NC State Junior Coleman Stewart tied his own ACC and Meet Record in the 100 Backstroke final on the third night of competition at the 2019 ACC Men’s Swimming Championships. He was also the runner-up in the 100 Butterfly behind Florida State’s Kanoa Kaleoaloha. To end the session, Stewart re-broke the mark in the leadoff leg of the 400 Medley Relay.
Virginia senior Brendan Casey and Louisville teammates Bartosz Piszczorowicz and Evgenii Somov held onto their top seeds from the preliminaries in the 400 IM, 200 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke, respectively.
With one day remaining, NC State has the lead with 919.5 points. They are currently followed by Louisville with 784 and Virginia with 695.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. North Carolina State Universit 919.5 2. Louisville, University of 784 3. Virginia, University of 695 4. Florida State University 572.5 5. VA Tech 545.5 6. Notre Dame, University of 473 7. Duke University 450 8. Pittsburgh, University of 371 9. Georgia Institute of Technolog 360 10. North Carolina, University of, 282.5 11. Boston College 111 12. University of Miami (Florida) 101
100 Butterfly
Florida State’s Kanoa Kaleoaloha dropped a 44.93 to win the 100 Butterfly. The senior did not make the A final in this event last year where he swam a 46.16 for tenth. Out nearly-even at the fifty, he was able to edge out NC State’s Coleman Stewart who earned runner-up honors in 45.09. The swim is Stewart’s second best swim of his career.
Teammate Noah Hensley had a similar battle for third with Louisville sophomore Nicolas Albiero. Hensley took the race 45.33 to 45.37. Both men were under last year’s NCAA invited time.
Bryce Keblish and Zachary Fong of Virginia took fifth and sixth, respectively in 45.51 and 45.70. NC State’s James Bretscher (45.88) and Pittsburgh’s Blaise Vera (46.29) rounded out the heat.
Event 9 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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Conference: % 44.79 3/1/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
ACC Meet: & 44.79 3/1/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
American: @ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
U. S. Open: * 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
NCAA: $ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Pool: ^ 44.96 2/23/2018 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
45.24 A
45.89 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
47.43 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kaleoaloha, Kan SR FSU 45.66 44.93^A 32
r:+0.75 20.89 44.93 (24.04)
2 Stewart, Colema JR NC State 45.18 45.09 A 28
r:+0.64 20.90 45.09 (24.19)
3 Hensley, Noah SR NC State 45.79 45.33 IV18 27
r:+0.66 21.08 45.33 (24.25)
4 Albiero, Nicola SO Louisville 45.74 45.37 IV18 26
r:+0.64 21.15 45.37 (24.22)
5 Keblish, Bryce SR UVA 45.53 45.51 IV18 25
r:+0.64 20.66 45.51 (24.85)
6 Fong, Zachary SR UVA 45.65 45.70 IV18 24
r:+0.63 21.39 45.70 (24.31)
7 Bretscher, Jame SR NC State 45.72 45.88 IV18 23
r:+0.64 21.45 45.88 (24.43)
8 Vera, Blaise SO PITT 45.99 46.29 B 22
r:+0.65 21.05 46.29 (25.24)
400 IM
Virginia senior Brendan Casey improved on his third-place finish in this event from last year by taking the title in 3:39.93. The swim was just off the NCAA cut and Conference Record but was a lifetime best by two seconds. Casey used a strong backstroke leg to separate himself from the competition, out-splitting the field in 53.71.
NC State’s Eric Knowles also earned a personal best time with his second-place swim of 3:42.09. Pittsburgh’s Sam Helmbacher did likewise with a strong breaststroke leg and an overall time of 3:42.30.
Louisville’s Daniel Sos (3:42.96), Virginia’s Casey Storch (3:43.87) and Fred Schubert (3:43.89), Virginia Tech’s Sam Tornqvist (3:46.51) and Notre Dame’s Andrew Winton (3:51.11) rounded out the heat.
