2021-22 NCAA Championships

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The bracket for D2 Men's Basketball has been released, and it should be a dandy of a tournament. Play will begin today in the first round at regional sites. The Elite Eight through the Championship game will be played in Evansville, Indiana at the Ford Center, March 22-26. Northwest Missouri State is the two-time defending national champion, and has earned a #3 seed in their region.

The following teams from Ohio have made the tournament: Cedarville, Findlay, and Walsh.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d2/2022

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The tournament bracket for D2 Women's Basketball has also been announced. First round play began last night, while second round action will continue today. The Elite Eight through Championship will take place March 21-25 at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama. Two-time defending national champion, Lubbock Christian, qualified for the tournament as the #3 seed in their region.

The following teams from Ohio made the tournament: Ash land and Walsh.

Bracket:https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d2/2022

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There will be a D3 Men's Ice Hockey Championship held for the first time since 2019. Wisconsin-Stevens Point is the defending national champion from 2019, but they failed to make this year's tournament. Adrian has earned this year's top seed. First round action begins later today, with the semifinals and championship taking place March 25-26 at the Olympic Center, Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-men/d3/2022

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Bracket play in D1 (NC) Women's Ice Hockey has begun, as of last night with the first round, with the Quarterfinals taking place later today. Ohio State has clinched the #1 overall seed, after winning the WHAC Championship last weekend. Wisconsin is the two-time defending national champion, but has a long road if they hope to repeat again, as they had to begin in the opening round.

First round and Quarterfinal games are taking place at the higher seed's site. The Frozen Four and Championship will take place March 18-20 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-women/nc/2022

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The qualifiers and bracket in D3 Women's Ice Hockey has also been scheduled. First round play in the tournament began last night, and will continue tonight with second round action. The semifinal and championship games will take place March 18-19 at the highest remaining seed. Powerhouse program Plattsburgh State is the defending national champion, and has earned a bid to this year's tournament as well.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-women/d3/2022

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After a thorough qualification process, the qualifiers in D1 Men's Swimming & Diving have been announced, following diving zones this past week. Texas is the defending national champion, are they are the favorites to repeat again. The championship meet will take place March 23-26 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Swimmers: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... pdated.pdf

Relays: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... pdated.pdf

Divers: https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/file ... ne-article

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Texas has clinched their first national title in program history in D1 Men's Indoor Track & Field. The 47 points they scored was enough to take home the title, beating out the runner-up, North Carolina A&T, who scored 36 points, and rounding out the top three was Tennessee with 31 points. The runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay secured the Longhorns' title. Here are the individual event winners:

60m: Davonte Burnett - USC - 6.50
200m: Javonte Harding - North Carolina A&T - 20.46
400m: Randolph Ross - North Carolina A&T - 44.62 **Facility Record
800m: Brandon Miller - Texas A&M - 1:47.19
Mile: Mario Garcia Romo - Ole Miss - 4:07.54
3000m: Abdihamid Nur - Northern Arizona - 7:59.88
5000m: Abdihamid Nur - Northern Arizona - 13:19.01 **Meet Record, Facility Record
60m Hurdles: Trey Cunningham - Florida State - 7.38
4x400m Relay: Texas A&M - 3:04.16 **Facility Record
Distance Medley Relay: Texas - 9:25.20 **Facility Record
Long Jump: Wayne Pinnock - Tennessee - 7.92 meters (26' 0")
Triple Jump: Emmanuel Ihemeje - Oregon - 16.83 meters (55' 2.75")
High Jump: Vernon Turner - Oklahoma - 2.32 meters (7' 7.25") **Facility Record
Pole Vault: Sondre Guttormsen - Princeton - 5.75 meters (18' 10.25")
Shot Put: Turner Washington - Arizona State - 21.65 meters (71' 0.25")
Weight Throw: Bobby Colantonio - Alabama - 23.60 meters (77' 5.25")
Heptathlon: Kyle Garland - Arkansas - 6211 points **Facility Record

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For the second time in program history, and their first since 1992, Florida has claimed the D1 Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championship. The Gators' 68 points were enough, and were followed by Texas with 56 points, and Kentucky with 44 points. Here are the individual events winners.

