FINAL RESULTS

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – For the first time ever the Delta State University Statesmen Swim and Dive team finishes in second place at the NCAA National Championships with 364.5 points. Consistency was the ley all week long for the Green and White. It is the best finish with the best score ever for the Statesmen. The Lady Statesmen finished in the top twelve once again. Jumping 14 spots from last year's finish. Dan'l Murray was named CSCAA Men's Coach of the year at the conclusion of the meet.

 
Off The Starting Blocks:

• Event: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Date/Time: March. 13-16, 2019 | 9 a.m. Preliminaries | 5 p.m. Finals
• Location: IU Natatorium
• Lady Statesmen: 12th Place | 145 points
• Statesmen: 2nd place | 364.5 points
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Inside The Ropes: PRELIMINARIES

• Lucia Martelli, Celina Batsel, and Celeste Turner all swam for the Lady Statesmen in the 100 freestyle. Martelli finished in 26^th in 51.10, Batsel in 41^st in 51.80, and Turner in 48^th in 52.37
• In the men's 100 free it was Mattia Schirru with a time of 43.62 qualifying fourth for the final
• Madelyn Byrd swam the 200 backstroke in the prelims with a time of  2:04:64 finishing 28th
• Emanuel Fava and Giulio Brugnoni swam for the Statesmen in the 200 backstroke. Fava had the tenth best time with 1:45:68 to qualify for the 'B' Final. Brugnoni had the fifth best time at 1:44:83 to qualify for the 'A' Final.
• Chelsea Borrowdale swam in the 200 yard breastroke finishing in 20^th with a time of 2:19:04.
• Matey Rezashki and Savio Ragonesi also swam for DSU in the 200 yard breastroke. Rezasahki qualified for the 'A' Final with a time of 1:58:39 which was fourth best. Ragonesi had a swim of 1:59:38 which was 12^th best and good enough for the 'B' final.
• In the 400 yard freestyle relay the Lady Statesmen
• The Statesmen finished xx in the prelims for the 400 freestyle relay
• In the timed finals of the 1650 free, Caroline Joiusse and Sierra Rhodes swam it in 16:50:94 and 17:01:86 repsectively
• Michael Maly and Matey Rezashki also swam in the 1650 free in 16:00:69 and 15:55:97 to finish 20^th and 19^th respectively.

Inside The Ropes: FINALS

• Jouisse finished in 6^th in the 1650 free with her time while Rhodes finished 13^th.
• Sawicki took third in the 1650 with a time of 15:13:02
• Schirru finished 5th in the 100 free with a time of 43.62.
• Brugnoni finished 5th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:44:87
• Also in the 200 backstroke, Fava finished in a time of 1:45:16 in tenth.
• Rezashki in the 200 yard breaststroke finished with a time of 1:59:37 for a seventh place final spot.
• Ragonesi finished the same event in 1:59:04 for an eleventh place finish
• The team of Alex Zolotukhn, Mattia Schirru, Kohen Kerr, and Keith Lloyd swam the 400 free relay in 3:00:99.

 
 
Quoting the coach:

• Dan'l Murray- "What a great accomplishment for the guys this week. They had a goals and standards meeting at the beginning of the year and a top four performance was the goal. To finish second in the country is a huge accomplishment especially for the seniors. They were 13 points away from a trophy in 2016 when these seniors were freshman so it is great to see them earn the second place trophy.

Notables:

• Nathan Sawicki broke his own school record of 15:22:42 with a new time of 15:13:03 which was eight seconds faster than before.
• Sawicki's place of third passed Wolfgang Mairinger's fourth place finish in Canton, Ohio in 2010.
• Schirru has finished in the top five of the 100 free all four years of college His time of 43.50 was his second fastest time. In 2016 in Indianapolis, he swam it in 43.11.
• Brugnoni ties Cagri Sapmaz for the highest finish in DSU history in the 200 backstroke. Although Brugnoni swam it five seconds faster.
• It was the first All-America status for Keith Lloyd in the 400 free relay.

Standings:
 
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 42                   
                       
  1. Queens (Nc)                707.5          2. Drury                             345
  3. West Chester               249            4. Nova S'Eastern            213.5
  5. Tampa                          207.5          6. Ucsd                              206
  7. Wingate                       201.5          8. Wayne State                 178
  9. Lindenwood                     166       10. Oklahoma Baptist        164
 11. Grand Valley                    152       12. Delta State                    145
 
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42                    
 
  1. Queens (Nc)               606          2. Delta State                     364.5
  3. Indy                              305          4. Wayne State                  238.5
  5. Grand Valley               222           6. Missouri S & T               207
  7. Lindenwood                 202          8. McKendree                    196
  9. Simon Fraser                183          10. Ucsd                              176