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Winter Nationals Recaps - Day 4

Indiana

Indiana University junior made it a sweep of the backstroke events, winning a national title in the 200-yard backstroke on the final day of action at the AT&T USA Swimming Winter National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.
 
Snodgrass posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:51.22. That is the third-fastest time in IU history, just off her career best of 1:50.52 set at last year’s NCAA Championships. This was a follow-up to her national title in the 100 backstroke last night.
 
Snodgrass was not the only Hoosier in the championship final as freshman Kennedy Goss picked up an NCAA auto time with her mark of 1:52.41, good for fifth place. Cynthia Pammett took eighth in 1:55.34, while Justine Ress was 12th (1:55.57).
 
In the men’s 100 freestyle, sophomore Anze Tavcar blasted the Indiana school record en route to a silver medal, clocking a time of 43.03. That tops the old mark of 43.21 set by Daniel Kanorr in 2013.
 
Grace Vertigans was the top Indiana finisher in the women’s 100 freestyle, taking 10th in a season-best time of 49.50. Right behind her in 11th was Goss at 49.58.
 
Haley Lips placed sixth in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:09.88. American star Katie Ledecky won the event with a new American record of 15:13.30. Stephanie Marchuk was19th in 16:29.96. Jackson Miller takes 16th for the men in 15:11.14, as an American record was also set in the men’s race, this time by Connor Jaeger (14:23.52).
 
Future Hoosier Lilly King placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:09.28. That time would rank fourth on the all-time list for the Hoosiers. Former Hoosier Bronwyn Pasloski was fifth (2:10.21). For the men Tanner Kurz took second in the B final and 10th overall with a time of 1:57.29.
 
Bailey Pressey took eighth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.12, while Gia Dalesandro won the consolation final to finish ninth overall in 1:56.33. Max Irwin was eighth for the men in 1:49.05.
 
The 400 freestyle saw Vertigans, Goss, Snodgrass and Lips take the silver medal in 3:17.38, an NCAA provisional time.

 

Louisville

The University of Louisville had three  more national championship swims at the final day of the USA Swimming’s AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro (N.C.) Aquatic Center. Grigory Tarasevich won the 200-backstroke,  Kelsi Worrell took top honors in the 200-butterfly in her second championship of the meet and Thomas Dahlia took the 200-breast.
 
The A-final of the men’s 200 back was filled with Cardinals past and present.  Grigory Tarasevich won the national championship with a time of 1:40.71. Fellow sophomore Aaron Greene was runnerup with a 1:42.56. Alum Pedro Oliveira was sixth, going 1:43.48 and Nolan Tesone was seventh with a 1:44.13.  In the B-final, Nick Hasemann was eighth, boarding a 1:47.06.
 
Kelsi Worrell notched her second national championship of the meet with a win in the 200-fly when she put up a 1:54.29, 1:17 ahead of the field.

Thomas Dahlia won the 200-breast  with a time of 1:23.87, followed by Cardinal alum Carlos Almeida, who won the NCAA 200-fly in 2012 and posted a 1:24.86. Freshman Carlos Claverie was third in 1:54.96 for the Cardinal sweep.
 
In the grueling 1650 Freestyle, Marah Pugh was the top Cardinal swimmer with a 15th place overall finish after making the B-final time of 16:29.30.  Abigail Chin was 27th overall with a 16.39.92. For the men’s event, Bryan Draganosky put up a 15.11.12 for 15th place.
 
In the C-final of the 200 backstroke, Hannah Magnuson was fifth with a time of 1:57.48.
 
In the women’s 100-freestyle, Kelsi Worrell was sixth, touching in 49.03. In the C-final, Andrea Kneppers was seventh with a time of 50.34.
 
Matthias Lindenbauer won the B-final in the men’s 100-freestyle with a time of 20.92. Trevor Carroll was fifth in that same final, posting a 43.76. 
 
