Franklin College Women, Rose-Hulman Men Claim 2022 HCAC Championship Titles

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February 14th, 2022 College, NCAA Division II, News

Courtesy: Heartland Conference

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships wrapped up on Sunday, with Franklin College claiming the women’s title and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology taking the men’s.

Rose-Hulman captured the men’s title with a score of 867, narrowly beating out Franklin College, who earned 810 points. Transylvania University finished third with 477, Anderson University placed fourth with 262 while Manchester University was fifth with 136 points and Hanover College placed sixth with 109 points.

On the women’s side, Franklin took the title with a dominating 1,011 points. Transylvania finished second with 516.50 points, while Rose-Hulman took third with 440. Anderson finished in fourth with 414.50, with newcomers Bluffton University making a splash, finishing fifth with 130 points. Manchester (128) and Hanover (61) rounded out the scoring, finishing in sixth and seventh respectively.

In the first event of the evening, Erin Perkins came up big in the 1650 Yard Freestyle, with a swim of 18:41.05 to win the event for Franklin. Fellow Grizzly Caileigh McCafferty won the 200 Yard Backstroke, touching in a time of 2:06.96. Emme Egan won the 100 Yard Freestyle, with a swim of 52.19 for Franklin.

Becky Pfeifer swam to a win in the 200 Yard Breaststroke, with her time of 2:27.99 besting the competition. Samantha Phillips snagged a win in the 200 Yard Butterfly, touching in a time of 2:08.53.

In the final event for the women, Franklin continued its dominance, taking the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay behind swims from Egan, Phillips, Alayna Kenworthy and McCafferty with a time of 3:32.34.

For the men, the first event of the night went to Rose-Hulman’s Evan Sellers, who swam a time of 16:07.32 in the 1650 Yard Freestyle. In the 200 Yard Backstroke Franklin’s Jack Burke won the event with a time of 1:52.31. Transylvania’s JJ Holmes won the 100 Yard Freestyle, touching in a time of 44.79.

Paul Klaeren turned in a time of 2:03.86 in the 200 Yard Breaststroke to claim the event for Franklin. In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Kosmo Wojack claimed the top spot, with his swim of 1:50.97 besting the competition for Franklin.

On the boards, Gague Creech from Franklin secured the win in the 1 meter dive, with a score of 502.95.

It came down to the final event to declare a winner for the men, with the 400 Yard Freestyle relay team of Vineet Ranade, Ryan Nikolic, Nick Edwards and Jareed Brown securing the victory with a time of 3:02.74.

The marquee award winners were honored at the close of the meet, with Franklin’s Phillips named the 2022 HCAC Women’s Swimmer of the Meet and Holmes earning the title of 2022 HCAC Men’s Swimmer of the Meet.

On the boards Franklin’s dynamic duo claimed the awards, with Faith Jackson stepping up to take the women’s title and Gague Creech claiming his third straight title, named the 2022 HCAC Diver of the Meet.

Another pair of first-years to earn honors were the Newcomer of the Year. From Franklin Emme Egan took the honor of 2022 HCAC Women’s Newcomer of the Year. Representing Rose-Hulman, Vineet Ranade was named the 2022 HCAC Men’s Newcomer of the Year.

Finally, the coach of the year was honored. Andrew Hendricks from Franklin was named the both the men’s and women’s 2022 HCAC Coach of the Year.

SATURDAY PRELIM RESULTS
SATURDAY FINALS RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS FOLLOWING DAY 3
MEN

  1. Rose-Hulman            867
  2. Franklin                      810
  3. Transylvania             477
  4. Anderson                   262
  5. Manchester               136
  6. Hanover                     109

WOMEN

  1. Franklin                      1,011
  2. Transylvania             516.50
  3. Rose-Hulman            440
  4. Anderson                   414.50
  5. Bluffton                      130
  6. Manchester               128
  7. Hanover                     61

The HCAC recognizes the top three finishers in events as HCAC All-Conference. The complete list of HCAC All-Conference honorees are listed below. In a vote of league coaches, the following student-athletes were honored with the marque awards of the meet:

Men’s Swimmer of the Year: JJ Holmes, Transylvania University
Men’s Diver of the Year: Gague Creech, Franklin College
Men’s Coach of the Year: Andrew Hendricks, Franklin College
Women’s Swimmer of the Year: Samantha Phillips, Franklin College
Women’s Diver of the Year: Faith Jackson, Franklin College
Women’s Coach of the Year: Andrew Hendricks, Franklin College

Men’s HCAC All Conference:

