In the team battle at the ACC Championships, Virginia might have just struck the decisive blow Friday morning in prelims, right out of the gate.
Led by Kate Douglass, Virginia owns the top three seeds in Friday evening’s 100 butterfly finals and four of the top six in an event were second-place NC State failed to get any swimmers in the finals, a potentially massive point swing. UVA has the top seed in four events Friday night.
UVA entered the day with 524.5 points, ahead of NC State (497) in what appears to be a two-horse race. Louisville is way back in third (404).
The full prelims recaps:
ACC Championships, Greensboro Aquatic Center
- Live Results
- Day 2 Results
- Psych Sheets
- Five Races to watch
- ACC Championships Day 1: UVA makes opening salvo
- Full Day 1 Results
- ACC Championships Day 2 Prelims: Douglass Sets IM Meet Record
- ACC Championships Day 2 Finals: Douglass goes 1:51 in 200 IM (RACE VIDEO)
- Full Day 2 Results
Ups, downs, mids (Teams in order of scoring after Thursday night)
Virginia 12, 5, 2
NC State 7, 8, 1
Louisville 7, 6, 4
Notre Dame 4, 1, 6
North Carolina 6, 3, 5
Florida State 0, 5, 5
Duke 3, 5, 3
Georgia Tech 0, 2, 4
Virginia Tech 1, 2, 6
Miami 0, 1, 0
Pittsburgh 0, 2, 4
Boston College 0, 0, 0
100 butterfly
Douglass led the UVA rampage in an A cut of 50.90. She could make a run at the meet record set in 2016 by Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell (50.06) in the evening prelims. The second seed is defending champion Morgan Hill with freshman Alexa Cuomo third thanks to a massive drop from 53.42 to 51.51. Jessica Nava also crept up into sixth by dropping more than a second from her seed time to 52.04. NC State couldn’t fashion an answer, with its best finisher, veteran Sirena Rowe, in 28th place.
Event 9 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet: ! 50.06 2/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY
ACC: % 49.43 3/18/2017 Kelsi Worrell, LVLE-KY
American: * 49.43 3/18/2017 Kelsi Worrell
NCAA: $ 49.26 12/6/2019 Maggie McNeil, Michigan
U.S. Open: # 49.26 3/18/2019 Louise Hansson
Pool Record: & 49.81 3/20/2015 Kelsi Worrell, UOFL-KY
50.92 A
52.34 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
53.76 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Douglass, Kathe FR UVA 50.30 50.90 qA
23.77 50.90 (27.13)
2 Hill, Morgan SR UVA 51.81 51.45 qIV19
24.01 51.45 (27.44)
3 Cuomo, Alexa FR UVA 53.42 51.51 qIV19
23.48 51.51 (28.03)
4 Oglesby, Grace SR Louisville 51.62 51.59 qIV19
24.25 51.59 (27.34)
5 Marsh, Alyssa SR Duke 51.05 51.60 qIV19
23.37 51.60 (28.23)
6 Nava, Jessica SO UVA 53.12 52.04 qIV19
24.23 52.04 (27.81)
7 Vereb, Joelle JR VT 52.32 52.23 qIV19
24.17 52.23 (28.06)
8 Gillilan, Colee FR ND 52.13 52.40 qB
24.25 52.40 (28.15)
400 individual medley
It’s another 1-2 for UVA in what was the signature event of NC State’s ACC Championship win last year, with the Wolfpack sweeping the top four spots. They aren’t out of the picture this year with three A finalists. But they’ll be chasing two Cavaliers, with Margaret Nelson garnering the top spot in 4:06.62 and Abigail Richter second (4:07.90). NC State’s Kathleen Moore (4:08.13) and Makayla Sargent (4:08.47) are third and fourth, their chase bookending the UVA swimmers in the middle of the pool Friday night.