In the women’s 200 breaststroke, Andrea Cottrell put up a 2:09.97 to finish second in the B-final.  In the C-final, Devon Bibault was seventh with a time of 2:15.35.
 
In the men’s 200-fly, Josh Quallen was fifth in the A-final with a time of 1:45.59.  In the C-final,  Joe Brown was third with a time of 1:48.99.

 

Tennessee

A night after each winning an event, Tennessee swimmers Molly Hannis and Faith Johnsonconcluded their trip to the 2014 USA Winter Nationals with a second-place finish in their respective events Saturday night.

Molly Hannis' 2:06.98 time in the 200-yard breaststroke allowed the UT senior to earn a second-place finish, while teammate Faith Johnson also earned a second-place result in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 48.53.

Both swimmers used some quality finishes to their respective races to earn times less than a second behind the events' winners. Hannis was fifth after the first 50-yards, but managed to pull within the top-three spots over the next 100 yards. Her 32.17 split in the final 50 yards was the fastest in the A final, helping Hannis earn second place behind Auburn University and SwimMAC's Micah Lawrence (2:06.59).

Johnson also earned second place behind a SwimMAC competitor, Columbia's Katie Meili. Johnson clocked in 0.35 seconds behind Meili out of lane two in a sprint in which Johnson's strong finish in the final 50-yards helped her come back from a fifth-place standing after the first 50-yards. In a very tough field, Johnson swam the third-fastest split (25.24) during the final half of the race to hold off Katie Ledecky and Linnea Mack, who both finished within 0.13 of Johnson and 0.48 of Meili. 

 

N.C. State

The NC State swimming and diving team concluded competition at the AT&T Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C., inside the Greensboro Aquatic Complex.
 
Back It Up
Hennessey Stuart finished 15th of 85 swimmers with a time of 1:46.77 after advancing to the ‘B’ final heat in the men’s 100 backstroke.
 
Freestyle Watch
Anton Ipsen finished 10th of 47 swimmers in the 1650 free, shaving more than three seconds off his previous time. He currently holds the school record in the event which he accomplished at the Nike Cup Invitational in November.
 
Alexia Zevnik tied her season-best time of 49.90 in the ‘C’ final heat of the women’s 100 free, finishing 18th of 84 swimmers in the event.
 
Fly Into The Sky
Christian McCurdy swam a time of 1:47.20 to finish 16th of 63 swimmers in the men’s 100 butterfly after advancing to the ‘B’ final heat of the event.
 
Wolfpack Improvement
Ipsen and Zevnik each recorded top times for the 2014-15 season in their respective events they swam on Saturday. The ‘Wolfpack Top Times’ consists of the top five times in a given season for each individual event, and the top three times in relay events.          
 
Up Next
The team will return to action when Rachel Mumma of the NC State diving team represents the Wolfpack at the USA Diving Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 16-21.

 

West Virginia

The West Virginia University men’s and women’s swimming teams completed the final day of competition earlier this morning at the AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

“I’m really pleased with our overall efforts,” said coach Vic Riggs. “We had some tough swims, but the attitude was great and each of them came away with specific areas they need to work on to get better.”

Andrew Marsh capped off his impressive span of three days with a 31st place finish in the prelims of the men’s 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in a season-best and team-best mark of 44.37.

Marsh became the first WVU men’s swimmer to qualify for the A final at the Winter Nationals last night, when the Bemus Point, New York, native finished fifth in the A final of the men’s 100-yard backstroke with a season-best mark of 46.58.

In other Saturday morning action, Jaimee Gillmore took 46th in the prelims of the women’s 100-yard freestyle, hitting the pad in 51.15. Courtney Parenti also participated in the women’s 100 free, finishing 57th overall in 51.51.

In the women’s 200-yard butterfly prelims, Julie Ogden placed sixth in her heat and 46th overall in 2:02.65.

The men’s 200-yard backstroke prelims featured West Virginia’ Jay Hickey. Hickey placed 73rd in the event with a mark of 1:50.75.

