GRANVILLE, Ohio (February 15, 2024) – The Denison University men's swimming & diving team had an outstanding second night at the 2024 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships. The Big Red won two of the four events to take a 45-point lead (677-632) over Kenyon College heading into day three of the meet.

Christian McIntire led a group of Big Red swimmers that swept the top-four spots in the 500 freestyle with an NCAA Division III National "B" cut of 4:27.12. Finishing behind McIntire was Tyler Distenfeld in second with a National "B" cut of 4:29.04, Lucas Conrads in third with a "B" cut of 4:30.05, and Sam Myaard in fourth at 4:31.71.

Also in the 500 freestyle, Luke Landis (4:32.74) added a sixth-place finish and Ryan Foreback (4:37.37) won the B Final (10th overall) to help the Big Red take over first place, 359-299, over Kenyon.

Then in the 200 IM, Patrick Daly brought home his second straight conference title in the event and earned the first NCAC record of the meet with a "B" cut time of 1:46.89, breaking the previous conference record of 1:47.82 set by Kenyon's Luis Weeks in 2020.

Denison was then able to add some big points to finish out the 200 IM as Devin Testin was fourth with a "B" cut time himself at 1:50.50. Next was Max Soja and Gavin Jones in a tie for fifth place at 1:50.85, followed by Connor Brown (1:51.84) in seventh and Christian Narcelles (1:52.52) in ninth.

That allowed the Big Red to expand their lead to over 100 points (546-417) in front of the Owls; but in the 50 freestyle, Elijah Venos (20.97) and Richie Stewart (21.04) finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively, as Denison's lead shrank to 615-562 entering the lone relay of the day.

Lastly, in the 400 medley relay, Testin, Venos, Dylan Escano and Daly finished in second place with a "B" cut of 3:14.69 while Kenyon was first at 3:13.54.

Denison returns to the Trumbull Aquatics Center on Friday, February 16, for day three of the 2024 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships with preliminaries starting at 9:30 a.m. followed by finals at 6 p.m. Day three of the conference meet will feature the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay and the men's 1-meter dive.
 
NCAC Championships:
Christian McIntire – 500 freestyle – 4:27.12
Patrick Daly – 200 IM – 1:46.89
 
All-NCAC Performances (Top-3):
Christian McIntire – first place in the 500 freestyle – 4:27.12
Tyler Distenfeld – second place in the 500 freestyle – 4:29.04
Lucas Conrads – third place in the 500 freestyle – 4:30.05
Patrick Daly – first place in the 200 IM – 1:46.89
Devin Testin, Elijah Venos, Dylan Escano, Patrick Daly – second place in the 400 medley relay – 3:14.69
 
NCAA Division III National "B" cuts:
Christian McIntire – 500 freestyle finals – 4:27.12
Christian McIntire – 500 freestyle prelims – 4:30.49
Tyler Distenfeld – 500 freestyle finals – 4:29.04
Tyler Distenfeld – 500 freestyle prelims – 4:31.42
Lucas Conrads – 500 freestyle finals – 4:30.05
Lucas Conrads – 500 freestyle prelims – 4:31.07
Patrick Daly – 200 IM finals – 1:46.89
Patrick Daly – 200 IM prelims – 1:48.16
Devin Testin – 200 IM finals – 1:50.50
Devin Testin – 200 IM prelims – 1:49.82
Gavin Jones – 200 IM prelims – 1:49.29
Devin Testin, Elijah Venos, Dylan Escano, Patrick Daly – 400 medley relay – 3:14.69
Liam Nelson – 100 breaststroke time trial – 54.39
 
Day Two Results