INDIANAPOLIS, IND. –
Ann Carozza (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) finished second in the 100-yard butterfly Thursday evening to lead West Chester University on Day 3 at the 2023 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships inside the Indiana Natatorium.
West Chester stands in sixth place with 118 points after three days. Nova Southeastern leads the field with 300.5 points while UIndy is second with 227. Drury is third with 178.5, and Colorado Mesa is fourth with 150. Lynn sits just ahead of West Chester with 130 points.
Carozza, who was runner-up a year ago in this event, touched the wall second once again in 52.62 seconds. Carson-Newman's Manon Compagner won with a time of 52.45. Carozza's Division II record 52.06, swam in the prelims a year ago at the NCAAs, remained intact. The second-place effort marked her seventh individual All-America certificate in her illustrious career.
Mikayla Niness (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) placed 13th in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall in 1:49.93.
The Golden Rams finished Day 3 with an eighth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. The foursome of
Lila DiCarlo (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity),
McKenzie Hemingway (Chestertown, Md./Queen Anne's County), Carozza and Niness posted a time of 3:44.04 and snag the final All-America certificate in the event.
Friday morning sees prelims in the 500 free, the 100 back, 100 breast and 200 fly preceed the finals in those same events at night.
