Mar 22, 2010 8:56:11 AM

Kenyon continued its NCAA-record streak of 31 consecutive national titles in men's swimming and diving Saturday, capturing the crown with more than 400 points to spare over closest competitor Denison.

John Thomas of Johns Hopkins broke his own meet record in the 200-yard backstroke, swimming the race in 1:46.62 to beat his old record of 1:46.71.

Kenyon's 400-yard medley relay team broke a meet record set by the school last year by one-tenth of a second, swimming the race in 3:15.48. [More]

1. Kenyon, 696; 2. Denison, 272; 3. Emory, 259½; 4. Kalamazoo, 244; 5. Amherst, 217; 6. TCNJ, 193; 7. Middlebury, 180; 8. MIT, 163; 9. Williams, 160; 10. Washington-St. Louis, 127; 11. St. Thomas (MN), 104; 12. Johns Hopkins, 101; 13. DePauw, 90; 14. Redlands, 68; 15. Carnegie Mellon, 57; 16. Whitworth, 54; 17. Stevens Institute, 52½; 18. (tie) Oswego St. and Tufts, 51; 20. St. Olaf, 45; 21. Staten Island, 38; 22. Wis.-La Crosse, 37½; 23. Gust. Adolphus, 37; 24. (tie) SUNY Potsdam and Wis.-Stevens Point, 36; 26. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh, Hope, and Springfield, 34; 29. Merchant Marine, 33; 30. Alfred, 27; 31. Frank. & Marsh., 26; 32. Ohio Northern, 23; 33. (tie) Luther and Fredonia St., 22; 35. Westminster (PA), 16½; 36. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace and Pomona-Pitzer, 15; 38. Centre, 14; 39. (tie) Alma and Connecticut Col., 13; 41. (tie) Olivet and Claremont-M-S, 12; 43. SUNY Cortland, 11; 44. Clark (MA), 10; 45. Colorado Col., 9; 46. (tie) SUNY Geneseo, Ill. Wesleyan, Albion, and Linfield, 7; 50. (tie) Carthage and Babson, 6; 52. (tie) Mary Washington and Wis.-Eau Claire, 5; 54. Wash. & Lee, 3; 55. (tie) New York U., Union (NY), and UC Santa Cruz, 2; 58. (tie) Ohio Wesleyan, Puget Sound, Sewanee, and Carleton, 1.

Individual champions

50-yard freestyle: Zachary Turk, Kenyon, 19.99.
100-yard freestyle: Zachary Turk, Kenyon, 43.79.
200-yard freestyle: Alex Fraser, Amherst, 1:38.34.
500-yard freestyle: Alex Fraser, Amherst, 4:24.84.
1,650-yard freestyle: Ryan Lichtenfels, Amherst, 15:23.80.
100-yard backstroke: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, 48.36.
200-yard backstroke: John Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 1:46.62 (meet record; old record 1:46.71, John Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 2009).
100-yard breaststroke: David Lazarus, Kenyon, 54.70.
200-yard breaststroke: Ian Bakk, Kenyon, 2:01.14.
100-yard butterfly: John Dillon, Middlebury, 47.58.
200-yard butterfly: John Dillon, Middlebury, 1:45.01 (meet record; old record 1:45.19, Pedro Monteiro, Kenyon, 1997 preliminaries).
200-yard individual medley: Collin Gladys, Redlands, 1:48.55.
400-yard individual medley: Alex Beyer, Washington-St. Louis, 3:52.94.
One-meter diving: Nathan LaRowe, SUNY Potsdam, 548.00.
Three-meter diving: Phil Devine, Wis.-Oshkosh, 563.00.
200-yard freestyle relay: Kenyon (David Somers, Zachary Turk, Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning), 1:19.05 (meet record; old record 1:19.05, Kenyon [David Somers, Zachary Turk, Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning], 2010 preliminaries).
400-yard freestyle relay: Kenyon (Ian Stewart-Bates, Zachary Turk, David Somers, Blair Withington), 2:55.56 (meet record; old record 2:56.22, Kenyon [Zachary Turk, Matthew Harris, Blair Withington, David Somers], 2009).
800-yard freestyle relay: Kenyon (Ian Stewart-Bates, Zachary Turk, Blake Preston, Kegan Borland), 6:34.71.
200-yard medley relay: Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning, Nat Carruthers, Zachary Turk), 1:27.74 (meet record; old record 1:27.74, Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning, Nat Carruthers, Zachary Turk], 2010 preliminaries).
400-yard medley relay: Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, David Lazarus, Nat Carruthers, Blari Withington), 3:15.48 (meet record; old record 3:15.58, Kenyon [Michael Mpitsos, David Lazarus, Matthew Harris, Blair Withington], 2009.

