Tar Heel women take second, men first.

November 21, 1998

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina's 22nd-rated men's swimming and diving team completed an impressive three days Saturday night as it doubled its margin over the rest of the field in sweeping to the championship of the 13th annual Nike Cup Swimming and Diving Championships at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on the University of North Carolina campus.

Coach Frank Comfort's men, winner of six straight Atlantic Coast Conference titles, ran away from the rest of the 12-team field, winning with 1,016 points. Clemson finished second with 500 points.

On the women's side, 25th-ranked Clemson established itself as an early favorite to claim the ACC title in 1999 as it won on the distaff side by a wide margin over 16th-ranked Carolina. The Tigers finished with 1,047.5 points, outpointing the Tar Heels, who finished with 724 points.

North Carolina freshman Katie Hathaway from Matthews, N.C. had one of the two most impressive swims of the evening's competition as she won the Nike Cup title in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:15.09. That time broke the Atlantic Coast Conference record of 2:15.85 set by Lindsay Schubert of Virginia earlier this year. The previous UNC record in the event was 2:15.99 set by Erika Acuff in 1997.

The other truly impressive performance came from Carolina sophomore Ethan Hall of Pleasant Hill, Calif. After finishing only 12th in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships last February during his freshman year, Hall turned in a remarkable performance in the same event on Saturday night. Hall won the Nike Cup title in the event in 1:58.79. That was a UNC school record and Nike Cup record. He missed the NCAA automatic qualifying time by only one one-hundredth of a second and the Atlantic Coast Conference by only five one-hundredths of a second. He broke the old school record held by Jeff Weiss, who went 1:58.98 in 1994.

In the 200-yard backstroke, sophomore Summer Mack of Satellite Beach, Fla. recorded the fifth fastest time in UNC school history with a clocking of 1:59.69.

Carolina sophomore Seth Laughlin (Bethesda, Md.) finished third in the 1650-yard freestyle and in the process recorded the ninth fastest time in school history in the event at 15:36.32. Sophomore Mark Seidman of Cleveland Heights, Ohio won the 1998 Nike Cup title in the 200-yard backstroke. His time of 1:49.27 was the eighth fastest in Carolina history in that event.

WOMEN'S MEET SUMMARY 1. #25 CLEMSON (CU), 1047.5; 2. #16 NORTH CAROLINA (UNC), 724; 3. #19 KENTUCKY (UK), 669; 4. KANSAS (KU), 466; 5. #24 LOUISIANA STATE (LSU), 421.5; 6. N.C. STATE (NCSU), 204; 7. SYRACUSE (SU), 146; 8. CONNECTICUT (UCONN), 92; 9. OLD DOMINION (ODU), 47; 10. UNC-WILMINGTON (UNCW), 30; 11. EAST CAROLINA (ECU) 22; 12. RICHMOND (UR), 6.

1650-Yd. Freestyle - Timed Finals
1. Rachel Komisarz (UK), 16:13.86*&; 2. Molly Sullivan (UNC), 16:49.57#; 3. Mary Kay Bolduc (ODU), 16:50.65; 4. Carolyn Rader (UK), 16:57.32; 5. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 17:01.50; 6. Emily Fess (NCSU), 17:11.87; 7. Shannon Steel (LSU), 17:14.38; 8. Kelley Miller (UK), 17:18.98; 9. Chrissy Martin (UCONN), 17:21.57; 10. Dana Fuller (ECU), 17:25.78; 11. Kelley Smith (KU), 17:28.33; 12. Melissa Knox (LSU), 17:29.14; 13. Karen Krysiewski (UNC), 17:29.80; 14. Heather Maynard (NCSU), 17:34.11; 15. Amy Meyer (KU), 17:36.73; 16. L. Caldwell (NCSU), 17:38.69.

200-Yd. Backstroke - Finals
1. Jennifer Mihalik (CU), 1:59.31#; 2. Summer Mack (UNC), 1:59.69#; 3. Melissa Olson (UK), 2:02.81; 4. Kristi Lohmeier (UK), 2:03.15. Consolations 5. Ali Petersen (LSU), 2:02.80; 6. Kelly Bryon (SU), 2:03.63; 7. T. Kannegeisser (UK), 2:03.70; 8. Lauren Rafferty (CU), 2:04.43; 9. Agata Jankowska (CU), 2:04.86; 10. Erin Schatz (CU), 2:04.90; 11. Heather Stiles (UNC),. 2:05.75; 12. Jennifer Mooney (CU), 2:07.27.

