Virginia put itself in position to reclaim the ACC Championship Saturday night, placing 11 swimmers in A finals on the final day of the four-day meet. UVA enters finals, which comprises six swimming events and platform diving, with a lead of 113 points over NC State.
ACC Swimming Championships, Greensboro Aquatic Center
- Live Results
- Psych Sheets
- Full Day 1 Results
- ACC Championships Day 1: UVA makes opening salvo
- Full Day 2 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 3 Results
- ACC Championships Day 3 Prelims: Virginia Gains 4 Top Seeds
- ACC Championships Day 3 Finals: Douglass, Madden Stretch UVA Lead
Ups, downs, mids (Teams in order of scoring after Friday night)
Virginia 11, 3, 2
NC State 8, 4, 1
Louisville 6, 4, 5
North Carolina 3, 5, 3
Notre Dame 3, 2, 4
Duke 1, 4, 5
Florida State 0, 2, 4
Virginia Tech 0, 4, 2
Georgia Tech 0, 1, 2
Miami 0, 1, 1
Pitt 0, 2, 2
Boston College 0, 0, 0
200 backstroke
It’s an ACC Championships team-title battleground right out the gate, with eight of the top nine spots owned by the two contenders. NC State garnered the top two seeds, with Emma Muzzy nearly matching her seed time to take the top spot in 1:51.92, ahead of 100 back champ Katharine Berkoff. They’re followed by two UVA swimmers, Megan Moroney third and Emma Seiberlich fourth. NC State’s Danika Huizinga (fifth) and Mackenzie Glover (eighth) and UVA’s Erin Earley (sixth) and Marcella Maguire (ninth) will also factor in.
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Meet: @ 1:49.61 2/16/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NCSU-NC
ACC: ! 1:49.09 3/18/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NC State
American: * 1:47.16 3/10/2019 Regan Smith
NCAA: $ 1:47.24 3/21/2019 Beatta Nelson, WISC
U.S. Open: # 1:47.16 3/10/2019 Regan Smith
Pool Record: & 1:47.91 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
1:50.50 A
1:54.01 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:57.11 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Muzzy, Emma SO NC State 1:51.80 1:51.92 qIV19
26.37 54.31 (27.94)
1:23.11 (28.80) 1:51.92 (28.81)
2 Berkoff, Kathar FR NC State 1:52.29 1:52.69 qIV19
26.32 54.34 (28.02)
1:23.26 (28.92) 1:52.69 (29.43)
3 Moroney, Megan SR UVA 1:55.05 1:53.33 qIV19
27.05 55.64 (28.59)
1:24.13 (28.49) 1:53.33 (29.20)
4 Seiberlich, Emm JR UVA 1:52.81 1:53.59 qIV19
27.74 56.64 (28.90)
1:25.19 (28.55) 1:53.59 (28.40)
5 Huizinga, Danik JR NC State 1:54.66 1:53.77 qIV19
27.11 55.53 (28.42)
1:24.71 (29.18) 1:53.77 (29.06)
6 Earley, Erin JR UVA 1:55.57 1:54.26 qB
26.90 55.12 (28.22)
1:24.47 (29.35) 1:54.26 (29.79)
7 Stewart, Bayley SO ND 1:55.93 1:54.27 qB
27.65 56.53 (28.88)
1:25.39 (28.86) 1:54.27 (28.88)
8 Glover, Mackenz SR NC State 1:53.88 1:54.74 qB
26.93 55.44 (28.51)
1:24.98 (29.54) 1:54.74 (29.76)
100 freestyle
Louisville’s Casey Fanz is the top seed and the only one to crack 48 seconds in 47.94. But the big guns loom behind. Morgan Hill, the top seed, coasted to fourth in 48.12. NC State’s Kylee Alons and Alyssa Marsh of Duke are tied as the second seed. NC State’s Ky-lee Perry missed the A final, settling for ninth.
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Meet: @ 46.57 2/23/2019 Mallory Comerford, Louisville-KY
ACC: ! 46.20 3/17/2018 Mallory Comerford, Louisville-KY
American: * 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
NCAA: $ 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
U.S. Open: # 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
Pool Record: & 46.09 3/21/2015 Simone Manuel, STAN-PC
47.18 A
48.56 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
49.51 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Fanz, Casey SR Louisville 48.92 47.94 qIV19
22.95 47.94 (24.99)
2 Alons, Kylee SO NC State 48.78 48.10 qIV19
23.04 48.10 (25.06)
2 Marsh, Alyssa SR Duke 48.11 48.10 qIV19
22.88 48.10 (25.22)
4 Hill, Morgan SR UVA 47.74 48.12 qIV19
23.16 48.12 (24.96)
5 Openysheva, Ari JR Louisville 49.10 48.28 qIV19
23.13 48.28 (25.15)
6 Hauder, Carolin JR UNC 48.48 48.41 qIV19
23.08 48.41 (25.33)
7 Cuomo, Alexa FR UVA 49.52 48.67 qB
23.13 48.67 (25.54)
7 Cole, Emma JR UNC 48.22 48.67 qB
23.51 48.67 (25.16)
200 breaststroke
It’s like a broken record: UVA 1-2, NC State 3-4, three from each school in the A final. Sophie Hansson is the third seed as the Wolfpack sophomore seeks to repeat her breaststroke double from last year, and 100 breast runner-up Alexis Wenger of UVA is sixth. Fellow cavalier Margaret Nelson claimed the top seed in prelims in 2:07.23. The top seed entering the meet, Kate Douglass, is second, trailed by Hansson and NC State teammate Julia Poole.