Individual results

50-yard freestyle: Final--1. Zachary Turk, Kenyon, 19.99; 2. David Somers, Kenyon, 20.08; 3. Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, 20.30; 4. Luke Cummings, MIT, 20.37; 5. Peter Mullee, St. Thomas (MN), 20.50; 6. Ben Wampler, Williams, 20.56; 7. Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo, 20.58; 8. Schuyler Beeman, Middlebury, 20.68. Consolation -- 9. Owen Rood, Tufts, 20.44; 10. Collin Ohning, Kenyon, 20.49; 11. Adam Schneider, TCNJ, 20.52; 12. Wyatt Ubellacker, MIT, 20.66; 13. Curtis Ramsey, Kenyon, 20.71; 14. Taylor Nelson, Luther, 20.80; 15. Dan Evans, SUNY Cortland, 20.88; 16. Tyler Harp, Redlands, 21.02.

100-yard freestyle: Final--1. Zachary Turk, Kenyon, 43.79; 2. Ben Wampler, Williams, 44.41; 3. Alex Fraser, Amherst, 44.58; 4. Ian Stewart-Bates, Kenyon, 44.61; 5. David Somers, Kenyon, 44.65; 6. Blair Withington, Kenyon, 44.66; 7. Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, 45.07; 8. Mike Barczak, Denison, 45.70. Consolation -- 9. Dan Evans, SUNY Cortland, 44.98; 10. John Cook, DePauw, 45.51; 11. Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo, 45.77; 12. Curtis Ramsey, Kenyon, 45.95; 13. David Chao, Washington-St. Louis, 46.10; 14. Tyler Harp, Redlands, 46.13; 15. Blake Preston, Kenyon, 46.46; Luke Cummings, MIT (did not qualify).

200-yard freestyle: Final--1. Alex Fraser, Amherst, 1:38.34; 2. Mike Vernoia, TCNJ, 1:38.80; 3. Gary Roberson, Williams, 1:39.16; 4. Ian Stewart-Bates, Kenyon, 1:39.17; 5. Zachary Turk, Kenyon, 1:39.28; 6. Blake Preston, Kenyon, 1:39.46; 7. Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, 1:41.10; 8. Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo, 1:42.16. Consolation -- 9. Jordan DeGayner, Colorado Col., 1:40.59; 10. John Cook, DePauw, 1:40.60; 11. Blake Weber, Claremont-M-S, 1:40.66; 12. Mark Bernstein, Emory, 1:41.12; 13. Tyler Harp, Redlands, 1:41.22; 14. Sam Rauchwarter, St. Thomas (MN), 1:41.36; 15. Tom DiMarco, Emory, 1:41.62; 16. David Somers, Kenyon, 1:43.75.

