ACC Weekly Recap: Finishing Touches on Regular Season

Photo Courtesy: David Rieder

This week in the ACC, Notre Dame faced Ball State in dual meet action, and both Virginia Tech and North Carolina* hosted unscored invitational meets that served as tune-ups for swimmers bound for the ACC championships and an end-of-season meet for those not going to conference.

Note the asterisk next to North Carolina: after one prelims session, the meet was relocated to Duke (less than ten miles away) due to a water main break in Chapel Hill. But the meet itself continued as scheduled, albeit inside the more intimate Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion.

The NC State Wolfpack, expected to challenge for the women’s ACC title and win a third straight title on the men’s side, performed well at the meet, including winning nine out of ten individual events Saturday night. In the women’s competition, the Wolfpack’s Natalie Labonge posted a 53.29 to win the 100 fly, and sprinter Ky-Lee Perry dominated the 100 back, finishing in 53.87.

UNC’s Madison Boswell won both the 200 (2:02.78) and 400 IM (4:14.44) and finished second in the 200 fly, while teammate Erica Wirth won the 500 and 1650 free. Also in action in Durham was Florida State, and the Seminoles got a victory from McKenna Harris in the women’s 200 breast (2:16.36).

The Wolfpack men saw Andreas Vazaios win the 200 IM in 1:44.43, and he finished second behind Ryan Held in the 100 fly, 46.55 to 46.90. Duke, meanwhile, finished 1-2-3-4-5 in the men’s 100 breast. Peter Kropp led the way in 52.60 (the ninth-best time in the country), followed by fellow senior Dylan Payne (53.66).

Full results can be found here.

In Christiansburg, Va., at Virginia Tech’s meet, Reka Gyorgy blasted a 1:57.94 in the women’s 200 IM for a new VT school record, and teammates Chris Outlaw and Nick Olson tied for the win in the 50 free in 20.36.

On day two, two Hokie swimmers earned NCAA “B” cuts: senior Zach Switzer in the men’s 100 breast (55.38) and freshman Chloe Hicks in the women’s 200 back (1:56.58). Auburn and the hosting Hokies combined to win every event on the program. Full results can be found here.

Finally, Notre Dame swam the final ACC dual meet of the season against in-state rival Ball State. The Fighting Irish men dominated the meet and won by a final score of 148.5-82.5, while the women wrapped up a 129-108 victory.

Highlighting the action in Muncie, Ind., were three Lewellen Aquatic Center pool records: the women’s 200 medley relay team of Catherine Mulquin, Meaghan O’Donnell, Nikki Smith and Katie Smith posted a time of 1:43.02, while their male counterparts followed suit, coming in at 1:31.07. That foursome included Jack Montesi, Trent Jackson, Justin Plaschka and Daniel Speers.

Later in the meet, Matt Grauslys (50.12) and Kevin Bradley (50.32) both went under the pool record in sweeping the top two spots in the men’s 100 back. Full results from the meet can be found here.

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