Virginia Wins Seventh ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship

Virginia won its seventh ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday night at Maryland’s Eppley Recreation Center. The title is the second consecutive win for the Cavaliers and the third separate back-to-back run of titles for Virginia. Virginia's Mei Christensen was named the meet's Most Valuable Swimmer while Miami's Brittany Viola took home Most Valuable Diver honors. Overall, 15 of the 18 ACC Swimming records fell in the meet while 17 meet records also succumbed to the onslaught of speed.

Duke's Ashley Twichell won the 1650 free with an ACC meet record time of 15:56.50. North Carolina's Katura Harvey finished second while Virginia Tech's Erika Hajnal took third place. The win for Duke gave the Blue Devils their second gold of the meet and marked the first time since 1981 that Duke had won multiple events in the same ACC Championship.

Christensen re-set her ACC record which she posted in the prelims of the 200 Back with an NCAA “A” cut time of 1:52.22. Michelle Parkhurst from Clemson finished second while Florida State's Stephanie Sarandos took third place. In the 100 Free, Virginia Tech's Sarah Smith took first place in 48.39 seconds. In Saturday's prelims, Smith broke the ACC record in 48.10. Smith was flanked on the medal stand by North Carolina's Rebecca Kane in second and Virginia's Kristen Wallace in third.
 
North Carolina's Layne Brodie capped her meet with a league record in the 200 Breast. She touched the wall in 2:10.04, breaking the old record by a tenth of a second. The Tar Heels went one-two with Laura Moriarty finishing in second, while Virginia's Katherine McDonnell took third place honors. Maryland's Jen Vogel captured the lone gold for the hosts with a win in the 200 Fly. She finished in 1:55.81. Virginia's Megan Evo took second place after breaking the league record in the prelims (1:54.59). Liz Shaw, also from Virginia, took third place.

Miami's Viola won her second diving title on the platform with a five-dive total of 361.85. Joining her on the medal stand was NC State's Kristin Davies and Florida State's Katie Sirounis.

Virginia closed out the meet with yet another league record, this time in the 400 Free Relay. The Cavaliers touched the wall in 3:18.22, besting the Cavaliers' league record set earlier in the season. Virginia Tech finished second while North Carolina took third place.

Virginia won the meet with 848 team points, followed by North Carolina (602.5) and Virginia Tech (451). Finishing fourth was Florida State (398.5), followed by host Maryland (332), Duke (307), Clemson (302) and Miami (219). NC State finished in a tie for ninth with Georgia Tech at 166 points, followed by Boston College (64).

Team Scores (Final):
1. Virginia 848
2. North Carolina 602.5
3. Virginia Tech 451
4. Florida State 398.5
5. Maryland 332
6. Duke 307
7. Clemson 302
8. Miami 219
9. NC State 166
Georgia Tech 166
11. Boston College 64

Tar Heels Take Second Place At ACC Championships
Freshman Layne Brodie continued her assault on the record books with an ACC mark in the 200-yard breaststroke and three other Tar Heels took runner-up finishes as North Carolina placed second at the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
 
Brodie broke her second ACC mark in two nights after taking down the gold standard in the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday. She also became the first Tar Heel this year to earn an automatic qualifying time for the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships to be held next month in College Station, Texas.
 
Brodie won the 200 breast in 2:10.04, an NCAA “A” time, which bested the previous ACC mark set by Virginia Tech’s Jessica Botzum on March 20, 2008, a time of 2:10.13.  Brodie also broke the ACC Meet record of 2:11.82 set by Virginia’s Danica Wizniuk on February 18, 1999.  She also took down the school record of Katie Hathaway set in 2002 at 2:11.12. Brodie’s career best time going into the Championships had been 2:14.99.
 
Fellow freshman Laura Moriarty took second place in 2:11.50. Moriarty had an NCAA “B” time a career best in the prelims at 2:11.12.  Her old career best was 2:14.69.  Junior Alison Clemens was seventh in 2:15.20 (NCAA “B” cut of 2:13.97 in the prelims) and freshman Katie Keel placed 15th in 2:17.81 after going a career best 2:16.84 in the prelims (old personal best was 2:18.46). On UNC’s all-time career chart, Brodie is now No. 1, Moriarty is tied for second with Hathaway, Clemens ranks fifth and Keel moves into the rankings in ninth.
 
