Williams vs. MIT vs. NYU
- January 17, 2025
- Samuelson-Muir Pool, Williamstown, MA
- Quick Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Outcomes
- Crew Scores
- Ladies:
- MIT 157, NYU 139
- MIT 183, Williams 113
- NYU 170, Williams 126
- Males:
- NYU 206, MIT 88
- NYU 165, Williams 131
- Williams 200, MIT 94
- Ladies:
Since 2008, the Williams ladies had not misplaced a twin meet to a different Division III group. That streak of 141 straight wins ended Friday afternoon, because the Ephwomen fell to each MIT and NYU within the groups’ annual tri-meet. It was the primary time each groups beat the Ephs in program historical past.
Regardless of being the bottom putting of the three groups eventually yr’s NCAA Division III Championships (fifth), the Engineers rolled to a double victory towards the third and 4th place NYU and Williams.
The end result continues the momentum that the MIT and NYU ladies have constructed. Each groups are coming off of program-best placements from final season’s NCAA Championship: NYU achieved a third place end, whereas MIT positioned fifth general to tie their 2016-17 season end. Williams is certainly one of solely 4 ladies’s groups in Division III historical past to win a nationwide group title, holding back-to-back titles from 1982 and 1983.
Within the males’s meet, NYU got here out on high towards each Williams and MIT. Williams additionally outswam MIT. Like the ladies’s group, the NYU males additionally achieved a historic file at NCAAs final season, lifting a group trophy for the primary time with their 4th place end.
Final yr, the Violets had an enormous enhance from Alabama-transfer Derek Maas (who has been working as an assistant coach this season), however have continued their momentum with a powerful first-year class.
Ladies’s Recap
The MIT ladies collected eight general wins to safe the meet, together with sweeping each relays. To open the meet, Kate Augustyn (56.13), Sarah Bernard (1:03.67), Alex Turvey (57.37), and Ella Roberson (50.57) touched first within the 400 medley by over two seconds. Regardless of main with Augustyn, who holds the NCAA file within the 100 again, the Engineers began off barely behind as Williams senior Sophia Verkleeren clocked 55.97.
All of MIT’s particular person wins in pool have been completed by first-year athletes. Bernard received each breaststroke occasions, swimming 1:04.61 within the 100 and a pair of:20.26 within the 200. Bernard has had a stellar first season with the Engineers thus far, already proudly owning three group data within the 200 breast, 400 IM, and 500 free. She took on the 400 IM as effectively, ending second to Verkleeren (4:28.89).
Lauren Adler picked up MIT’s first particular person win within the 1650 free, swimming a season greatest 17:20.70 to the touch first by practically 11 seconds. Classmate Jessie Crane received the five hundred free (5:08.25), main a 1-2 end with Belise Swartwood (5:09.73).
Within the dive effectively, sophomore Fiora Beratahani swept each boards, scoring 294.00 factors in 1-meter and 327.80 factors in 3-meter.
The Engineers closed the meet with a win within the 200 free relay, as Turvey (24.37), Annika Naveen (24.09), Augustyn (23.50), and Roberson (22.68) led wire-to-wire to win by over a second (1:34.64).
NYU had the one different three occasion winner in Kaley McIntyre, the 2024 Swimmer of the 12 months. The junior took on her signature 50-100-200 freestyle, which she swept at NCAAs final season whereas setting nationwide data within the 50 and 100. She clocked 23.94, 51.25, and 1:52.24, although she was pushed by MIT’s Turvey (24.10) and Roberson (51.69, 1:52.36).
NYU additionally swept the ladies’s butterfly occasions with the duo of Hope Xayaveth (56.17) and 2024 200 fly champion Caitlin Marshall (2:03.75).
Verkleeren was chargeable for Williams’ three occasion wins. Like McIntyre, she was the Swimmer of the 12 months honoree in 2023. First, she swept the backstroke occasions, enhancing from the relay to 55.27 within the particular person occasion and setting a brand new season greatest of two:00.07 within the 200. She additionally picked up the win within the 400 IM (4:22.34). Augustyn, the defending nationwide champion in each backstroke occasions, completed 2nd in each the 100 (55.80) and 200 (2:01.78).
Males’s Recap
The Violet males received 10 of 16 contested occasions, together with a sweep of the relays. They acquired out to a quick begin within the 400 medley relay as their A and B squads touched 1st and 2nd. Their A relay might need been a little bit too quick as they have been disqualified for an early take-off, however the group of Jaeden Yburan (51.22), Youngsoo Ahn-Track (57.23), Matthew Wang (50.69), and Ajay Watanakun (44.97) nonetheless completed over a second forward of Williams’ A.
Almost all of NYU’s particular person wins went to first-years who received a number of occasions. Max Nechydyuk had a stellar meet, sweeping the breaststroke occasions in addition to the 400 IM. Within the 100, he led a 1-2 end with teammate Ahn-Track as they clocked 57.88 and 58.00 respectively. He additionally led a 1-2 end for the Violets within the 200 breast (2:06.16), this time with sophomore Victor Derani (2:06.37). Nechydyuk closed his meet with a 3:59.56 within the 400 IM, an occasion he holds the highest time in Division III this season.
One other Violet first-year, Evan Jue, dominated the mile to open his meet (16:15.41). Within the 500 (4:39.70), he even-split his race to beat a virtually three second deficit and cross Williams’ Nye Hanan (4:40.96). Teddy McQuaid was NYU’s final double-event winner as he dominated the backstroke occasions (50.39, 1:51.98).
Watanakun was the one NYU upperclassmen to win an occasion. The senior clocked 20.76 within the 50 freestyle for the one sub-21 second effort.
In distinction, Williams’ solely multi-event winner within the pool was senior Oliver Schalet. Schalet snagged slender victories within the 200 free (1:41.11) and 100 free (45.95), in addition to splitting the second-fastest flying cut up anchoring the Ephs’ 400 medley (45.25).
Williams first-year Calder Biondi swept each diving occasions, scoring 342.80 factors in 3-meter and 320.10 in 1-meter.
MIT’s sole occasion win within the males’s meet was courtesy of Jason Wang, who clocked 1:53.04 within the 200 fly.
NYU closed their meet with one other sturdy relay displaying. The group of Watanakun (20.68), Greg Wehbe (21.15), Stone Miller (20.85), and Pierce Downs (20.61) touched practically a second away from Williams (1:23.29).
Up Subsequent
Subsequent week, MIT will journey 20 minutes north to face Tufts on January 25.
NYU confronted a fast turnaround, squaring off towards Gettysburg Faculty at dwelling the very subsequent day. Each women and men received their meets and celebrated their 15 graduating seniors. The Violets will race West Chester on January 25 for his or her closing twin meet of the season.
Williams rolled to a double victory towards NESCAC rival Connecticut Faculty the next Saturday. On January 25, they’ll host a NESCAC tri-meet with Middlebury and Hamilton.