60m: Melissa Jefferson - Coastal Carolina - 7.09
200m: Abby Steiner - Kentucky - 22.16 **Meet Record, Facility Record
400m: Talitha Diggs - Florida - 50.98
800m: Lindsey Butler - Virginia Tech - 2:01.37 **Facility Record
Mile: Micaela Degenero - Colorado - 4:33.92
3000m: Taylor Roe - Oklahoma State - 8:58.95
5000m: Courtney Wayment - BYU - 15:30.17
60m Hurdles: Grace Stark - Florida - 7.78 **NCAA Record, Meet Record, Facility Record
4x400m Relay: Arkansas - 3:27.23 **Facility Record
Distance Medley Relay: Arkansas - 10:51.37 **Facility Record
Long Jump: Jasmine Moore - Florida - 6.57 meters (21' 6.75")
Triple Jump: Jasmine Moore - Florida - 14.57 meters (47' 9.75") **NCAA Record, Meet Record, Facility Record
High Jump: Lamara Distin - Texas A&M - 1.92 meters (6' 3.5") **Facility Record
Pole Vault: Rachel Baxter - Virginia Tech - 4.62 meters (15' 1.75")
Shot Put: Jorinde Van Klinken - Arizona State - 19.08 meters (62' 7.25") **Facility Record
Weight Throw: Shey Taiwo - Ole Miss - 25.55 meters (83' 10") **Facility Record
Pentathlon: Anna Hall - Florida - 4586 points

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Grand Valley State has won their first national championship in program history in D2 Men's Indoor Track & Field, tallying 66 points, to run away from runner-up Ashland with 49 points, followed by Pittsburg State with 47 points. Here were the individual event winners.

60m: Benjamin Azamati - West Texas A&M - 6.63
200m: Brandon Miller - Grand Valley State - 21.02
400m: Trevor Bassitt - Ashland - 45.36 **Meet Record, Facility Record
800m: Wes Ferguson - Nebraska Kearney - 1:50.05
Mile: Callum Elson - 4:08.59
3000m: Titus Winders - Southern Indiana - 7:57.01 **Facility Record
5000m: Titus Winders - Southern Indiana - 13:38.92 **Meet Record, Facility Record
60m Hurdles: Trevor Bassitt - Ashland - 7.73
4x400m Relay: Ashland - 3:09.59
Distance Medley Relay: Lee - 9:34.51 **Meet Record, Facility Record
Long Jump: Jermel Jones II - Azusa Pacific - 7.79 meters (25' 6.75")
Triple Jump: Henry Kiner - Pittsburg State - 16.22 meters (53' 2.75")
High Jump: Ushan Perera - Texas A&M-Commerce - 2.17 meters (7' 1.5")
Pole Vault: Ryan Stanley - Fort Hays State - 5.42 meters (17' 9.25") **Facility Record
Shot Put: Isaiah Schafer - Davenport - 19.00 meters (62' 4")
Weight Throw: Brent Fairbanks - Ashland - 22.73 meters (74' 7") **Facility Record
Heptathlon: Jonathon Harper - Texas A&M-Kingsville - 5751 points

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Wisconsin Eau Clair and Washington U. St. Louis have each earned a share of the D3 Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship. Although it seems odd, this is the second time this has happened between two teams since 2017. This is the third title in program history for Eau Clair, and the first in program history for Washington U. The two teams shared the title, each scoring 35 points. Here are the individual winners.

60m: Jalen Leonard-Osbourne - Ithaca - 6.76
200m: JP Vaught - Centre - 21.37 **D3 Record
400m: Kieran Sheridan - SUNY Geneseo - 48.36
800m: Ryan Wilson - MIT - 1:50.92
Mile: Aidan Ryan - Williams - 4:05.60 **D3 Record
3000m: Alex Phillip - John Carroll - 8:16.62
5000m: Alex Phillip - John Carroll - 14:10.02
60m Hurdles: Andrew Whitaker - Washington U - 7.95
4x400m Relay: Rowan - 3:16.56
Distance Medley Relay: Washington U - 9:54.26 **D3 Record
Long Jump: Kenneth Wei - MIT - 7.44 meters (24' 5")
Triple Jump: Jonathan Wilburn - Wisconsin Oshkosh - 15.49 meters (50' 10")
High Jump: Kyle Rollins - St. John Fisher - 2.12 meters (6' 11.5")
Pole Vault: Ben Drummey - Southern Maine - 5.05 meters (16' 6.75")
Shot Put: Kevin Ruechel - Wisconsin Stout - 17.78 meters (58' 4")
Weight Throw: Alex Kristeller - Widener - 20.39 meters (66' 10.75")
Heptathlon: Ryan Rogers - Loras - 5484 points

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For the first time in program history, Minnesota State has claimed the national championship in D2 Women's Indoor Track & Field. They scored 58 points to claim the title. The top three were finished by Grand Valley State (51 points) and Azusa Pacific and West Texas A&M tied with 40 points each. Here were the individual champions.

