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NCAA National Champions Winter 2019

With a commanding lead in the National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships going into the final day, Utah claimed its 12th NCAA crown March 9 in Stowe, Vermont. It was the Utes’ second title in three years.

The Utes’ Nordic team posted 316 points to lead the way, with the Alpine skiers adding 214.5 points. Julia Richter, a freshman from Germany, won the women’s 5K freestyle race and finished second in the 15K classic. Utah clinched the win with solid slalom performances, including a second-place finish by junior Roni Remme, on the final day of the four-day competition.

NC SKIING RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Utah, 530.5; 2nd: Vermont, 476; 3rd: Colorado, 455

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Casey Wright, Alas. Anchorage

Florida repeated as the national champion in the Division I men’s indoor track and field competition ending March 9 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Gators previously won three consecutive titles, ending in 2012.

Florida junior Grant Holloway had a dominating performance, with wins in the 60-meter dash and the 60 hurdles. He set an American record with his time of 7.35 seconds in the hurdles. Teammate Hakim Sani Brown finished third in the 60 meters. Holloway also ran as part of the 4x400 relay team that finished in third place, and he took third in the long jump.

DI MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Florida, 55; 2nd: Houston, 44; 3rd: LSU, 31

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Nathan Hite, Texas A&M

No. 1-ranked Arkansas, which also won the title in 2015, bested Southern California to take the Division I women’s indoor track and field title. The two-day event ended March 9 in Birmingham, Alabama. Arkansas had finished in second place in 2016 and 2018.

Arkansas senior Alexis Jacobus successfully defended her pole vault title to help pace the Razorbacks. Taylor Werner finished second in the 3,000 meters, while Payton Chadwick came in third in both the 60 hurdles and the 200. A third-place finish in the 4x400 relay clinched the title for Arkansas. In all, the Razorbacks had 12 All-America performances.

DI WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Arkansas, 62; 2nd: Southern California, 51; 3rd: Oregon, 32

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Allie Ostrander, Boise St.

St. Cloud State won its second consecutive Division II wrestling title March 9 in Cleveland. The Huskies wrapped up a 20-0 season with their fourth championship in five years. They have not lost a dual meet since Jan. 14, 2017.

Vince Dietz, who took second in the 197-pound bracket for the second year in a row, was the Huskies’ top performer. He finished his season 31-1. Seven of St. Cloud State’s nine competitors earned All-America honors. Brett Velasquez, 125 pounds, placed fourth and became an All-American for the fourth time. He is the ninth wrestler for the Huskies to win the honor four times.

DII WRESTLING RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: St. Cloud St., 95.5; 2nd: Wheeling Jesuit, 87.5; 3rd: McKendree, 83

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Josh Portillo, Neb.-Kearney

Ashland nudged out Adams State by a single point to win the team’s first Division II indoor track and field championship as host Pittsburg State failed to defend its first national title. Ashland had finished second in 2017, 2013 and 2011. Ashland’s Myles Pringle completed the 400-meter dash in 45.67 seconds, good for first place and a Division II indoor championship record. The Eagles claimed the win March 9 in Pittsburg, Kansas, by placing fifth in the final event of the day, the 4X400-meter relay. That finish netted 4 points and pushed Ashland into the lead.

DII MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Ashland, 38; 2nd: Adams St., 37; 3rd: Tiffin, 34

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Levi Wyrick, Pittsburg St.

Adams State got out to an early lead and used its depth to bring home the win March 9 in Pittsburg, Kansas. It was the Grizzlies’ second title in the indoor meet in three years and their fourth ever. It also was the second time in three years that Grand Valley State finished as the runner-up to Adams State.

Individual champions for the Grizzlies were Dianna Johnson in the 60-meter dash, Kandace Thomas in the 200 meters and Stephanie Cotter in the mile. The team also took first place in the distance medley relay. The 87-point total racked up by Adams State was the most by any team since the 94 scored by Grand Valley State in 2012.

DII WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Adams St., 87; 2nd: Grand Valley St., 64; 3rd: Lincoln (MO), 47

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Haven Lander, Pittsburg St.

With a dominating performance, Augsburg snatched the 2019 NCAA Division III wrestling national title from Wartburg, which had won the past three championships. Either Augsburg or Wartburg has won the title each year since 1995. This was the Auggies’ 11th win in that time frame and 13th overall, leaving Augsburg one shy of Wartburg’s record.

Augsburg went 10-for-10 in the opening round and never looked back. Four Auggies won individual titles: David Flynn, 141 pounds; Ryan Epps, 157; Lucas Jeske, 165; and Lance Benick, 197. Epps and Jeske repeated as national champions. The competition was held March 8-9 in Roanoke, Virginia.