Bonus Consolations
13. Kelsey Durkin (UNC), 2:02.05; 14. Rebecca Eustice (KU), 2:05.14; 15. Charli Reasons (CU), 2:05.30; 16. H. Hagedorn (ECU), 2:06.04. 100-Yd.

Freestyle - Finals
1. Annabel Kosten (UK), 50.81#; 2. Kathy Lowry (CU), 51.09; 3. Wendy Henson (CU), 51.47; 4. Jennifer Mihalik (CU), 51.49.

Consolations
5. Jaime Siegele (UK), 51.71; 6. Meagan Davis (CU), 51.86; 7. Carolyn Horwitz (KU), 51.88; 8. Carrie Kirkham (KU), 51.90; 9. M. Atchley (LSU), 51.98; 10. Carolyn Grevers (KU), 52.14; 15. Kim Waite (KU), 52.27; 16. Erika Acuff (UNC), 53.08.

Bonus Consolations
13. Mandy Leach (LSU), 52.41; 14. Danielle Goetz (CU), 52.43; 15. Rachel Schwartz (UCONN), 52.56; 16. Tracey Rankin (UNC), 52.68. 200-Yd. Breaststroke

Finals
1. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 2:15.09#@+, 2:15.09; 2. Cami Sink (CU), 2:17.89; 3. Quincy Adams (KU), 2:18.96; 4. Emily Grass (UK), 2:19.41.

Consolations
5. Adrienne Sutton (UNCW), 2:18.32; 6. J. Clifford (UK), 2:22.33; 7. Melanie Bryon (SU), 2:22.79; 8. Amy Suppinger (CU), 2:23.03; 9. Ketie Burke (LSU), 2:23.27; 10. Cissy Schepens (LSU), 2:23.95; 11. Erin Floyd (NCSU), 2:24.84; 12. Leslie Anderson (CU), 2:25.29.

Bonus Consolations
13. Melissa Olson (UK), 2:21.97; 14. JoAnn Overton (UNC), 2:23.04; 15. Carmen Baker (NCSU), 2:23.07; 16. Heather Stiles (UNC), 2:24.85. 200-Yd. Butterfly

Finals
1. Rachel Komisarz (UK), 2:00.15#; 2. Adrienne Turner (KU), 2:01.40#; 3. Katie Mizell (CU), 2:02.65#; 4. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 2:05.80.

Consolations
5. Erika Acuff (UNC), 2:03.65#; 6. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 2:03.78; 7. Cindy Schuster (NCSU), 2:04.15; 8. Lisa Bartlett (CU), 2:04.48; 9. Emily Hustead (CU), 2:04.65; 10. Debra Hinsley (UK), 2:05.15; 11. Erin Cumbie (CU), 2:06.46; 12. Carolyn Rader (UK), 2:06.64.

Bonus Consolations
13. Kelly McLaughlin (UNC), 2:04.05; 14. Ilana Kavadlo (UNC), 2:05.07; 15. Emily Buske (UK), 2:05.10; 16. Kendra Kelly (CU), 2:05.50.

400-Yd. Freestyle Relay - Timed Finals
1. Clemson (Wendy Henson, Jennifer Mihalik, Meagan Davis, Kathy Lowry), 3:23.75#; 2. North Carolina (Katie Hathaway, Erika Acuff, Tracey Rankin, Summer Mack), 3:25.71; 3. Kansas (C. Horwitz, Carrie Kirkham, C. Grevers, Kim Waite), 3:26.65; 4. Kentucky (R. Komisarz, Jaime Siegele, Sarah Hoppe, Annabel Kosten), 3:27.00; 5. Clemson (L. Anderson, Danielle Goetz, C. Douglas, C. Peterson), 3:29.03; 6. LSU (Mandy Leach, M. Atchley, Shannon Steel, K. Sylvester), 3:30.87; 7. North Carolina (Jennifer Strasburger, Kelsey Durkin, Stefanie Rulis, Jennie Gardner), 3:30.92; 8. Syracuse (Erica Bobrek, Kelly Bryon, Erin Dugan, Lynnie Johansen-North), 3:31.14; 9. Kentucky (Debra Hinsley, Tracy Sullivan, Kelley Miller, Carolyn Rader), 3:32.47; 10. Clemson (Charli Reasons, M. Gebhart, Patti Hider, Erin Schatz), 3:32.73; 11. Connecticut (R. Schwartz, Anne McAndrew, Erin Moran, Claudia Milani), 3:32.95; 12. N.C. State (M. Mittendorf, B. Stergion, Mandy Horn, Karen Cone), 3:33.92; 13. Syracuse (Eleanor Thoet, Stacy Wells, Renee Sheppard, C. Young), 3:35.01; 14. Richmond (K. Newkirk, Rebecca Halsey, M. Carter, J. Williams), 3:35.24; 15. North Carolina (Beth Schlessman, Ilana Kavadlo, Hilary Hoskins, Elizabeth Bursiek), 3:36.25; 16. N.C. State (Kirsten Doert, Sue Vogt, A. Hastings, K. Tonini), 3:39.70.