Carolina also set its fifth school relay record of the meet as Rebecca Kane (49.39), Eliza Butts (49.16), Megan Steeves (48.95) and Katura Harvey (49.60) combined to finish third in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:17.10.  The old school record was set in 2008 at 3:18.82, a relay which included Kelsey Morrissy (49.37), Rebecca Kane (49.95), Eliza Butts (49.70) and Megan Steeves (49.80).
 
In the opening event of the night, North Carolina had three swimmers finish among the top six in the 1650-yard freestyle.  Sophomore Katura Harvey, who Thursday won the 500-yard freestyle, was second, senior Whitney Sprague, the two-time defending ACC champion in the event, took fourth, and freshman Katelyn Martin wound up sixth.  These three women now rank 1-2-3 among Carolina’s all-time performers in the event with Sprague at the top of the charts followed by Harvey and Martin.  All three also met NCAA “B” qualifying standards in the event.
 
Harvey’s time was 15:59.08 as she took over 17 seconds off her previous personal best of 16:16.57.  Sprague was clocked in 16:01.41 while Martin had a time of 16:13.56 to best her old personal mark of 16:18.04.  Harvey and Martin also earned career bests in their 1000-yard split times as Harvey split in 9:37.57 (previous best was 9:49.88) and Martin split in 9:46.29 (previous mark was 9:54.56).  Sprague, Harvey and Martin are also now 1-2-3 on UNC’s all-time 1000 free chart as well.
 
There were major revisions Saturday on UNC’s all-time Top 10 performer chart in the 200-yard backstroke as four swimmers moved into spots on the list and seven backstrokers posted career bests in the event.
 
Junior Ashley Howard was Carolina’s top finisher by earning fourth place in 1:55.64.  In the prelims, Howard’s time was 1:55.45, setting a school record previously held by Laura Collier at 1:57.83, established in 2003.  Howard’s previous personal best prior to Saturday was 1:57.84.
 
Senior Kimmy Davis finished 15th in the event and freshman Marie Pesecreta placed 19th.  Both went career best times in the finals with Davis at 1:59.68 (previous best time was 2:05.95) and Pesecreta going 1:59.87 (previous best 2:03.03).
 
The Tar Heels had four exhibition swimmers all eradicate their career best times.  Freshman Candace Cooper went 1:57.91 (previous was 2:03.03), freshman Sarah List went 1:58.41 (previous was 2:07.04, marking a drop of 8.63 seconds), sophomore Caroline Hartmann went 1:58.83 (previous best 2:02.02) and freshman Brooke Atkinson went 2:00.96 (previous best 2:03.55).
 
On the all-time Top 10 list, Howard now ranks No. 1 while Cooper is No. 3, List is No. 5 and Hartmann is No. 9.
 
Sophomore Rebecca Kane wrapped up an impressive personal meet at the ACC Championships by taking second place in the 100-yard freestyle while junior Eliza Butts placed seventh, junior Megan Steeves was eighth and freshman Sarah Tanner was 24th.  In the prelims both Kane and Steeves made NCAA “B” cuts with career best times of 49.18 and 49.30, respectively.  Kane’s previous career best was 50.27 and Steeves’ was 50.19.  Butts had her career best in the finals session as she went 49.72 (her old mark was 49.77).  On the all-time Top 10 list at UNC, Kane is now second, Steeves is tied for third with Jessi Perruquet and Butts is ninth.
 
In the 200-yard butterfly, freshman Enuf Swanson nearly took down the Tar Heel school record as she finished fourth in 1:57.88. She moves into second place on Carolina’s all-time career chart behind Kelly Weeks who set the school record in 2003 with a time of 1:57.66.  Swanson had a 1:58.86 personal best heading into the meet.  Freshman Kerianne McAfee also had a career best at 2:00.86 as she placed 12th, eclipsing her previous personal best which was 2:02.16.
 
Both the men’s and women’s diving events were conducted this weekend.  The men’s points will be transferred into the men’s championships results when that meet is held next Wednesday through Saturday at College Park, Md.
 