500-yard freestyle: Final--1. Alex Fraser, Amherst, 4:24.84; 2. Mike Vernoia, Mike, TCNJ, 4:25.28; 3. Ian Stewart-Bates, Kenyon, 4:25.34; 4. Alex Beyer, Washington-St. Louis, 4:26.21; 5. Ryan Lichtenfels, Amherst, 4:26.31; 6. Dan Thurston, Denison, 4:27.47; 7. Kegan Borland, Kenyon, 4:30.27; 8. Gary Roberson, Williams, 4:33.77. Consolation -- 9. Michael Schultz, Ohio Northern, 4:30.40; 10. Mark Bernstein, Emory, 4:30.93; 11. Skylar Davis, Gust. Adolphus, 4:31.06; 12. Blake Preston, Kenyon, 4:32.92; 13. Tim White, Amherst, 4:33.40; 14. Whitaker Davis, Gust. Adolphus, 4:35.40; 15. Austin Vierra, Denison, 4:35.73; 16. Andy Catlin, Denison, 4:36.60.

1,650-yard freestyle: Final--1. Ryan Lichtenfels, Amherst, 15:23.80; 2. Kegan Borland, Kenyon, 15:32.95; 3. Skylar Davis, Gust. Adolphus, 15:39.12; 4. Paul Weinstein, Emory, 15:42.42; 5. Michael Schultz, Ohio Northern, 15:44.01; 6. Jon Altman-Kurosaki, Carnegie Mellon, 15:46.72; 7. Whitaker Davis, Gust. Adolphus, 15:46.99; 8. Gary Roberson, Williams, 15:47.33; 9. Evan Wilson, Stevens Institute, 15:48.83; 10. Nathan Smith, Kenyon, 15:53.92; 11. Alex Benham, Stevens Institute, 15:55.92; 12. Frank Olechnowicz, Carnegie Mellon, 15:58.27; 13. Alce Alders, Redlands,15:58.42; 14. Kalen Darling, Whitworth, 16:02.39; 15. Steven Schapp, Union (NY), 16:05.18; 16. Austin Vierra, Denison, 16:06.94.

100-yard backstroke: Final--1. Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, 48.36; 2. John Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 48.59; 3. Peter Mullee, St. Thomas (MN), 48.72; 4. Robert Barry, Denison, 48.87; 5. Michael Mpitsos, Kenyon, 49.11; 6. Michael DeSantis, Denison, 49.79; 7. Kellen Beckwith, Olivet, 50.16; 8. Max Scholten, Pomona-Pitzer, 50.17. Consolation -- 9. Jimmy Chapman, Kenyon, 49.85; 10. Mike Barczak, Denison, 50.14; 11. Scott Moorby, Carnegie Mellon, 50.34; 12. Ryan Garr, Clark, 50.53; 13. Kyle Chabot, Denison, 50.63; 14. Vladislav Romanov, Staten Island, 50.72; 15. Reid Fitzgerald, Amherst, 51.05; 16. Jackson Kowalski, Puget Sound, 51.17.

200-yard backstroke: Final--1. John Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 1:46.62 (meet record; old record 1:46.71, John Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 2009); 2. John Dillon, Middlebury, 1:47.27; 3. Peter Mullee, St. Thomas (MN), 1:47.68; 4. Robert Barry, Denison, 1:48.22; 5. Chris Bateman, St. Olaf, 1:49.01; 6. Michael Mpitsos, Kenyon, 1:49.59; 7. Jacob Shanley, Kenyon, 1:49.89; 8. Vladislav Romanov, Staten Island, 1:50.62. Consolation -- 9. Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, 1:48.18; 10. Jeff Dahlen, Carnegie Mellon, 1:48.97; 11. Kyle Drake, Carthage, 1:49.43; 12. Ryan Garr, Clark (MA), 1:49.53; 13. Max Scholten, Pomona-Pitzer, 1:50.34; 14. Christopher Washnock, Wash. & Lee, 1:50.72; 15. Michael DeSantis, Denison, 1:51.73; 16. Philip Heyboer, Hope, 1:51.87.