The Mountaineer men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will enjoy a four-week break from competition before returning to action at the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Florida, on January 3.

 

Air Force

Air Force sophomore Genevieve Miller broke her own school record in the 1650 freestyle at the USA Swimming National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Miller placed ninth in the event with a time of 16:17.20, breaking her own school record. Her time improved her NCAA “B” cut and was faster than her time last season when she won the Mountain West title.

Miller holds the top times in the conference in the 500 free, 1000 (split time) and 1650 free. She holds NCAA “B” cuts in the 500 and 1650 free.

A school-record eight Falcons qualified to compete in the three-day event. Joining Schroeder and Miller, senior Kim Davis, junior Sara Menke, sophomore Kira Schlosberg and freshmen Jinan Andrews, Elise Hart and Brianna Mount  are representing the Academy at the prestigious event.

 

Pepperdine

Jessica Mosbaugh of the Pepperdine women’s swimming and diving team turned in another impressive performance to close action at the AT&T Winter National Championships. The junior competed in one of her signature events, the 200 breaststroke.

Mosbaugh (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS), the reigning Pepperdine record holder and defending PCSC Champion in the 200 breaststroke, clocked her fastest time of the season in the event today, and second fastest in the program annals. Seeded seventh in her heat, Mosbaugh was the sixth swimmer to reach the wall, doing so in a time of 2:17.84. She took 45th overall.

“Jessica turned in another great swim today,” said head coach Nick Rodionoff. “To do that in this field of competitors speaks volumes about her and her work ethic. She’s done a phenomenal job representing the Waves as she continues to help lift the program to new heights.”

Mosbaugh owns the 200 breaststroke program record with a time of 2:16.04, set last spring during her PCSC Championship-winning race. With today’s performance, her second sub-2:18 race as a Wave, Mosbaugh now owns all five of the program’s top times in the event.

Yesterday, Mosbaugh clocked a 1:04.00 in the 100 breaststroke, which also goes down as the program’s second-fastest time in history.

The junior holds five Pepperdine records after breaking the 200 butterfly benchmark at Cal Poly a few weeks ago. In addition to the 200 fly (2:05.62), Mosbaugh’s record collection includes the 100 breaststroke (1:03.42), 200 breaststroke (2:16.04) and 200 IM (2:06.29).

The Waves return to action on Jan. 2-3 with the Chris Knorr Invitational hosted by Cal Lutheran.

 

Connecticut

Three University of Connecticut swimmers competed in races on the final day of the 2014 AT&T Winter Nationals on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Complex in Greensboro.

UConn men’s swimmers, senior Lachezar Shumkov (Sofia, Bulgaria) and junior Jeff Magin (Brookfield, Conn.), both swam in one race each, while sophomore Tara O’Prey (Ridley Park, Pa.) made her debut in the meet, participating in the 100-yard butterfly.

Shumkov completed the preliminaries of the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:59.37 to take home a 20th-place finish and earn a spot in the C-Final of the race. The Connecticut veteran tallied a time of 1:58.99 in the final, as he finished fifth in the event.

Magin swam in his second backstroke event of the week, as he competed in the 200-yard backstroke, which he completed in 1:48.15. That time ranked 43rd among a field of 85 swimmers.

O’Prey, who came into nationals as the youngest Connecticut swimmer in the meet, finished 83rd in the 100-yard butterfly after completing it in a time of 56.84. Senior swimmer Katy Munzenmaier (Lake George, N.Y.) also took part in the Winter Nationals this week, competing in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle.

 

Three UConn swimmers were in action on day three of the AT&T Winter Nationals on Friday at the Greensboro Aquatic Complex in North Carolina.

Senior Katy Munzenmaier (Lake George, N.Y.) posted an impressive time in the preliminaries of the 200-yard freestyle, finishing 21st in the race with a mark of 1:48.30. That time earned her a spot in the C-Final, which she completed in 1:48.40 to earn a fourth-place finish. On Thursday, Munzenmaier tallied a time of 4:53.67 in the preliminaries of the 500-yard freestyle to rank 51st among the field.