Junior David Solarz continued his superb diving by setting a school record in men’s 10-meter platform diving.  It was his third championships’ finals appearance after finishing fifth in three-meter diving and seventh in one-meter diving and now taking fourth in platform diving.  Solarz scored 338.25 points to break the school record of 306.00 points scored by Ryan Funderburk in 2008.   Freshman David MacDonald placed 16th with 213.45 points.
 
In women’s platform diving competition, freshman Kaci Hollingsworth placed ninth with 207.55 points, senior Erica Schiffler was 13th with 201.35 points, freshman Kristin Arnold was 16th with 197.30 points and freshman Jenna Moore was 24th with 168.40 points.

H2Okies claim third place at the ACC Championships
In the final day of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships the Virginia Tech H2Okie women claimed third place and scored 451 points, compared to 362 in last year’s competition. Virginia captured the conference title with 848 points with North Carolina coming in second place with a 602.5 scoring output.

The women’s squad had an impressive showing at the championships, breaking 13 team records and posting two conference top-times. Senior Sara Smith led the way with two individual titles in the 50 and 100 free and claimed third place in the 100 fly event. Freshman Erika Hajnal made her presence felt in her first appearance at the ACC Championships, posting three third place finishes. The H2Okies swam in the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and the 200 fly events, in the final day of action in College Park, Md. The relay team raced in the 400 free relay, while the men and women’s diving teams competed in the platform event.

To get the evening started, Hajnal garnered her third NCAA “B” cut along with another third place finish at the ACC Championship meet. The freshman scored 16 points in the 1650 free, touching in at 16:00.16, while rewriting the team record book for the third time at the competition.

In the 200 back juniors Kelly deMarrais and Sara Shapiro combined for 11 points for the H2Okies. The former swam the race in 1:57.50, while the latter crossed the line in 1:59.39.

Meanwhile, Smith went out in style in her last conference finals. The senior secured the top spot in the 100 free finals after finishing the preliminary race in 48.10, another new ACC top-time. Smith added the 100 free ACC title to her impressive resume, swimming to the pace of 48.39 in the finals for 20 points.

Sophomores Steffi Drechsel and Sarah Losinger each posted ninth place finishes in the 100 free and the 200 breast, respectively. Dreschsel claimed nine points for Tech after finishing the event in 49.60, while Losinger registered a time of 2:13.85, also scoring nine points. Both swimmers times were good for NCAA “B” cuts.

The H2Okies broke another school record in the 200 fly event. Senior Megan Newell swam the preliminary race in 1:58.40 and in the finals touched in at 1:59.60, scoring 12 points and a seventh place finish for Tech in her final championship meet.

In the final event on the evening, the 400 free relay, the H2Okies team of senior Jordan McHorney, Smith, Newell and Drechsel registered a second place finish and set a new record in the event with a time of 3:16.33. The relay teams shattered the record books at the championships, setting five new team records.

In diving action the women divers, added 19 points in the platform event, with freshman Cara Murnan leading the way with a 247.65 showing for a fifth place finish and 14 points. Sophomore Sarah Milton scored 202.35 and tallied five additional points.

For the men, junior Mikey McDonald scored a third place finish in the platform dive with a score of 357.40, while sophomore Daniel Martin qualified for the diving finals after a preliminary score of 276.75. Martin finished the event in eighth place.

The H2Okie divers continued to display impressive showings each day at the ACC Championships. Tech had a combined six of its eight divers score at the meet, highlighted by McDonald’s two third place finishes.

“All of our divers had amazing performance this weekend,” said head diving coach Ron Piemonte. “I am extremely happy with the way they all performed with the ACC being an extremely tough conference to score in. It speaks volumes about our divers as athletes and as individuals.”

Next weekend the men get their shot at the ACC Championships. The meet will take place in College Park, Md., on February 25-28. Preliminary action begins on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Frebel Wins Platform, Sarandos And Sirounis Earn All-ACC Honors As Women Finish Fourth On Final Day Of The ACC Swimming And Diving Championships
The Florida State swimming and diving team finished strong on Saturday earning three All-ACC performances to earn a fourth-place finish in the 2009 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.  The Seminoles scored 398.5 points.
 
"When I look at the scoreboard I see a total team effort," FSU head coach Neil Harper said.  "The divers excelled, we swam great tonight and we have a young team.  We are looking forward to next year and we can hold our heads high."
 
