By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
With the major Division I Power-5 conference meets set to begin next week, Division III is already in the midst of unfolding with 16 conference meets underway. To see a comprehensive list of all the meets and their related links, click here.
See some of the highlights from some of the meets from night two, written by Parker Fleischman-Ament.
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) – Men and Women
Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14 Location: Trumbull Aquatics Center, Granville, OH Defending Champions: Kenyon women (2x), Denison men (1x) Live Results Live Video Schedule of Events (PDF) Championship Central Teams: Denison, DePauw, John Carroll*, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash (men), Wittenberg, WoosterHighlights:
George Goins hit a split of 9:17.35 in the first 1,000 yards of the men’s 1650 freestyle, a new personal best in the 1,000 and under his 15:20 pace. Towards the back end of the race, he began to fall off the pace and ultimately finished in 15:24.75 to win the NCAC title. DePauw sophomore Edie Patterson swam a huge personal best of 17:07.66 in the early heats of the women’s 1650 freestyle. Her time is 12 seconds under last year’s invite time and may have just earned her a berth to NCAAs next month, as she is now ranked 10th in the country. Kenyon senior Molly Haag won in 16:40.29, a new top time this season. Her teammate Nora Lee Brown finished 2nd in 16:49.62, and Patterson’s time from earlier finished 3rd. Swimming 49.59 in prelims, the fastest time in the country, Denison junior Jack Hill moved to 7th all-time in Division III history in the men’s 100 IM. In finals, he moved all the way up to 2nd all-time with 48.81 to win the conference title. Kenyon’s Leo Karnitz finished 2nd in 49.36 for 6th all-time. Oberlin’s Leo Powers took 3rd in 51.44. Denison senior Phoebe Ferguson claimed the women’s 100 IM title in 57.21, moving to 6th all-time in Division III. DePauw freshman Priscilla Smith finished 2nd with a new school record of 58.52. Denison junior Riley Tofflemire took 3rd in 58.89. A shocking upset marked the men’s 200 backstroke as Wabash sophomore Ryan West took the win in 1:46.42, smashing his school record by over a second from Lane 7. His winning time moves him up to 4th in the country. Denison’s Luke Swiggett took 2nd in 1:47.33, and John Carroll freshman Jacob Florio finished 3rd in 1:47.49. Kenyon senior Gwen Eisenbeis became the 5th woman this season to crack 2:00 in the women’s 200 backstroke, finishing in 1:59.91 to win the NCAC title. Denison’s Caroline Ramirez took 2nd in 2:00.44, and Denison freshman Avery Anderson finished 3rd in 2:01.68. Kenyon senior Djordje Dragojlovic took the win in the men’s 100 freestyle with 43.58, a little off his mid-season time of 43.13. Denison sophomore Nick Hensel finished 2nd in 44.13, and Denison sophomore Harry Parsons took 3rd in 44.44. Dropping to 50.46 from her prelim time of 50.91, Kenyon senior Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault won the NCAC title in the women’s 100 freestyle, a new best time that moves her to 5th in the country. Kenyon junior Kate Bogan finished 2nd in 50.75, also her fastest time ever. Denison junior Olivia Morse took 3rd. In a stunning upset, NCAC newcomer John Carroll got their first individual event win when junior Bart Kubis took the men’s 200 breaststroke title in 2:00.78. Before today, he was ranked 68th in Division III; after this race, he is now ranked 13th in the country. Denison junior Liam Nelson finished 2nd in 2:00.81, just 0.1 off the time he went in the morning. Kenyon junior Noel Tumbasz took 3rd in 2:01.18. Kenyon sophomore Kelsey Van Eldik took the win in the women’s 200 breaststroke with 2:14.19 in a close finish over Denison senior Drue Thielking in 2:14.74. Denison junior Gwen Bakker finished 3rd in 2:17.95. Dropping down to a season best of 1:48.41 from his prelim time of 1:50.28, Kenyon senior Ethan Manske won the men’s 200 butterfly to rank 9th in the country. Denison junior Max Lough finished 2nd in 1:48.93, and Kenyon sophomore Michael