MEN'S MEET SUMMARY
1. #22 NORTH CAROLINA (UNC), 1016; 2. CLEMSON (CU), 500; 3. #19 LOUISIANA STATE (LSU), 451; 4. #25 KANSAS (KU), 427; 5. N.C. STATE (NCSU), 393; 6. KENTUCKY (UK), 295; 7. SYRACUSE (SU), 251; 8. OLD DOMINION (ODU), 179; 9. JAMES MADISON (JMU), 133; 10. CONNECTICUT (UCONN), 102; 11. EAST CAROLINA (ECU), 96; 12. UNC-WILMINGTON (UNCW), 27.

1650-Yd. Freestyle - Timed Finals
1. Tyler Painter (KU), 15:24.20#; 2. Jimmy Sullivan (ODU), 15:32.53; 3. Seth Laughlin (UNC), 15:36.32; 4. Adam Gaffey (ECU), 15:39.35; 5. Steve Matthews (NCSU), 15:41.11; 6. Kevin Chipman (NCSU), 15:45.81; 7. R. Culberson (NCSU), 15:50.63; 8. David Tweedie (UK), 15:52.27; 9. Jon Reyes (KU), 15:54.63; 10. Mark Eberlie (NCSU), 15:57.65; 11. Mark Daily (KU), 15:58.35; 12. Justin Rossi (UNC), 15:59.27; 13. Steve Corson (ODU), 16:03.87; 14. Chris Moro (CU), 16:05.54; 15. Zac Maxfield (KU), 16:08.26; 16. Dave Kuendig (UK), 16:08.36.

200-Yd. Backstroke - Finals
1. Mark Seidman (UNC), 1:49.27; 2. Tom Schmelzer (UNC), 1:49.41; 3. Josko Vucetic (SU), 1:50.37; 4. Tim Collis (CU), 1:50.82. Consolations 5. Mattias Ohlin (LSU), 1:49.74; 6. Chris Helin (UNC), 1:50.21; 7. Will York (CU), 1:51.16; 8. Will Bernhardt (1:51.28); 9. Dan Karlsson (SU), 1:52.66; 10. Brian Plitnick (UK), 1:53.00; 11. Adam Porter (CU), 1:53.40; 12. Brett Bregmann (SU), 1:54.51.

Bonus Consolations
13. Neal Satterly (LSU), 1:52.83; 14. R. Culberson (NCSU), 1:53.65; 15. Greg Hengel (UK), 1:53.69; 16. Braden Holloway (NCSU), 1:53.73.

100-Yd. Freestyle - Finals
1. Ted Brisson (UNC), 45.17; 2. Rodrigo Castro (LSU), 45.43; 3. Adam Prem (JMU), 45.62; 4. Kenny Roberts (CU), 45.77. Consolations 5. Shawn Zitani (UK), 45.57; 6. Tucker Shade (UNC), 45.59; 7. Jeff Robinson (UCONN), 45.68; 8. Chris Jennings (UNC), 46.10; 9. Macon White (UK), 46.22; 10. Ken Kuhn (LSU), 46.38; 11. Greg Solt (NCSU), 46.55; 12. Matt Jabs (ECU), 46.71.

200-Yd. Bonus Consolations
13. Aaron Workman (UK), 45.88; 14. Will Rogers (CU), 46.18; 15. Kevin Erndl (UNC), 46.21; 16. Brian Baum (LSU), 46.31.

Breaststroke - Finals 1. Ethan Hall (UNC), 1:58.79*#+; 2. Sean Wallace (CU), 2:03.54; 3. David Slawinski (UNC), 2:03.73; 4. Mike Coley (ODU), 2:03.77. Consolations 5. Ilia Mikhailov (SU), 2:03.82; 6. Jeff Scott (ODU), 2:05.73; 7. Brad Kline (UNC), 2:06.76; 8. Jarod Proto (NCSU), 2:06.85; 9. Josh Lepree (ECU), 2:06.93; 10. Steve Gluck (LSU), 2:07.45; 11. Dustin Riley (SU), 2:07.46; 12. B. Chestnut (KU), 2:07.51.

