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The NCAA News -- March 29, 1999

Drury finally captures elusive national title

The Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championships team title had eluded Drury for two years, but the Panthers didn't settle for second this time, ousting defending champion Cal State Bakersfield for the crown March 10-13 in Buffalo, New York.

Drury won 14 events and finished the meet with 829 points while Cal State Bakersfield scored 557 points to earn runner-up honors. South Dakota placed third with 281 points.

Marcin Malinski totaled four individual wins and broke two meet records for Drury, including a mark of 1:48.81 in the 200-yard individual medley.

Malinski cut nearly two seconds from the previous 400-yard individual medley record set in 1990, swimming to a first-place finish in 3:52.35. He also won the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard butterfly.

Drury teammate Miroslav Bobak won three events during the four-day championships, including the 200- and 1,650-yard freestyles. Most notably, the senior broke an NCAA Division II record that had been in place since 1985, swimming the 500-yard freestyle in 4:26.01.

Bobak and Malinski teamed with Valentin Serafimov and Blake Soreng to capture the 800-yard freestyle relay. Serafimov also won the 100-yard freestyle title.

Defending champion Cal State Bakersfield won the 400-yard freestyle relay, and the Roadrunners' Derek Guffey repeated as 200-yard backstroke champion.

Ouachita Baptist, which finished 10th in the meet, boasted two individual champions. John Berry took the 50-yard freestyle for the second consecutive year and claimed second place in the 100-yard freestyle, which he had won in 1998.

Jesse Mullinax earned the 100-yard breaststroke title for Ouachita Baptist with a time of 57.07.

Men's swimming and diving

TEAM RESULTS

1. Drury, 829; 2. Cal St. Bakersfield, 557; 3. South Dakota, 281; 4. North Dakota, 227; 5. Tampa, 223; 6. UC Davis, 219; 7. Mo.-Rolla, 184; 8. Salem-Teikyo, 172; 9. Truman St., 167; 10. Ouachita Baptist, 156; 11. Central Wash., 104; 12. Henderson St., 96; 13. West Chester, 87; 14. St. Cloud St., 58; 15. Delta St., 51; 16. Southern Conn. St., 51; 17. Fairmont St., 48; 18. Clarion, 37; 19. Metro St., 34; 20. Westminster (Pa.), 31; 21. (tie) Ashland and Grand Valley St., 21; 23. Slippery Rock, 17; 24. Alas. Anchorage, 16; 25. Shippensburg, 12; 26. Wayne St. (Mich.), 10; 27. Colorado Mines, 7; 28. Indianapolis, 2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

50-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. John Berry, Ouachita Baptist, 20.26 seconds; 2. Zach Weiss, South Dakota, 20.36; 3. David Warner, Drury, 20.39; 4. Valentin Serafimov, Drury, 20.40; 5. Tea Austin, UC Davis, 20.43; 6. Cameron Black, Drury, 20.77; 7. Tim Slamkowski, Tampa, 20.81; 8. Wisnu Wardhana, Salem-Teikyo, 20.91. Consolation -- 9. Kann Berberoglu, Metro St., 20.78; 10. Derek Dunlop, South Dakota, 20.88; 11. Anton Avguchenko, Henderson St., 20.94; 12, Josh Trotter, Cal St. Bakersfield, 20.99; 13. Scott McLearn, Tampa, 21.02; 14. Brad Cornell, North Dakota, 21.11; 15. David Gesacion, Westminster (Pa.), 21.15; 16. Steve De La Piedra, Truman St., 21.21.

100-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Valentin Serafimov, Drury, 44.39; 2. John Berry, Ouachita Baptist, 44.82; 3. Tea Austin, UC Davis, 45:01; 4. Zach Weiss, South Dakota, 45.38; 5. Anton Avguchenko, Henderson St., 45.50; 6. Wisnu Wardhana, Salem-Teikyo, 45.65; 7. Brad Cornell, North Dakota, 45.99; 8. Josh Trotter, Cal St. Bakersfield, 46.06. Consolation -- 9. David Warner, Drury, 45.54; 10. Brad Morris, Cal St. Bakersfield, 46.04; 11. Tim Slamkowski, Tampa, 46.17; 12. David Gesacion, Westminster (Pa.), 46.40; 13. Mark Schwantes, Salem-Teikyo, 46.57; 14. Derek Dunlop, South Dakota, 46.61; 15. Dwight Hernandez, Cal St. Bakersfield, 46.72; 16. Cameron Blake, Drury, 46.88.

