The ACC Men’s Championships are going to come down to the wire, with three teams in striking distance of the title. A relay DQ has NC State mired in third, but the Wolfpack typically finish meets strong. Louisville will have its work cut out to hold off the charge.<\/p>\n
(Includes platform diving scores and all Friday events)<\/p>\n
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 15 \r\n \r\n 1. Louisville, University of 825 \r\n 2. VA Tech 800\r\n 3. North Carolina State Universit 760 \r\n 4. Virginia, University of 629\r\n 5. North Carolina, University of, 567 \r\n 6. Florida State University 536\r\n 7. Georgia Tech 507 \r\n 8. Notre Dame, University of 425\r\n 9. Pittsburgh, University of 288 \r\n 10. Duke University 272\r\n 11. University of Miami (Fl) 207 \r\n 12. Boston College 148<\/pre>\nUps, Mids, Downs<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- NC State 6, 8, 3<\/li>\n
- Virginia Tech 6, 4, 3<\/li>\n
- Louisville 6, 3, 3<\/li>\n
- Virginia 6, 3, 0<\/li>\n
- North Carolina 2, 3, 4<\/li>\n
- Pittsburgh 2, 3, 3<\/li>\n
- Georgia Tech 2, 1, 0<\/li>\n
- Notre Dame 1, 3, 7<\/li>\n
- Florida State 1, 3, 5<\/li>\n
- Duke 0, 1, 4<\/li>\n
- Boston College 0, 0, 0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
200 backstroke<\/h4>\n
Mitchell Whyte<\/strong> got Louisville off to a quick start Saturday morning with a 1:40.89 to nab the top seed in the finals. Justin Grender<\/strong> of Virginia was second with Samuel Tornqvist<\/strong> of Virginia Tech third. NC State\u2019s Kacper Stokowski,<\/strong> winner of the 100 back, was fourth, one of five Wolfpack swimmers in the A and B finals.<\/p>\n
Event 17 Men 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n Conf: % 1:37.71 2\/29\/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC\r\n ACC Meet: & 1:37.71 2\/29\/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC\r\n American: @ 1:35.73 3\/26\/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC\r\n U. S. Open: * 1:35.73 3\/26\/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC\r\n NCAA: $ 1:35.73 3\/26\/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC\r\n Pool: ^ 1:37.71 2\/29\/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC\r\n 1:39.16 A\r\n 1:41.31 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA\r\n 1:45.04 B\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Whyte, Mitchell JR Louisville 1:43.55 1:40.89 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.60 23.09 48.80 (25.71)\r\n 1:15.21 (26.41) 1:40.89 (25.68)\r\n 2 Grender, Justin JR UVA 1:41.26 1:41.05 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.68 23.74 49.03 (25.29)\r\n 1:14.97 (25.94) 1:41.05 (26.08)\r\n 3 Tornqvist, Samu SR VT 1:42.46 1:41.60 qB \r\n r:+0.64 24.03 49.69 (25.66)\r\n 1:15.72 (26.03) 1:41.60 (25.88)\r\n 4 Stokowski, Kacp SO NC State NT 1:41.69 qB \r\n r:+0.63 23.28 48.87 (25.59)\r\n 1:15.18 (26.31) 1:41.69 (26.51)\r\n 5 Conway, Sean SO UVA 1:43.00 1:41.84 qB \r\n r:+0.68 24.17 49.99 (25.82)\r\n 1:16.02 (26.03) 1:41.84 (25.82)\r\n 6 Wever, Jack JR Louisville 1:45.37 1:42.03 qB \r\n r:+0.65 24.31 49.91 (25.60)\r\n 1:15.83 (25.92) 1:42.03 (26.20)\r\n 7 Thames, Christo SR UNC 1:43.63 1:42.04 qB \r\n r:+0.61 23.96 50.03 (26.07)\r\n 1:16.05 (26.02) 1:42.04 (25.99)\r\n 8 Healy, John JR NC State 1:43.22 1:42.34 qB \r\n r:+0.66 23.96 49.73 (25.77)\r\n 1:16.13 (26.40) 1:42.34 (26.21)<\/pre>\n100 freestyle<\/h4>\n
It\u2019s going to be a showdown in an event where the top four seeds are a quarter-second apart. Leading the way is Youssef Ramadan,<\/strong> winner of the 100 fly, with a time of 42.27. His Virginia Tech teammate Philip Manoff<\/strong> is eighth as the Hokies chase a podium spot.<\/p>\n
Pitt\u2019s Blaise Vera<\/strong> is the second seed at 42.37, looking for a gold to cap his stellar career. Matt Brownstead,<\/strong> the 50 free champ is third in 42.38, with Abdelrahman<\/strong> Sameh<\/strong> of Louisville fourth.<\/p>\n