Baltodano took 3rd in 1:49.35. Denison senior Emily Harris took the win in the women’s 200 butterfly with 2:01.81. Kenyon’s Amelia Stevenson finished 2nd in 2:02.20, and Kenyon junior Ashlyn Widmer took 3rd in 2:05.36. The Denison men claimed the top time in the country in the 400 freestyle relay with an electric finish, breaking their pool, NCAC meet, and team records with 2:54.42, the 5th fastest relay in Division III history. The foursome of Hill (43.58), Hensel (43.14), Mohr (44.16), and Parsons (43.54) beat Kenyon by over 2.5 seconds. The Kenyon men consisted of Dragojlovic (43.61), Jaworski (43.79), Abrahamson (44.56), and Stuka (45.10). John Carroll initially finished 3rd but was disqualified for a relay exchange, so DePauw finished 3rd in 3:05.46 with Wolfe (46.15), Schwindinger (46.20), Farkas (46.76), and Hinshaw (46.35). Kenyon took the women’s 400 freestyle relay title with a come-from-behind finish in 3:21.71. Winning the relay also meant winning the team title, which is exactly what Kenyon did. The relay was made up of Haag (51.35), Eisenbeis (51.07), Bogan (50.02), and Torrecillas-Jouault (49.27). Denison finished 2nd in 3:23.21 with Morse (51.30), Kaminski (50.67), Ferguson (51.04), and Harris (50.20). DePauw finished 3rd under the NCAA B cut in 3:28.82 with Stowe (51.89), Patterson (51.46), Smith (52.71), and Hulen (52.76). NCAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year: Jack Hill NCAC Women’s Swimmer of the Year: Molly Haag NCAC Newcomer of the Year: Hailey Kaminski Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year: Denison Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year: DePauwFinal Men’s Team Standings:
Denison – 1,958.5 Kenyon – 1,741.5 John Carroll – 1,192.5 DePauw – 1,095 Wabash – 1,030 Wooster – 789.5 Oberlin – 786 OWU – 450 Wittenberg – 173Final Women’s Team Standings:
Kenyon – 1,944 Denison – 1,853 DePauw – 1,377.5 John Carroll – 1,037 Wooster – 991 Oberlin – 681 Wittenberg – 579.5 OWU – 424University Athletic Association (UAA) – Men and Women
Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14 Location: Ratner Athletic Center, Chicago, IL Defending Champions: Emory women (26x); Emory men (26x) Live Results: Swimming Diving Live Video: FloCollege ($) Championship Central Teams: Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Chicago, Emory, NYU, Rochester, WashU-St. LouisHighlights:
Taking the UAA title in the women’s 1650 freestyle was Emory senior Meredith, dropping nearly 18 seconds with 16:59.77. That swim vaults her up to 7th in the country. NYU junior Aanya Wala finished 2nd in 17:05.83, and Emory senior Morgan Main took 3rd in 17:05.97. The men’s 1650 freestyle saw WashU freshman Parker Chan take the win with 15:24.33. NYU sophomore Adam Mekrami finished 2nd in 15:36.38, and Emory sophomore Ben Pritchard took 3rd in 15:37.02. Four swimmers broke 2:00 in the women’s 200 backstroke. CMU senior Savannah Xu won in 1:59.60, followed by Emory freshman Holly Brundage in 2nd. Emory’s Emma Lunn finished 3rd in 1:59.75, and Emory sophomore Allison Greenway took 4th in 1:59.81. NYU transfer grad student Teddy Cross won the men’s 200 backstroke, going 0.02 under his previous personal best with 1:42.74, the fastest time in the country by over a second and a half over his own teammate, sophomore Keith McQuaid, who finished 2nd in 1:45.49. Emory sophomore Zach Spicer took 3rd in 1:47.26. Cross’ time of 1:42.74 shoots him up the all-time list to 3rd all-time in Division III, making him the pre-meet favorite to win the D3 title in this event. After breaking the 2nd oldest record in Division III last night with a 1:44.74 in the 200 freestyle, NYU senior Kaley McIntyre took the win in the women’s 100 freestyle in 48.30, just off her record from earlier this season but still her 2nd fastest time ever. Her NYU teammate, freshman Maeve O’Donnell, finished 2nd with a new personal best of 50.49, which moves her up to 6th in the country. Junior Lian Jeong Engle completed the NYU sweep with 3rd place in 50.80. UChicago sophomore John Butler improved on his personal best by 0.01 in the men’s 100 freestyle, going 43.16 to remain 3rd