200-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Miroslav Bobak, Drury, 1:38.56; 2. Valentin Serafimov, Drury, 1:39.32; 3. Blake Soreng, Drury, 1:39.91; 4. Brad Morris, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:40.24; 5. Armin Hummel, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:40.38; 6. Mark Finley, Mo.-Rolla, 1:41.16; 7. Allyn Secor, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:42.41; 8. Jesper Pietsch, Drury, 1:42.46. Consolation -- 9. Cetin Oguz, Delta St., 1:41.44; 10. David Nurre, Mo.-Rolla, 1:41.88; 11. Mark Polansky, North Dakota, 1:42.46; 12. Tim Slamkowski, Tampa, 1:42.52; 13. Eric McCullough, Truman St., 1:43.27; 14. Adam Love, Fairmont St., 1:43.83; 15. Jay Box, Central Wash., 1:44.30; 16. Josh Trotter, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:44.50.

500-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Miroslav Bobak, Drury, 4:26.01; 2. Blake Soreng, Drury, 4:26.73; 3. Mark Finley, Mo.-Rolla, 4:31.02; 4. Armin Hummel, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:31.74; 5. Joe Loftus, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:33.44; 6. Ryan Requist, North Dakota, 4:38.09; 7. Heath Gravatt, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:38.22; 8. Yan Gendlin, Salem-Teikyo, 4:38.85. Consolation --9. Jeff Rose, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:35.61; 10. Brad Torbeck, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:35.85; 11. Chris Kaplan, Fairmont St., 4:36.11, 12. Brad Morris, Cal. St. Bakersfield, 4:36.38; 13. David Nurre, Mo.-Rolla, 4:38.58; 14. Mike Bonner, Cal State-Bakersfield, 4:38.87; 15. Jesper Pietsch, Drury, 4:38.91; 16. Andrew Kalberer, North Dakota, 4:44.36.

1,650-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Miroslav Bobak, Drury, 15:31.59; 2. Joe Loftus, Cal St. Bakersfield, 15:32.99; 3. Ryan Requist, North Dakota, 15:52.44; 4. Brad Torbeck, Cal St. Bakersfield, 15:53.42; 5. Chris Kaplan, Fairmont St., 15:53.62; 6. Armin Hummel, Cal St. Bakersfield, 15:58.24; 7. Heath Gravatt, Cal St. Bakersfield, 16:00.91; 8. Yan Gendlin, Salem-Teikyo, 16:03.21; 9. Jeff Rose, Cal St. Bakersfield, 16:07.39; 10. Vanja Dezelic, Mo.-Rolla, 16:21.05; 11. Zeb Lemke, UC Davis, 16:21.45; 12. Chandler Crosby, Southern Conn. St., 16:26.15; 13. Andrew Kalberer, North Dakota, 16:31.12; 14. Todd Sammons, North Dakota, 16:37.41; 15. Mike Hoskovec, Truman St., 16:39.51; 16. Travis Maloy, Drury, 16:44.90.

100-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Bill Rose, Drury, 50.14; 2. Tea Austin, UC Davis, 50.25; 3. Derek Guffey, Cal St. Bakersfield, 50.59; 4. Blake Soreng, Drury, 51.12; 5. Steve De La Piedra, Truman St., 51.18; 6. Mike Wencl, St. Cloud St., 51.47; 7. John Hughes, Shippensburg, 51.90; 8. David Warner, Drury, 52.26. Consolation -- 9. Tadashi Kaneko, UC Davis, 51.70; 10. Brian Schluep, Drury, 52.08; 11. Matt Matys, West Chester, 52.76; 12. Jesper Pietsch, Drury, 52.77; 13. Dave Molesworth, South Dakota, 52.95; 14. Jason Sanderl, Cal St. Bakersfield, 53.05; 15. Matthew McDonald, Slippery Rock, 53.34; 16. Kevin Peterson, Tampa, 53.42.

200-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Derek Guffey, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:48.14; 2. Bill Rose, Drury, 1:48.47; 3. Blake Soreng, Drury, 1:49.69; 4. Jason Sanderl, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:50.18; 5. Brian Schluep, Drury, 1:52.14; 6. Don Bynum, UC Davis, 1:52.96; 7. Steve De La Piedra, Truman St., 1:53.04; 8. Mark Finley, Mo.-Rolla, 1:54.57. Consolation -- 9. Brandon Williams, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:54.15; 10. Yan Gendlin, Salem-Teikyo, 1:54.38; 11. Steve Foster, Tampa, 1:54.60; 12. Matt Matys, West Chester, 1:54.76; 13. Chuck Young, UC Davis, 1:54.80; 14. Kevin Peterson, Tampa, 1:55.44; 15. Jay Box, Central Wash., 1:55.92; 16. Mark Polansky, North Dakota, 1:56.78.

