2026 NCAC Championships
- February 10-14, 2026
- Granville, Ohio
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Meet Mobile: 2026 NCAC Swimming & Diving Championships – c
- Live Results
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
- Day 3 Recap
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship came down to the final relay on the women’s side as Kenyon trailed Denison by three points heading into the 400 free relay. Denison defended their title on the men’s side.
Women’s Recap
Not only did the Kenyon women trail entering the 400 free relay, but the team’s ‘A’ relay also trailed Denison for the first half of the race. Denison’s Olivia Morse led off in a 51.30 to give the team a 0.05 second lead as Kenyon’s Molly Haag swam a 51.35 lead off. Gwen Eisenbeis swam the 2nd leg for Kenyon but the team still trailed at the halfway mark. Kenyon strategically had their two fastest legs come on the back half of the relay as Kate Bogan split a 50.02 on the 3rd leg to give Kenyon the lead while Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault split a 49.27 on the anchor leg to secure the win in a 3:21.71. Denison touched 2nd in a 3:23.21.
Torrecillas-Jouault also won the individual 100 free earlier in the evening, posting a 50.46. That was a personal best by 0.06 as her previous best of a 50.52 sat at #5 in D3 this season. She moves up one spot to now sit at #4. Bogan was 2nd in a 50.75.
Haag also swam to an individual win on the night, posting a 16:40.29 in the 1650 free to lead a 1-2 finish alongside teammate Nora Lee Brown. With her win, Haag went three for three on the meet after already winning the 200 and 500 freestyles.
After winning the 100 back last night in a lifetime best, Eisenbeis earned the backstroke sweep, touching in a 1:59.91 in the 200 backstroke for the win. That was a huge lifetime best for the senior who came into the meet with a lifetime best of a 2:00.44 that she swam for 14th at 2025 D3 NCAAs.
Also earning a win for Kenyon was Kelsey Van Eldik as she narrowly earned the win in the 200 breast, touching in a 2:14.19 to finish ahead of Denison’s Drue Thielking who was 2nd in a 2:14.74. Van Eldik led the entire race.
The Denison women trailed coming into the night and put up a strong fight. Phoebe Ferguson kicked off the evening with a win in the 100 IM, touching in a 57.21.
Senior Emily Harris won the 400 IM last night, and touched 1st in the 200 fly tonight in a 2:01.81. Harris has been as fast as a 2:00.95 this season which sits at #3 in the NCAA.
Final Scores
- Kenyon College — 1944
- Denison University — 1853
- DePauw University — 1377.5
- John Carroll University — 1037
- College of Wooster — 991
- Oberlin College — 681
- Wittenberg University — 579.5
Men’s Recap
The Denison men were dominant on the final day as the night kicked off with a 1-2 finish in the 1650 free. George Goins posted a 15:24.75 in his win, to touch 24 seconds ahead of teammate Ben Campbell who was 2nd in a 15:38.47. Goins has been as fast as a 15:20.72 this season, a time that sits at #2 in D3.
Denison junior Jack Hill completed his quest to go three for three in individual wins, touching in a 48.81 in the 100 IM. Hill also won the 200 IM and 200 free earlier this week.
Hill swam alongside teammates Nick Hensel, Cam Blevins-Mohr, and Harry Parsons as the team closed the meet with a win in the 400 free relay as they touched in a 2:54.42. Hensel had the fastest split with a 43.14.
The Kenyon men earned numerous wins on the final night as well. Djordje Dragojlovic earned his 2nd individual win of the meet after winning the 50 free on day 2. This time, Dragojlovic took the win in the 100 free as he swam to a 43.58. That won by over half a second as Hensel was 2nd for Denison in a 44.13. Dragojlovic has been as fast as a 43.13 this season, a time that sits at #2 in D3.
Kenyon senior Ethan Manske also swam to a win, touching in a 1:48.41 in the 200 fly. Manske has a lifetime best 1:47.32 that he swam for 9th in prelims at the 2024 Division III NCAA Championships.
Earning the first win of the meet for the Wabash men was sophomore Ryan West as he won the 200 backstroke in a 1:46.42. That was a huge lifetime best for West as he entered the meet with a best time of a 1:47.56 from Wabash’s Last Chance Meet in February 2025. It notably took a 1:47.04 to make Division III NCAAs a year ago, so West is now under that mark.
Also earning the first win of the meet was John Carroll’s Bart Kubis as he touched in a 2:00.78 in the 200 breast. Kubis has been as fast as a 1:59.60. It was a historic swim for Kubis as John Carroll is new to the NCAC this season after previously competing in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).
Final Scores
- Denison University — 1958.5
- Kenyon College — 1741.5
- John Carroll University — 1192.5
- DePauw University — 1095
- Wabash College — 1030
- College of Wooster — 789.5
- Oberlin College — 786
- Ohio Wesleyan University — 450
- Wittenberg University — 173
Does SS just not think UAA is worthy of any press – times are definitely faster for men and women vs NCAC? It’s pretty glaring there is something there – we will see after Indy
Write one yourself and it might be published…
Yes because that is how that works.
I wish we had the resources to write daily recaps of every swim meet in the world. We just don’t. If you want us to have those resources, definitely read and share the articles about D3 swimming. Whining about it over and over and over again isn’t going to make it magically possible.
We’ve tried about 35 different folks to ‘cover D3 swimming’ over the years. Most are D3 alums who claim to be passionate about it. They all disappear after a couple of recaps.
Wow I didn’t know that many actually have done it and bounced within a year. That’s way more than I would have thought kinda sad on their part. I see it as missing out on swimming.
I very much disagree with this sentiment. Especially this year. A major issue is that UAA’s are paywalled by FloSports, and while I agree with the times being faster than NCAC’s, at least NCAC’s are easy to access especially their live stream being completely free to watch. Plus there has been coverage of UAAs.
KS: mentioned how D2 and D3 are likely to be getting 10% faster now. Welp this year alone D3 has gotten 10% deeper than ever before. Arguably as deep as D2 right now in a lot of events.
Buzzy the Red Bird Buzzard flew high, strong and straight into the TEAM TROPHY for the MEN of Denison. Congratulations.
Kudos to the Lady Kenyon Owls for their exciting finish and championship.
GREAT COMPETITIONS!
Are those women’s scores accurate? Or did Kenyon somehow turn a deficit into a 90-point victory in the last relay alone?
the real turning point of the meet was women’s 3m diving right before the 400 free relay where kenyon scored 145 to denison’s 59. kenyon women could have dqed the last relay and still won. however scores weren’t updated on meet mobile with diving until right before the relays so it may have looked like kenyon was down going into the relay
Yeah that last diving event was actually insanity like that gap close was completely unexpected.
Kenyon’s 5 divers getting 2nd-6th vs Denison’s 2 getting 1st and 9th is quite the point swing. Ultimately, Denison’s Minnich is likely the only one who will make an impact at NCAAs