Tar Heel Swimmers Take Early Lead in Double-Dual Meet

Men's and women's competition resumes Nov. 7.

November 6, 1998

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - After the first day of double-dual meet competition at Koury Natatorium, North Carolina's women and men lead each of their opponents.

The Tar Heel women were led by strong individual performances on the first day of competition. Freshman Katie Hathaway of Charlotte won both the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Summer Mack won the 100-yard backstroke and finished third in the 50-yard freestyle. Both were on the winning 200-yard medley relay team. Freshman Melissa Fiss also had a strong day, taking second in the 1000 yard freestyle and third in the 200-yard butterfly.

The North Carolina men were paced by victories by Seth Laughlin in the 1000-yard freestyle, Kevin Erndl in the 50-yard freestyle and Chris Helin in the 200-yard individual medley. The Tar Heel men also took both the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay.

Other teams in the competition include the men and women of South Carolina and Minnesota, as well as the women of Michigan and the men of Pittsburgh.

Competition will resume tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.

WOMEN'S MEET SUMMARY (THROUGH NINE EVENTS)- NORTH CAROLINA 132, 
SOUTH CAROLINA 54; NORTH CAROLINA 99, MINNESOTA 87; NORTH CAROLINA
103, MICHIGAN 83; MINNESOTA 136, SOUTH CAROLINA 50; MICHIGAN 119.5,
SOUTH CAROLINA 66.5; MINNESOTA 110.5, MICHIGAN 75.5

200-Yd. Medley Relay - UNC (Mack, Hathaway, Acuff, Rulis) 1:44.37,
Minnesota (Shimanski, McMillan, Jashinsky, Cottrill) 1:44.98,
Michigan (Carlberg, Cocks, Crisman, Sugar) 1:48.30 1000-Yd.

Freestyle - Sarah Doyle (USC) 10:01.82, Melissa Fiss (UNC) 10:02.21,
Molly Sullivan (UNC) 10:05.11

200-Yd. Freestyle - Missy Sugar (MICH) 1:50.23, Jennifer Strasburger
(UNC) 1:51.41, Jennie Eberwein (MICH) 1:52.24

100-Yd. Backstroke - Summer Mack (UNC) 56.29, Jen Crisman (MICH) 56.89,
Heather Stiles (UNC) 57.66

100-Yd. Breaststroke - Katie Hathaway (UNC) 1:02.88, S. Shakespeare
(MICH) 1:03.95, Kate McMillan (MINN) 1:04.77

200-Yd. Butterfly - Jenny Hennen (MINN) 2:01.74, Kristin Lozeau (UNC)
2:03.11, Melissa Fiss (UNC) 2:03.38

50-Yd. Freestyle - Jen Crisman (M/P) 23.33, Amy Cottrill (MINN) 23.78,
Summer Mack (UNC) 23.96

200-Yd. Individual Medley - Katie Hathaway (UNC) 2:02.56, Erika Acuff
(UNC) 2:04.26, K. Cristoferson (MINN) 2:04.54

800-Yd. Freestyle Relay - Minnesota (Cottrill, Smedstad, Mickschl,
Cristofferson) 7:27.78, Michigan (Eberwein, Ardnt, Sugar,
Shakespeare) 7:28.30, UNC (Gardner, Strasburger, Sullivan, Acuff)
7:30.69

MEN'S MEET SUMMARY (THROUGH TEN EVENTS) --NORTH CAROLINA 118,
SOUTH CAROLINA 68; NORTH CAROLINA 101, MINNESOTA 84; NORTH CAROLINA
134, PITTSBURGH 52; MINNESOTA 123, SOUTH CAROLINA 63; PITTSBURGH 95,
SOUTH CAROLINA 91; MINNESOTA 141, PITTSBURGH 45

200-Yd. Medley Relay - UNC (Brisson, Helin ,Shade, Erndl) 1:30.35,
Minnesota (Massura, Godoi, Zielinski, Dornelas) 1:30.56, UNC
(Spaizano, Hall, Jennings, Schmelzer) 1:32.23

1000-Yd. Freestyle - Seth Laughlin (UNC) 9:16.86, Bill Bishop (MINN)
9:16.87, Justin Rossi (UNC) 9:22.44

200-Yd. Freestyle - A. Massura (MINN) 1:39.32, Zsolt Gaspar (USC)
1:39.97, Tom Schmelzer (UNC)

100-Yd. Backstroke - A. Massura (MINN) 49.46, Brian Elko (PITT) 49.90,
Ted Brisson (UNC) 50.12

100-Yd. Breaststroke - Oscar Godoi (MINN) 56.14, Chris Helin (UNC)
56.64, Ethan Hall (UNC) 57.45

200-Yd. Butterfly - Zsolt Gaspar (USC) 1:49.90, Tucker Shade (UNC)
1:50.30, Andrew Cho (USC) 1:50.69

50-Yd. Freestyle - Kevin Erndl (UNC) 20.59, R. Dornelas (MINN) 20.72,
Luis Lopez (MINN) 20.97

Three-Meter Diving - Bradon Hulko (USC) 324.70, Chad Sheldon (USC)
316.40, Dan Croaston (MINN) 301.15

200-Yd. Individual Medley - Chris Helin (UNC) 1:50.46, Jonathon McLeod
(MINN) 1:51.07, Jon Waldenmayer (USC) 1:52.99 800-Yd.

Freestyle Relay - UNC (Callahan, Slawinski, Rossi, Laughlin) 6:52.02,
Minnesota (Dornelas, Crook, Bishop, Cahoy) 6:52.33, USC (Aparecido,
Reynolds, Gaspar, Hafner)