Jellig Caps NCAA Championships with 31st-Place Finish in 200 Backstroke
INDIANAPOLIS — Senior Maria Jellig competed in the 200-yard backstroke on Saturday at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the IU Natatorium, finishing 31st overall in the national field to wrap up the 2025-26 season for Washington and Lee University and capped her career on the national stage.
INDIANAPOLIS — Senior Maria Jellig competed in the 200-yard backstroke on Saturday at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the IU Natatorium, finishing 31st overall in the national field.
Jellig posted a time of 2:03.71 in the preliminary session, closing out her NCAA Championships appearance after qualifying for the meet with a strong performance at the ODAC Championships of 2:02.80.
Jellig opened the race in 29.25 over the first 50 before settling into a consistent pace through the middle portion of the swim. She reached the halfway point in 1:00.20 (30.95 split) and continued with steady splits of 31.57 and 31.94 over the final two 50s to finish in 2:03.71.
**Up Next: **Saturday's events marked the conclusion of Washington and Lee's competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
Combined Event Schedule and Results (W&L Combined Entries by Competition Day)
- Day 1 (March 18)
Dalton Jobe — 14th, 200 IM (Second Team All-America) — 1:48.16 (Prelims: 1:48.69)
Leighton Chapman — 50 Freestyle — 20.41
- Day 2 (March 19)
**Dalton Jobe **— 13th, 200 Freestyle (Second Team All-America) — 1:38.45 (Prelims: 1:38.05)
200 Freestyle Relay — 20th (Prelims) — 1:21.62 (Leighton Chapman, Thomas Denton, Charles Byars, Dalton Jobe)
- Day 3 (March 20)
**800 Freestyle Relay **— 13th, 6:37.77 (Jobe, Chapman, Byars, Denton | Second Team All-America)
- Day 4 (March 21)
Leighton Chapman — 100* Freestyle* — 44.75
**400 Men's Freestyle Relay **—
Maria Jellig – 200 Backstroke – 2:03.71
Notes
- Official championship information, including live results and updates, will be available at NCAA.com,
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