Event 10 Men 400 Yard IM
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Conference: % 3:38.00 3/27/2009 Gal Nevo, Georgia Tech
ACC Meet: & 3:38.43 3/1/2017 Robert Owen, VT-VA
American: @ 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
U. S. Open: * 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
NCAA: $ 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Pool: ^ 3:39.52 2/23/2018 Ted Schubert, UVA-VA
3:39.37 A
3:43.89 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
3:51.46 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Casey, Brendan SR UVA 3:41.42 3:39.93 IV18 32
r:+0.65 23.50 49.75 (26.25)
1:16.66 (26.91) 1:43.46 (26.80)
2:15.32 (31.86) 2:47.65 (32.33)
3:13.91 (26.26) 3:39.93 (26.02)
2 Knowles, Eric SO NC State 3:42.91 3:42.09 IV18 28
r:+0.72 23.71 50.58 (26.87)
1:19.51 (28.93) 1:47.74 (28.23)
2:19.02 (31.28) 2:50.86 (31.84)
3:16.61 (25.75) 3:42.09 (25.48)
3 Helmbacher, Sam JR PITT 3:43.15 3:42.30 IV18 27
r:+0.68 23.69 50.83 (27.14)
1:19.25 (28.42) 1:47.36 (28.11)
2:18.34 (30.98) 2:50.26 (31.92)
3:16.79 (26.53) 3:42.30 (25.51)
4 Sos, Daniel SO Louisville 3:42.79 3:42.96 IV18 26
r:+0.68 23.66 50.83 (27.17)
1:19.18 (28.35) 1:46.75 (27.57)
2:18.41 (31.66) 2:50.74 (32.33)
3:17.44 (26.70) 3:42.96 (25.52)
5 Storch, Casey FR UVA 3:43.28 3:43.87 IV18 25
r:+0.68 23.76 50.93 (27.17)
1:19.79 (28.86) 1:48.58 (28.79)
2:18.59 (30.01) 2:50.10 (31.51)
3:17.49 (27.39) 3:43.87 (26.38)
6 Schubert, Frede JR UVA 3:42.59 3:43.89 IV18 24
r:+0.65 23.37 49.77 (26.40)
1:17.98 (28.21) 1:45.68 (27.70)
2:17.91 (32.23) 2:50.80 (32.89)
3:17.75 (26.95) 3:43.89 (26.14)
7 Tornqvist, Samu SO VT 3:46.74 3:46.51 B 23
r:+0.70 23.77 51.32 (27.55)
1:19.87 (28.55) 1:47.58 (27.71)
2:19.34 (31.76) 2:51.96 (32.62)
3:19.45 (27.49) 3:46.51 (27.06)
8 Winton, Andrew FR ND 3:46.89 3:51.11 B 22
r:+0.70 23.88 51.11 (27.23)
1:20.59 (29.48) 1:49.77 (29.18)
2:21.29 (31.52) 2:54.08 (32.79)
3:23.26 (29.18) 3:51.11 (27.85)
200 Freestyle
Louisville trio Bartosz Piszczorowicz (1:33.51), Zach Harting (1:33.52) and Colton Paulson (1:34.52) scored some valuable points for the Cardinals with their one-two-seven finish. Teammate Andrej Barna also won the ‘B’ final in 1:34.56. Their efforts surged them from third to second in the team standings after this event.
NC State and Virginia also had multiple swimmers in the heat. Andreas Vazaios was third (1:33.72) and Justin Ress was eighth (1:34.74) for the Wolfpack while Ryan Baker (1:33.88) and George Wozencraft (1:33.94) took fifth and sixth for the Cavaliers. Virginia Tech’s Lane Stone was fourth with a big best time of 1:33.82.
Event 11 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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Conference: % 1:31.32 3/21/2018 Andreas Vazaios, NC State
ACC Meet: & 1:32.45 2/26/2010 Scot Robison, Virginia -VA
American: @ 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
U. S. Open: * 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
NCAA: $ 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
Pool: ^ 1:32.46 2/26/2016 Simonas Bilis, NCSU-NC
1:32.13 A
1:34.44 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
1:36.32 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Piszczorowicz, FR Louisville 1:33.49 1:33.51 IV18 32
r:+0.67 21.41 45.05 (23.64)
1:09.49 (24.44) 1:33.51 (24.02)
2 Harting, Zach SR Louisville 1:33.52 1:33.52 IV18 28
r:+0.66 22.23 46.31 (24.08)
1:09.96 (23.65) 1:33.52 (23.56)
3 Vazaios, Andrea SR NC State 1:34.06 1:33.72 IV18 27
r:+0.73 22.12 45.47 (23.35)
1:09.24 (23.77) 1:33.72 (24.48)
4 Stone, Lane SO VT 1:34.01 1:33.82 IV18 26
r:+0.71 22.23 45.79 (23.56)
1:09.80 (24.01) 1:33.82 (24.02)
5 Baker, Ryan JR UVA 1:33.98 1:33.88 IV18 25
r:+0.63 21.53 45.72 (24.19)
1:09.96 (24.24) 1:33.88 (23.92)
6 Wozencraft, Geo SO UVA 1:34.11 1:33.94 IV18 24
r:+0.69 21.66 45.63 (23.97)
1:09.71 (24.08) 1:33.94 (24.23)
7 Paulson, Colton FR Louisville 1:34.63 1:34.52 B 23
r:+0.72 21.89 45.89 (24.00)
1:10.06 (24.17) 1:34.52 (24.46)
8 Ress, Justin SR NC State 1:34.43 1:34.74 B 22
r:+0.66 21.42 45.53 (24.11)
1:10.04 (24.51) 1:34.74 (24.70)
100 Breaststroke
Evgenii Somov kept it rolling for Louisville with a 51.90 in the 100 Breaststroke. This is the first time Somov has been under 52 seconds in this event as he was just off the Pool Record and NCAA ‘A’ cut. Right behind was Georgia Tech’s Caio Pumputis also got a best time in 52.07 for second. Virgina’s Keefer Barnum took the final podium spot in 52.64.