100-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Jesse Mullinax, Ouachita Baptist, 57.07; 2. Thanh-Uy Phan-Tan, Drury, 57.12; Jim Kiner, Tampa, 57.18; 4. Justin Devlin, South Dakota, 57.25; 5. Mats Lidens, North Dakota, 57.61; 6. Bryan Fugate, Drury, 57.93; 7. Mike Bonner, Cal St. Bakersfield, 58.41; 8. Ted Burmeister, Grand Valley St., 58.66. Consolation -- 9. Jason Schattenkirk, Cal St. Bakersfield, 57.78; 10. Andrew Caulk, Wayne St. (Mich.), 58.09; 11. Dave Nelson, South Dakota, 58.29; 12. Mike Morris, Truman St., 58.42; 13. James Davis, Henderson St., 58.58; 14. Wirmandi Sugriat, Metro St., 58.69; 15. Rich Babcock, Indianapolis, 58.79; 16. William Wilkes, Delta St., 59.97.

200-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Marcin Malinski, Drury, 2:01.96; 2. Justin Devlin, South Dakota, 2:03.86; 3. Srdjan Cicarelli, Salem-Teikyo, 2:05.34; 4. Bryan Fugate, Drury, 2:05.36; 5. Grant Clark, West Chester, 2:06.24; 6. Mike Morris, Truman St., 2:06.31; 7. Nathan Moxley, Drury, 2:07.64; Bo Meredith, South Dakota, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Matt Hanley, Alas. Anchorage, 2:06.76; 10. Bruno Amizic, Mo.-Rolla; 2:07.59; 11. Jim Kiner, Tampa, 2:07.80; 12. Jesse Mullinax, Ouachita Baptist, 2:08.15; 13. Ben Myers, Cal St. Bakersfield, 2:08.92; 14. Andrew Caulk, Wayne St. (Mich.), 2:09.98; 15. Jason Schattenkirk, Cal St. Bakersfield, 2:10.08; 16. Dave Nelson, South Dakota, 2:10.89.

100-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Wisnu Wardhana, Salem-Teikyo, 49.19; 2. Cameron Black, Drury, 49.51; 3. Valentin Serafimov, Drury, 49.55; 4. Matthew McDonald, Slippery Rock, 50.12; 5. Tadishi Kaneko, UC Davis, 50.59; 6. Vesa Nurmiviita, Tampa, 50.66; 7. Bob McEvoy, Central Wash., 50.67; 8. Jaime Cuevas, Cal St. Bakersfield, 51.05. Consolation -- 9. David Gebacion, Westminster (Pa.), 51.18; 10. Matt Scott, Mo.-Rolla, 51.12; 11. Moss Duvall, Ouachita Baptist, 51.31; 12. Jeff Rose, Cal St. Bakersfield, 51.57; 13. Travis Maloy, Drury, 51.62; 14. Steve Caruso, Mo.-Rolla, 51.66; 15. Chris Walsh, North Dakota, 51.91; 16. Mark Callaghan, UC Davis, 52.22.

200-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Marcin Malinski, Drury, 1:49.01; 2. Miroslav Bobak, Drury, 1:50.65; 3. Jeff Rose, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:51.42; 4. David Gesacion, Westminster (Pa.), 1:51.88; 5. Bryan Parsons, Ashland, 1:52.22; 6. Hide Amagasa, Fairmont St., 1:52.48; 7. Matt Scott, Mo.-Rolla, 1:53.05; 8. Travis Maloy, Drury, 1:53.51. Consolation -- 9. Mike Hoskovec, Truman St., 1:53.48; 10. Vesa Nurmiviita, Tampa, 1:53.98; 11. Moss Duvall, Ouachita Baptist, 1:54.02; 12. Adam Love, Fairmont St., 1:54.45; 13. Tadashi Kaneko, UC Davis, 1:54.55; 14. Chandler Crosby, Southern Conn. St., 1:55.50; 15. Steve Caruso, Mo.-Rolla, 1:56.40; 16. Brad Radford, Delta St., 1:56.62.

200-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Marcin Malinski, Drury, 1:48.81; 2. Derek Guffey, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:51.62; 3. Vesa Nurmiviita, Tampa, 1:51.80; 4. Thanh-uy Phan-Tan, Drury, 1:51.83; 5. Mike Bonner, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:53.59; 6. Jacob Cook, Drury, 1:54.16; 7. Chandler Crosby, Southern Conn. St., 1:55.66; 8. Mike Hoskovec, Truman St., 1:55.76. Consolation -- 9. Srdjan Cicarelli, Salem-Teiyko, 1:53.04; 10. Matt Hanley, Alas. Anchorage, 1:54.60; 11. Matt Matyes, West Chester, 1:54.72; 12. Tadashi Kaneko, UC Davis, 1:54.76; 13. Brian Schluep, Drury, 1:56.02; 14. Bryan Parsons, Ashland, 1:56.11; 15. Chas Cundiff, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:56.56; 16. Steve Caruso, Mo.-Rolla, 1:57.35.

