Purdue Wins Combined and Men’s Titles, UVA Takes Women’s Title at 2023 College Club Nats

2023 COLLEGE CLUB SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

• Friday, March 31 – Sunday, April 2, 2023
• McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, Columbus, OH
• SCY (25 yards)
• Live Results + Psych and Heat Sheets
  • Live results also available on MeetMobile: “2023 CCS National Championship”
• Meet Central
• Day 1 Recap
• Day 2 Recap

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (TOP 5)

COMBINED

1. Purdue – 1245
2. UVA – 1180.5
3. Michigan State – 1051.5
4. Georgia Tech – 775
5. Cal – 766

WOMEN

1. UVA – 774.5
2. Michigan State – 471
3. Cal – 410
4. Georgia Tech – 323
5. Wisconsin – 319

MEN

1. Purdue – 899.5
2. Liberty – 577
3. Michigan State – 530.5
4. Georgia Tech – 452
5. UVA – 406

AWARDS

• Spirit Award: Georgia Tech
• Women’s High Point: Kasey Venn, Michigan State (100 points)
• Men’s High Point: Travis Nitkiewicz, Michigan State (100 points)

The 2023 Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships is in the books. Just as their varsity team did a few weeks ago, UVA’s club swim team won the women’s national title, pulling away to outscore runner-up Michigan State by 303.5 points. Purdue was dominant in the men’s team standings, winning by 322.5 points. Their prowess on the men’s side also propelled Purdue to the combined team title, scoring 1245 points to beat out UVA by 64.5 points. Michigan State also had a very strong showing, finishing second in the women’s standings and third in the men’s standings. Georgia Tech also had great finishes, taking fourth in women’s, men’s, and combined scoring.

Michigan State swept the high point awards, seeing Kasey Venn win the women’s award and Travis Nitkiewicz take the men’s honors. Both swimmers scored 100 individual points (won all five of their individual events).

Venn concluded her individual racing with a convincing win in the women’s 100 IM, swimming a 57.31. Venn touched as the only swimmer in the field under 1:00.

Venn also helped Michigan State’s mixed 200 free relay to victory. Evan Stanislaw (20.84), Matthew Lee (20.62), Venn (24.22), and Sheridan Phalen (24.05) teamed up to clock a 1:29.73, narrowly beating out UVA (1:29.89). MSU narrowly out-split UVA on each of the first three legs of the relay, then Alexa Owen closed the gap with a 23.80 anchor leg.

Travis Nitkiewicz won the men’s 50 breast on Sunday night, clocking a 25.11.

Purdue’s Kellen Reese was on fire in the men’s 100 fly, winning the event with a speedy 47.13. Reese was out quick, splitting 21.68 on the first 50, then came home in 25.45.

DAY THREE EVENT WINNERS

• Women’s 200 free relay: UVA (Anna Sheng, Corinna Fultz, Marissa Ross, Alexa Owen) – 1:36.92
• Men’s 200 free relay: Purdue (Bebe Wang, Kellen Reese, Tyson Tucci, Fenry Zhou) – 1:21.18
• Women’s 50 back: Elsa Huebsch (UNC) – 26.49
• Men’s 50 back: Louis Cardot (Georgia Tech) – 22.88
• Women’s 100 fly: Maya Hunter (Colorado) – 58.32
• Men’s 100 fly: Kellen Reese (Purdue) – 47.13
• Women’s 50 breast: Cate O’Haimhirgin (Ohio State) – 29.10
• Men’s 50 breast: Travis Nitkiewicz (Michigan State) – 25.11
• Women’s 100 free: Katherine Pardy (Notre Dame)/Olivia Sheridan (Tennessee) – 53.37
• Men’s 100 free: Billy Cruz Zuniga (USC) – 44.46
• Women’s 100 IM: Kasey Venn (Michigan State) – 57.31
• Men’s 100 IM: Ben Prestel (Georgia) – 50.80
• Mixed 200 free relay: Michigan State (Evan Stanislaw, Matthew Lee, Kasey Venn, Sheridan Phalen) – 1:29.73