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Highlights From Night Two Of The 2026 NCAA DIII Conference Championships

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, Wooster

    Highlights:

    In the men’s 500 free, Denison sophomore George Goins took the win in 4:26.22, winning by over 5 seconds. He was just 2 seconds off his season best of 4:24.37, which as of this writing is the fastest swim in the country for D3. Kenyon senior Molly Haag won the women’s 500 free in 4:51.06. Denison junior Jack Hill took the 200 IM win in a new PB of 1:47.02, at the moment the fastest swim in D3 this season. In the women’s 200 IM, Kenyon sophomore Kelsey Van Eldik took the win in 2:03.72, just .08 off her PB of 2:03.64. In the men’s 50 free, Kenyon senior Djordje Dragojlovic took the win in the only sub-20.00 in the field, 19.96, a bit off his best time of 19.53 from earlier this season. Denison sophomore Nick Hensel finished just .07 behind in 20.03. In the women’s 50, Kenyon sr. Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault got the win in 23.21, just .03 over her teammate Kate Bogan. The 400 medley relay saw Denison take the win in 3:12.79. They remain 2nd in the country. Kenyon finished 2nd in 3:13.56. In the women’s medley relay, Kenyon took the win in 3:40.97. On that relay, Gwen Eisenbeis led off in 54.59, Kelsey Van Eldik split a 1:00.31 on breast, Nora Kortuem split 56.28 on fly, and Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault split a 49.79 free split. Denison finished 2nd in 3:41.80.

    University 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. Louis

    Highlights:

    In the women’s 200 freestyle relay, the NYU quartet of Engle (23.61), O’Donnell (22.75), Ladomirak (22.61), and McIntyre (21.69) smashed the UAA, conference, pool, and school records. That swim is also the 5th fastest relay in D3 history. On the men’s side, the NYU quartet of Downs (20.19), Cross (19.38), Miller (20.09), and Wehbe (19.31) also swept the 200 free relay in a new UAA meet, pool, and school record of 1:18.97. That is the 9th fastest relay in D3 history. The UChicago men finished in second in 1:19.23; the quartet of Costello (20.28), Benderskii (19.92), Kruep (19.87), and Butler (19.16) posted that new season best by .02 to now rank 3rd in the country this season. CMU finished 3rd in 1:19.95, despite missing their top sprinter Matt Peitler. In the women’s 500, NYU freshman Llew Ladomirak won in 4:54.08, a new PB by almost 2 seconds. In the men’s 500 free, WashU freshman Parker Chan took the win in 4:23.98, a new PB by over a second and reclaims the top time in the country. He now sits only .61 away from the D3 freshman record set last season. In the women’s 200 IM, Emory sophomore Allison Greenway dropped even more time from last week to go 2:01.01, still remains the top time in D3 this year. In the prelims of the men’s 200 IM, CMU jr. Brayden Morford took the top seed in 1:47.21, at the time of the event the 2nd fastest time in the country. In the final, UChicago jr. Cooper Costello took the win in 1:46.69, a new PB and the top time in D3 now and sits just outside of the top 10 in D3 history. NYU freshman Conner Dean finished 2nd in 1:47.08, and WashU’s Marco Minai finished 3rd in 1:47.17. In the prelims, NYU swimmers Kaley McIntyre and Teddy Cross both took the top seeds. McIntyre went 22.46, a NCAA A cut and a nation-leading season best, .09 and .31 off her PB which is the NCAA D3 record of 22.15. Cross, a mid-season transfer from D1 UVA, swam a new best time in 19.75, which is the 3rd fastest time in the country for D3 this year. In the women’s final, McIntyre dropped even more time, going 22.29, her 2nd fastest time ever behind her D3 record which she now only sits .14 off it. In the men’s final, UChicago’s John Butler took .01 off his PB to win the title in 19.72. Teddy Cross of NYU finished 2nd in 20.00, and Arnav Deshpande finished 3rd in 20.06. The NYU women took the win in 3:41.87. Maeve O’Donnell led off in 55.87, Sammy Wong split a 1:04.02, Nicole Ranile split a 54.67, and NCAA record holder Kaley McIntyre split a monster 47.32. That last 100 free split is the fastest split in D3 history by almost a half a second, which is her own split. Keep an eye on McIntyre as she might be aiming for that national record of 48.15 she set earlier this season. In the men’s 400 medley relay, Chicago took the win in 3:10.85, the 6th fastest time in D3 history and not far off their own school record. This relay was highlighted by Costello’s 45.63 fly split, which is the fastest split in D3 history, and Butler’s 42.39 anchor split. NYU finished in 2nd in 3:11.90. Teddy Cross led off in a new nation-leading D3 time of 46.94 in back, Keith McQuaid split a 47.07 on fly, and Pierce Downs anchored home in a 43.41. Emory finished in 3rd to round out the new top times in the country in 3:12.20.

    New 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 Paterson

    Highlights:

    In the men’s 200 medley relay, both TCNJ and Salisbury broke 1:27. Before tonight, both teams’ relay records were 1:28s. Tonight, both teams smashed their school records by almost 2 seconds. Salisbury finished 2nd in 1:26.99 with splits from Mason Potts (21.94), Dominic Kazi (24.16), Michael Paulos (21.32), and Michael DeSimone (19.57). TCNJ won in 1:26.82. Their quartet consisted of Andrew Kidchob (22.27), Tyler McGeehan (24.27), Joe McChesney (20.85), and MJ Hoban (19.43). This is a new NJAC meet, pool, and conference record. As of this writing, those are the 2nd and 3rd fastest times in the country. In the men’s 800 free relay, TCNJ won in 6:35.85, highlighted by junior Steven Bendoraitis‘ leadoff in 1:37.14. That time is now the 6th fastest time in the country this season.

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