NC State’s Daniel Graber (52.74), Duke’s Jud Howard (52.79), Florida State’s Izaak Bastian (52.81) and North Carolina’s Valdas Abaliksta (52.92) and Sterling Smith (53.64) placed fifth through eighth.
Event 12 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Conference: % 51.30 3/24/2017 Brandon Fiala, Virginia Tech
ACC Meet: & 51.46 3/1/2017 Peter Kropp, Duke-NC
American: @ 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
U. S. Open: * 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
NCAA: $ 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
Pool: ^ 51.86 2/26/2016 Brandon Fiala, VT-VA
51.73 A
52.75 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
54.27 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Somov, Evgenii SO Louisville 52.26 51.90 IV18 32
r:+0.71 24.30 51.90 (27.60)
2 Pumputis, Caio SO GT 52.49 52.07 IV18 28
r:+0.69 24.33 52.07 (27.74)
3 Barnum, Keefer SO UVA 52.87 52.64 IV18 27
r:+0.65 24.51 52.64 (28.13)
4 Graber, Daniel SR NC State 52.52 52.74 IV18 26
r:+0.69 24.68 52.74 (28.06)
5 Howard, Jud SR Duke 52.70 52.79 B 25
r:+0.73 25.15 52.79 (27.64)
6 Bastian, Izaak FR FSU 53.16 52.81 B 24
r:+0.64 24.73 52.81 (28.08)
7 Abaliksta, Vald SO UNC 53.03 52.92 B 23
r:+0.76 24.76 52.92 (28.16)
8 Smith, Sterling FR UNC 53.08 53.64 B 22
r:+0.68 24.30 53.64 (29.34)
100 Backstroke
NC State’s Stewart tied his ACC, Meet and Pool Records from this morning’s prelims session with a time of 44.44 in the final. He was followed closely by Albiero, who picked up an NCAA ‘A’ cut and personal best in the event with his swim go 44.88. The Cardinals also had two other swimmers in the heat with efforts from Mitchell Whyte (45.38) and Nik Sofianidis (46.09).
Virginia’s Joe Clark posted a quick 45.22 for third, while NC State’s Hensley was fifth in 45.49. Duke’s Max St. George (46.28) and Notre Dame’s Jack Montesi (46.48) rounded out the heat.
Event 13 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Conference: % 44.44 3/1/2019 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
ACC Meet: & 44.44 3/1/2019 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
American: @ 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
U. S. Open: * 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
NCAA: $ 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
Pool: ^ 44.44 3/1/2019 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
45.12 A
46.14 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
47.77 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Stewart, Colema JR NC State 44.44 44.44%A 32
r:+0.66 21.31 44.44 (23.13)
2 Albiero, Nicola SO Louisville 45.49 44.88 A 28
r:+0.66 21.88 44.88 (23.00)
3 Clark, Joseph JR UVA 45.35 45.22 IV18 27
r:+0.67 21.90 45.22 (23.32)
4 Whyte, Mitchell FR Louisville 45.63 45.38 IV18 26
r:+0.65 21.78 45.38 (23.60)
5 Hensley, Noah SR NC State 45.50 45.49 IV18 25
r:+0.67 22.02 45.49 (23.47)
6 Sofianidis, Nik SO Louisville 46.19 46.09 IV18 24
r:+0.70 22.24 46.09 (23.85)
7 St. George, Max SR Duke 46.00 46.28 B 23
r:+0.70 22.44 46.28 (23.84)
8 Montesi, Jack JR ND 46.33 46.48 B 22
r:+0.63 22.16 46.48 (24.32)
400 Medley Relay
NC State’s team of Stewart, Daniel Graber, Nyls Korstanje and Giovanni Izzo narrowly edged out the Louisville squad of Albiero, Somov, Harting and Barna 3:03.26 to 3:03.75. Despite a charging 41.50 split from Barna, the Cardinals did not quite have enough to catch NC State after a solid lead built at the 200 mark. Stewart’s leadoff split of 44.36 was a best time and new ACC Record, while the overall swim broke the Meet Record as well. Clark, Barnum, Keblish and Baker took home the bronze medal for Virginia in 3:05.14.
