:59.67
14. Bryan Fitzgerald, Kenyon – 1:59.99
15. Patrick Daly, Denison – 2:00.37
16. Ryan Vendeveen, TCJN – 2:00.98

Johns Hopkins freshman Matthew Hartshorn dropped 3.2 seconds to win heat 1 in 2:03.04, just touching out Franklin junior Kosmo Wojack (2:03.13), who improved his seed time by 9.4 seconds. Hamilton’s Emilio Vicioso was right at his entry time for third.

MIT sophomore Roderick Huang took heat 2 in 2:01.79, coming to the wall .12 ahead of Johns Hopkins sophomore Eric Ji (2:01.91).

Denison’s Richard Kurlich, 13th in this event a year ago, won heat 3 with 1:57.75, breaking 1:58 for the first time. Williams junior Jacob Grover (1:58.21) and Johns Hopkins senior Kyle Wu (1:58.74) were just behind. Grover and Wu were 5th and 3rd in 2022.

Emory junior Jake Meyer went 1:57.95 to win heat 4, .15 ahead of Wheaton junior Anthony Fitzgerald (1:58.10) and .42 ahead of Swarthmore junior Andrew Karpenko (1:58.37).

Defending champion Jason Hamilton, a fifth-year from Emory, was the final heat winner with 1:57.38. Pomona-Pitzer junior Larry Yu went 1:58.05 to beat Johns Hopkins senior Brandon Stride (1:58.90) for second.

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 3:18.46 – Emory (2018)
• 2022 Winner: 3:20.86 – Emory

Top 16:

1. Denison – 3:23.74
2. Tufts – 3:23.78
3. NYU – 3:24.33
4. Chicago – 3:24.42
5. Emory – 3:24.85
6. Williams – 3:25.59
7. Pomona-Pitzer – 3:25.92
8. Kenyon – 3:26.12
9. MIT – 3:26.25
10. Calvin – 3:27.17
11. Johns Hopkins – 3:27.50
12. Hope – 3:28.32
13. Kate’s – 3:28.33
14. Gustavus – 3:28.50
15. Centre – 3:28.73
16. Carnegie Mellon – 3:28.99

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 2:53.59 – Kenyon (2012)
• 2022 Winner: 2:54.38 – MIT

Top 16:

1. Kenyon – 2:55.74
2. Emory – 2:56.76
3. Chicago – 2:57.05
4. Calvin – 2:58.46
5. Pomona-Pitzer – 3:00.05
6. Carnegie Mellon – 3:00.10
7. TCNJ – 3:00.29
8. Tufts – 3:00.50
9. Johns Hopkins – 3:00.64
10. WashU – 3:00.99
11. Bates – 3:01.23
12. Trinity University – 3:01.45
13. SUNY Geneseo – 3:01.62
14. MIT – 3:01.78
15. (TIE) Williams / Denison – 3:01.90

Women’s 1650 Freestyle – Slower Heats

• NCAA D3 Record: 16:21.44 – Sarah Thompson, Williams (2015)
• 2022 Winner: 16:33.24 – Kristin Cornish, Johns Hopkins

Top 8:

1. Caitlin Marshall, NYU – 16:56.74
2. Georgia Basil, NYU – 17:00.13
3. Sarah Hoffman, Kenyon – 17:05.52
4. Quinn Brown, Denison – 17:10.65
5. Frances Hayward, Williams – 17:13.51
6. Anna Fonda, WashU – 17:16.69
7. Kimberly MacDonald – SUNY Geneseo – 17:17.34
8. Megan Lee, Amherst – 17:17.63

With heat 1 by seed swimming in tonight’s final session, we began with heat 2. NYU sophomore Georgia Basil dropped 3.8 seconds to win the heat with 17:00.13 over Kenyon junior Sarah Hoffman (17:05.52).

Heat 3 was an extremely tight finish, with Kimberly MacDonald of SUNY Geneseo (17:17.34) touching out Amherst sophomore (17:17.63) and Swarthmore freshman Katherine Hallmark (17:1780) for the win.

The big surprise came out of the final heat, in which NYU sophomore Caitlin Marshall improved her seed time by 42.6 seconds to win with 16:56.74. Williams junior Frances Hayward was runner-up, taking 5.2 seconds off her entry time to touch in 17:13.51.

Men’s 1650 Freestyle – Slower Heats

• NCAA D3 Record: 14:56.44 – Arthur Conover, Kenyon (2016)
• 2022 Winner: 15:13.37 – Kellen Roddy, Johns Hopkins

Top 8:

1. Luke Landis, Denison – 15:33.43
2. Thomas Jansen, Redands – 15.35.59
3. Gavin Formon, TCNJ – 15.39.81
4. Tyler Distenfield, Denison – 15:44.19
5. Sean Lyman, Coast Guard – 15:45.67
6. Colin Bowling, Kenyon – 15:46.93
7. Mercell Milo-Sidio, Chicago – 15:47.87
8. Ryan Hillery, WashU – 15:50.03

Heat 2 of the men’s mile opened with Denison senior Luke Landis dropping 7.6 seconds to win in 15:33.43 from lane 2. Redlands fifth-year Thomas Jansen also dropped 7.6 seconds; he touched second in 15:35.59 from lane 1. Third place went to TCNJ freshman Gavin Formon in 15:39.81.

Denison sophomore Tyler Distenfeld (15:44.19) won heat 3 with a 7-second improvement from his entry time. Coast Guard Academy sophomore Sean Lyman improved his seed time by 20.4 seconds to snatch second place with 15:45.67, a body length ahead of Kenyon senior Colin Bowling (15:46.93).

Williams sophomore Alexander Atherton won the final heat in 16:06.47 ahead of TCNJ freshman Brian Bull (16:08.09).

Men’s 3-Meter Diving – Prelims

• NCAA D3 Record: 645.70 – Connor Dignan (2014)
• 2022 Winner: 561.80 – Israel Zavaleta, Kenyon

Top 16:

1. Israel Zavaleta, Kenyon – 571.20
2. Lucas Bumgarner, Emory – 563.00
3. James Kyle, CMU – 506.35
4. Avery Balch, BSC – 503.65
5. Kobe Tray, Williams – 500.45
6. John Beuerlein, Rhodes – 480.85
7. Mason Fishell, Kenyon – 473.95
8. Conor Compton, Alfred – 467.25
9. Justin Toth, BSC – 457.50
10. David Benko, MIT – 457.30
11. Trent Makowiec, SUNY Geneseo – 456.85
12. Andrew Chen, Chicago – 448.05
13. Logan Sherwin, Chicago – 446.00
14. Andrew Albrecht, Kenyon – 435.65
15. Reid Omilian, Chapman – 432.15
16. Jacob Calus, SUNY Geneseo – 427.40