100-yard breaststroke: Final--1. David Lazarus, Kenyon, 54.70; 2. Myles O'Connor, TCNJ, 55.15; 3. Rory Buck, Whitworth, 55.25; 4. Pavel Buyanov, Staten Island, 55.27; 5. Collin Gladys, Redlands, 55.29; 6. Collin Ohning, Kenyon, 55.62; 7. Tom Grabiak, Frank. & Marsh., 56.07; 8. Ian Bakk, Kenyon, 56.34. Consolation -- 9. Alfonso Espinosa, Kalamazoo, 56.24; 10. Kevin Yamada, Emory, 56.29; 11. Jake Lewing, Denison, 56.30; 12. Rastislav Racz, MIT, 56.85; 13. (tie) Matt Diehl, Wis.-La Crosse, and Ben Gutmann, Westminster (PA), 56.86; 15. Michael Pettengill, Luther, 57.01; 16. J. David Gatz, Ohio Wesleyan, 57.57.

200-yard breaststroke: Final--1. Ian Bakk, Kenyon, 2:01.14; 2. Rory Buck, Whitworth, 2:01.26; 3. David Lazarus, Kenyon, 2:01.30; 4. Alex Beyer, Washington-St. Louis, 2:01.76; 5. Tom Grabiak, Frank. & Marsh., 2:02.22; 6. Ben Gutmann, Westminster (PA), 2:02.31; 7. Myles O'Connor, TCNJ, 2:03.10; 8. Michael Pettengill, Luther, 2:05.16. Consolation -- 9. Pavel Buyanov, Staten Island, 2:01.51; 10. Jake Lewing, Denison, 2:02.36; 11. Peter O'Brien, Emory, 2:02.44; 12. Rastislav Racz, MIT, 2:03.16; 13. Kevin Yamada, Emory, 2:03.58; 14. Paul Dyrkacz, Williams, 2:03.96; 15. John Nemeth, Denison, 2:05.33; 16. Coutland Day, Sewanee, 2:05.94.

100-yard butterfly: Final--1. John Dillon, Middlebury, 47.58; 2. John Petroff, Emory, 48.28; 3. Nat Carruthers, Kenyon, 48.92; 4. Blair Withington, Kenyon, 49.01; 5. Michael Mpitsos, Kenyon, 49.42; 6. Pat Troy, Connecticut, 49.61; 7. Doug Huguenard, Kenyon, 49.63; 8. Ryan Farmer, Wis.-Stevens Point, 50.46. Consolation -- 9. Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, 49.92; 10. Dominic Rieniets, Linfield, 49.94; 11. Tom Medvecky, TCNJ, 49.96; 12. Toomas Sepp, MIT, 49.98; 13. Jeff Zhou, MIT, 50.17; 14. Matt Edgin, Denison, 50.31; 15. Erik Huls, St. Thomas (MN), 50.34; 16. Jimmy Chapman, Kenyon, 50.59.

200-yard butterfly: Final--1. John Dillon, Middlebury, 1:45.01 (meet record; old record 1:45.19, Pedro Monteiro, Kenyon, 1997); 2. John Petroff, Emory, 1:48.92; 3. Tom DiMarco, Emory, 1:49.30; 4. Doug Huguenard, Kenyon, 1:49.79; 5. Joseph Pysnik, Kenyon, 1:50.38; 6. Macknezie Perry, Emory, 1:50.50; 7. Tom Medvecky, TCNJ, 1:50.60; 8. Dan Glaser-Garbrick, Carnegie Mellon, 1:51.08. Consolation -- 9. John Hu, Stevens Institute, 1:50.73; 10. Michael Kozak, Ill. Wesleyan, 1:50.91; 11. Spencer Robbins, Luther, 1:51.19; 12. Michael Flanagan, Washington-St. Louis, 1:51.70; 13. Stephen Clendenin, Mary Washington, 1:52.49; 14. Bryant Jones, Emory, 1:52.50; 15. Mark Bernstein, Emory, 1:52.88; 16. Toomas Sepp, MIT, 1:53.41.