in the country this season. He now ties Zach Turk for 6th all-time in Division III. NYU junior Pierce Downs finished 2nd, breaking his school record with 43.71, now the 5th fastest in the country. Emory junior Hayden Tupper took 3rd in 44.48. Emory senior Katie Cohen won the women’s 200 breaststroke with 2:15.96, about a second off her best time this season. UChicago sophomore Maddy Lu finished 2nd in 2:16.74, moving her up to 5th in the nation. UChicago senior Alicia Soosai took 3rd in 2:17.63. UChicago freshman Ethan Taylor had a statement swim in the men’s 200 breaststroke, going 1:57.25 to win the UAA title. That time now ranks 2nd in the nation. NYU junior Victor Derani swam 1:57.96 to finish 2nd, and NYU freshman Conner Dean finished 3rd in 1:58.14. Five men were under 2:00 in this final, but six total were under as the B final winner, Max Kulbida, won his heat in 1:59.90. NYU senior Nicole Ranile took the win in the women’s 200 butterfly with 1:59.94, slower than her season best of 1:59.38 from earlier in the year but still winning by over 1.5 seconds. Cooper Costello smashed his previous personal best of 1:43.42 to win the UAA title in the men’s 200 butterfly, going 1:42.91. He now sits only 0.27 off Justin Finkel’s Division III record set last season. Costello jumps Applebaum for 2nd all-time in Division III. Emory junior McKee Thorsen finished 2nd in 1:45.75, and WashU junior Marco Minai took 3rd in 1:46.97, now 3rd in the country this year. Taking the 400 freestyle relay win in 3:20.42, the NYU women finished about 0.5 off their fastest this season. The quartet was made up of Engle (51.10), Ladomirak (50.06), Wu (51.53), and McIntyre (47.73). UChicago finished 2nd in 3:24.74, and Emory took 3rd in 3:25.10. Responding to Denison’s top time in the men’s 400 freestyle relay, UChicago went 2:54.38. Costello led off with a personal best of 43.90, making him the 10th swimmer this season to break 44. Igor Benderskii swam next, going 43.67, followed by Ryan Lobo in 44.50. Anchor John Butler finished with a blistering 42.31, one of the fastest splits in Division III history. The relay itself is tied for 4th all-time in Division III. CMU finished 2nd in 2:56.86, NYU finished 3rd in 2:57.58, Emory took 4th in 2:58.65, WashU finished 5th in 2:59.61, and CWRU took 6th in 2:59.79. UChicago’s B relay also broke 3:00, going 2:59.64.Final Men’s Team Standings:
Emory – 1,753 NYU – 1,626 UChicago – 1,399 WashU – 1,067 CMU – 1,048.5 CWRU – 764 Rochester – 520 Brandeis – 345Final Women’s Team Standings:
NYU – 1,900 Emory – 1,885 UChicago – 1,196.5 WashU – 1,127 CMU – 964.5 CWRU – 673.5 Rochester – 555.5 Brandeis – 349New Jersey Athletic Conference – Men and Women
Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15 Location: Hampton Aquaplex, Hampton, VA Defending Champions: Salisbury women (1x); TCNJ men (3x) Live Results on Meet Mobile Championship Central Teams: Kean, Mary Washington, Merchant Marine Academy, Montclair State, Ramapo, Roger Williams (women), Rowan, Salisbury, TCNJ, William PatersonHighlights:
TCNJ senior Gavin Formon dropped a personal best of 3:53.20 in the men’s 400 IM, which moves into the top 10 this year. Salisbury sophomore Ethan Lloyd finished 2nd in 3:58.95, and Montclair State senior Michael Salvatori took 3rd in 3:59.06. Rowan senior Kaitlyn Crouthamel took the win in the women’s 400 IM by almost 4 seconds in 4:27.94, getting under the NCAA B cut. A new personal best of 47.19 came from TCNJ sophomore Joe McChesney in the men’s 100 butterfly, making him 3rd in the nation. Salisbury freshman Cameron Byrd finished 2nd in 47.53, only 0.33 off the fastest freshman time ever. TCNJ’s Andrew Kidchob took 3rd place in 48.58. Rowan senior Ella Pennington won the women’s 100 butterfly, dropping 0.27 from this morning to go 54.53 to take the NJAC title, still slower than her fastest time of the season of 53.87. She won by 1.3 seconds. TCNJ junior Steven Bendoraitis took the NJAC title in the men’s 200 freestyle with 1:38.78, just 0.04 ahead of Rowan junior Braden Sheehan. TCNJ sophomore Kyle Brushaber finished 3rd in 1:39.85, and TCNJ freshman Matthew Liotti took 