Junior Jeff Magin (Brookfield, Conn.) and senior Lachezar Shumkov (Sofia, Bulgaria) represented the UConn men’s swimming team on Friday, as Magin raced in the 100-yard backstroke while Shumkov competed in the 100-yard breaststroke. Magin notched a 37th-place finish with a time of 49.76, and Shumkov (55.30) posted the 27th-best mark in the breaststroke event.

Magin (200-yard backstroke) and Shumkov (200-yard breaststroke) will both swim in one more race on the final day of the championships on Saturday. Sophomore Tara O’Prey (Ridley Park, Pa.) is the other Husky in action today, as she is set to compete in the 100-yard butterfly.

 

Duke

Sophomore Peter Kropp earned the men’s 18-and-under title in the 200-yard breaststroke as one of two Blue Devil swimmers to final Saturday at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships.

Kropp started off the final day of action in Greensboro by posting a time of 1:59.06 in the preliminaries. That performance earned him a spot in Saturday evening’s consolation final, where he went 1:57.84 to place fifth in the heat. The Los Angeles native was also the top 18-and-under finisher overall in the event.

Freshman Isabella Paez joined Kropp at Saturday evening’s session after advancing to the women’s 200 butterfly consolation final. Paez clocked 1:59.21 to take sixth in the heat and 14th overall.

Also competing in Saturday's preliminaries were sophomore Liza Bragg in the women’s 200 backstroke (64th – 2:01.47) and sophomore James Peek in the men’s 100 freestyle (46th – 45.09).

Both Kropp and Paez are slated to take part in Sunday’s long course time trials at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The Blue Devil swimmers and divers will resume regular season competition Jan. 10 against Harvard and South Carolina at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion.

 

Bryant

Freshman Ben Schulte (Mermaid Beach, Australia) set four school records to highlight an outstanding performance from the Bryant University swimming and diving team at the AT&T U.S. National Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Schulte continued one of the most impressive starts to a career in Bryant history. Schulte set school records in the 100 and 200 breast and in the 200 and 400 IM. He finished 33rd in the 100 breast with a school-record time of 55.42. He also finished 33rd in the 200 breast with a time of 2:01.89.

He then went on to set records in the 200 and 400 IM during time trials. He set the 200 with a time of 1:52.46 and then broke a five-year old record in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.31. The 400 IM record had been held since 2009 by Bryant great Tom Ferrigno.

Senior Graham Beck (Danvers, Mass.) also performed well. Beck finished 77th in the 100 breast with a time of 57.99 and 75th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:09.06. He also registered time trial times of 22.06 in the 50 free and 4:58.33 in the 500 free.

Sophomore Taylor Poliseno (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) competed in the 100 fly, finishing 98th with a time of 59.61. She also competed in a pair of time trials, swimming the 50 free and the 100 free. Poliseno finished the 50 free with a time of 25.49 and the 100 free with a time of 55.96.

 

Western Kentucky

WKU swimming closed its final day of the AT&T Winter Nationals in outstanding fashion, finishing top 15 in three events in Saturday’s evening finals in Greensboro, N.C.
 
The top finisher of the WKU crew was Nadine Laemmler, grabbing second in the B final and 10th overall of the 200 back with a WKU record time of 1:54.80. Laemmler broke her own record she set last season of 1:55.36. She made it to the night’s finals after going 1:56.17 in the prelims, good for 14th.
 
Fellow Lady Topper Claire Conlon was just a spot off the top 10, taking 11th overall with a fourth-place finish in the 200 breast’s B final after hitting the wall in 2:13.18. The South Africa native finished 15th in the prelims with a time of 2:14.12.
 
For the men, Fabian Schwingenschlogl continues to be stellar, taking a time of 1:59.74 in the B final of the 200 breast, as his time placed him seventh in the heat and 15th against the final’s field. He made it to the prelims with a time of 1:58.07, which had him finishing ninth.
 