Senior Dan Frebel saved his best for last earning his first career ACC Championship on the platform.  After almost missing the finals because he hit his feet on the platform with his first dive, the Indianapolis, Ind., native broke his own school record with 434.50 points to take home the crown.  Junior Terry Horner (300.70) and senior Scott Derner (277.85) also placed in the top eight finishing sixth and seventh respectively.
 
"I feel really good about the victory even though it was shaky in the prelims," Frebel said.  "I feel good about my performance and hopefully it will psych up the swimmers back home so they can come in and do their job next week."
 
On the women's platform junior Katie Sirounis earned her first career All-ACC honors with a third-place performance scoring 263.05.  Sophomore Katherine Adham placed fourth for FSU with 254.10 points and junior Melanie Cabassol had her best showing finishing seventh scoring 237.20 points.  In the consolation final junior Aleia Monden finished tied for 13th (201.35) and freshman Lisi Rowland placed 15th (198.10).
 
"It was really exciting for me even though I didn't expect to dive that well today," Sirounis said.  "I feel really confident going into Zones now and I'm glad I made top three so I get a medal in my career."
 
Freshman Stephanie Sarandos broke her own school record that she set on Saturday morning in the 200 back earning her first career All-ACC honor placing third in the 200 back (1:55.18).  Her time is also a NCAA provisional time.
 
"It feels awesome [to get on the podium], I definitely did not expect it," Sarandos said.  "The competition here is so incredible and I'm surprised I made it, but I'm really happy."
 
In the 1650 free sophomore Holly Mills broke a 19 year-old school record swimming a 16:37.49 which earned her 12th-place.
 
Junior Stevie Steinhauer had a career performance in the 100 free breaking the 50 second barrier for the first time in her career finishing 10th with a time of 49.98.
 
A pair of senior earned 11th and 12th-place in the 200 breast.  Georgia Holderness touched the wall in 2:15.54 while Kylen Huntwork finished in 2:15.72.
 
In the 200 fly three Seminoles placed in the consolation final.  Junior Tiffany Elias placed 11th with a time of 2:00.83, freshman Jessica Sabotin finished 13th in 2:01.02 and sophomore C.J. Hendry placed 14th touching in 2:01.16.
 
The 400 free relay was the last event of the meet and the team of Steinhauer, junior Shanda Casella, Hendry and sophomore Jocelyn Phillips finished fifth with a time of 3:20.07.

Twichell’s Record-Breaking Night Helps Duke To Sixth-Place Finish
Duke sophomore Ashley Twichell became an ACC champion in the 1650 freestyle Saturday evening at the 2009 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Maryland’s Eppley Recreation Center. Twichell’s performance helped Duke overcome a five-point deficit to Clemson heading into today’s competition as they jumped from seventh to sixth place in matching last season’s team finish at the conference meet.
 
Twichell’s Duke-record 15:56.50 swim is the new ACC Championships meet record as well as a school record by over 10 seconds, as she set another NCAA ‘B’ standard in the event. On her way to the 1650 record, Twichell also broke the standing Duke record in the 1000 free (9:37.57) in the process. She is now the only Blue Devil ever to dip below 16 minutes in the mile-long race.
 
She was Duke’s second ACC champion of the weekend as freshman diver Abby Johnston won the three-meter last night.
 
“We’re extremely proud of how everyone performed, as the majority of our athletes had lifetime bests this week,” said head coach Dan Colella. “We were hoping to move up a spot this year, but with as competitive as the conference was this year, there’s no question that finishing sixth this year is a much greater accomplishment on our team’s part and we look forward to next season. We saw some great things all weekend to build on with our young team, and the future looks bright.”
 
Duke’s Rose O’Connor and Jackie Fasano were 13th and 17th, respectively, behind Twichell in the 1650, with O’Connor coming across in 16:43.50 and Fasano in 16:58.43.
 
Junior Meredith Bannon placed fifth in the championship finals of the 200 breaststroke in a school-record 2:14.82, while junior Shannon Beall took sixth in the championship final of the 200 butterfly, setting a school-record 1:59.58 as she edged Olympian Nancy Hogshead’s 28-year-old mark in the event.
 
Duke’s 400 free relay team of Beall, Kirstie Jeffrey, Katie Magee, and Steffi Niessl also set a school record with their time of 3:23.67. In this morning’s preliminaries, Jeffrey’s split was a school record time before Beall came back tonight in the finals and re-broke it, as her leadoff split of 50.53 is a new Duke best.
 