Event 18 Men 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n Conf: % 41.05 2\/24\/2018 Ryan Held, NC State-NC\r\n ACC Meet: & 41.41 2\/24\/2018 Ryan Held, NC State-NC\r\n American: @ 39.90 3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL\r\n U. S. Open: * 39.90 3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL\r\n NCAA: $ 39.90 3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL\r\n Pool: ^ 41.31 12\/6\/2014 Nathan Adrian, CAL-PC\r\n 41.71 A\r\n 42.53 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA\r\n 43.80 B\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Ramadan, Yousse FR VT 43.10 42.27 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.61 19.87 42.27 (22.40)\r\n 2 Vera, Blaise SR PITT 43.56 42.37 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.70 19.86 42.37 (22.51)\r\n 3 Brownstead, Mat FR UVA 42.03 42.38 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.59 20.34 42.38 (22.04)\r\n 4 Sameh, Abdelrah SO Louisville 43.74 42.54 qB \r\n r:+0.65 20.47 42.54 (22.07)\r\n 5 Tapp, Hunter SO NC State 42.70 42.66 qB \r\n r:+0.77 20.44 42.66 (22.22)\r\n 6 Varjasi, Peter SO Florida St 42.91 42.77 qB \r\n r:+0.71 20.48 42.77 (22.29)\r\n 7 Eastman, Michae JR Louisville 43.53 42.93 qB \r\n r:+0.67 20.46 42.93 (22.47)\r\n 8 Manoff, Philip JR VT 43.64 42.96 qB \r\n r:+0.62 20.17 42.96 (22.79)<\/pre>\n200 breaststroke<\/h4>\n
Evgenii Somov<\/strong>, fresh off a win in the 100 breast, may be the favorite. But the Louisville senior isn\u2019t the top seed. That honor goes to Notre Dame\u2019s Josh Bottelberghe<\/strong> by .07 seconds in 1:53.34. Pitt\u2019s Cooper van der Laan<\/strong> is third with Caio Pumputis<\/strong> of Georgia Tech fourth.<\/p>\n
In the team race, Somov is Louisville\u2019s only rep in the A or B final. NC State is locked out of the A final with two B finalists.<\/p>\n
There were some key DQs as Virginia’s\u00a0Matthew Otto\u00a0<\/strong>was called for a one hand touch as he would have been seeded seventh while Virginia Tech’s\u00a0Keith Myburgh\u00a0<\/strong>would have been in the B-Final.<\/p>\n
Event 19 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n Conf: % 1:50.79 3\/25\/2019 Caio Pumputis, GT-GA\r\n ACC Meet: & 1:51.46 3\/2\/2019 Caio Pumputis, GT-GA\r\n American: @ 1:47.91 3\/25\/2017 Will Licon, Texas-ST\r\n U. S. Open: * 1:47.91 3\/25\/2017 Will Licon, Texas-ST\r\n NCAA: $ 1:47.91 3\/25\/2017 Will Licon, Texas-ST\r\n Pool: ^ 1:51.46 3\/2\/2019 Caio Pumputis, GT-GA\r\n 1:52.61 A\r\n 1:54.04 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA\r\n 1:58.43 B\r\n Name Year School Seed Prelims \r\n==================================================================\r\n === Preliminaries === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Bottelberghe, J JR ND 1:56.55 1:53.34 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.72 25.83 54.43 (28.60)\r\n 1:23.57 (29.14) 1:53.34 (29.77)\r\n 2 Somov, Evgenii SR Louisville 1:56.11 1:53.41 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.71 25.57 54.88 (29.31)\r\n 1:24.16 (29.28) 1:53.41 (29.25)\r\n 3 Van Der Laan, C JR PITT 1:55.98 1:53.42 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.65 25.57 54.55 (28.98)\r\n 1:24.14 (29.59) 1:53.42 (29.28)\r\n 4 Pumputis, Caio SR GT 1:53.47 1:53.44 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.68 25.39 53.81 (28.42)\r\n 1:23.22 (29.41) 1:53.44 (30.22)\r\n 5 Nichols, Noah FR UVA 1:56.91 1:53.49 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.66 25.39 53.92 (28.53)\r\n 1:23.20 (29.28) 1:53.49 (30.29)\r\n 5 Abaliksta, Vald SR UNC 1:55.19 1:53.49 qIV19 \r\n r:+0.79 25.53 54.05 (28.52)\r\n 1:23.29 (29.24) 1:53.49 (30.20)\r\n 7 Coll Marti, Car FR VT 1:54.76 1:54.13 qB \r\n r:+0.62 25.79 54.51 (28.72)\r\n 1:23.74 (29.23) 1:54.13 (30.39)\r\n 8 Barnum, Joseph SR UVA 1:54.36 1:54.14 qB \r\n r:+0.64 25.60 54.40 (28.80)\r\n 1:24.05 (29.65) 1:54.14 (30.09)<\/pre>\n200 butterfly<\/h4>\n
Louisville’s\u00a0Nick Albiero\u00a0<\/strong>is shooting for his third straight conference title in the 200 butterfly with a 1:40.79 this morning to lead the qualifiers as he is ahead of Virginia Tech’s\u00a0Antani Ivanov\u00a0<\/strong>(1:41.59) and Georgia Tech’s\u00a0Christian Ferraro <\/strong>(1:41.69).<\/p>\n
The Hokies also qualified junior Dylan Eichberg\u00a0<\/strong>(1:42.47) to the A-Final while NC State will have three A-Finalists in\u00a0Noah Bowers\u00a0<\/strong>(1:43.43),\u00a0Zachary Brown\u00a0<\/strong>(1:44.16) and\u00a0Noah Henderson <\/strong>(1:44.24).<\/p>\n
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