WKU takes a break from competition before coming back to the water in its winter training trip in January. The team will compete in the FIU Relay Invite in Miami on Jan. 10.

 

Oakland

Junior Jorden Merrilees and sophomore Takara Martin wrapped up their competition at the fourth and final day of the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatics Complex.

Merrilees advanced to the evening session once again with a time of 1:44.08 in the men's 200 Backstroke, improving his PR by one second and moving into third place all-time in Oakland history in the event. That mark was good for 10th overall and a spot in the B Final, where he finished fourth in the evening's heat with a time of 1:45.12. 

During Saturday's morning session, Martin posted a time of 2:19.20 in the women's 200 Breaststroke, which ranked 60th overall. 

"We had a great day today," said Oakland assistant coach Katie Sullivan. "This was a great opportunity to expose Jorden and Takara to a big event and getting them used to the environment. And, it was a fast meet against world-class swimmers and we competed well throughout the weekend." 

 

Queens

 Queens swimming rose to the challenge of the national stage combining for a 5th overall score in the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships that concluded on Saturday, December 6, 2014, securing a score of 131 after four days of competition.
 
The women’s team took 8th overall in the college/university division with 23 points as the men’s team soared in with a 4th overall ranking in the college/university division and 108 points. The Royals finished behind the University of Michigan (654.50), University of Louisville (629), Indiana University (220), and Ohio State University (210), respectfully.
 
“We had a solid meet, our best finish ever” said Head Swim Coach Jeff Dugdale. “We had some more NCAA auto cuts and we gained valuable experience as a group. The QU name was mentioned often on TV helping further the vision of our great University being a destination for great student-athletes.”
 
On the final day of the championships, Nicholas Arakelian grabbed a 30th overall ranking in the mile, swimming all 1650 yards in a time of 15:35.67.
 
Taking an NCAA ‘A’ Standard time and ranking first in the NCAA for Division II, Caroline Arakelian glided through the 200 Yard Backstroke touching with a 1:55.23 and coming in 14th overall in the national meet.
 
Niclas Eriksson took 20th overall for the 200 Yard Breaststroke, finishing with a 1:58.87 time. Eriksson’s took forth in his heat, surpassing two opponents in the last 50 yards for his finish.
 
The women finished the weekend with Caroline Arakelian, Lillian Gordy, Kristin Diemer, and Alexandra Marshall, respectfully, composing a 3:25.52 time in the 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay for a 14th overall finish.
 
With the 10th overall finish, the men’s team comprised of Matthew Josa, Ben Taylor, Hayden Kosater, and Eriksson, respectfully, moved into the 3rd nationally ranked spot for Division II swimmers with a 2:58.74 in the 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay. 

 

Pittsburgh

On the final day of the AT&T Winter Nationals at the Greensboro Aquatics Complex, eight Pitt swimmers qualified for finals races and both the men’s and women’s team combined for a 10th place finish in the event that wrapped up on Saturday, Dec. 6.
 
The two squads combined for 55 points, behind the likes of conference foes Louisville (second place) and NC State (ninth), but ahead of Duke, which finished 18th overall. Separately, the Pitt men placed 12th with 39 points while the women were 26th with 17 points. The men were aided by four relay teams that produced three top-eight finishes. In the university division, the Pitt men were sixth, the Pitt women were ninth and combined the Panthers were seventh.
 
“We had a great meet, a good last evening,” said head coach Chuck Knoles. “We saw some nice swims in the evening, a couple of improved times.  I consider it a great learning experience for the team. They had some tough racing and I’m very pleased with the outcome and the direction we’re moving in as a team.”
 
After earning a top-eight finish on each of the first three days – the 800 free relay, 400 medley relay and 200 free relay – and an addition ninth place finish in the 200 medley relay, seniors Jon Lierley and Kourosh Ahani and juniors Sean Heiden and David Sweeney closed out the weekend with a  12th place finish in the event, giving the men five productive relay teams over the course of the four-day showcase.
 
