Oct. 17, 2008

Complete Results

Columbia, S.C. - The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted their first victories of the season in a dominating fashion at the Carolina Natatorium on Friday afternoon.

The UNC men claimed 12 event wins and the women took 11 en route to victory.

The Tar Heel men were led by a trio of triple event winners. Freshman Evan Reed, sophomore Vinny Pryor, and junior Jeff James were all part of the winning 400-medley relay and claimed two individual events apiece. Reed won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles, Pryor won the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, and James won the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes.

Redshirt freshman David MacDonald took top honors on both the one- and three-meter boards.

On the women's side, four Tar Heels were double event winners. Junior Megan Steeves helped lead the women with wins in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke. Steeves set a personal best of 1:59.62 in the 200-yard backstroke, demolishing her previous mark of 2:03.03 by more than three seconds.

Sophomore Rebecca Kane garnered two wins in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Senior tri-captain Whitney Sprague won the 500- and 100- yard freestyle events. Freshman Layne Brodie won the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley. To start the meet, the 400-yard medley relay team of Jeff James, Vinny Pryor, Tommy Wyher, and Evan Reed won with a time of 3:21.64.

Sophomore Katura Harvey won her first race of the season by taking the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.67.

Freshman Enuf Swanson won the 200-yard butterfly with a blazing 2:00.77. Tyler Harris took the men's 200 butterfly in 1:50.00.

The Tar Heel trio of Brad Hamiton, Steve Cebertowicz and Jeff James went 1-2-3 versus the Gamecocks in the 50-yard freestyle. Hamilton won in 21.22 seconds, followed closely by Cebertowicz's time of 21.29 and James' 21.40.

Freshman Laura Moriarty won the women's 200-yard breaststroke in 2:16.09, besting the rest of the field by over two seconds.

The Tar Heels claimed the top four times in the men's 500-yard freestyle. Sophomore Tyler Harris led the pack with a time of 4:27.67, shattering his previous best of 4:29.09.

The Tar Heels will next compete at the Dallas Classic on Oct. 24 and 25.

FINAL SCORE MEN: UNC 184, USC 115
FINAL SCORE WOMEN: UNC 176, USC 124
UPDATED RECORDS: UNC both teams now 1-1, USC both teams now 0-1.
Individual Top Performances Women
50-Yard Freestyle, Rebecca Kane (UNC), 23.54.
100-Yard Freesyle, Rebecca Kane (UNC) 51.06.
200-Yard Freestyle, Katura Harvey (UNC), 1:51.67.
500-Yard Freestyle, Whitney Sprague (UNC), 4:56.53.
100-Yard Freestyle, Whitney Sprague (UNC), 9:57.99.
100-Yard Backstroke, Megan Steeves (UNC), 55.64.
200-Yard Backstroke, Megan Steeves (UNC), 1:59.62.
100-Yard Breaststroke, Layne Brodie (UNC), 1:03.70.
200-Yard Breaststroke, Laura Moriarty (UNC), 2:16.09.
100-Yard Butterfly, Lindsey Olson (USC), 56.46.
200-Yard Butterfly, Enuf Swanson (UNC), 2:00.77.
200-Yard Individual Medley, Layne Brodie (UNC), 2:04.21.
1-Meter Diving, Taryn Zack (USC), 284.17.
3-Meter Diving, Taryn Zack (USC), 314.10.
400-Yard Freestyle Relay, UNC (Megan Steeves, Rebecca Kane, Ashley Howard, Aubrette Biegel), 3:26.01.
400-Yard Medley Relay, USC (Megan Sparks, Lydia Hackett, Lindsey Olson, Sharntelle McLean), 3:47.97.

Individual Top Performances Men
50-Yard Freestyle, Brad Hamilton (UNC), 21.22.
100-Yard Freesyle, Evan Reed (UNC), 45.82.
200-Yard Freestyle, Evan Reed (UNC), 1:40.21.
500-Yard Freestyle, Tyler Harris (UNC), 4:27.67.
100-Yard Freestyle, Joe Kinderwater (UNC), 9:10.24.
100-Yard Backstroke, Tommy Wyher (UNC), 50.13.
200-Yard Backstroke, Jeff James (UNC), 1:50.18.
100-Yard Breaststroke, Vinny Pryor (UNC), 57.43.
200-Yard Breaststroke, Vinny Pryor (UNC), 2:04.73.
100-Yard Butterfly, Nicholas Walkotten (USC), 49.33.
200-Yard Butterfly, Tyler Harris (UNC), 1:50.00.
200-Yard Individual Medley, Andrew Atzhorn (USC), 1:53.88.
1-Meter Diving, David MacDonald (UNC), 320.55.
3-Meter Diving, David MacDonald (UNC), 3.12.23.
400-Yard Freestyle Relay, UNC (Evan Reed, Brad Hamilton, Wil Singley, Steve Cebertowicz), 3:05.00.
400-Yard Medley Relay, UNC (Jeff James, Vinny Pryor, Tommy Wyher, Evan Reed), 3:21.64.