DIII WRESTLING RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Augsburg, 130; 2nd: Loras, 66; 3rd: JWU (Providence), 63

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Victor Gliva, Augsburg

For the second consecutive year, North Central (Illinois) and Mount Union finished atop the leaderboard at the Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, but this time it was North Central that came out on top. The Cardinals claimed their sixth national title, their fifth since 2010, on March 9 in Boston.

Among those leading the way was Luke Winder, who won the pole vault and became the first pole vaulter in any division to claim four indoor national championships, as well as the first to win seven titles overall. The Cardinals’ Dylan Kuipers took third in the same event. Dhruvil Patel successfully defended his title in the 5,000 meters, while Peyton Piron took second in the 400 meters. The distance medley team finished second.

DIII MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: North Central (IL), 55; 2nd (tie): Mount Union and Wis.-La Crosse, 39

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Josh Rosenkranz, MIT

A year after finishing as runner-up, Williams claimed its second Division III women’s indoor track and field crown, its first since 2007, on March 9 in Boston. Williams rallied from a 16-point deficit on the first day of the competition to overtake Washington University in St. Louis for the title.

Williams junior Emma Egan started the day strong, leaping a school best 1.77 meters (5-9¾) to win the high jump. Junior Anna Passannante came away with second-place finishes in the mile and the 800 meters to help pace the Ephs. Going into final event, the 4x400 relay, the Ephs needed at least a fifth-place finish to clinch the title. They finished fourth.

DIII WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Williams, 42; 2nd: WashU, 40; 3rd: George Fox, 29

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Margaret Trautner, MIT

TCU took home its third National Collegiate rifle title March 9 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Host West Virginia finished second for the second year in a row.

Freshman Kristen Hemphill took the individual crown in air rifle, becoming the first Horned Frog to do so. Freshman Angeline Henry, who went back and forth with Hemphill for the lead, finished second. Sophomore Elizabeth Marsh finished first in smallbore.

TCU won the team smallbore title, while the air rifle team finished just behind Air Force for second place. The Horned Frogs previously won it all in 2010 and 2012.

NC RIFLE RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: TCU, 4,699; 2nd: West Virginia, 4,692; 3rd: Air Force, 4,687

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Meike Drewell, Murray St.

The Queens (North Carolina) men’s team won 13 of 21 events to claim its fifth consecutive Division II swimming and diving title March 16 at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Victories in all five relays highlighted the dominant performance.

Senior Marius Kusch, the Male Swimmer of the Meet for the third year in a row, led the Royals charge, winning four individual events and swimming on three winning relays. Kusch’s feats included Division II record times in the 100-yard backstroke, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay. Other individual winners for the Royals were freshman Alex Kunert, with three titles and Division II records in the 200 butterfly and 1,000 freestyle, and junior Brody Heck, with a title in the 50-yard freestyle.

DII MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS

Team Results: 1st: Queens (NC), 606; 2nd: Delta St., 364.5; 3rd: UIndy, 305

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Kyle Weesner, Delta St.

The Queens (North Carolina) women’s team surged into first place on the opening night of the Division II Swimming and Diving Championships and never let up. By the meet’s final night March 16 in Indianapolis, the team’s point total was more than double its closest competitor’s to give the Royals their 5th straight crown.

Queens freshman Polina Lapshina, the Female Swimmer of the Meet, set Division II records to win the 100-yard butterfly and 100 freestyle, while also capturing individual titles in the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle and participating in three winning relays. Freshman Bobbie Gichard won the 200 backstroke. The Royals dominated all five relays, setting meet records in the 200 and 400 medley relays and tying the record in the 400 freestyle relay.

DII WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS

Team Results: 1st: Queens (NC), 707.5; 2nd: Drury, 345; 3rd: West Chester, 249

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Catalina Berraud-Galea, Lynn

Plattsburgh State won the Division III women’s hockey championship for the fifth time in six years and the seventh time in 13 years with a shutout win over Hamline on March 16 in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Plattsburgh State finished the season on an 18-game winning streak.

The Cardinals got goals from Abby Brush, Courtney Moriarty, Kaitlin Drew-Mead and Sara Krauseneck. Though Hamline outshot Plattsburgh State 29-28, Cardinals goalkeeper Kassi Abbott made 29 saves to help her team to the 4-0 win.

Moriarty, a senior forward, was named tournament Most Outstanding Player. She was joined on the all-tournament team by Abbott, Hannah Kiraly and Annie Katonka.

