2008 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships

 

February 16, 2008

NSISC Championships in the books with Lady Statesmen in second and Statesmen third; Hein named Women’s Coach of the Year and Terzioglu garners Most Valuable Swimmer
By Daniel Hawthorne, Swimming Contact

• Scores
• Saturday's Results  

CLEVLAND- On the final day, no team hardware was won by the Aqua Statesmen and Lady Statesmen, but both teams turned in memorable performances as the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference Championships concluded at the DSU Aquatics Center Saturday evening. Truman State repeated at women's champion, while Missouri S&T earned the men's title.

For a second year in a row, Delta State head coach Brian Hein was named the NSISC Women’s Coach of the Year. Lady Statesmen freshman Merv Terzioglu was hot this week and earned the Most Valuable Swimmer Award, as she finished with the highest point total for the championships.

Truman State maintained their first place postion and held on for the women’s title with 978.5 points. The Lady Statesmen finished second with 832. OBU (585.5), Henderson (431), UIW (367) and Drury (134) close out the bracket.

The Statesmen remained in third finishing with 566 for the meet, while Missouri S&T would take home the title with 830.5. OBU would take second with 733. Henderson (550.5), Truman (522.5), UIW (290) and Drury (93.5) round out the standings.

For the Lady Statesmen, Hannah Willis (2:09.90) and Kaitlyn Pittman (2:10.34) took home fifth and sixth respectively in the women’s 200-backstoke in the first event of the day.

Terzioglu picked up her second win of the championship with a first place finish in the 200-breaststroke in (2:19.02) while Ashley Thompson finished sixth.

Amanda Guidry took first in the 200-fly, touching the pad in (2:06.28) while teammate Jen Artichuk finished third (2:07.23).

The Lady Statesmen ‘A’ team also finished fourth in the 400-free relay.

Roman Sereda got things going for the Statesmen with a sixth place finish in the 200-backstroke, while teammate Justin Ingvolstad finished fifth in the 100-free.

Patrick Weyrich would get the first top-finish for the Statesmen in the 200-fly, finishing in (1:51.86) along with Gurkon Eroksuz who finished fifth in the same event. The Statesmen would close out the day with a fifth place finish in the 400-free relay.

The Statesmen and Lady Statesmen will begin preparations for the NCAA Championships with a "Last Chance Meet" scheduled for February 23. The NCAA Championships are set for March 13-15.

February 15, 2008

TRUMAN AND MISSOURI S&T HOLD TOP SPOTS HEADING INTO FINAL DAY OF NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Daniel Hawthorne, Swimming Contact

• Scores
• Friday's Results

CLEVELAND- The Aqua Statesmen and Lady Statesmen kicked off day three of the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships with first place finishes in the first four events. Despite the terrific start, both squads remained in the same position in their brackets, hoping for their best to come when it matters most on Saturday.

Truman State remains in the top spot (647.5) with the Lady Statesmen (621) and OBU (399) in the top three. Henderson (288), UIW (261) and Drury (134) remain in the bottom half of the women’s bracket.

MS&T has taken over first in the men’s bracket (555.5) with the Tigers of OBU (523.5) breathing down their necks. The Statesmen (432), Henderson (408.5) and Truman (364) are in a close battle, while UIW (207) and Drury (93.5) have yet to gain ground.

Merv Terzioglu won the 400-IM by a nose in 4:31.79 to get the ball rolling. The Lady Statesmen would sweep the top-three spots in the 100-fly lead by Amanda Guidry (56.82) with Alyce Meador (57.92) and Jen Artichuk (58.03) closing out. Terzioglu came close to pulling out another top-finish but fell just short with a second place time of 1:05.37 in the 100-breastroke as teammate Ashley Thompson rounded out the top-eight.

Meador had the highest finish for DSU in the 100-backstroke, a fourth place time of (59.51), followed closely by Hannah Willis and Kaitlyn Pittman.

The Statesmen were led by newcomer Pat Weyrich and sophomore Roman Sereda, both had their second top-seed wins in the championships. Weyrich dominated the 400-IM in 3:59.15, while Sereda continued to dominate the 100-fly in (50.39).

In the 100-breastroke, Juschin Waldem and Geoff Winkler had solid finishes while Justin Ingvolstad finished seventh in the 100-backstroke. Weyrich lead the charge along with Alex Barillas, Tucker Marshburn and Ryan Crisco to a fourth place finish in the 800-free relay.

The championships conclude tomorrow with preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m. and the finals starting at 5 p.m.

February 14, 2008

DAY TWO SHAKE UP AT NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Daniel Hawthorne, Swimming Contact

• Scores
• Thursday's Results

CLEVELAND- Day two of the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference Championships continued to heat up for the host Delta State University as the men’s and women’s squads combined for three NCAA championship qualifiers on the night.

The Lady Statesmen dropped to second place overall with 339 points trailing leaders Truman State with 384.5. OBU (181.5), HSU (171), UIW (159) and Drury (65) round out the board.