200-yard individual medley: Final--1. Collin Gladys, Redlands, 1:48.55; 2. Blair Withington, Kenyon, 1:50.43; 3. Chris Bateman, St. Olaf, 1:50.64; 4. Jake Lewing, Denison, 1:51.04; 5. David Lazarus, Kenyon, 1:51.42; 6. Kevin Yamada, Emory, 1:51.57; 7. Nat Carruthers, Kenyon, 1:51.59; 8. Tom DiMarco, Emory, 1:51.83. Consolation -- 9. Ian Bakk, Kenyon, 1:51.34; 10. John Petroff, Emory, 1:51.71; 11. Michael Woodward, Whitworth, 1:51.93; 12. Matt Spooner, Emory, 1:52.11; 13. John Hu, Stevens Institute, 1:52.99; 13. Peter O'Brien, Emory, 1:52.99; 15. Philip Heyboer, Hope, 1:53.18; 16. Brendan Deveney, MIT, 1:53.20.

400-yard individual medley: Final--1. Alex Beyer, Washington-St. Louis, 3:52.94; 2. Dan Thurston, Denison, 3:54.79; 3. Ryan Lichtenfels, Amherst, 3:55.49; 4. Chris Bateman, St. Olaf, 3:55.84; 5. Evan Wilson, Stevens Institute, 3:56.98; 6. Philip Heyboer, Hope, 3:58.76; 7. Kalen Darling, Whitworth, 3:59.04; 8. John Hu, Stevens Institute, 3:59.70. Consolation -- 9. Kegan Borland, Kenyon, 3:58.86; 10. Paul Dyrkacz, Williams, 4:00.07; 11. Bryant Jones, Emory, 4:00.62; 12. Alex Hanson, Carnegie Mellon, 4:00.71; 13. Matt Spooner, Emory, 4:01.15; 14. Joseph Pysnik, Kenyon, 4:01.29; 15. Brenda Deveney, MIT, 4:01.43; 16. Stephen Clendenin, Mary Washington, 4:01.91.

One-meter diving: Final--1. Nathan LaRowe, SUNY Potsdam, 548.00; 2. Brian Sobel, Springfield, 527.90; 3. Nicholas Halbach, Merchant Marine, 520.70; 4. Eric Messina, Oswego St., 490.60; 5. Phil Devine, Wis.-Oshkosh, 484.60; 6. Kameron Chambliss, Alfred, 477.35; 7. Shawn Merlin, Oswego St., 476.45; 8. Todd Richert, Baldwin-Wallace, 463.40. Consolation –- 9. Christian Torres, Fredonia St., 479.00; 10. Wills DeMoulin, SUNY Geneseo, 449.35; 11. Spencer Johnson, Alma, 443.95; 12. Matt Fitzgerald, Springfield, 431.60; 13. Ty Lattimore, Albion, 428.10; 14. Hunter Hayes, Centre, 417.85; 15. Alex Garcia, UC Santa Cruz, 402.75; 16. Eric Brenner, Carleton, 386.50.

Three-meter diving: Final--1. Phil Devine, Wis.-Oshkosh, 563.00; 2. Nicholas Halbach, Merchant Marine, 555.00; 3. Nathan LaRowe, SUNY Potsdam, 542.95; 4. Eric Messina, Oswego St., 541.95; 5. Kameron Chambliss, Alfred, 501.15; 6. Christian Torres, Fredonia St., 489.65; 7. Brian Sobel, Springfield, 479.85; 8. Hunter Hayes, Centre, 431.85. Consolation -- 9. Shawn Merlin, Oswego St., 480.50; 10. Spencer Johnson, Alma, 433.20; 11. Aaron Paradis, Babson, 432.55; 12. Nick Badilla, Wis.-Eau Claire, 417.50; 13. Todd Richert, Baldwin-Wallace, 405.65; 14. Ty Lattimore, Albion, 403.40; 15. Max Norris, New York U., 402.95; 16. Rob Matera, Tufts, 361.65.