DIII WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Plattsburgh St. 4, Adrian 1; Hamline 3, St. Thomas (MN) 0

CHAMPIONSHIP: Plattsburgh St. 4, Hamline 0

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Madison Kolbow, Hamline

Thomas More closed out a perfect 33-0 season with an 81-67 victory over Bowdoin to claim the Division III Women’s Basketball Championship. The Saints won it all March 16 in Salem, Virginia. It was the second title in four years for Thomas More, while Bowdoin was the runner-up for the second consecutive year.

Five Saints scored in double digits. Junior Kaela Saner led the team with 20 points, while senior Madison Temple added 17. Senior Shelby Rupp had a double-double, scoring 17 and grabbing 12 rebounds. Junior Emily Schultz had 14, while sophomore Briana McNutt finished with 11.

DIII WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Bowdoin 71, St. Thomas (MN) 60; Thomas More 69, Scranton 56

CHAMPIONSHIP: Thomas More 81, Bowdoin 67

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Kaia Porter, St. Thomas (MN)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh dominated Swarthmore to win the Division III Men’s Basketball Championship on March 16 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was the first national title for the program.

The Titans came out hot, getting off to an 11-0 advantage and never relinquishing the lead, although Swarthmore fought back to within 3 points just before the end of the first half. Jack Flynn led all scorers with 33 points, but the rest of the starters all hit double figures, too: Connor Duax, 16; Adam Fravert and Brett Wittchow, 14; and Ben Boots, 10. Swarthmore’s Zac O’Dell ended with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

DIII MEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Wis.-Oshkosh 104, Wheaton (IL) 85; Swarthmore 70, Chris. Newport 63

CHAMPIONSHIP: Wis.-Oshkosh 96, Swarthmore 82

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Cade Alioth, Wheaton (IL)

Wisconsin-Stevens Point won an overtime thriller over Norwich to take the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship for the sixth time and the second in the past four years. The victory came March 23 on the Pointers’ home ice.

After two scoreless periods, Wisconsin-Stevens Point went ahead 2-0 before the Cadets came back to tie the score in regulation. In overtime, Steven Quagliata netted the game-winning goal for Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which became the first Division III men’s hockey team to finish the season undefeated.

DIII MEN’S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Wis.-Stevens Point 5, Hobart 3; Norwich 4, SUNY Geneseo 2

CHAMPIONSHIP: Wis.-Stevens Point 3, Norwich 2 (ot)

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Scott Swanson, Norwich

After knocking off previously undefeated Drury in the semifinals, Lubbock Christian claimed its second Division II women’s basketball crown in four years with a double-overtime victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State on March 29 in Columbus, Ohio.

Lubbock Christian trailed by 7 points at halftime, but the Chaparrals came back to send the game into overtime. A missed 3-pointer with seconds left in the first overtime fell into the hands of Lubbock Christian’s Maddi Chitsey, who drilled a 3-pointer of her own to send the game into a second overtime, when the Chaps took control. Olivia Robertson led the Chaps with 24 points, while Chitsey finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds and Allie Schulte had 17 points.

DII WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Lubbock Christian 69, Drury 60; Southwestern Okla. 66, Indiana (PA) 57

CHAMPIONSHIP: Lubbock Christian 95, Southwestern Okla. 85 (2OT)

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Megan Piggott, Nova Southeastern

California ended Texas’ four-year reign in the Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships with a win March 30 in the Longhorns’ home pool in Austin, Texas. The Golden Bears had finished second to the Longhorns all four of those years. It was the California program’s sixth title.

California senior Andrew Seliskar capped his collegiate career with four national titles, including in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Seliskar also won individual titles in the 200 individual medley, the 200 freestyle and the 200 breaststroke. Ryan Hoffer, Pawel Sendyk and Michael Jensen joined Seliskar on the winning relay team, while Hoffer added a title in the 50 freestyle.

DI MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: California, 560; 2nd: Texas, 475; 3rd: Indiana, 385

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Joey Reilman, Tennessee

Northwest Missouri State capped a perfect 38-0 season with a win over Point Loma for the Division II Men’s Basketball Championship title March 30 in Evansville, Indiana. It was the second championship for the Bearcats in three years.

Joey Witthus led Northwest Missouri State with 24 points, while Point Loma’s Daulton Hommes tallied a game-high 26 points. Witthus and Hommes both were perfect from the free-throw line, with Witthus making 8 and Hommes, 10. Ryan Hawkins of the Bearcats had 12 rebounds to go with his 9 points.

DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Northwest Mo. St. 76, St. Anselm 53; Point Loma 81, Southern Ind. 71

CHAMPIONSHIP: Northwest Mo. St. 64, Point Loma 58

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Tanner Nelson, Point Loma

Despite losing key player Lauren Cox to injury in the third quarter, Baylor hung on to win its third Division I women’s basketball title April 7 in Tampa, Florida, with an 82-81 victory over Notre Dame. The Lady Bears also beat the Irish in the 2012 title game.

Baylor dominated early and built a lead as big as 17 points over the defending national champions. The Irish made it close, but their comeback effort ultimately fell short. Chloe Jackson, who was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, scored 26 points to lead Baylor, while Kalani Brown had 20. Filling in for Cox, NaLyssa Smith had 14 points off the bench.

DI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Baylor 72, Oregon 67; Notre Dame 81, UConn 76

CHAMPIONSHIP: Baylor 82, Notre Dame 81

ELITE 90 HONOREES: Lauren Cox, Baylor; Nicole Benz, Notre Dame

One year after becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament, Virginia won the national title with an 85-77 overtime win over Texas Tech on April 8 in Minneapolis. It was the first time either team played in the title game.

The Cavaliers surrendered a lead as big as 10 points before taking control in overtime. De’Andre Hunter led the Cavaliers with 27 points, including 22 in the second half and overtime. Kyle Guy, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, had 24. Guy made three free throws with 0.6 on the clock to give Virginia a 1-point win over Auburn to advance to the final game.

DI MEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Virginia 63, Auburn 62; Texas Tech 61, Michigan St. 51

CHAMPIONSHIP: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (ot)

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Davide Moretti, Texas Tech

Minnesota Duluth shut out Massachusetts 3-0 to win its third Division I men’s ice hockey title, its second in a row, April 13 in Buffalo, New York. The Bulldogs were taking part in their third consecutive title game.

Senior Parker Mackay, who scored four goals over the championship’s four games, opened the scoring in the final game with a first-period tally. Mackay, who was named Most Outstanding Player of the Frozen Four, assisted on the Bulldogs’ second goal, scored by Mikey Anderson. Anderson also had two assists. Goalie Hunter Shepard stopped 18 shots for his seventh shutout of the season.

DI MEN’S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS

SEMIFINALS: Minn. Duluth 4, Providence 1; Massachusetts 4, Denver 3 (ot)

CHAMPIONSHIP: Minn. Duluth 3, Massachusetts 0

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Erich Fear, Denver

Stephen F. Austin knocked out No. 1 Vanderbilt, the defending national champion, to win its second National Collegiate bowling title April 13 in Wickliffe, Ohio. The Ladyjacks also won it all in 2016.

After dropping the first game 183-167, the Ladyjacks won four straight, claiming the title with a 213-202 win in the fifth game of the best-of-seven series. Senior Paige Beeney was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, and senior Dakotah Hazlewood joined her on the all-tournament team. Hazlewood clinched the victory by finishing the final game with three consecutive strikes.

NC WOMEN’S BOWLING RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP: SFA 4, Vanderbilt 1

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Kristin Quah, Vanderbilt

Oklahoma came up just short in its bid to win a fifth straight National Collegiate men’s gymnastics title as Stanford pulled out a come-from-behind win in the final rotation of the day. The victory April 20 in Champaign, Illinois, brought the Cardinal program its sixth national title, its first since 2011.

Stanford freshman Brody Malone won the all-around title, as well as individual titles in the floor exercise and the horizontal bar. Teammates Bailey Perez and Grant Breckenridge took second behind Malone on the floor and horizontal bar, respectively, while Bryan Perla finished second in the vault. A strong team performance on the rings helped seal Stanford’s win

NC MEN’S GYMNASTICS RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1st: Stanford, 415.222; 2nd: Oklahoma, 414.556; 3rd: Nebraska, 407.489

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Noah Roberson, Penn St.

Oklahoma won the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships on April 20 in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the fourth title, and the third in four years, for the Sooners. The Sooners took the lead in the first rotation with a 49.450 on bars, and they never let up. Their final score of 198.3375 was the second highest total in championships history. Because of a format change, the finals featured four teams instead of the customary six.

In individual competition a day earlier, Oklahoma junior Maggie Nichols won her second straight all-around title and was co-champion on the vault. Teammate Brenna Dowell, a senior, shared the floor exercise title in a tie with three others.

NC WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1. Oklahoma, 198.3375; 2. LSU, 197.8250; 3. UCLA, 197.5375

ELITE 90 HONOREE: Shannon McNatt, Utah

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