On the boards, Duke’s platform diving specialist Julie Brummond finished sixth in the conference, scoring a 242.55.
 
In team scoring, Virginia defended its team title from a season ago, winning the meet with 848 points, followed by North Carolina (602.5), Virginia Tech (451), Florida State (398.5), Maryland (332), and Duke (307). The Blue Devils had been in seventh for all three days of competition entering today, before surpassing Clemson on the final day to take sixth place.
 
Clemson Swimming and Diving finishes Seventh at ACC Championships
The women's swimming and diving concluded competition at the 2009 ACC Championship in the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium in College Park, Md. The Lady Tigers took seventh place overall after amassing 302 points. The Tigers had a number of school records in the meet, and there were several ACC records broken during the meet.

Clemson had two All-ACC performers, Michelle Parkhurst and Rachel Regone. Parkhurst claimed the ACC title in the 200 free and will await word on whether or not she will be qualified to attend the NCAA Championships. Regone was the silver medalist in the 50 free after posting a school-record 22.25. The two also teamed up with Lauren Sindall and Alex Allen in the 200 free relay to take the silver.

Michelle Parkhurst earned her third medal of the meet as she picked up silver in the 200 backstroke with a school record and NCAA-B 1:54.21. It was also a lifetime best for the senior. On Friday, she won the ACC championship in the 200 freestyle, and also picked up silver in the 200 free relay.

On the platform diving event, freshman Brooke George had her best showing of the meet, placing 11th overall. Cassie Self placed 22nd for the Tigers as the freshman tandem represented Clemson well in their first ACC Championship appearance.

Cara Lennon improved on her morning time, which placed her third on Clemson's all-time list. She put in a 1:59.48 to finish 14th overall, which landed the Tigers important points. Additionally, Kelli Kyle won the bonus consolation free with a 1:58.86, the second-best time in Tiger history, surpassing Lennon.

Cassy LaRussa started the finals with an eighth-place finish in the 1650 freestyle in an NCAA-B 16:23.02. Sophomore Sarah Smith and junior Mandy Snell each contributed points in the mile as well, both  in under 17 minutes.

Rachel Regone continued her strong performance in the ACC championships, placing sixth in the 100 free with a 49.66 after swimming a 49.41 in prelims. Lauren Sindall also scored, picking up 16th overall with a 50.80 in the event.

Junior Katrina Obas followed up her school record in the 200 breast with a 16th place finish in the event after posting a 2:15.26 in prelims. In the final event of the night, the 400 free relay, the Tigers picked up a seventh place finish in 3:21.03.

The women will await word from the NCAA about whether or not they will qualify for competition. The men's swimming team will be in action starting on Wednesday as they compete in the ACC Championships. The divers have already completed competition with results to be released during next week.

Miami Finishes 8th at ACC Swimming & Diving Championships
The University of Miami collected a total of 219 points through four days to finish eighth overall at the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships held at the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park.
 
Miami was aided heavily on the final day of competition with divers Brittany Viola and Reuben Ross each taking podium finishes in one of their best events—the platform.
 
A day after her chance for back-to-back sweeps at all three diving events ended in the 3-meter springboard, the defending NCAA platform champion bounced back with a first place finish on the platform with a score of 361.85.  Viola blew away her only other platform score of the year (308.80) from the Ohio State Invitational back in December.
 
As for her fellow teammate and defending Men’s Platform National Champion Reuben Ross, the Regina, Saskatchewan native collected his third podium finish of the championships with a second place score of 431.30 on the men’s platform.  For Ross, a second place finish was not expected after leading through the preliminary round of dives with a score of 412.80.
  
Meanwhile, it was another school-record performing day for the Hurricanes over in the swimming lanes.  Head swimming coach Christie Shefchunas and the ‘Canes collected two more NCAA ‘B’ cut times in the 200 breaststroke and the 400 freestyle relay.
 
The day’s highlights began with senior Britta Boesing collecting the best finish of the day in the lanes for the Orange and Green, turning in an NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying mark of 2:14.83 in the finals of the 200 yard breaststroke.  Boesing also managed to change the school-record yet again for the ‘Canes, posting a new mark of 2:14.29 in the preliminaries.  The old time of 2:15.35 was held by Martyna Krawczyk and posted back in 2004.
 
