The NCAC Kenyon Relays, held annually at Kenyon College, kicked off the season for the Lords and Ladies and brought together eight teams last night for some high-speed racing. The meet format is such that every event is a relay, and some unconventional races are held in the mix, including a 500 crescendo relay (50, 100, 150, 200), a 1500 (three swimmers do a 500) and a 400 Individual Medley (4×100 IMs).
Only the first relay from a given team scored, however plenty of exhibition relays competed, and in some cases, C and D relays beat out their own A and B relay teams. That being said, only one event had a team other than Kenyon or Denison finish in the given top three.
200 Medley Relay
Women
Kenyon-Denison-Kenyon
Celia Oberholzer, Katie Kaestner, Jourdan Cline and Haley Townsend: 1:46.93
Notable splits: 23.35 from Denison freshman Carolyn Kane, 23.94 from Kenyon freshman Jenner McLeod
Men
Kenyon-Kenyon-Denison
Harrison Curley, Alex Beckwith, Ryan Funk, Austin Caldwell: 1:33.41
Notable splits: 20.46 from junior Caldwell, and the pair of 22.4s from Kenyon sophomores Funk and Christian Josephson
200 Backstroke Relay
Women
Kenyon-Denison-Denison
Celia Oberholzer, Rachel Flinn, Haley Townsend, Megan Morris: 1:46.47
Notable splits: 25.98 anchor by Denison sophomore Ashley Yearwood
Men
Kenyon-Denison-Denison
Kevin Magee, Harrison Curley, Percy Gates, Wes Manz: 1:34.04
Notable splits: 22.65 from Denison’s Spencer Fronk, and 22.79 from W Manz
200 Breaststroke Relay
Women
Kenyon-Denison-Wittenberg
Laura Duncan, Katie Kaestner, Ellie Crawford, Hannah Lobb: 2:04.78
Notable splits: Denison’s Natalie Lugg
Men
Denison-Kenyon-Denison
Ben Snader, Damon Rosenburg, Spencer Fronk, Al Nennig: 1:46.59
Notable splits: Denison ‘s Rosenburg split a 25.68 – nearly a second faster than anyone else in his relay and the only split under 26 in the whole field
500 Crescendo Relay
Women
Denison-Kenyon-Kenyon
Ashley Yearwood, Carolyn Kane, Molly Willingham, Campbell Costley: 4:36.09
Notable splits: Denison freshman C. Kane went 52.42 for her 100 split; Costley turned in a 1:54.34 200 anchor
Men
Kenyon-Denison-Denison
Ryan Funk, Percy Gates, Joey Duronio, Austin Caldwell: 4:03.34
Notable splits: Kenyon junior Caldwell’s anchor leg of 1:40.57 – and he finished with a 25.1 on that final 50!
200 Butterfly Relay
Women
Denison-Kenyon-Kenyon
Carolyn Kane, Michelle Howell, Liz Kane, Ashley Yearwood: 1:43.12
Notable splits: Yearwood’s 25.79 anchor and Kenyon sophomore Morris’ 25.9
Men
Denison-Kenyon-Kenyon
Spencer Fronk, Conrad Wuorinen, Andrew Rich, Jackson Humprey: 1:31.96
Notable splits: 22.28 out of Denison’s Rich and a 22.68 out of teammate Wuorinen
1500 Freestyle Relay
Women
Kenyon – Denison-Kenyon
Syd Lindbloom, Mariah Williamson, Alexa Korsberg: 15:26.18
Notable splits: Denison’s Costley led off in a 5:06.0; Kenyon sophomore Williamson dropped a 5:05.25 on her leg of the winning relay
Men
Kenyon-Denison-Kenyon
Harrison Curley, Joe Guilfoyle, Ambert Sawaya: 14:15.63
Notable splits: Denison senior Al Weik had a lead off leg of 4:42.70; Kenyon junior Guilfoyle turned in a 4:43.15
400 Individual Medley Relay
Women
Denison-Kenyon-Kenyon
Carolyn Kane, Natalie Lugg, Libby Dalziel, Campbell Costley: 4:03.82
Notable splits: Difficult to tell for a 100 IM, but Denison’s Lugg (59.74) and Kenyon’s Kaestner (59.79) were the only two under 1:00.
Men
Kenyon-Denison-Kenyon
Ryan Funk, Austin Caldwell, Trevor Manz, Percy Gates: 3:34.50
Notable splits: Denison’s Fronk – the only athlete sub 53.0
200 Freestyle Relay
Women
Denison-Kenyon-Denison
Carolyn Kane, Ashley Yearwood, Liz Kane, Morgan Nuess: 1:36.93
Notable splits: Yearwood for her 23.95 split
Men
Kenyon-Denison-Kenyon
Austin Caldwell, Ryan Funk, Percy Gates, Wes Manz: 1:24.69
Notable splits: 20.98 from Denison’s Wuorinen
Diving relays were held at Denison’s natatorium. Diving results as well as complete meet results can be found here.
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