Event 10 Women 400 Yard IM
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Meet: ! 4:04.21 2/20/2015 Tanja Kylliainen, LVLE-KY
ACC: % 4:03.51 3/20/2015 Tanja Kylliainen, LVLE-KY
American: * 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: $ 3:54.60 3/18/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
U.S. Open: # 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford-PC
Pool Record: & 4:02.47 3/20/2015 Sarah Henry, TA&M-GU
4:03.62 A
4:10.00 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Nelson, Margare FR UVA 4:12.47 4:06.62 qIV19
26.62 56.72 (30.10)
1:28.50 (31.78) 1:59.75 (31.25)
2:33.95 (34.20) 3:08.23 (34.28)
3:37.66 (29.43) 4:06.62 (28.96)
2 Richter, Abigai JR UVA 4:10.88 4:07.90 qIV19
25.92 55.18 (29.26)
1:26.25 (31.07) 1:56.67 (30.42)
2:33.38 (36.71) 3:09.80 (36.42)
3:39.15 (29.35) 4:07.90 (28.75)
3 Moore, Kathleen JR NC State 4:08.09 4:08.13 qIV19
26.61 56.55 (29.94)
1:27.59 (31.04) 1:57.55 (29.96)
2:33.69 (36.14) 3:09.84 (36.15)
3:39.54 (29.70) 4:08.13 (28.59)
4 Sargent, Makayl SR NC State 4:08.57 4:08.47 qIV19
26.85 56.87 (30.02)
1:28.03 (31.16) 1:58.81 (30.78)
2:34.20 (35.39) 3:10.17 (35.97)
3:39.65 (29.48) 4:08.47 (28.82)
5 Hay, Abigail FR Louisville 4:15.25 4:09.58 qIV19
26.87 56.89 (30.02)
1:28.33 (31.44)
2:34.97 ( ) 3:10.60 (35.63)
3:40.69 (30.09) 4:09.58 (28.89)
6 Muzzy, Emma SO NC State 4:07.71 4:11.54 qB
26.14 56.71 (30.57)
1:27.74 (31.03) 1:58.36 (30.62)
2:35.11 (36.75) 3:12.52 (37.41)
3:42.80 (30.28) 4:11.54 (28.74)
7 Thomas, Luciana SO ND 4:11.89 4:12.93 qB
26.80 56.53 (29.73)
1:29.90 (33.37) 2:01.60 (31.70)
2:38.54 (36.94) 3:15.33 (36.79)
3:44.81 (29.48) 4:12.93 (28.12)
8 Dean, Constance JR Duke 4:11.97 4:13.41 qB
27.87 59.75 (31.88)
1:33.23 (33.48) 2:05.30 (32.07)
2:40.01 (34.71) 3:14.98 (34.97)
3:44.82 (29.84) 4:13.41 (28.59)
200 freestyle
NC State chose Julia Poole, seeded third in both the 200 free and 400 IM, to attack the former event, but she couldn’t make the A final, mired in ninth. That leaves the Wolfpack without an A finalist to contend with UVA’s three, led by top seed Megan Moroney. Third is Paige Madden with Kyla Valls sixth. But the top four seeds, including No. 2 Arina Openysheva of Louisville and No. 4 Abigail Dolan of Notre Dame, are clustered within .29 seconds, which should set up a scintillating final.