Freshman Dana Hatic was not to be outdone as she finished the finals with a time of 2:15.75 to finish 13th, after posting a career-best time of 2:15.67 in the prelims of the 200 breaststroke.  Senior Katie Eason also had a career-best time of 2:18.73 in the prelims.
 
“I’m so thrilled about how the girls are swimming,” expressed Shefchunas afterwards.  “Everyone here has had a lifetime best.  All the records being broken just proves to this team how much greatness there is here.”
 
Sophomore Tiffany Petzold collected a career-best performance in the 1650 freestyle, touching the wall at 17:09.43 overall.  For Petzold, it was just her second 1650 free event of the campaign.
 
That was followed up by Deidre Novotny setting a new school-record time in the 200 yard backstroke.  The sophomore posted a school-record time during the preliminaries with a 1:59.98 showing, breaking the old mark held by Katalin Ferenczi (2004).  She would come back to register a mark of 2:01.22—which also broke Ferenczi’s previous mark of 2:01.69.
 
A few moments later during the preliminaries, sophomore Annika Saarnak posted a new career-best time of 50.18 seconds in the 100 freestyle.  She came back in the evening to finish 19th in the event with a mark of 50.77.  Lauren Jacoby also posted a career-best with a performance of 50.64 in the prelims—finishing 22nd overall after a 50.85 second time in the finals.
 
Cori Lallier posted a new team season-best mark in the 200 yard butterfly, coming in 19th overall with a finals time of 2:01.57.  The junior transfer from Florida Gulf Coast previously had a best mark of 2:04.61 at the Ohio State Invitational.  Freshman Erin Simpson also had a great time of 2:02.73 in the prelims.
 
The final event of the championships, ending with the 400 freestyle relay, simply capped off what was an eventful run through the four-day annual event for the ‘Canes.
 
The team of Saarnak, Lauren Jacoby, Boesing and Kirsten Pomerleau collected the sixth NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying time of the championships for Miami, turning in an impressive run of 3:21.21.  That time was the best of the season for UM, and just a shade of a second off the school-record time of 3:20.86 set back in 2002.
 
“All of these relay records show that it’s one of the strongest teams Miami has ever had,” added Shefchunas.
 
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SETS 10 SCHOOL RECORDS AS ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE SATURDAY NIGHT
The Georgia Tech women’s swimming and diving teams finished in a ninth-place tie at the 2009 ACC Championships which concluded Saturday night on the campus of the University of Maryland. Overall, the Yellow Jackets set 10 school records on the weekend and over 70 percent of the swimmers set career-highs. In addition, over 40 swims were good for spots among the all-time Georgia Tech top 10.
 
“This was a very, very fast meet and I am proud of how the team stepped up,” swimming head coach Stu Wilson said. “The ladies broke records that they had already broken this season which shows a lot for how they continue to get better and better each week. They didn’t just break some of these records either; a few were demolished by three or four seconds. They did a great job and took their performance to another level.
 
The final diving event of the championships was the platform event. For the men, David Springfels secured a 13th-place finish as he tallied 231.65 points. On the women’s side, Hannah Krimm finished 21st with 174.80 points. Michele Bertolino also accumulated 150.75 points. Krimm finished the weekend with a pair of fifth-place finishes as well in the three- and one-meter events and all Tech divers contributed significantly to the team’s total score.
 
“I was really proud of the women divers this weekend,” diving coach John Ames said. “Hannah [Krimm] came away from the meet as our only athlete to qualify for two finals and was the highest individual point scorer.  Michele Bertolino scored in two events as well and was one of four top individuals as well.
 
“On the men's side, David Springfels scored in the platform event today. This was the second event he scored in this meet. David has really improved a lot as a walk-on freshman. I couldn't be happier with the way he handled himself against the best competition he's ever faced.”
 
In the 200-back, Ryann Kopacka paced the Yellow Jackets with a 16th-place finish in prelims as she touched the wall in 1:59.97. Both Katie Bond (2:00.20) and Heidi Hatteberg (2:00.86) posted career-best times to earn a spot in the bonus consolation. In the finals, Kopacka broke her own school record set earlier this year as she finished in 1:58.48. That was good for 12th place overall. Hatteberg improved her career-high time by a second as she finished 18th in a time of 1:59.38. Bond also improved her career-high time to 2:00.06 and a 21st-place finish.
 