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet: @ 2:04.34 2/22/2014 Emma Reaney, Notre Dame
ACC: ! 2:04.06 3/22/2014 Emma Reaney, Notre Dame
American: * 2:02.60 3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: $ 2:02.60 3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
U.S. Open: # 2:02.60 3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana-IN
Pool Record: & 2:04.34 2/22/2014 Emma Reaney, UND-IN
2:06.84 A
2:09.77 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
2:13.97 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Nelson, Margare FR UVA 2:10.50 2:07.23 qIV19
29.55 1:01.72 (32.17)
1:34.18 (32.46) 2:07.23 (33.05)
2 Douglass, Kathe FR UVA 2:06.19 2:07.67 qIV19
29.30 1:01.55 (32.25)
1:34.43 (32.88) 2:07.67 (33.24)
3 Hansson, Sophie SO NC State 2:08.31 2:08.44 qIV19
28.99 1:01.52 (32.53)
1:34.47 (32.95) 2:08.44 (33.97)
4 Poole, Julia JR NC State 2:09.75 2:09.06 qIV19
29.49 1:02.14 (32.65)
1:35.28 (33.14) 2:09.06 (33.78)
5 Friesen, Morgan JR Louisville 2:11.39 2:09.23 qIV19
29.59 1:02.39 (32.80)
1:35.49 (33.10) 2:09.23 (33.74)
6 Wenger, Alexis SO UVA 2:10.85 2:09.70 qIV19
29.17 1:02.19 (33.02)
1:35.70 (33.51) 2:09.70 (34.00)
7 Astashkina, Mar JR Louisville 2:09.38 2:09.87 qB
29.33 1:02.17 (32.84)
1:35.67 (33.50) 2:09.87 (34.20)
8 Calegan, Olivia JR NC State 2:14.06 2:11.00 qB
28.79 1:01.52 (32.73)
1:35.93 (34.41) 2:11.00 (35.07)
200 butterfly
Abigail Richter gives Virginia another top seed and a chance to pile the points for an ACC championship in an event where NC State has just one B finalist. Richter clocked in at 1:54.69 with Notre Dame’s Coleen Gilligan second. UVA also pushed Jessica Nava (fourth) and Julia Menkhaus (eighth) into the championship final.
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Meet: @ 1:52.81 2/23/2019 Grace Oglesby, Louisville-KY
ACC: ! 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, LVLE-KY
American: * 1:49.59 3/15/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: $ 1:49.59 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
U.S. Open: # 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Pool Record: & 1:51.11 3/21/2015 Kelsi Worrell, UOFL-KY
1:53.20 A
1:56.18 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:59.23 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Richter, Abigai JR UVA 1:55.32 1:54.69 qIV19
25.74 54.75 (29.01)
1:24.26 (29.51) 1:54.69 (30.43)
2 Gillilan, Colee FR ND 1:55.94 1:54.95 qIV19
25.25 54.06 (28.81)
1:23.54 (29.48) 1:54.95 (31.41)
3 Oglesby, Grace SR Louisville 1:54.47 1:55.03 qIV19
25.91 54.68 (28.77)
1:24.09 (29.41) 1:55.03 (30.94)
4 Nava, Jessica SO UVA 1:57.60 1:55.14 qIV19
25.56 54.45 (28.89)
1:24.59 (30.14) 1:55.14 (30.55)
5 Kraus, Alena SO Louisville 1:56.24 1:56.31 qB
25.76 54.98 (29.22)
1:25.03 (30.05) 1:56.31 (31.28)
6 Cameron, Bryann SR UNC 1:56.06 1:56.37 qB
25.85 54.80 (28.95)
1:25.18 (30.38) 1:56.37 (31.19)
7 Thomas, Luciana SO ND 1:56.74 1:56.77 qB
26.74 56.27 (29.53)
1:26.24 (29.97) 1:56.77 (30.53)
8 Menkhaus, Julia SO UVA 1:58.23 1:57.19 qB
25.95 55.33 (29.38)
1:25.63 (30.30) 1:57.19 (31.56)
Also Saturday night is the 1,650 free, where Paige Madden is the top seed among 1,650 times (1,000 free times are also factored in). Kathleen Moore and Makayla Sargent of NC State and UVA’s Madelyn Donohoe comprise the top four. UVA could sneak some points via diving, with Sydney Dusel have scored in the one- and three-meter springboards. Jenn Bell and Jocelyn Porter have also scored points for the Cavaliers on the boards. UVA holds the top seed in the 400 free relay (3:12.30), with NC State and UNC third, all in NCAA A cuts.
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