60m: Makayla Jackson - Minnesota State - 7.34
200m: Leah Belfield - West Texas A&M - 23.93
400m: Shereen Vallabouy - Winona State - 53.79
800m: Alison Andrews-Paul - Simon Fraser - 2:04.04 **Meet Record, Facility Record
Mile: Berenice Cleyet-Merle - Indianapolis - 4:52.05
3000m: Celine Ritter - Lee - 9:18.53
5000m: Brianna Robles - Adams State - 16:00.98 **Meet Record, Facility Record
60m Hurdles: Denisha Cartwright - Minnesota State - 8.39
4x400m Relay: Lincoln - 3:42.03
Distance Medley Relay: Colorado State-Pueblo - 11:23.21
Long Jump: Makayla Jackson - Minnesota State - 6.20 meters (20' 4.25")
Triple Jump: D'Andra Morris - UMary - 13.00 meters (42' 8")
High Jump: Arika Robinson - Concordia-St. Paul - 1.82 meters (5' 11.5") **Facility Record
Pole Vault: Kyla Davis - Pittsburg State - 4.15 meters (13' 7.25")
Shot Put: Zada Swoopes - West Texas A&M - 17.68 meters (58' 0.25") **Meet Record, Facility Record
Weight Throw: Judith Essemiah - Grand Valley State - 20.45 meters (67' 1.25")
Pentathlon: Cheyenne Williamson - Saginaw Valley - 4292 points

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The last of the track and field national championships of the weekend went to Loras, their first D3 Women's Indoor Track & Field title in program history. They won the title with 59 points, followed by Wisconsin La Crosse with 44 points, and Ithaca in third with 40 points. Here are the individual event winners.

60m: Adalia Coleman - Bridgewater - 7.61
200m: Isabella Hogue - Nebraska Wesleyan - 24.66
400m: Alyssa Pfadenhauer - Loras - 55.52
800m: Esther Seeland - Messiah - 2:05.75 **D3 Record
Mile: Ella Barran - Johns Hopkins - 4:47.97
3000m: Kassie Parker - Loras - 9:43.81
5000m: Kassie Parker - Loras - 16:15.06 **D3 Record
60m Hurdles: Julia Babinec - North Central - 8.61
4x400m Relay: Loras - 3:46.45
Distance Medley Relay: Wartburg - 11:41.85
Long Jump: Victoria Kadiri - Johns Hopkins - 5.91 meters (19' 4.75")
Triple Jump: Lia Rotti - Tufts - 12.40 meters (40' 8.25")
High Jump: Jaidyn Appel - Tufts - 1.76 meters (5' 9.25")
Pole Vault: Meghan Matheny - Ithaca - 3.95 meters (12' 11.5")
Shot Put: Skye Digman - Wisconsin La Crosse - 15.31 meters (50' 2.75")
Weight Throw: Kaitlyn Wilder - Dubuque - 19.28 meters (63' 3.25")
Pentathlon: Hannah Zenkovich - Wisconsin La Crosse - 3744 points

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Nebraska-Kearney has claimed the national title in D2 Wrestling, with a dominant 127 point performance, to distance themselves from runner-up Central Oklahoma, who had 86 points. This is Nebraska-Kearney's fourth all-time title in program history, and first since 2013. Here were the weight class national champions.

125lbs: Cole Laya - West Liberty
133lbs: Jonathan Andreatta - Adams State
141lbs: Zeth Brower - Lander
149lbs: Sam Turner - Adams State
157lbs: Josiah Rider - Adams State
165lbs: Matt Malcolm - Nebraska-Kearney
174lbs: Trevor Turriff - Minnesota State
184lbs: Heath Gray - Central Oklahoma
197lbs: Dalton Abney - Central Oklahoma
285lbs: Darrell Mason - Minnesota State

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For an impressive 15th time in program history, Wartburg is the D3 Wrestling National Champion. They won their first title since 2018 with 79 point, just edging out Wabash for the title, who put up 78 points. Here are the individual weight class national champions.

125lbs: Jacob Decatur - Baldwin Wallace
133lbs: Robbie Precin - North Central
141lbs: Jordin James - Mount Union
149lbs: Brett Kaliner - Stevens Tech.
157lbs: Nathan Lackman - Rhode Island College
165lbs: Bradan Birt - Millikin
174lbs: Cornell Beachem - Mount St. Joseph
184lbs: Jaritt Shinhoster - Wisconsin-Whitewater
197lbs: Cody Baldridge - North Central
285lbs: Jordan Lemcke - Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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For the 7th consecutive season, Queens (N.C.) has claimed the national title in D2 Men's Swimming & Diving. They eventually pulled away from runner-up Drury by a score of 607.5 to 522. Here were the individual national champions.