The Statesmen jumped to third place (251) with some great finishes in the 200-IM and 500-freestyle. OBU remained the leaders with 327.5 followed closely by Missouri S&T with 304.5. Truman State (241), HSU (182.5), UIW (75) and Drury (42.5) close out the bracket.

The Lady Statesmen looked to keep their overall points lead heading into their first event as the DSU ‘A’ team of Summer Moberly, Alyce Meador, Lacy Mixon and Jennifer Artichuk took fourth place in the 200-free relay in 1:40.86.

Dawn Thompson (5:12.26) and Caitlin Dudley (5:15.94) finished third and fourth respectively in the 500-freestlyle while teammate Elena English (5.17.19) finished sixth.

In the women’s 1-meter dive, the Lady Statesmen combined for 45 total team points as Jessie Lockwood, Jennifer Gerasimos and Jacy Gerasimos finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.

Artichuk and Amanda Guidry finished in the top eight in the 200-IM. The DSU 400-medley relay ‘A’ team (Meador, Merve Terzioglu, Artichuk and Thompson) qualified for nationals with a second place finish in 3:55.20

In the men’s bracket, Justin Ingvolstad, Tyler Wilson, Roman Sereda and David Struble battled to a fifth place finish in the 200-free relay in 1:27.23. Transfer Pat Weyrich qualified for the nationals in the 500-freestyle with a second place finish in 4:33.24. Weyrich became the third Statesmen to qualify thus far. Tucker Marshburn finished eighth.

Ingvolstad finished third in the 50-freestlye with a time of 0:21.43.

Sereda continued to surpass expectations this season, with a trip to the nationals already under his belt in the 100-butterfly, the sophomore qualified for the 200-IM with a time of 1:52.54 and a first place finish.

Chris Bowmen (339.95) and Patrick Remington (327.00) finished third and fourth in the men’s 3-meter dive.

The Statesmen picked up much needed points in the 400-medley relay. Sereda, Geoff Winkler, Weyrich and Ingvolstad finished fourth, touching the wall in 3:26.38.

The meet continues Friday morning at 10 a.m. with finals beginning at 6 p.m.

 

February 13, 2008

DAY ONE OF NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE BOOKS WITH LADY STATESMEN AND TIGERS IN THE LEAD

• Scores
• Results from Wednesday

CLEVELAND- Day one of the 2007-08 New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference Championships got under way Wednesday night at the DSU Aquatics Center, with the Lady Statesmen of Deta State and the Tiger Sharks of Ouachita Baptist leading the way. The action was fast-paced and frenetic throughout the evening. If Wednesday's events are an indication of what's to come, the 2008 championships may be the best yet!

The Lady Statesmen have a commanding lead in the overall women’s bracket with 106 points. Truman State trails with 67, followed closely by Incarnate Word with 53. Rivals Henderson State (33) and Ouachita Baptist (24) round out the scores.

In the men’s bracket, the competition is much tighter with OBU in first (86) with Missouri S&T (81), Truman State (77) and Delta State (64) at their heels. Henderson State (44) and Incarnate Word (29) are currently sitting at the bottom of the table.

With only four finals events on Wednesday, scoring opportunities were limited for each team at the championships.

Caitlen Dudley missed the qualifying time in the 1000-free by three seconds with her third place finish in 10:31.88. Teammate Dawn Thompson finished in the sixth spot in 10:46.90 while Molly Bates (10:51.24) and Rebecca Glass (10:59.24) finished eighth and ninth respectively.

The team of Kaitlyn Pittman, Stormi Valentine, Jennifer Artichuk and Alyce Meador took home first place honors in the 200-medley relay in 1:48.51 to finish out the day.

Tucker Marshburn picked up the highest finish for the Statesmen in the men’s 1000-free, a fourth place finish in 9:48.21. Fellow Statesmen Ryan Crisco (10:01.88) and Geoff Winkler (10:37.12) placed tenth and fifteenth respectively.

In the 200-medley relay, OBU took home top honors while the Statesmen team of Roman Sereda, Pat Weyrich, Waldemar Juschin and Justin Ingvolstad finished fourth in 1:33.66, missing the national qualifying time by .27 seconds.

Action continues Thursday morning with the preliminary rounds beginning at 10 a.m. and the finals starting at 6 p.m.

February 12, 2008

NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS ONE DAY AWAY

• Meet Invitation
• Psych Sheet

CLEVELAND - The 2008 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships are just one day away and the entire NCAA Division II swimming world will be watching the DSU Aquatics Center to see who will capture the title this season. The annual NSISC Championships will run Feb. 13-16 at the DSU Aquatics Center. Tickets are on sale now.

"This will be one of the most competitive meets in the nation," said Brian Hein, DSU head coach. "It has the feel of the NCAA Championships and some of the top teams in the country will be here next week."

Complete NSISC Championships recaps and results will be available each day on this page.