This will sound very weird but i think the top seed could surprise some people. Last year he went into the meet with a 4:36 and went a 4:34. Due to Hanson’s sickness he had no competition at conferences, so he will be a player.
Dunn is also a good name to bring up facenorth. He went out too fast last year and died (2 splits over 28, ouch!) but i think he’ll swim it smarter this year and be a contender. He came to the meet with only a 4:34 before his prelim swim of 4:30. He comes with a 4:30 already this year and didn’t rest at all for his midseason meet.