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Updates from NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships

Updates from NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships

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Saturday, Mar. 5
Evening session - 
Juan Gomez earned a pair of All-American finishes Saturday night. He took sixth in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:03.55 and later placed eighth in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:57.17. The Bees closed out the championships by getting a fourth-place finish in the men's 400-yard freestyle relay. Ryan Warrick, Rais Hassim, Zac Robinson and Victor Del Rio Foces finished the race in 3:04.02.

St. Ambrose earned points in three other events Saturday. Ryan Joehl was 10th in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:52.34, and Hassim's time of 46.83 seconds was good for 15th place in the 100-yard freestyle. Finally, Lauren WilliamsMolly DuehrLeyre Antonanzas and Marin Powell took 15th in the women's 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:39.94.

Results
M 1650 free - 6th - Juan Gomez, 16:03.55
M 200 back finals - 10th - Ryan Joehl, 1:52.34
M 100 free finals - 15th - Rais Hassim, 46.83
M 200 fly finals - 8th - Juan Gomez, 1:57.17
W 400 free relay - 15th - St. Ambrose (Lauren WilliamsMolly DuehrLeyre AntonanzasMarin Powell), 3:39.94
M 400 free relay - 4th - St. Ambrose (Ryan Warrick, Rais Hassim, Zac Robinson, Victor Del Rio Foces), 3:04.02

Morning session - Three Bees qualified for the finals Friday night. Juan Gomez will swim in the A final of the 200-yard butterfly after taking eighth in qualifying in 1:53.34. Gomez will also swim in the final heat of the 1650-yard freestyle. Ryan Joehl and Rais Hassim will each swim in a B final. Joehl placed 10th in the prelims of the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.41. And Hassim was 13th in the prelims of the 100-yard freestyle in 46.51 seconds. 

Results
W 200 back prelims - Leyre Antonanzas, DFS
M 200 back prelims - 10th - Ryan Joehl, 1:53.41
W 100 free prelims - 19th - Lauren Williams, 53.84; Bethany Anderson, DFS
M 100 free prelims - 13th - Rais Hassim, 46.51; 19th - Ryan Warrick, 46.80; 21st - Victor Del Rio Foces, 46.90; 23rd - Zac Robinson, 46.98; 40th - Brett Jones, 48.08; 45th - Caleb Heiar, 48.22; Leo Edwards, DFS
W 200 breast prelims - 26th - Molly Duehr, 2:36.02
M 200 fly prelims - 8th - Juan Gomez, 1:53.34
M 1650 free - 17th - Grant Nelson, 17:02.27


Friday, Mar. 4
Evening session -
 A national title and three other All-American efforts highlighted SAU's performance Friday night. Andrea Adam became the school's most-decorated student-athlete, winning her seventh national title by claiming the women's 3-meter diving competition. Her finals round score of 226.35 was more than 20 points better than the runner-up.

Leyre Antonanzas became a two-time All-American at these championships by placing eighth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:36.13. She placed eighth in the 200 IM Thursday. Mikhi Hassim is an All-American in the 100-yard butterfly. He placed seventh in 49.81 seconds. Hassim was also part of the Bees' 200-yard medley relay team that took sixth. He joined Ryan Joehl, Petter Kolaas and Zac Robinson to combine for a time of 1:33.08.

Hassim was also one of two Bees to score in the men's 100-yard backstroke. Hassim was 11th in 51.66 seconds and Victor Del Rio Foces placed 16th in 52.56 seconds. Joehl earned points for St. Ambrose by taking 15th in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:43.31. Antonanzas, Molly DuehrEmily Hartman and Marin Powell finished 20th in the 200-yard medley relay.

Entering the final day of competition Saturday, the SAU men are in eighth place with 118 points. The Bee women sit in 10th place with 79 points.

Results
W 3m diving finals: 1st - Andrea Adam, 226.35
W 200 medley relay: 20th - St. Ambrose (Leyre AntonanzasMolly DuehrEmily HartmanMarin Powell), 1:55.19
M 200 medley relay: 6th - St. Ambrose (Ryan Joehl, Petter Kolaas, Mikhi Hassim, Zac Robinson), 1:33.08
W 400 IM finals: 8th - Leyre Antonanzas, 4:36.13
M 100 fly finals: 7th - Mikhi Hassim, 49.81
M 200 free finals: 15th - Ryan Joehl, 1:43.31
M 100 back finals: 11th - Mikhi Hassim, 51.66; 16th - Victor Del Rio Foces, 52.56

Morning session - Andrea Adam won the preliminary round of the women's 3-meter diving competition with a score of 228.45. The six-time National Champion already has a runner-up finish in the 1-meter event under her belt at these championships. Leyre Antonanzas earned her second All-American award as she qualified fifth in the 400-yard individual medley prelims with a time of 4:35.92. She took eighth in the 200 IM on Thursday. Mikhi Hassim guaranteed himself a top-eight finish in the 100-yard butterfly by taking sixth in prelims with a time of 49.81 seconds.

Hassim also earned a spot in the B finals of the 100-yard backstroke. His time of 51.71 seconds was good for 11th in qualifying. He'll be joined in the B finals of the event by Victor Del Rio Foces, who was 16th in prelims in 52.19 seconds. Ryan Joehl will swim Friday night in the finals of the 200-yard freestyle. His time of 1:42.65 was good for 12th overall. Two other Bees - Molly Duehr (17th in 1:09.35) and Emily Hartman (18th in 5:03.63) - are listed as alternates for the finals of the 100-yard breaststroke and 400-yard individual medley, respectively.