Bonus Consolations
13. Cliff Parker (JMU), 2:08.49; 14. Suha Akman (NCSU), 2:09.03; 15. Chip Bankston (LSU), 2:09.12; 16. Chad Sunderland (KU), 2:09.21. 200-Yd. Butterfly

Finals
1. Tucker Shade (UNC), 1:48.87#; 2. D. Filipovic (SU), 1:49.74; 3. Tim Haley (NCSU), 1:51.82; 4. M. Cavalcante (NCSU), 1:53.30.

Consolations
5. David Weeks (UNC), 1:52.34; 6. Dustin Riley (SU), 1:52.95; 7. Wesley Morrow (CU), 1:53.28; 8. Eric Mitchell (ODU), 1:53.46; 9. Todd Desorbo (UNCW), 1:53.53; 10. Brian Klapper (KU), 1:53.79; 11. Taylor Marks (UNC), 1:55.05; 12. Dave Green (ODU), 1:55.42.

Bonus Consolations
13. Madison Snyder (NCSU), 1:53.29; 14. Mike Julian (ECU), 1:54.79; 15. Tim Grimes (UCONN), 1:54.85; 16. Randy Thorpe (UNC), 1:54.90.

Three-Meter Diving
1. Nick Antonelle (LSU), 554.45; 2. Andy Johnson (NCSU), 488.30; 3. Corey Fox (LSU), 483.05; 4. Erik Petursson (LSU), 469.35; 5. Kevin Cutts (NCSU), 451.25; 6. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 443.75; 7. Adam Hanhart (KU), 427.80; 8. Kenny Haglund (KU), 404.20; 9. Kevin Harrison (ODU), 395.00; 10. Kevin Mangum (UNC), 391.35; 11. Mark Izzo (UCONN), 387.75; 12. Chris Anderson (CU), 378.40; 13. Mike Trueworthy (UCONN), 358.25; 14. Adam Earle (SU), 353.30; 15. Andy Garrett (CU), 343.85; 16. Sean Jacobs (KU), 338.80.

400-Yd. Freestyle Relay - Timed Finals
1. North Carolina (Tom Schmelzer, Chris Jennings, Tucker Shade, Ted Brisson), 3:00.61#; 2. Kentucky (Shawn Zitani, Macon White, Jarrod Rush, Aaron Workman), 3:00.83; 3. LSU (Rodrigo Castro, Ken Kuhn, Mattias Ohlin, Brian Baum), 3:02.78; 4. Kansas (Trent Hartl, B. Chestnut, Brant Peoples, Andy Kyser), 3:04.30; 5. James Madison (Kyle Kunstel, Adam Prem, Cliff Parker, Paul Oehling), 3:04.33; 6. Clemson (Tim Collis, Rob Etheridge, Kenny Roberts, Will Rogers), 3:04.48; 7. N.C. State (Matt Brado, Greg Solt, Jarod Proto, W. Magnusson), 3:05.63; 8. North Carolina (John Spaziano, Kevin Erndl, Kert Johnson, Mike Callahan), 3:05.72; 9. Kansas (Jason Carr, Rick Murphy, Mark Daily, Nathan Rice), 3:07.57; 10. Clemson (Mike Pridemore, Matt Stone, Brett Walker, Andrew Gessert), 3:07.98; 11. Syracuse (Jose Gonzalez, Dan Karlsson, D. Filipovic, Josko Vucetic), 3:08.15; 12. LSU (Will Tanner, Kevin Ayer, Luke Duvall, Chip Bankston), 3:08.53; 13. Kansas (Will Bernhardt, Skip Reynolds, D. Dischinger, Tyler Painter), 3:08.75; 14. Kentucky (Matt Hampton, David Tweedie, Brian Plitnick, Ben Fowler), 3:08.99; 15. Clemson (Adam Porter, Andy Meek, Chris Moro, Will York), 3:10.62; 16. James Madison (John McLaren, Patrick Lowry, J.C. Paris, Joseph Molle), 3:10.71.

*Nike Cup Swimming & Diving Championships Record
!Koury Natatorium Record
@Atlantic Coast Conference Record
+University of North Carolina School Record
#NCAA Consideration Qualifying Time
&NCAA Automatic Qualifying Time