2019 ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships: Virginia, NC State Fighting to Finish

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The final morning of the 2019 ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro will be a pivotal one in the team standings. Virginia and NC State are coming down to the wire for the ACC team title. Both schools put eight swimmers in the championship final for tonight but Virginia put seven in the consolation final that could make a big difference in the point standings.

However, 1m diving and the 1650 have yet to take place so there could be more movement among the top teams in those events as well.

Virginia’s Megan Moroney is on top in the 200 back after this morning while NC State’s Sophie Hansson is on top in the 200 breast. Louisville’s Mallory Comerford and Grace Oglesby are top seeds in the 100 free and 200 fly.

The full ups, mids, downs report is below. Diving has also been included! Teams are in order of the team scores after last night.

 Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 + Ups, Mids, Downs                    
 
  1. North Carolina State 886    9, 4, 4
  2. Virginia             867    8, 8, 4
  3. Louisville           766    6, 7, 4
  4. Notre Dame           624.5  4, 6, 2
  5. Duke                 570.5  3, 2, 7
  6. Florida State        490    2, 6, 6
  7. North Carolina       487.5  3, 4, 2
  8. Virginia Tech        333    1, 2, 4
  9. Pittsburgh           237    0, 2, 1
 10. Georgia Tech         209    2, 0, 4
 11. Miami                184.5  2, 0, 1
 12. Boston College       124    0, 0, 0

200 Back

Virginia got Saturday morning started with the top three swimmers in the 200 back heats as Megan Moroney (1:51.91), Emma Sieberlich (1:52.53) and Paige Madden (1:52.76) will be in the middle lanes at finals tonight.

Virginia also got a fourth swimmer into the final as half the field will be Virginia Cavaliers. Abigail Richter (1:53.87) qualified in sixth as Virginia is searching for a second straight ACC team title.

NC State, who had the lead heading into today, did not go away lightly. They put three swimmers in the final with Emma Muzzy (1:53.18), Elise Haan (1:53.22) and Kate Moore (1:53.91) coming in fourth, fifth and seventh respectively. Duke’s Madeline Hess (1:54.13) was the last swimmer in the final.

 Event 17  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
         Meet: ! 1:49.61  2/16/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NC State
          ACC: % 1:49.09  3/18/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NC State
     American: * 1:47.30  3/17/2018 Kathleen Baker, California
         NCAA: $ 1:47.84  3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton, California
    U.S. Open: # 1:47.30  3/17/2018 Kathleen Baker, California
         Pool: ^ 1:47.91  3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, California
                 1:50.50  A
                 1:53.64  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 1:57.11  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Moroney, Megan   JR UVA               1:53.78    1:51.91 qIV18  
    r:+0.61  26.66        55.13 (28.47)
        1:23.47 (28.34)     1:51.91 (28.44)
  2 Seiberlich, Emm  SO UVA               1:54.32    1:52.53 qIV18  
    r:+0.76  26.84        55.18 (28.34)
        1:23.77 (28.59)     1:52.53 (28.76)
  3 Madden, Paige    SO UVA               1:53.02    1:52.76 qIV18  
    r:+0.76  26.38        54.57 (28.19)
        1:23.19 (28.62)     1:52.76 (29.57)
  4 Muzzy, Emma      FR NC State          1:51.58    1:53.18 qIV18  
    r:+0.81  26.71        55.45 (28.74)
        1:24.35 (28.90)     1:53.18 (28.83)
  5 Haan, Elise      SR NC State          1:54.52    1:53.22 qIV18  
    r:+0.72  26.53        55.42 (28.89)
        1:24.58 (29.16)     1:53.22 (28.64)
  6 Richter, Abigai  SO UVA               1:55.28    1:53.87 qB     
    r:+0.68  26.42        54.64 (28.22)
        1:23.55 (28.91)     1:53.87 (30.32)
  7 Moore, Kathleen  SO NC State          1:54.47    1:53.91 qB     
    r:+0.69  27.21        56.17 (28.96)
        1:25.27 (29.10)     1:53.91 (28.64)
  8 Hess, Madeline   SR Duke              1:53.86    1:54.13 qB     
    r:+0.69  25.97        54.40 (28.43)
        1:24.12 (29.72)     1:54.13 (30.01)

100 Free

Louisville’s Mallory Comerford will have lane four in the 100 free on Saturday night at the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro as she swam a 47.48 in the heats. Comerford is just ahead of 50 free runner-up Ky-lee Perry (47.53) of NC State.