During the final day of competition, for the first time all weekend, the Panthers placed multiple swimmers in finals swims, accomplishing the feat three times.
Just like the 100-yd breaststroke on Friday, Pitt was most dominant on Saturday in the longer 200 breast. Between both the men and women, four swimmers, two on each side, participated in the finals with a third won barely missing out.
 
Sophomore Kinga Cichowska swam her second B Final of the weekend after qualifying with a prelim time of 2:13.14. She finished 13th overall with a finals time of 2:13.36. After narrowly missing out on a finals spot in the 100 breast, senior Cam Dixon swam in the C Final of the 200 breast where she finished 19th after completing the race in a life-time best 2:13.73. Her finals time was 0.54 seconds faster than her prelim time. Freshman Katie Fernander was 27th in the prelims with a time of 2:15.70.
 
The men were led by senior Luke Nosbisch and junior Connor O’Prey in the 200 breast. Nosbisch, who posted a time of 1:58.41 in the prelims to earn a spot in the B Final, recorded a time of 2:01.67 in the finals. O’Prey entered the event with a personal best time of 2:01.12 and broke the two-minute barrier for the first time in his Pitt career in the prelims with a time of 1:59.30 to qualify for the C Final. He settled for 24th with a finals time of 2:00.56.
 
Two men also competed in the 200-yd butterfly finals as both senior Martin Vogel and junior Mack Rice swam in the B Finals of the event. Vogel, who missed out on a spot in the A final by 0.01 seconds after finishing the prelims in 1:46.88, took 10th overall after lowering his time to 1:46.64 in the finals. After swimming the 16th fastest time in the prelims at 1:48.14, Rice was able to slide up a spot to 15th overall with the same exact time in the finals.
 
The men rounded out the finalists with one swimmer apiece in the 200-yd backstroke and 100-yd freestyle. Swimming in his second final of the weekend, sophomore Zach Lierley made the C Final of the 200 back with a prelim time of 1:45.99 and placed 20th overall with a finals time of 1:46.02.
 
Heiden, who was one of three swimmers to compete in at least three of the men’s relay teams, wound up 24th in the 100 free with a finals performance of 44.73 seconds. Initially, Heiden wasn’t expected to participate in the finals after posting the 25th fastest time of 44.23 in the prelims. But the first alternate was added after St. Bonaventure’s Viacheslav Shchukin scratched.
 
Also taking place on the last day was the 1,650 finals, which featured Pitt’s top two distance swimmers. Junior Kaleigh Ritter placed 12th overall with a season-best time of 16:19.18, while freshman Amanda Richey was close behind in 16th with a time of 16:28.40.
 
All swimmers but Rice who swam in Saturday’s finals recorded at least one NCAA “B” cut time during the day.
 
“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us,” said Knoles. “We’ve got a hard winter training trip coming up. We have some exceptional dual meets in January and then we’ll be headed to the ACC Championships in February in the manner I want to get there. We’re ready to do some damage in the second semester. Everything worked out as I planned and we’re looking good for the championship season coming up.”
 
The majority of Pitt’s swimmers are done with competition for the remainder of 2014, however a handful will swim during Pitt’s Christmas meet which runs from Dec. 11-14. Following the Christmas meet, divers will head to Columbus, Ohio from Dec. 16-21 for the Diving Senior Nationals. The team will also head south for its annual winter training trip. The team will resume competition as a squad on Saturday, Jan. 10 against West Virginia.

 

Ohio State

Fourteen standouts from the Ohio State men’s and women’s swimming programs suited up at USA Swimming’s 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Taking place December 3-6, the Buckeyes competed against some of the nation’s top swimming talent and came away with national titles in two events.
 
On the women’s side, sophomore Lindsey Clary earned a first-place finish in the 400 individual medley on Friday. 
 