Results
W 3m diving prelims: 1st - Andrea Adam, 228.45
W 400 IM prelims: 5th - Leyre Antonanzas, 4:35.92; 18th - Emily Hartman, 5:03.63
W 100 fly prelims: Bethany Anderson, DFS
M 100 fly prelims: 6th - Mikhi Hassim, 49.81; 22nd - Rais Hassim, 51.15
W 200 free prelims: Lauren Williams, DFS
M 200 free prelims: 12th - Ryan Joehl, 1:42.65; 22nd - Leo Edwards, 1:44.65; 28th - Ryan Warrick, 1:45.94; 33rd - Grant Nelson, 1:47.81; Caleb Heiar, DFS
W 100 breast prelims: 17th - Molly Duehr, 1:09.35
M 100 breast prelims: 24th - Petter Kolaas, 58.94; 26th - Gabe Carlson, 59.23
W 100 back prelims: Bethany Anderson, DFS
M 100 back prelims: 11th - Mikhi Hassim, 51.71; 16th - Victor Del Rio Foces, 52.19; 21st - Ryan Joehl, 52.95


Thursday, Mar. 3
Evening session - Andrea Adam put together another All-American performance, finishing as the National runner-up in the women's 1-meter diving competition. She finished with a score of 214.65 in the finals. Another Bee earned All-American honors Thursday as Leyre Antonanzas took eighth in the 200-yard individual medley. Her finals time was 2:07.47. Juan Gomez earned a 12th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:38.92.

St. Ambrose also scored in both relays in the session. Brett Jones, Zac Robinson, Ryan Warrick and Caleb Heiar took seventh in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:24.19. Ryan Joehl, Gabe Carlson, Mikhi Hassim and Rais Hassim were ninth in the 400-yard medley relay in 3:27.38. The women's 400 medley relay team of Antonanzas, Molly DuehrBethany Anderson and Lauren Williams finished 13th in 4:02.07. Anderson, Rylie SteinkampAmber Warak and Marin Powell took 20th in the women's 200 free relay (1:43.77).

The men currently sit in seventh place with 71 points while the women are 11th with 48th points.

Results
W 1m diving finals: 2nd - Andrea Adam, 214.65
W 200 free relay: 20th - St. Ambrose (Bethany AndersonRylie SteinkampAmber WarakMarin Powell), 1:43.77
M 200 free relay: 7th - St. Ambrose (Brett Jones, Zac Robinson, Ryan Warrick, Caleb Heiar), 1:24.19
M 500 free finals: 12th - Juan Gomez, 4:38.92
W 200 IM finals: 8th - Leyre Antonanzas, 2:07.47
M 50 free finals: Zac Robinson, DQ
W 400 medley relay: 13th - St. Ambrose (Leyre AntonanzasMolly DuehrBethany AndersonLauren Williams), 4:02.07
M 400 medley relay: 9th - St. Ambrose (Ryan Joehl, Gabe Carlson, Mikhi Hassim, Rais Hassim), 3:27.38

Morning session - Andrea Adam qualified for the finals in the 1-meter dive after earning the top qualifying score in prelims with a 217.45. She will look to win her seventh national title Thursday evening. Leyre Antonanzas qualified for the A finals in the 200-yard individual medley, qualifying seventh with a time of 2:09.32. The St. Ambrose men had two qualify for B finals after narrowly missing top-eight qualifying times. Juan Gomez was ninth in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:37.80 and Zac Robinson took ninth in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.15 seconds. Antonanzas, Gomez and Robinson will compete in the finals Thursday night. SAU will also swim in the finals of the men's and women's 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relay.

Results
W 1m diving prelims: 1st - Andrea Adam, 217.45
W 500 free prelims: 22nd - Lauren Williams, 5:19.09
M 500 free prelims: 9th - Juan Gomez, 4:37.80; 23rd - Leo Edwards, 4:50.59; 24th - Grant Nelson, 4:51.22
W 200 IM prelims: 7th - Leyre Antonanzas, 2:09.32
M 200 IM prelims: 20th - Mikhi Hassim, 1:55.73; 26th - Rais Hassim, 1:57.67
W 50 free prelims: 38th - Molly Duehr, 25.33
M 50 free prelims: 9th - Zac Robinson, 21.15; 19th - Petter Kolaas, 21.40; 21st - Victor Del Rio Foces, 21.44; 24th - Ryan Warrick, 21.51; 26th - Brett Jones, 21.63; 39th - Caleb Heiar, 22.16


Wednesday, Mar. 2
St. Ambrose got off to a solid start in the championship's opening event, the 800-yard freestyle relay. The men's team of Juan Gomez, Leo Edwards, Ryan Joehl and Grant Nelson finished seventh overall with a time of 6:55.32. That earned 24 team points for the Bees. The SAU women picked up 12 points as Lauren WilliamsLeyre AntonanzasMolly Duehr and Emily Hartman took 11th place in 7:58.49.

The first full day of competition takes place Thursday and will feature the Bees in several prelim rounds. Williams, Edwards, Nelson and Gomez will compete in the 500-yard freestyle. In the 200-yard individual medley, Antonanzas, Rais Hassim and Mikhi Hassim will look to qualify for the finals. And seven Bees - Duehr, Petter Kolaas, Caleb Heiar, Ryan Warrick, Victor Del Rio Foces, Zac Robinson and Brett Jones will all compete in the prelims. Andrea Adam will also look to add to her collection of awards as the 6-time National Champion enters the pool for the first time in the 1-meter diving competition.

Results
W 800 free relay: 11th - St. Ambrose (Lauren WilliamsLeyre AntonanzasMolly DuehrEmily Hartman), 7:58.49
M 800 free relay: 7th - St. Ambrose (Juan Gomez, Leo Edwards, Ryan Joehl, Grant Nelson), 6:55.32