Virginia continued its strong morning by placing two in the championship final with Morgan Hill (47.91) and Eryn Eddy (48.68) coming in third and seventh. Hill won the 100 fly last night but no one is expected to challenge Comerford for the title.

Louisville also put two in the finals with Lainey Visscher (48.53) coming in fifth this morning.

Notre Dame’s Abbie Dolan (48.43), Georgia Tech’s Iris Wang (48.67) and Virginia Tech’s Joelle Vereb (48.68) also qualified for the final.

 Event 18  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
         Meet: ! 46.65  2/17/2018 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: ^ 46.09  3/21/2015 Simone Manuel, Stanford
                 47.35  A
                 48.53  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 49.51  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Comerford, Mall  SR Louisville          46.77      47.48 qIV18  
    r:+0.66  22.65        47.48 (24.83)
  2 Perry, Ky-lee    JR NC State            47.69      47.53 qIV18  
    r:+0.66  22.38        47.53 (25.15)
  3 Hill, Morgan     JR UVA                 47.83      47.91 qIV18  
    r:+0.70  23.19        47.91 (24.72)
  4 Dolan, Abigail   JR ND                  48.81      48.43 qIV18  
    r:+0.69  22.93        48.43 (25.50)
  5 Visscher, Jilli  JR Louisville          48.75      48.53 qIV18  
    r:+0.69  22.91        48.53 (25.62)
  6 Wang, Haibing    SR GT                  49.03      48.67 qB     
    r:+0.69  23.37        48.67 (25.30)
  7 Vereb, Joelle    SO VT                  49.04      48.68 qB     
    r:+0.59  23.42        48.68 (25.26)
  7 Eddy, Eryn       SR UVA                 49.12      48.68 qB     
    r:+0.68  23.22        48.68 (25.46)

200 Breast

NC State’s Sophie Hansson, fresh off being the sixth fastest 100 breaststroker ever, swam a 2:07.97 in the 200 breast heats to lead the way ahead of Louisville’s Morgan Friesen (2:09.72) and Florida State’s Nina Kucheran (2:10.35). Hansson has been huge for the NC State program this year and could be pushing them to their second ACC team title in three years.

NC State put three in the A-Final in the 200 breast with Julia Poole (2:10.61) and Olivia Calegan (2:11.50) coming in fourth and eighth respectively. Virginia only put one swimmer in the A-Final and that was Vivian Tafuto (2:11.16) in fifth.

Louisville’s Mariia Astashkina (2:11.23) and North Carolina’s Lillian Higgs (2:11.49) also qualified for the A-Final.

 Event 19  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
         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: $ 2:03.18  3/18/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
    U.S. Open: # 2:02.60  3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
         Pool: ^ 2:04.34  2/22/2014 Emma Reaney, Notre Dame
                 2:06.94  A
                 2:10.14  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 2:13.97  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hansson, Sophie  FR NC State          2:09.39    2:07.97 qIV18  
    r:+0.76  28.66      1:00.93 (32.27)
        1:33.81 (32.88)     2:07.97 (34.16)
  2 Friesen, Morgan  SO Louisville        2:09.85    2:09.72 qIV18  
    r:+0.70  29.10      1:01.63 (32.53)
        1:35.18 (33.55)     2:09.72 (34.54)
  3 Kucheran, Nina   FR Florida St        2:11.07    2:10.35 qB     
    r:+0.69  29.67      1:02.37 (32.70)
        1:35.96 (33.59)     2:10.35 (34.39)
  4 Poole, Julia     SO NC State          2:11.73    2:10.61 qB     
    r:+0.71  29.96      1:03.54 (33.58)
        1:37.15 (33.61)     2:10.61 (33.46)
  5 Tafuto, Vivian   SR UVA               2:10.67    2:11.16 qB     
    r:+0.65  29.94      1:03.07 (33.13)
        1:36.87 (33.80)     2:11.16 (34.29)
  6 Astashkina, Mar  SO Louisville        2:09.81    2:11.23 qB     
    r:+0.64  29.38      1:02.66 (33.28)
        1:36.54 (33.88)     2:11.23 (34.69)
  7 Higgs, Lillian   FR UNC               2:14.70    2:11.49 qB     
    r:+0.69  29.97      1:03.17 (33.20)
        1:37.02 (33.85)     2:11.49 (34.47)
  8 Calegan, Olivia  SO NC State          2:15.76    2:11.50 qB     
    r:+0.74  28.66      1:01.23 (32.57)
        1:35.67 (34.44)     2:11.50 (35.83)

200 Fly

Louisville’s Grace Oglesby closed out the morning session at the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with a 1:54.64 in the 200 fly heats in Greensboro. Oglesby will be right next to her teammate Alena Kraus as she qualified in third at 1:55.69. Notre Dame senior Nicole Smith (1:55.37) is the second seed with her effort this morning.