Event 14 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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Conference: % 3:01.76 3/23/2018 North Carolina State Universit, NCSU-NC
C. Stewart, Molacek, Held, Ress
ACC Meet: & 3:04.24 2/23/2018 North Carolina State Universit, NC State-NC
A Vazaios, J Molacek, R Held, J Ress
American: @ 3:01.51 3/24/2017 California
R Murphy, C Hoppe, M Josa, M Jensen
U. S. Open: * 2:59.22 3/23/2017 Texas
J Shebat, W Licon, J Schooling, J Conger
NCAA: $ 2:59.22 3/23/2017 Texas
J Shebat, W Licon, J Schooling, J Conger
Pool: ^ 3:04.24 2/23/2018 North Carolina State
A Vazaios, J Molacek, R Held, J Ress
3:06.78 A
3:08.33 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 NC State 3:04.88 3:03.26&A 64
1) Stewart, Coleman JR 2) r:0.18 Graber, Daniel SR
3) r:0.33 Korstanje, Nyls FR 4) r:0.15 Izzo, Giovanni SO
r:+0.65 21.77 44.36 (44.36)
1:08.21 (23.85) 1:36.25 (51.89)
1:56.78 (20.53) 2:21.19 (44.94)
2:40.44 (19.25) 3:03.26 (42.07)
2 Louisville 3:08.45 3:03.75&A 56
1) Albiero, Nicolas SO 2) r:0.26 Somov, Evgenii SO
3) r:0.25 Harting, Zach SR 4) r:0.21 Barna, Andrej JR
r:+0.65 22.06 45.55 (45.55)
1:09.48 (23.93) 1:37.45 (51.90)
1:58.18 (20.73) 2:22.25 (44.80)
2:41.70 (19.45) 3:03.75 (41.50)
3 UVA 3:09.43 3:05.14 A 54
1) Clark, Joseph JR 2) r:0.10 Barnum, Keefer SO
3) r:0.13 Keblish, Bryce SR 4) r:0.11 Baker, Ryan JR
r:+0.69 21.95 45.57 (45.57)
1:09.85 (24.28) 1:37.74 (52.17)
1:58.29 (20.55) 2:23.22 (45.48)
2:42.89 (19.67) 3:05.14 (41.92)
4 FSU 3:09.57 3:05.50 A 52
1) Muratovic, Emir SR 2) r:0.37 Bastian, Izaak FR
3) r:0.12 Kaleoaloha, Kanoa SR 4) r:0.21 Pisani, William SR
r:+0.64 21.93 46.22 (46.22)
1:10.46 (24.24) 1:38.78 (52.56)
1:59.07 (20.29) 2:23.73 (44.95)
2:43.18 (19.45) 3:05.50 (41.77)
5 PITT 3:13.07 3:08.61 50
1) Smutny, Luke JR 2) r:0.18 Fauteux, John SR
3) r:0.26 Remenyi, Armin SO 4) r:0.38 Vera, Blaise SO
r:+0.59 22.97 47.80 (47.80)
1:11.68 (23.88) 1:40.35 (52.55)
2:01.91 (21.56) 2:26.98 (46.63)
2:46.07 (19.09) 3:08.61 (41.63)
6 GT 3:06.87 3:08.93 47
1) Correia, Rodrigo SR 2) r:0.25 Pumputis, Caio SO
3) r:0.21 Ferraro, Christian SO 4) r:0.30 Lim, Darren FR
r:+0.68 22.29 46.12 (46.12)
1:10.67 (24.55) 1:38.72 (52.60)
2:00.27 (21.55) 2:25.64 (46.92)
2:46.17 (20.53) 3:08.93 (43.29)
6 Duke 3:10.91 3:08.93 47
1) St. George, Maximilian SR 2) r:0.10 Howard, Jud SR
3) r:0.34 Hartley, Nathaniel SO 4) r:0.22 Legard, Yusuke SR
r:+0.68 22.28 45.76 (45.76)
1:09.99 (24.23) 1:37.88 (52.12)
1:59.63 (21.75) 2:25.69 (47.81)
2:46.06 (20.37) 3:08.93 (43.24)
8 VT 3:12.85 3:09.17 44
1) Tornqvist, Samuel SO 2) r:0.11 Szabo, Norbert SR
3) r:0.15 Ivanov, Antani FR 4) r:0.15 Stone, Lane SO
r:+0.70 22.54 46.87 (46.87)
1:11.10 (24.23) 1:39.40 (52.53)
2:01.06 (21.66) 2:25.93 (46.53)
2:46.44 (20.51) 3:09.17 (43.24)
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