200-yard freestyle relay: Final—1. Kenyon (David Somers, Zachary Turk, Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning), 1:19.05 (meet record; old record 1:19.05, Kenyon [David Somers, Zachary Turk, Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning], 2010 preliminaries); 2. DePauw, 1:21.64; 3. Middlebury, 1:22.01; 4. MIT, 1:22.23; 5. Williams, 1:22.42; 6. TCNJ, 1:22.45; 7. Denison, 1:23.20; Kalamazoo (did not qualify). Consolation -- 9. Johns Hopkins, 1:23.16; 10. Wis.-La Crosse, 1:23.43; 11. (tie) Tufts and Wis.-Stevens Point, 1:23.68; 13. St. Thomas (MN), 1:23.75; 14. Emory, 1:24.39; 15. Redlands, 1:24.71; 16. Amherst, 1:25.34.

400-yard freestyle relay: Final—1. Kenyon (Ian Stewart-Bates, Zachary Turk, David Somers, Blair Withington), 2:55.56 (meet record; old record 2:56.22, Kenyon [Zachary Turk, Matthew Harris, Blair Withington, David Somers], 2009); 2. Kalamazoo, 3:00.58; 3. Middlebury, 3:01.02; 4. Amherst, 3:01.79; 5. DePauw, 3:02.64; 6. MIT, 3:03.19; 7. Williams, 3:03.60; 8. Denison, 3:03.73. Consolation -- 9. Washington-St. Louis, 3:03.25; 10. St. Thomas (MN), 3:03.97; 11. Emory, 3:05.20; 12. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:05.77; 13. Johns Hopkins, 3:06.23; 14. Redlands, 3:06.55; 15. Wis.-Stevens Point, 3:06.83; TCNJ (did not quality).

800-yard freestyle relay: Final--1. Kenyon (Ian Stewart-Bates, Zachary Turk, Blake Preston, Kegan Borland), 6:34.71; 2. Amherst, 6:40.37; 3. Washington-St. Louis, 6:41.00; 4. Denison, 6:41.75; 5. TCNJ, 6:43.69; 6. Kalamazoo, 6:44.14; 7. Emory, 6:44.34; 8. Williams, 6:46.01; 9. Middlebury, 6:46.02; 10. DePauw, 6:46.50; 11. Johns Hopkins, 6:47.26; 12. Carnegie Mellon, 6:48.37; 13. Redlands, 6:49.62; 14. Claremont-M-S, 6:51.10; 15. MIT, 6:52.77; 16. Tufts, 6:55.67.

200-yard medley relay: Final—1. Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning, Nat Carruthers, Zachary Turk), 1:27.74 (meet record; old record 1:27.74, Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, Collin Ohning, Nat Carruthers, Zachary Turk], 2010 preliminaries); 2. Kalamazoo, 1:29.59; 3. MIT, 1:29.94; 4. Denison, 1:31.28; 5. TCNJ, 1:31.45; 6. Johns Hopkins, 1:31.73; 7. Emory, 1:31.94; 8. Tufts, 1:32.29. Consolation -- 9. Middlebury, 1:32.25; 10. (tie) St. Thomas (MN) and Amherst, 1:32.45; 12. Wis.-Stevens Point, 1:32.87; 13. Washington-St. Louis, 1:33.32; 14. Wis.-La Crosse, 1:33.37; 15. Hope, 1:33.73; 16. Redlands, 1:34.70.

400-yard medley relay: Final--1. Kenyon (Michael Mpitsos, David Lazarus, Nat Carruthers, Blari Withington), 3:15.48 (meet record; old record 3:15.58, Kenyon [Michael Mpitsos, David Lazarus, Matthew Harris, Blair Withington], 2009; 2. Kalamazoo, 3:18.72; 3. Denison, 3:19.48; 4. Emory, 3:19.90; 5. MIT, 3:20.49; 6. Amherst, 3:21.69; 7. TCNJ, 3:21.83; Johns Hopkins (did not qualify). Consolation -- 9. St. Thomas (MN), 3:22.77; 10. Hope, 3:23.39; 11. Middlebury, 3:24.32; 12. Washington-St. Louis, 3:24.51; 13. Williams, 3:24.65; 14. Tufts, 3:25.36; 15. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:25.61; 16. Redlands, 3:37.87.