Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 15-18, 2017
- CISD Natatorium, Shenandoah, Texas
- Final 10 AM, Finals 6 PM – U.S. Central Time Zone (GMT -6 currently)
- Event schedule
- Real-time results – diving
- Real-time results – swimming
- Video link
- Championship Central
Women’s 200-yard Butterfly – Final
- NCAA DIII Record: 1:55.66 3/23/2012 Logan Todhunter, Williams
- Megan Pierce, SR Williams 1:59.76
- Shanny Lin, JR RPI 2:01.30
- Meggie Leitz, JR Ursinus 2:01.63
- Veronica Wolff, FR Williams 2:01.77
- Katelyn Strauss, St. Thomas 2:01.83
- Anne Dassow, FR Grove City 2:02.01
- Abigail Brown, SR Johns Hopkins 2:02.09
- Megan Campbell, JR Emory 2:04.38
Meggie Leitz of Ursinus turned first at the 50 wall, then Katelyn Strauss of St. Thomas took over at the 100 from lane 7. Megan Pierce pulled even at the 150 wall, and the last 50 was all Pierce. Coming home in 31.0, Pierce finished in 1:59.76, her first sub-2:00 200 fly. Shanny Lin of RPI pulled to the front of the next pack, and touched second in 2:01.30, just ahead of Leitz.
This is Megan Pierce‘s second national title this weekend; she also won the 400 IM on Wednesday.
Women’s 100-yard Backstroke – Final
- NCAA DIII Record: 53.46 3/22/2013 Celia Oberholzer, Kenyon
- Cindy Cheng, JR Emory 54.41
- Caroline Olson, FR Emory 54.42
- Emma Paulson, SR St. Thomas 54.54
- Olivia Jackson, SR Williams 55.25
- Emily Rollo, SR W & L 55.53
- Eleanore Hong, SR Rose-Hulman 55.76
- Claire Liu, SR Emory 55.88
- Sara Daher, SR Bates 55.98
In an exciting finish, Emory junior Cindy Cheng held off fast-closing teammate Caroline Olson and defending champion Emma Paulson of St. Thomas to win the 100 back in 54.41. Olson closed in 27.94, and only missed catching her teammate by 1/100. Paulson was another .12 back with 54.54. Williams senior Olivia Jackson led the next wave into the wall with a fourth-place 55.25.
Cheng, too, is a double champion this year. She won the 200 free on Thursday in addition to the 100 back.
Women’s 100-yard Breaststroke – Final
- NCAA DIII Record: 1:00.54 2/18/2006 Lindsay Payne, Williams
- Meet Record: 1:00.85 3/22/2013 Amy Spaay, UW Whitewater
- Sam Senczyszyn, SO UW-Eau Claire 1:01.64
- KT Kustritz, FR Denison 1:02.45
- Julia Wilson, JR Kenyon 1:02.59
- Emily Medeiros, SR Springfield 1:02.69
- Caroline White, FR Williams 1:02.77
- Hannah Lally, SO Emory 1:02.84
- Erin Bagley, SR Wheaton IL 1:03.07
- Katherine Mesaros, FR Denison 1:03.22
Eau Claire sophomore and defending champion Sam Senczyszyn led from start to finish, but there was a heated battle for second place behind her. Senczyszyn touched in 1:01.64 for the win. Denison freshman KT Kustritz closed dramatically, moving from 8th at the 50 to 2nd overall, with a 32.47 second half, the fastest in the heat by .23. She earned the silver medal with 1:02.45. Kenyon junior Julia Wilson was third in 1:02.59, touching out Springfield senior Emily Medeiros by .10.
Women’s 1-meter Diving – Final
- NCAA DIII Record: 515.90 3/25/11 Danica Roskos TCNJ
- Maura Sticco-Ivins, JR Wellesley 475.40
- , JR Centre College 445.75
- Vivian Zho, FR MIT 80
- Meghan Bartlett, SR SUNY Fredonia 432.05
- Agnes Lo, FR Chicago 428.45
- Elyse Stone, JR Smith 427.05
- Allison Fitzgerald, FR Denison 424.2
- Sarah Kate Mrkonich, JR Trinity (TX) 412.65
Wellesley junior Maura Sticco-Ivins completed her sweep of the diving events, taking the 1-meter board after having won the national title in 3-meter diving on Wednesday. Sticco-Ivins, who scored 475.40 points to win, was 11th in this event last year. Centre junior Sarah Hayhurst improved four positions from her sixth-place finish at 2016 NCAAs; she scored 445.75 points for runner-up. Hayhurst was fourth in 3-meter diving on Day One. MIT freshman Vivian Zho, fifth on the 3-meter board, finished third with 434.80.
Women’s 800-yard Freestyle Relay – Fastest Heat
- NCAA DIII Record: 7:18.15 3/23/2012, Williams (Thompson, Todhunter, Geller, Wilson)
- Emory 7:14.98
- Kenyon 7:15.08
- Wash U 7:21.92
- Chicago 7:22.15
- Williams 7:22.47
- Calvin 7:28.72
- MIT 7:29.95
- NYU 7:30.28
Emory won the 800 free relay but by a much smaller margin than one might have expected, given their dominance in the relays until now. The Eagles won by a mere .10 over Kenyon, and both teams demolished the NCAA Division III record in the event.
Chicago went out with Emory over the first half, but faded in the third leg. Kenyon overtook Emory on the third 200, but the Eagles’ Cindy Cheng, who had won the individual 200 free, eked out a win over Abby Wilson of Kenyon. Both teams easily cleared the old Division III record, set by Williams in 2012.
Wash U was third in the heat, while Chicago hung on for fourth.
Emory 7:14.98:
1) Muir, Fiona SO 1:47.84
2) Wawer, Julia JR 1:50.15
3) Bergh, Marissa SR 1:50.04
4) Cheng, Cindy JR 1:46.95
Kenyon 7:15.08:
1) Green, Julia FR 1:50.30
2) Ambrosen, Delaney SO 1:49.45
3) Orbach-Mandel, Hannah SO 1:47.79
4) Wilson, Abby SO 1:47.54
Team Scores – Day Three
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 28 1. Emory 471.5 2. Williams 327 3. Kenyon 270 4. Denison 234 5. Mit 141 6. Wash U. MO 120 7. Washington & Lee 94 8. Nyu 93.5 9. Johns Hopkins 85.5 10. Chicago 76 11. Calvin 69 12. Conn College 68 13. Ithaca 65 14. Bates 63 15. Amherst 62.5 16. St. Thomas 59 17. Wheaton IL 41 18. Wellesley 40 19. Claremont MS 36 20. Middlebury 35 21. Carnegie Mellon 32 21. Centre College 32 23. Suny Fredonia 31 24. Uw-Eau Claire 30 25. Ursinus 28 26. Trinity U. 26 27. Grove City 25 28. Illinois Wesleyan 20 29. Pomona-Pitzer 17.5 30. Rensselaer 17 31. Springfield 15 31. Smith 15 33. Uw-Lacrosse 13 33. DePauw 13 33. Bowdoin 13 33. Rose-Hulman 13 37. Mount Union 12 38. Kalamazoo 11 38. Whitman 11 38. Carleton 11 41. William Smith 6 42. Suny Geneseo 5 43. Stevens 4.5 44. Birmingham Southern 4 44. St. Catherine 4 44. Mary Washington 4 44. Wesleyan 4 48. Redlands 2 48. Gustavus 2 50. Union 1