Tar Heels to face Maryland and Virginia Tech.

January 29, 1999

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina's nationally-ranked men's and women's swimming teams will host their final home meet of the 1998-99 season Saturday afternoon against the Maryland Terrapins and the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on the UNC campus.

Admission is free. The Carolina men, ranked 14th nationally, are 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC heading into Saturday's meet. The Tar Heel women, ranked 18th nationally, are 5-3-1 overall and 1-2 in the ACC.

Saturday's competition against the Terps and the Hokies marks the final home appearance for 16 Tar Heels seniors. Short bios of those 16 swimmers and divers follow:

Ted Brisson, Senior, Goldsboro, N.C.
Tri-Captain of 1998-99 Tar Heel Team*ACC champion in 100-yard backstroke in 1996 and 1998*All-America in 1997 and 1998*first-team Academic All-America in 1998*inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior.

Elizabeth Bursiek, Senior, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Three-time letter winner at Carolina*three-year selection to the ACC Academic Honor Roll*is a member of the Golden Key Honor Society at UNC*boasts a 3.6 GPA.

Katie Coates, Senior, Milledgeville, Ga.
Three-time letter winner and dependable member of the UNC breaststroke corps*has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll each of the past three years*active participant in ACC Outreach Program.

Kelsey Durkin, Senior, Winter Park, Fla.
1998-99 Tri-captain of the Tar Heels*three-time letter winner*two-time member of ACC Academic Honor Roll*fourth fastest 200-yard backstroker in North Carolina history*winner of the Jamerson Most Improved Swimmer Award last year at Carolina.

Catherine Frock, Senior, Pinehurst, N.C.
Three-time returning letter winner*3.2 GPA at Carolina*has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll at Carolina each of the past two years*a regular on the UNC Dean's List*an outstanding distance freestyler.

Hilary Hoskins, Senior, Raleigh, N.C.
A three-year letter winner and outstanding contributor to the UNC swimming program*one of the leaders in the ACC Outreach Program at UNC*Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll last year.

Chris Jennings, Senior, Greenwich, Conn.
Three-time NCAA qualifier*All-America in 1997*Carolina's high point man at the 1997 ACC Championships*member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Karen Krysiewski, Senior, Kingston, Pa.
Three-time returning letter winner*a veteran and dependable member of the UNC women's distance freestyle corps*a regular on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Matt Lundgaard, Senior, Campbell, Calif.
Three-year letterman and member of three ACC championship teams at UNC*three-time member of ACC Academic Honor Roll*the team's most improved swimmer in 1997.

Jill Myers, Senior, Portland, Oregon
Three-time letter winner in diving*two-time NCAA Zone Diving qualifier*championship finalist in the ACC Championships on both boards in 1996 and 1997.

Tracey Rankin, Senior, Fairfax Station, Va.
One of the top freestyle sprinters in UNC history *first-team All-ACC in 1996 and 1998*1998 NCAA Qualifier*three-time letter winner*serves as tri-captain of the 1998-99 Tar Heel team*has a 3.1 grade point average at UNC*key participant in UNC's ACC Outreach Program and Operation Smile.

Beth Schlessman, Senior, Avon, Ohio
Tri-Captain of the 1998-99 Tar Heels*has made the Dean's List at UNC each of her first seven semesters at Carolina*has achieved a 3.9 grade point average at Carolina*has swam on several relay teams which won ACC titles*three-time member of ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Tom Schmelzer, Senior, Prospect, Ky.
1998-99 Tri-Captain of the Tar Heels*three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection*over his first three years at Carolina he has finished either second, third or fourth in every single race he has ever competed in at the ACC Championships*member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll with a 3.5 GPA.

Tucker Shade, Senior, Decatur, Ill.
Tri-captain of 1998-99 Tar Heels*ACC record holder in 100-yard butterfly*three-time All-America*three-time ACC champion in 100-yard butterfly*1996 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier*Most Valuable Swimmer at 1996 ACC Championships.

Tim Tober, Senior, Akron, Ohio
Three-time letterman*member of three ACC championship teams*a tremendous asset to team chemistry*winner of team's 1998 Hill Carrow Spirit Award.

Christian Weber, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Three-time letter winner*has served as a team manager for four years, head manager for two years, and also competes as a freestyle sprinter*a four-year member of the UNC Water Polo Club*has been named to Dean's List at UNC each of his first seven semesters at Carolina*a member of 1998 ACC Academic Honor Roll*member of Phi Sigma Phi fraternity.