400-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Marcin Malinski, Drury, 3:52.35; 2. Derek Guffey, Cal St. Bakersfield, 3:58.70; 3. Thanh-uy Phan-Tan, Drury, 4:01.51; 4. Chandler Crosby, Southern Conn. St., 4:02.89; 5. Joe Loftus, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:04.37; 6. Ryan Requist, North Dakota, 4:05.34; 7. Mike Hoskovec, Truman St., 4:07.55; 8. Grant Clark, West Chester, 4:08.56. Consolation -- 9. Jacob Cook, Drury, 4:04.41; 10. Chris Kaplan, Fairmont St., 4:05.93; 11. Brian Schluep, Drury, 4:07.03; 12. Bryan Parsons, Ashland, 4:07.08; 13. Chas Cundiff, Cal St. Bakersfield, 14. Jason Sanderl, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:09.85; 15. Mike Bonner, Cal St. Bakersfield, 4:10.53; 16. Todd Sammons, North Dakota, 4:11.69.

200-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Drury (David Warner, Bill Rose, Valentin Serafimov, Cameron Black), 1:21.53; 2. Tampa, 1:22.77; 3. South Dakota, 1:23.08; 4. UC Davis; 1:23.17; 5. Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:23.34; 6. Mo.-Rolla, 1:24.66; 7. Henderson St., 1:24.70; 8. North Dakota, 1:25.88. Consolation -- 9. Central Wash., 1:24.19; 10. Delta St., 1:25.50; 11. Metro St., 1:26.44.

400-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Cal St. Bakersfield (Brad Morris, Armin Hummel, Allyn Secor, Josh Trotter), 3:01.30; 2. Drury, 3:01.40; 3. Tampa, 3:04.21; 4. North Dakota, 3:05.30; 5. South Dakota, 3:05.99; 6. UC Davis, 3:06.09; 7. Ouachita Baptist, 3:07.10; Mo.-Rolla, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Henderson St., 3:06.75; 10. Central Wash., 3:07.97; 11. Salem-Teikyo, 3:09.03; 12. Truman St., 3:09.86; 13. West Chester, 3:10.94; 14. Delta St., 3:12.78; 15. Metro St., 3:16.69.

800-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Drury (Miroslav Bobak, Valentin Srafimov, Blake Soreng, Marcin Malinski), 6:37.96; 2. Cal St. Bakersfield, 6:43.82; 3. Mo.-Rolla, 6:48.35; 4. North Dakota, 6:49.44; 5. Tampa, 6:53.10; 6. Salem-Teikyo, 6:54.41; 7. South Dakota, 6:57.83; 8. Ouachita Baptist, 6:58.81; 9. Truman St., 7:02.72; 10. UC Davis, 7:03.07; 11. Central Wash., 7:08.48; 12. Henderson St., 7:08.58; 13. Delta St., 7:12.98.

200-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Drury (Bill Rose, Thanh-Yu Phan-Tan, Cameron Black, David Warner), 1:32.08; 2. Tampa, 1:32.52; 3. Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:32.85; 4. UC Davis, 1:32.92; 5. North Dakota, 1:33.66; 6. South Dakota, 1:33.91; 7. Metro St., 1:34.52; 8. Truman St., 1:34.84. Consolation -- 9. Mo.-Rolla, 1:34.59; 10. Central Wash., 1:34.75; 11. Salem-Teikyo, 1:35.09; 12. Delta St., 1:35.78; 13. Henderson St., 1:36.42; 14. West Chester, 1:36.53; 15. Ouachita Baptist, 1:36.73.

400-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Drury (Bill Rose, Cameron Black, David Warner, Thanh-Yu Phan-Tan), 3:21.47; 2. South Dakota, 3:24.49; 3. Truman St., 3:27.10; 4. Ouachita Baptist, 3:27. 55; 5. North Dakota, 3:27.79; 6. Central Wash., 3:30.14; Tampa and Cal St. Bakersfield, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Salem-Teikyo, 3:27.33; 10. Mo.-Rolla, 3:29.26; 11. UC Davis, 3:30.16; 12. Metro St., 3:30.39; 13. Henderson St., 3:33.06; West Chester, did not finish.