Yearwood & Denison Continue Competing in D3 Championships
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After two of four days at the 2016 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championship from the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Ashley Yearwood and her Denison University teammates sits in a tie for third place in the team standings with 182 points. Williams College joins them at 182 while Kenyon trails first-place Emory by only two points. The Ladies enter day three with 268 points while Emory has 270.
Denison's night got off to an outstanding start as the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Carolyn Kane, Yearwood, Kate Wright and Mary Van Leuven posted a National runner-up finish with a Denison varsity record time of 1:31.79. DU was only edged out by Emory who broke the Denison national record time, touching in 1:31.42. Leading off, Kane got Denison out in front with a 23.11 split and Yearwood held in 22.80. A 22.69 split by Emory's Megan Taylor in the three-hole helped Emory take the lead and hold off Denison down the stretch.
The night was capped off by the 400 Yard Medley Relay team of Yearwood, Marissa Bednarek, Kane and Van Leuven that logged a third-place finish in 3:43.93. Denison entered the meet seeded fifth and was second after a preliminary time of 3:44.68. In the final, Van Leuven recorded the second-fastest 100 Freestyle split, closing out the race in 50.23. Last year's 400 Medley Relay champions Emory, repeated in 3:42.76.