The 100-free saw Agatha Kwasnik lead the Yellow Jackets as she placed 17th in a time of 50.23. Joining Kwasnik in the consolation final will be Keren Siebner. Siebner finished 22nd with a mark of 50.71, a new career-high. Also setting career-highs in the 100-free during prelims for Georgia Tech were Sarah Broadley (50.99), Jessie Mason (51.29) and Katharine Locker (52.09). Siebner recorded a 17th-place finish with a time of 50.27. Kwasnik came in 20th place with a mark of 50.58.
 
In the 200-breast, Brittany Gobat qualified for the finals as she surpassed the previous school record by four seconds. Gobat finished in a NCAA B-cut time of 2:14.50, good for eighth place. It topped the previous school record which had stood since 2003. Lisa Pucci placed 21st with a career-high time of 2:18.87, while Hen Pauker placed 26th in 2:23.36. Gobat ended up with an eight-place finish with a time of 2:15.23 in the finals race. Pucci, meanwhile, was 22nd with a time of 2:19.65.
 
The 200-fly saw Taylor Flynn register a 10th-place finish in a time of 2:00.63. That was a new career-high for her, but she shattered that and the school record by finishing ninth in finals with a time of 1:59.16. Christine Chuang was 19th with a time of 2:02.42, while Erin O’Donnell set a new career-high with a time of 2:05.38. Jing Li also registered a solid swim with a mark of 2:05.75. Chuang recorded a 17th-place finish with a time of 2:01.24. That time for Chuang was a new career-high.
 
In the 1,650-free, Jing Li finished 21st with a time of 17:18.29.
 
The meet closed with a success as the 400-free relay team set a school record by three seconds, the team of Kwasnik, Siebner, Mason and Broadley finished sixth with a NCAA B-cut time of 3:20.64.
 
Davies Named All-ACC, Five Records Fall at ACC’s
Kristin Davies picked up All-ACC honors for the second year in a row, and five new NC State school records were set on Saturday, Feb. 21, during the final day of action at the ACC Championships.

In all, 11 school records – four relay and seven individual – fell during the ACC women’s swimming and men’s and women’s diving championships. Anna Linkenauger broke three records in as many days, while Erica Smith set two new marks. Davies and Austin Hampton both established new hallmarks in diving.

Davies nailed a 314.20 for second overall in the platform dive finals, grabbing All-ACC honors for the second time and setting a new school record. Chelsea Ale also took eighth in the finals with a 222.89 – second best on the roster this season.

On the men’s side Hampton set a new school record in the platform dive with a 315.95, later taking fifth in the finals on a 307.55. Alex Dambly’s 262.80 was the second best mark among Wolfpack divers this year.

Smith broke her own record in the 200 backstroke and hit an NCAA “B-cut” with a 1.57.20 in the finals, while Jen Kopenitz (2:00.27) and Brianna Grover (2:02.73) put up the second and seventh best times ever in school history. Katie Robinson (2:04.65) and Morgan Robertson (2:05.17) also swam the event.

Three all-time top-10 marks were established in the 100 freestyle, with Ashley Richter (50.49), Lucy Lindsey (50.82) and Patrice Dason (51.69) recording the second, fourth and 10th best all-time showings.

Linkenauger cracked open her third school record in as many days with a 2:16.82 in the 200 breaststroke finals, topping teammate Jessica Ward’s old cornerstone of 2:17.63. Ward also offered a 2:19.79 in the bonus consolation, while Sarah Merritt (2:23.82) and Jessica Stewart (2:27.34) had valiant showings.

In the 200 butterfly Jessica McBroom (2:05.53), Maresa-Like Mathews (2:05.84) and Maggie McEnerney (2:07.32) were all solid, with McBroom and McEnerney’s times standing as the second and third best all year.

Taryn Shelley (17:03.76) and McEnerney (17:25.98) also took to the pool in the 1650 freestyle, before Richter, Dason, Grover and Lindsey (3:23.67) ended the Pack’s stay with a new school record in the 400 freestyle relay.