Event Team Name Schools
200 Freestyle Relay First Team Alex Ketcham, Ryan Nikolic, Sam West, Jared Brown Rose-Hulman
200 Freestyle Relay Second Team John Hasquin, Nolan Davis, Clay Key, Vincent Fletcher Franklin
200 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention JJ Holmes, Jacob Young, Devon Parker, Aiden Rock Transylvania
500 Freestyle First Team Evan Sellers Rose-Hulman
500 Freestyle Second Team Caleb Munger Rose-Hulman
500 Freestyle Honorable Mention Nolan Davis Franklin
200 Individual Medley First Team Vineet Ranade Rose-Hulman
200 Individual Medley Second Team Kosmo Wojack Franklin
200 Individual Medley Honorable Mention Nick Edwards Rose-Hulman
50 Freestyle First Team JJ Holmes Transylvania
50 Freestyle Second Team Jared Brown Rose-Hulman
50 Freestyle Honorable Mention Vincent Fletcher Franklin
400 Medley Relay First Team Justin Roberts, Vineet Ranade, Derick Miller, Ryan Nikolic Rose-Hulman
400 Medley Relay Second Team Logan Parker, Paul Klaeren, Kosmo Wojack, Campbell Coyle Franklin
400 Medley Relay Honorable Mention Connor Hood, Devon Parker, JJ Holmes, Jacob Young Transylvania
200 Medley Relay First Team Ryan Nikolic, Vineet Ranade, Jared Brown, Alex Ketcham Rose-Hulman
200 Medley Relay Second Team Evan Kropf, David Lange, Noah Scheffer, Ben Hall Anderson
200 Medley Relay Honorable Mention Connor Hood, Devon Parker, JJ Holmes, Jacob Young Transylvania
400 Individual Medley First Team Kosmo Wojack Franklin
400 Individual Medley Second Team Ryan Bowering Rose-Hulman
400 Individual Medley Honorable Mention Jack Burke Franklin
100 Butterfly First Team Ryan Nikolic Rose-Hulman
100 Butterfly Second Team Jared Brown Rose-Hulman
100 Butterfly Honorable Mention Vincent Fletcher Franklin
200 Freestyle First Team Nolan Davis Franklin
200 Freestyle Second Team Caleb Munger Rose-Hulman
200 Freestyle Honorable Mention Campbell Coyle Franklin
100 Breaststroke First Team JJ Holmes Transylvania
100 Breaststroke Second Team Paul Klaeren Franklin
100 Breaststroke Honorable Mention Vineet Ranade Rose-Hulman
100 Backstroke First Team Jack Burke Franklin
100 Backstroke Second Team Evan Kropf Anderson
100 Backstroke Honorable Mention Justin Roberts Rose-Hulman
800 Freestyle Relay First Team Vineet Ranade, Nick Edwards, Caleb Munger, Jared Brown Rose-Hulman
800 Freestyle Relay Second Team Jack Burke, Paul Klaeren, Nolan Davis, Campbell Coyle Franklin
800 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention Aiden Rock, Connor Hood, Carter McIntire, Kaden Siler Transylvania
1650 Freestyle First Team Evan Sellers Rose-Hulman
1650 Freestyle Second Team Ryan Bowering Rose-Hulman
1650 Freestyle Honorable Mention Nolan Davis Franklin
200 Backstroke First Team Jack Burke Franklin
200 Backstroke Second Team Caleb Munger Rose-Hulman
200 Backstroke Honorable Mention Ryan Bowering Rose-Hulman
100 Freestyle First Team JJ Holmes Transylvania
100 Freestyle Second Team Jared Brown Rose-Hulman
100 Freestyle Honorable Mention Campbell Coyle Franklin
200 Breaststroke First Team Paul Klaeren Franklin
200 Breaststroke Second Team Vineet Ranade Rose-Hulman
200 Breaststroke Honorable Mention Kyle Haflich Franklin
200 Butterfly First Team Kosmo Wojack Franklin
200 Butterfly Second Team Nick Edwards Rose-Hulman
200 Butterfly Honorable Mention Noah Lockhart Rose-Hulman
400 Freestyle Relay First Team Ranade, Nikolic, Edwards, Brown Rose-Hulman
400 Freestyle Relay Second Team Coyle, Klaeren, Fletcher, Davis Franklin
400 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention Holmes, Hood, Parker, Young Transylvania
3-Meter Dive First Team Gague Creech Franklin
3-Meter Dive Second Team Garrett Craycraft Transylvania
3-Meter Dive Honorable Mention Cameron Gilbreth Franklin
1-Meter Dive First Team Gague Creech Franklin
1-Meter Dive Second Team Matthew Hayward Anderson
1-Meter Dive Honorable Mention Garrett Craycraft Transylvania

Women’s HCAC All Conference:

Event Team Name Schools
200 Freestyle Relay First Team Kennedy Minter, Alayna Kenworthy, Caileigh McCafferty, Emme Egan Franklin
200 Freestyle Relay Second Team Sami Monarch, Logan Thomas, Hannah Tapp, Mary Grace Thompson Transylvania
200 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention Heather Karm, Brooklyn DenOuden, Lillia Mitchell, Lily Hunter Anderson
500 Freestyle First Team Samantha Phillips Franklin
500 Freestyle Second Team Maggie McGuire Franklin
500 Freestyle Honorable Mention Erin Perkins Franklin
200 Individual Medley First Team Alayna Kenworthy Franklin
200 Individual Medley Second Team Caileigh McCafferty Franklin
200 Individual Medley Honorable Mention Regan Hendricks Franklin
50 Freestyle First Team Emme Egan Franklin
50 Freestyle Second Team Sami Monarch Transylvania
50 Freestyle Honorable Mention Lily Hunter Anderson
400 Medley Relay First Team Caileigh McCafferty, Caroline Glaze, Samantha Phillips, Emme Egan Franklin
400 Medley Relay Second Team Delaney McPherson, Olivia Greinke, Sami Monarch, Hannah Tapp Transylvania
400 Medley Relay Honorable Mention Tess Maubach, Lillia Mitchell, Tori Haessig, Lily Hunter Anderson
200 Medley Relay First Team Caileigh McCafferty, Caroline Glaze, Samantha Phillips, Emme Egan Franklin
200 Medley Relay Second Team Ashley Daulton, Heather Karm, Tess Maubach, Lily Hunter Anderson
200 Medley Relay Honorable Mention Natalija Pumpurs, Lauren Meyer, Tori Kinnamon, Therese Jaeger Rose-Hulman
400 Individual Medley First Team Alayna Kenworthy Franklin
400 Individual Medley Second Team Regan Hendricks Franklin
400 Individual Medley Honorable Mention Anna Perkins Franklin
100 Butterfly First Team Samantha Phillips Franklin
100 Butterfly Second Team Kennedy Minter Franklin
100 Butterfly Honorable Mention Sami Hinkleman Franklin
200 Freestyle First Team Emme Egan Franklin
200 Freestyle Second Team Hannah Tapp Transylvania
200 Freestyle Honorable Mention Erin Perkins Franklin
100 Breaststroke First Team Caroline Glaze Franklin
100 Breaststroke Second Team Becky Pfeifer Franklin
100 Breaststroke Honorable Mention Maggie McGuire Franklin
100 Backstroke First Team Caileigh McCafferty Franklin
100 Backstroke Second Team Sami Monarch Transylvania
100 Backstroke Honorable Mention Paige Hedger Franklin
800 Freestyle Relay First Team Samantha Phillips, Erin Perkins, Alayna Kenworthy, Maggie McGuire Franklin
800 Freestyle Relay Second Team Delaney McPherson, Hannah Tapp, Rachel Foster, Olivia Greinke Transylvania
800 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention Cate Stauffer, Tori Kinnamon, Megan Howell, Ella Hart Rose-Hulman
1650 Freestyle First Team Erin Perkins Franklin
1650 Freestyle Second Team Cate Stauffer Rose-Hulman
1650 Freestyle Honorable Mention Delaney McPherson Transylvania
200 Backstroke First Team Caileigh McCafferty Franklin
200 Backstroke Second Team Alayna Kenworthy Franklin
200 Backstroke Honorable Mention Paige Hedger Franklin
100 Freestyle First Team Emme Egan Franklin
100 Freestyle Second Team Sami Monarch Transylvania
100 Freestyle Honorable Mention Lily Hunter Anderson
200 Breaststroke First Team Becky Pfeifer Franklin
200 Breaststroke Second Team Regan Hendricks Franklin
200 Breaststroke Honorable Mention Maggie McGuire Franklin
200 Butterfly First Team Samantha Phillips Franklin
200 Butterfly Second Team Anna Perkins Franklin
200 Butterfly Honorable Mention Sami Hinkleman Franklin
400 Freestyle Relay First Team Egan, Phillips, Kenworthy, McCafferty Franklin
400 Freestyle Relay Second Team Monarch, Thomas, Tapp, Thompson Transylvania
400 Freestyle Relay Honorable Mention Mitchell, Karm, Hopp, Hunter Anderson
3-Meter Dive First Team Mackie Redford Transylvania
3-Meter Dive Second Team Faith Jackson Franklin
3-Meter Dive Honorable Mention Kamryn Elder Franklin
1-Meter Dive First Team Faith Jackson Franklin
1-Meter Dive Second Team Halle Strege Anderson
1-Meter Dive Honorable Mention Mackie Redford Transylvania

For more information regarding the 2022 HCAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship, please visit the links below.

2022 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Webpage
2022 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Webpage

For more information on HCAC men’s and women’s swimming diving, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC’s home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the “HCAC DIII” Facebook page.

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