100 Back: Finn Howard - Queens
200 Back: Mikita Tsmyh - Drury
100 Breast: Ludo Viberti - Florida Southern
200 Breast: JT Amrein - Oklahoma Christian
100 Fly: Dominik Karicic - Drury
200 Fly: Alex Kunert - Queens
50 Free: Matej Dusa - Queens
100 Free: Karol Ostrowski - Drury
200 Free: Karol Ostrowski - Drury
500 Free: Ward Lockhart - Rollins
1000 Free: Ward Lockhart - Rollins
1650 Free: Odrej Zach - Northern Michigan
200 IM: Alex Kunert - Queens
400 IM: Collyn Gagne - Simon Fraser

200 Free Relay: Queens
400 Free Relay: Queens
800 Free Relay: Queens
200 Medley Relay: Drury
400 Medley Relay: Queens

1-Meter Dive: Cade Hammond - Indianapolis
3-Meter Dive: Isaiah Cheeks - Colorado Mesa

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Just like the men's side, Queens (N.C.) captured the national title in D2 Women's Swimming & Diving, their 7th consecutive title. Their total score of 536.5 points rolled past runner-up Indianapolis, who tallied 423 points. Here were the individual national champions:

100 Back: Cassie Wright - Nova Southeastern
200 Back: Celina Marquez - Nova Southeastern
100 Breast: Danielle Melilli - Queens
200 Breast: Lily Borgenheimer - Colorado Mesa
100 Fly: Luna Mertins - Lynn
200 Fly: Ann Carozza - West Chester
50 Free: Danielle Melilli - Queens
100 Free: Danielle Melilli - Queens
200 Free: Monica Gumina - Queens
500 Free: Kate Agger - Wingate
1000 Free: Sophie Lange - Queens
1650 Free: Sophie Lange - Queens
200 IM: Marize Van Jaarsveld - Indianapolis
400 IM: Marize Van Jaarsveld - Indianapolis

200 Free Relay: Indianapolis
400 Free Relay: Queens
800 Free Relay: Queens
200 Medley Relay: Nova Southeastern
400 Medley Relay: Nova Southeastern

1-Meter Dive: Gracyn Segard - Grand Valley State
3-Meter Dive: Madison Brinkman - St. Cloud State

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Kentucky has captured the Rifle National Championship, their second consecutive and fourth in program history. The Wildcats put up a team aggregate score of 4,739, and were just able to edge out runner-up TCU, who tallied 4,736.

Mary Tucker of Kentucky showed that she was best in class over the weekend. Not only did she claim the aggregate national title with a score of 1,191, but she also claimed the individual national titles in Smallbore (593) and in Air Rifle (598). She was followed up by her teammate, Will Shaner in the aggregate standings, after he shot a 1,187.

Alaska Fairbanks rounded out the team scoring in the top three, shooting a 4,733.

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For the third consecutive season, and the 14th time in program history, Utah has captured the Skiing National Championship. They put up a team total of 578 points, while runner-up Vermont posted another solid score of 511.5 points. Denver finished out the top three scoring with 436.5 points. Here were the individual national champions.

Men's Giant Slalom: Filip Forejtek - Colorado
Women's Giant Slalom: Magdalena Luczak - Colorado
Men's Classic: Ben Ogden - Vermont
Women's Classic: Novie McCabe - Utah
Men's Slalom: Mathias Tefre - Vermont
Women's Slalom: Katie Hensien - Denver
Men's Freestyle: Ben Ogden - Vermont
Women's Freestyle: Sophia Laukli - Utah

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After regional qualifications were conducted, the qualifiers for the Fencing National Championship have been announced. There are six separate categories in the championships, three for each gender. Several teams have qualified the maximum of two individuals in each event, including Ohio State. Notre Dame is the defending national champion, and have a good chance to repeat that performance.

Qualifiers:https://www.ncaa.com/news/fencing/artic ... -superpage

The championship will be March 24-27 at the Castellan Family Fencing Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Randolph-Macon has claimed the D3 Men's Basketball national championship, their first in program history, after a resounding 30 point victory over Elmhurst in the championship. The Yellow Jackets were dominant throughout the entire tournament, winning every game by double digits, and winning all but two of them by at least 20 points. Here was their path to the title:

vs. Mitchell - W 99-57
vs. Babson - W 67-51
vs. UMass Dartmouth - W 92-69
vs. WPI - W 76-53
vs. Marietta - W 81-63
vs. Elmhurst - 75-45