"We are unbelieveably proud of Lindsey," Ohio State head women’s swimming coach Bill Dorenkott said. "Her passion for the sport, willingness to prepare and ability to step up when the lights are bright are the hallmarks of a champion."
 
The men’s team concluded the meet Saturday with a national championship of their own, this time in the 400 freestyle relay event.
 
“We are excited to have the opportunity to win a national championship in the 400 freestyle relay because relays are the ultimate team event,” Ohio State head men’s swimming coach Bill Wadley said. “These young men are very excited and this is such a fun, memorable moment in the lives of our team and this group. They will enjoy this moment and look forward to building and earning other opportunities down the road.”
 
Ohio State representatives at the meet included Mike DiSalle, Josh Fleagle, DJ MacDonald, Matt McHugh, Rowan Williams, Steffen Hillmer, Tamas Gercsak and Steven Zimmerman on the men’s side, as well as Ashley Vance, Clary, Erin Dunseith, Annie Jongekrijg, Zulal Zeren and Amy Bopp from the women’s team.
 
Full recaps of each day of competition follows below:
 
Wednesday Recap 
Nationals kicked off with an evening of relay competition. The Buckeye men battled in both scheduled events – the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. In the 200 medley relay, Ohio State’s contingent of Zimmerman, MacDonald, McHugh and Fleagle placed fourth, clocking in at a season-best time of 1:26.42. The squad also finished Top 5 in the 800 freestyle relay, touching fourth behind swims from DiSalle, Fleagle, Hillmer and Williams. It was once again a season-best mark for the Scarlet and Gray, with a time of 6:25.21.
 
Thursday Recap
Former Buckeye Samantha Cheverton started finals off with a fourth-place showing in the B Final of the 500 freestyle in a time of 4:43.77. In prelims of the event, Dunseith and Clary also competed, swimming to 46th and 50th-place touches, respectively. Dunseith's time of 4:52.17 was a season best. Ohio State also had a representative in the B Final of the 200 individual medley, with Vance posting a season-best time of 1:58.41 for second. Bopp, a junior this season, competed in prelims, touching 33rd in 2:01.82, also a season best.
 
On the men's side, Ohio State's grouping of Zimmerman, MacDonald, McHugh and DiSalle placed third in a season-best time of 3:10.04 in the 400 medley relay. Buckeyes Williams and Hillmer each qualified for finals of the 500 freestyle, with Williams taking seventh in the B Final with a mark of 4:24.79. Hillmer recorded his top time of the season, finishing fourth in the C Final in 4:23.81. In the 200 individual medley, Gercsak touched third in the B Final (1:46.88), while Fleagle repped the Scarlet and Gray in the B Final of the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.75.
 
Friday Recap
It was a defining day for Ohio State women's swimming and Clary, as the Buckeye sophomore claimed a national title In the 400 medley relay. In finals, Clary posted a personal-best time of 4:09.87 for a first-place finish. The time was approximately five seconds under her previous fastest-recorded time as a Buckeye (4:15.01), which she also topped in prelims (4:14.43).
 
Cheverton also impressed with a second-place showing in the B Final of the 200 freestyle (1:47.04). In the 100 breaststroke, Vance touched fifth in the B Final with a season-best time of 1:01.14. Zeren became the fourth Buckeye woman to advance past prelims for the day, recording a 54.86 in the 100 backstroke for eighth in the C Final.
 
The Ohio State men brought out their best, led by a third-place finish for Fleagle in the 200 freestyle. Fleagle earned a time of 1:34.33, which was a season best. Three other Buckeyes – DiSalle, Hillmer and Williams - also qualified for finals in the event. DiSalle took eighth in the B Final, while Hillmer and Williams claimed fourth and seventh in the C Final.  
 