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet: ! 1:41.60 2/22/2019 Mallory Comerford, Louisville-KY
ACC: % 1:39.80 3/18/2018 Mallory Comerford, Louisville-KY
American: * 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
NCAA: $ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
U.S. Open: # 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
Pool Record: & 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
1:42.98 A
1:45.12 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:47.12 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Moroney, Megan SR UVA 1:46.74 1:44.87 qIV19
25.07 51.68 (26.61)
1:18.45 (26.77) 1:44.87 (26.42)
2 Openysheva, Ari JR Louisville 1:45.31 1:44.93 qIV19
24.57 51.06 (26.49)
1:18.06 (27.00) 1:44.93 (26.87)
3 Madden, Paige JR UVA 1:43.52 1:45.14 qB
24.88 51.40 (26.52)
1:18.01 (26.61) 1:45.14 (27.13)
4 Dolan, Abigail SR ND 1:45.21 1:45.16 qB
24.29 50.61 (26.32)
1:17.65 (27.04) 1:45.16 (27.51)
5 Cole, Emma JR UNC 1:45.31 1:45.94 qB
24.64 51.28 (26.64)
1:18.79 (27.51) 1:45.94 (27.15)
6 Valls, Kyla JR UVA 1:47.19 1:46.02 qB
24.40 51.28 (26.88)
1:18.86 (27.58) 1:46.02 (27.16)
7 Pish, Melissa SO Duke 1:45.73 1:46.08 qB
24.43 50.86 (26.43)
1:18.29 (27.43) 1:46.08 (27.79)
8 Kraus, Alena SO Louisville 1:48.40 1:46.17 qB
24.67 51.50 (26.83)
1:18.86 (27.36) 1:46.17 (27.31)
100 breaststroke
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The ACC Championships field is chasing a Cavalier. This time, it’s Alexis Wenger, who went 58.17 in winning prelims. Last year, she was second to NC State’s Sophie Hansson in the final, and Hansson is looming as the second seed in finals at 58.35. Both times are A cuts. Wenger is the only Cavalier in the finals, while NC State has the second and third seeds, Olivia Calegan taking the latter.
Event 12 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet: ! 58.26 2/19/2016 Andee Cottrell, Louisville-KY
ACC: % 57.74 2/22/2019 Sophie Hansson, NC State-NC
American: * 55.73 3/16/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: $ 55.73 3/16/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
U.S. Open: # 55.73 3/16/2018 Lilly King, Indiana-IN
Pool Record: & 57.74 2/22/2019 Sophie Hansson, NCSU-NC
58.60 A
59.93 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:01.84 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wenger, Alexis SO UVA 59.41 58.17!qA
27.34 58.17 (30.83)
2 Hansson, Sophie SO NC State 58.90 58.35 qA
27.35 58.35 (31.00)
3 Calegan, Olivia JR NC State 1:00.20 59.05 qIV19
27.66 59.05 (31.39)
4 Friesen, Morgan JR Louisville 1:00.40 59.75 qIV19
28.08 59.75 (31.67)
5 Higgs, Lillian SO UNC 1:00.06 59.92 qIV19
28.24 59.92 (31.68)
6 Wheeler, Kaylee SO Louisville 1:00.64 59.94 qB
28.04 59.94 (31.90)
7 Astashkina, Mar JR Louisville 1:00.26 1:00.04 qB
28.28 1:00.04 (31.76)
8 Hauder, Carolin JR UNC 59.29 1:00.16 qB
28.27 1:00.16 (31.89)
100 backstroke
Finally a Wolfpack swimmer on the top line. Katharine Berkoff gets the nod, clear of the field by nearly a second in 51.21. Caroline Gmelich of UVA is the second seed, while UVA’s Moroney and NC State’s Kylee Alons are tied for the fourth seed. UNC’s Grace Countie spoils the team-title battle by being third.
Event 13 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet: ! 50.74 2/19/2016 Courtney Bartholomew, UVA-VA
ACC: % 50.01 12/5/2014 Courtney Bartholomew, UVA
American: * 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
NCAA: $ 49.18 2/23/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
U.S. Open: # 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
Pool Record: & 50.03 3/20/2015 Rachel Bootsma, CAL-PC
50.93 A
52.46 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
53.94 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Berkoff, Kathar FR NC State 51.85 51.21 qIV19
24.62 51.21 (26.59)
2 Gmelich, Caroli JR UVA 51.88 52.20 qIV19
25.49 52.20 (26.71)
3 Countie, Grace SO UNC 51.59 52.23 qIV19
24.68 52.23 (27.55)
4 Alons, Kylee SO NC State 52.67 52.33 qIV19
25.22 52.33 (27.11)
4 Moroney, Megan SR UVA 52.77 52.33 qIV19
25.55 52.33 (26.78)
6 Lindner, Sophie SO UNC 52.99 52.41 qIV19
25.37 52.41 (27.04)
7 Quast, Carly JR ND 52.82 52.55 qB
24.83 52.55 (27.72)
8 Shuppert, Emma FR Duke 52.80 52.56 qB
24.93 52.56 (27.63)
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