Tar Heels Finish Fourth At ACC Championships
Feb. 26, 2005
ATLANTA, GA. - The University of Virginia captured its seventh-consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Title today while the University of North Carolina finished fourth in the conference standings. Virginia tallied 726.5 points in winning the Championship, while Florida State placed second with 580 points. Georgia Tech finished the meet in third place with 429 points, North Carolina in fourth with 412, Clemson in fifth with 323, NC State in sixth with 321, Virginia Tech in seventh with 289.5, Maryland in eighth with 273, Duke in ninth with 132 and Miami in tenth with 73. Georgia Tech's Sam Morgan became just the second Yellow Jacket, and first since Shilo Ayalon set the meet record in 2003, to win the conference title in the 1650-yard freestyle when he recorded an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 14:54.71. Virginia's John Millen clocked a time of 15:06.57 to garner second-place honors, while Florida State's Tommy Bishop recorded a third-place finish of 15:08.47. Maryland's Erik Weinberg placed first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:44.89. Virginia's Bo Greenwood was next to reach the wall, turning in a time of 1:46.22 and out-touching Florida State's Jarryd Botha, who finished third with a time of 1:46.26. Virginia's Luke Anderson claimed first place in the 100-yard freestyle with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 43.01. NC State's Cullen Jones placed second with a time of 43.88, while Florida State's Joel Roycik finished third with a time of 44.34. Virginia's Vanja Rogulj clocked an NCAA A-standard time of 1:56.69 in winning his second consecutive 200-yard breaststroke title. Florida State's Billy Jamerson placed second with a mark of 1:59.52, while Virginia's PJ Sullivan garnered a third-place finish with a time of 1:59.79. Virginia's Michael Raab won his fourth-straight 200-yard butterfly title with an NCAA A-standard time of 1:44.24. North Carolina's Josh Glasco finished the race in second place with a time of 1:45.76, while Virginia's Stefan Hirniak rounded out the medalists in the event with a 1:47.11 finish.
Florida State's Roycik, Alex Kennon, Michael Averett and Ed Denton won the final event of the Championship, capturing the 400-yard freestyle relay title with a time of 2:57.26. Virginia's Luke Anderson was named the Most Valuable Swimmer for the second time in his career, having won the honor in 2002 as well. Anderson received three individual medals and three relay medals. Miami's Miguel Velazquez was tabbed the 2005 Most Valuable Diver, after placing first on both the one and three-meter boards. FINAL TEAM SCORES 1. Virginia (726.5) 2. Florida State (580) 3. Georgia Tech (429) 4. North Carolina (412) 5. Clemson (323) 6. NC State (321) 7. Virginia Tech (289.5) 8. Maryland (273) 9. Duke (132) 10. Miami (73) 800 Freestyle Relay Virginia Luke Anderson, Stefan Hirniak, Fran Crippen, Michael Raab
200 Medley Relay NC State Kevin Velleca, Dan Velez, Kevin Devine, Cullen Jones
500 Freestyle Fran Crippen, Virginia John Millen, Virginia Sam Morgan, Georgia Tech
200 Individual Medley Pat Mellors, Virginia Bo Greenwood, Virginia Martin Ott, Maryland
50 Freestyle Cullen Jones, NC State Luke Anderson, Virginia Matt Targett, Virginia
One-Meter Diving Miguel Velazquez, Miami Derek Starks, Miami Tony Burkhardt, Georgia Tech
200 Freestyle Relay Virginia Matt Targett, Luke Anderson, Brett Simon, Bryan Stahl
400 Individual Medley Pat Mellors, Virginia Fran Crippen, Virginia Bo Greenwood, Virginia
100 Butterfly Tommy Rappold, Clemson Michael Raab, Virginia Joel Roycik, Florida State
200 Freestyle Luke Anderson, Virginia Stefan Hirniak, Virginia John Millen, Virginia
100 Breaststroke Vanja Rogulj, Virginia Billy Jamerson, Florida State Kevin Furlong, Virginia Tech
100 Backstroke Steve Cowling, NC State Kevin Velleca, NC State Tom Alberi, Virginia Tech
Three-Meter Diving Miguel Velazquez, Miami Alex Tilbrook, Florida State Derek Starks, Miami
400 Medley Relay Virginia Bryan Stahl, Vanja Rogulj, Michael Raab, Luke Anderson
1650 Freestyle Sam Morgan, Georgia Tech John Millen, Virginia Tommy Bishop, Florida State
200 Backstroke Erik Weinberg, Maryland Bo Greenwood, Virginia Jarryd Botha, Florida State
100 Freestyle Luke Anderson, Virginia Cullen Jones, NC State Joel Roycik, Florida State
200 Breaststroke Vanja Rogulj, Virginia Billy Jamerson, Florida State PJ Sullivan, Virginia
200 Butterfly Michael Raab, Virginia Josh Glasco, North Carolina Stefan Hirniak, Virginia
400-Yard Freestyle Relay Florida State Joel Roycik, Alex Kennon, Michael Averett, Ed Denton |
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