In the 400 individual medley, Gercsak posted a Top 5 time of 3:47.20 in the A Final, which was also a season best. MacDonald, a member of the U.S. National Team, placed 10th overall in the 100 breaststroke in a season-best time of 53.68. The 100 backstroke rounded out individual events for the evening. Williams qualified for the A Final, taking seventh overall, while Buckeyes McHugh and Zimmerman followed in ninth and tenth, respectively.
 
The Buckeye men also competed in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet of Fleagle, DISalle, Hillmer and McHugh earned a season-best time of 1:19.04 for a third-place showing. 
 
Saturday Recap
On Saturday, Ohio State put together another national title winning performance, this time on the men’s side. Buckeyes Fleagle, DiSalle, McHugh and Hillmer placed first in the 400 freestyle relay, outlasting the University of Louisville and Club Wolverine by less than a second. OSU’s time of 2:53.04 was a season best.
 
The team also saw standout performances on the individual side, as Gercsak and Fleagle both earned Top 3 finishes. Gercsak touched in a season-best time of 1:44.45 for third in the 200 butterfly, while Fleagle picked up his second third-place individual showing of the meet with a time of 43.09, a season best. In the 200 breaststroke, MacDonald came away with the third-fastest time in the B Final (1:57.49).
 
Two Buckeyes qualified for finals in the 200 backstroke, with Williams placing eighth in the A Final (1:44.79) and Zimmerman claiming the top time in the B Final (1:43.21).
 
On the women’s side, Clary continued to build an impressive resume with a 10th-place showing in the 1650 freestyle (16:17.53). Her teammate Dunseith also competed in the event, posting a season-best time of 16:51.89.
 
Zeren earned a spot in the C Final of the 200 backstroke, recording the second-fastest time of the race with a season-best mark of 1:56.27. Previously, Zeren had not broken the 2-minute barrier this season.
 
Jongekrijg repped with Buckeyes with a season-best 50.19 in the 100 freestyle for 16th overall. Two Buckeyes – Vance and Bopp – qualified for finals in the 200 breaststroke. Vance earned 16th overall in 2:15.14, while Bopp took 17th in 2:12.40 – both times were season bests. Bopp concluded the meet for OSU with a seventh-place finish in the B Final of the 200 butterfly (2:00.48).

 

Delaware

After the University of Delaware recorded several strong performances, including a new school record Friday, the Blue Hens put forth another strong effort Saturday at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Swimming Championships.

Following his record setting performance in the 100 backstroke event Friday, Tim Ware finished in 47th place in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:48.71. The senior’s time was the fifth fastest time in program history.

Alex Tooley was the second men’s swimmer to compete Saturday and the junior earned a 69th place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:06.13. Tooley’s time was the fastest by a Blue Hen in the event this season.

Cory Camp was the last Blue Hen to compete Saturday as the sophomore swam in the 1,650 freestyle event. Camp notched a 34th place with a time of 15:59. 98, which is the fifth fastest time in Delaware history.

On the women’s side, Alyssa Sanders recorded a time of 2:01.82 in the 200 backstroke event, which earned her a 68th  place finish. Sanders’ time was the fourth fastest time in Delaware history.

After a strong performance in the 50 freestyle Thursday that earned her a spot in the finals, Morgan Whyte put forth another fast time Saturday, this time in the 100 freestyle. The junior tallied a 41st place finish with a time of 51.08, which was the third fastest time in program history and the fastest time for Whyte since last season’s Colonial Athletic Association Championships. 

Dominique Montoya also competed in the 100 freestyle for the Blue Hens on Friday and swam the race in 51.60 to earn a 60th place finish in the event. Montoya’s time was the fourth fastest time in Blue Hens history.

Annie Nunes registered a 52nd place finish in Saturday’s 200 breaststroke competition with a time of 2:18.59. The time was the third fastest in UD history.  

All 10 UD swimmers will also compete tomorrow when the pool will be switched to long course (50 meters) for time trials on Sunday. Achieving times in a long course pool will allow for qualification into future meets like the 2016 Olympic Trials that only permit times achieved in a long course pool.

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