4th, also under 1:40. Salisbury freshman Rowan O’Donoghue obliterated her best time in the women’s 200 freestyle, going 1:49.26, which moves her up to 3rd in the country and won by nearly 4.5 seconds. Salisbury senior Dominic Kazzi took the win in the men’s 100 breaststroke with 54.56, just 0.11 over TCNJ sophomore Tyler McGeehan in 54.67. Salisbury sophomore Aidan Loehr took 3rd in 55.06. Mary Washington sophomore Soleli Clifford took the title in the women’s 100 breaststroke with 1:03.80, winning by nearly a second. TCNJ senior Andrew Kidchob dropped to 48.64 in the men’s 100 backstroke to win the conference title. In a tie for 2nd was Merchant Marine senior Teague Mayer and sophomore teammate Max Fedorenko in 49.45. Kean sophomore Braelyn Wilson won the women’s 100 backstroke. She swam a personal best of 54.46 in prelims, the 2nd fastest time in the country. In finals, she added 0.24 but still won by 0.9 over her teammate, sophomore Olivia Chow, who finished in 55.64. The TCNJ men took the 200 freestyle relay win in 1:21.08. The relay consisted of McChesney (20.69), Kidchob (20.33), Frank (20.83), and Hoban (19.23). Finishing just behind was Salisbury in 1:21.34, which featured Byrd (20.68), Potts (20.34), and DeSimone (20.20). Merchant Marine took 3rd in 1:21.55 with Fedorenko (20.54), McOsker (19.97), Hernandez (20.87), and Frank (20.17). Taking the win on the women’s side was Kean University in the 200 freestyle relay with 1:34.82, consisting of Wilson (23.40), Bellars (23.87), Stemley (24.13), and Chow (23.42), getting under the B cut.Southern Athletic Association (SAA) – Men and Women
Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14 Location: Champions Hall, Danville, KY Defending Champions: Centre women (1x); Rhodes men (2x) Live Results Live Video Championship Program Championship Central Teams: Berry, Centre, Millsaps, Rhodes, Sewanee, Southwestern*, Trinity (TX)*Highlights:
Sewanee sophomore Ella Deitch took the women’s 1650 freestyle title in 17:47.00, winning by 4.6 seconds. Trinity sophomore Luke Fender took the mile in 15:40.67, winning by 6 seconds over Centre sophomore Brady Miller, who finished in 15:46.53. Rhodes senior Gracie Shephard won the women’s 200 backstroke by almost 2.5 seconds in 2:03.63. Trinity freshman Jack Hester won the men’s 200 backstroke by almost 3.5 seconds in 1:45.71, a huge 2 plus second personal best that makes him the 4th fastest in the country. Centre senior Caroline Lee and Trinity junior Amy Benson tied for the women’s 100 freestyle title in 51.73. Finishing 0.02 behind was Trinity junior Julia Carter. Sewanee sophomore Andrew Olsen won the men’s 100 freestyle in 44.80, getting under the NCAA B cut of 44.97 while breaking the meet, pool, and school records. Trinity senior Neely Burns took the win in the women’s 200 breaststroke with 2:20.18. Swimming a new personal best of 1:58.97 in prelims, Centre sophomore Tiernan Moore moved into the 5th fastest time in the country. In finals, Moore defied all expectations, swimming a new SAA conference, meet, pool, and Centre school record in 1:56.26. That is the fastest time in the country by almost a full second and vaults him into the top 10 all-time list in Division III at #5. Moore is now the favorite heading into NCAAs. Rhodes freshman Charlotte Hill took the win in the women’s 200 butterfly with 2:07.61. Centre freshman Jack Liau took the SAA title in the men’s 200 butterfly with 1:50.36. The Trinity women took the 400 freestyle relay title in 3:28.71 with Benson (51.74), Burns (52.67), Alvegaard-Struble (52.50), and Carter (51.80). The Rhodes men took the relay title in 3:01.23, just 0.5 over Sewanee. The relay had Wertenburger (45.54), Hostetler (44.72), Brownell (45.57), and Knust (45.40).Final Men’s Team Standings:
Trinity – 984 Centre – 754 Rhodes – 651 Berry – 478 Sewanee – 456 Southwestern – 255Final Women’s Team Standings:
Trinity – 995.5 Centre – 722 Rhodes – 674 Sewanee – 443 Southwestern – 376 Berry College – 295Read the full story on SwimSwam: Highlights From Night Four Of The 2026 NCAA DIII Conference Championships
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