Checking in on the team race, Virginia and NC State both put one swimmer in the championship final with Virginia’s Julia Menkhaus (1:56.63) sitting in sixth and NC State’s Kylee Alons (1:56.80) in a tie for eighth.

Duke’s Cabell Ann Whitlow (1:56.56), North Carolina’s Bryanna Cameron (1:56.62) and Notre Dame’s Luciana Thomas (1:56.80) also qualified for the A-Final.

 Event 20  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
==================================================================
         Meet: ! 1:53.19  2/21/2015 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville
          ACC: % 1:50.61  3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
     American: * 1:49.51  3/15/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
         NCAA: $ 1:49.92  2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden, Stanford
    U.S. Open: # 1:49.51  2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
         Pool: ^ 1:51.11  3/21/2015 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
                 1:53.48  A
                 1:55.99  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 1:59.23  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Oglesby, Grace   JR Louisville        1:52.64    1:54.64 qIV18  
    r:+0.64  25.89        54.92 (29.03)
        1:24.20 (29.28)     1:54.64 (30.44)
  2 Smith, Nicole    SR ND                1:55.23    1:55.37 qIV18  
    r:+0.75  25.88        55.14 (29.26)
        1:24.55 (29.41)     1:55.37 (30.82)
  3 Kraus, Alena     FR Louisville        1:55.73    1:55.69 qIV18  
    r:+0.70  25.75        54.79 (29.04)
        1:25.21 (30.42)     1:55.69 (30.48)
  4 Whitlow, Cabell  FR Duke              1:56.78    1:56.56 qB     
    r:+0.73  26.09        55.56 (29.47)
        1:25.64 (30.08)     1:56.56 (30.92)
  5 Cameron, Bryann  JR UNC               1:57.10    1:56.62 qB     
    r:+0.72  25.61        54.93 (29.32)
        1:25.15 (30.22)     1:56.62 (31.47)
  6 Menkhaus, Julia  FR UVA               1:57.17    1:56.63 qB     
    r:+0.72  25.72        54.66 (28.94)
        1:25.07 (30.41)     1:56.63 (31.56)
  7 Thomas, Luciana  FR ND                1:55.31    1:56.80 qB     
    r:+0.72  26.13        55.45 (29.32)
        1:25.57 (30.12)     1:56.80 (31.23)
  7 Alons, Kylee     FR NC State          1:55.16    1:56.80 qB     
    r:+0.60  25.27        54.63 (29.36)
        1:25.10 (30.47)     1:56.80 (31.70)

Women’s 1m Diving

Miami continued to flex its muscles on the diving boards as the Canes put two in the finals of the 1m event. Sophomore Alicia Blagg (327.70) is the top seed while freshman Millie Haffety (264.95) is fifth for the finals tonight. NC State got some valuable points with junior Madeline Kline reaching the A-Final for fourth at 275.30.

Florida State’s Ayla Bonniwell (308.05), Duke’s Maddi Pullinger (288.15), North Carolina’s Emily Grund (263.70), Georgia Tech’s Cami Hidalgo (262.80) and Notre Dame’s Erin Isola (261.40) also qualified for the final.

 Event 16  Women 1 mtr Diving
==================================================================
         Meet: ! 361.85  2/17/2011 Abby Johnston, Duke
          ACC: % 379.98  3/3/2007  Jenna Dreyer, Miami
         NCAA: $ 361.55  3/2007    Cassidy Krug, Stanford
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Blagg, Alicia    SO Miami                  NP     327.70 q      
  2 Bonniwell, Ayla  JR Florida St             NP     308.05 q      
  3 Pullinger, Madd  FR Duke               323.33     288.15 q      
  4 Kline, Madeline  JR NC State           285.95     275.30 q      
  5 Haffety, Millie  FR Miami                  NP     264.95 q      
  6 Grund, Emily        UNC                283.50     263.70 q      
  7 Hidalgo, Cami    SO GT                 298.73     262.80 q      
  8 Isola, Erin      JR ND                 290.25     261.40 q
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