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Located less than 150 miles apart, any athletic showdown between the two schools is dubbed part of the &#8220;Commonwealth Clash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hokies swam in what was supposed to be a two-day tri-meet last weekend against Kentucky and Georgia Tech, but the second day of the meet was called off due to snow. Virginia has not competed since the Georgia Invite in early December, after which the most recent CSCAA poll ranked the Cavalier women fourth nationally and the men 15th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah Smith<\/strong>, who actually missed the Georgia Invite to compete at Short Course Worlds, will be entering her last semester of competing collegiately, and she has a strong core around her\u2014<strong>Kaitlyn Jones<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jenn Marrkand\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>breaststroker\u00a0<strong>Laura Simon<\/strong> all impressed in Athens.<\/p>\n<p>The UVA men, meanwhile, only have one returning NCAA championships participant (sophomore flyer\u00a0<strong>Zach Fong<\/strong>), and their meet against the Hokies&#8217; senior-laden squad figures to be the more competitive contest.<\/p>\n<p>NC State, meanwhile, will be returning to Austin after its men took down Texas in a dual meet in November. Among major college teams, Texas A&amp;M is the only other heading to Austin, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/psych-sheets-out-for-arena-pro-swim-series-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\">the roster<\/a> of U.S. and foreign Olympians, as well as American up-and-comers, should be a challenge enough for the Wolfpack.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both of the other Triangle-area teams will be in action this weekend as North Carolina\u00a0heads northwards to take on Navy in Annapolis and Duke hosts South Carolina. The Tar Heel women, led by seniors\u00a0<strong>Hellen Moffitt\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Caroline Baldwin<\/strong>, were extremely impressive at the NC State Invite in November and were most recently ranked No. 2 in the CSCAA poll, while\u00a0<strong>Jordan Merrilees\u00a0<\/strong>has been one of the top swimmers in the conference in the men&#8217;s mid-distance events.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Devils-Gamecocks men&#8217;s meet will be rematch of a tight contest a season ago in Columbia, when Duke won a back-and-forth contest with a one-two finish in the meet-ending 400 free relay. Neither Duke nor South Carolina was ranked in the most recent CSCAA poll, although the Gamecocks received votes. The Duke women were ranked\u00a0No. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Florida State&#8217;s impressive season under first-year head coach\u00a0<strong>Neal Studd<\/strong> will continue at Pittsburgh Saturday, with Division III Denison also in attendance. 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