ATLANTA, GA, October 29. HOST Georgia Tech, Florida State, Maryland and Virginia Tech gathered here today, and will continue tomorrow, for an extravaganza of Atlantic Coast Conference swimming competition, a round-robin of dual meets that will harden each team for the remainder of their schedules.<\/p>\n
According to reports received both through Florida State and through Maryland, the Seminoles are the leading men\u2019s squad halfway through the meets, leading all three of the other teams, while Maryland likewise leads on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
\tOn the men\u2019s side, the 24th-ranked Seminoles are leading Maryland 126-60, with a 94-89 margin over Georgia Tech and a 95.50-90.50 advantage over Georgia Tech. <\/p>\n
The No. 19 Seminole women\u2019s team is defeating the host Yellow Jackets 125-61, while beating No. 24 Virginia Tech 104-82. The Seminoles trail 14th-ranked Maryland 117-69.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cWe\u2019re off to a pretty good start,\u201d FSU head coach Neil Harper said. \u201cI think we\u2019re where we thought we could be. Tomorrow we need to open the gap between the Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech in both meets and see if we can catch Maryland\u2019s woman\u2019s team. It\u2019s a great atmosphere and a fun meet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maryland women played havoc with the pool records at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, gathering in four of them. Freshman Meghan Sackett (Cockeysville, Md.) broke the pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle, winning the event with a time of 9:45.69. She also finished second in the 200-free in 1:50.95. Senior Marina Mulyayeva (Almaty, Kazakhstan) set a new pool mark in the 200-IM, winning the race with an NCAA `B' cut time of 2:04.17. <\/p>\n
Both Maryland women\u2019s relays also set pool records. The 200-free relay team of senior Megan Knepper (Williamsport, Md.), Mulyayeva, freshman Tanya Nielsen (Irvine, Calif.) and senior Cynthia Weir won in 1:34.68, and the 400-medley relay team of Knepper, junior Krisztina Kovacs (Budapest, Hungary), sophomore Gigi deToll (Culpeper, Va.) and senior Chrissy Miller (Seaside Park, N.J.) won in 3:48.15. <\/p>\n
\tThe Florida State men\u2019s team wasted no time in taking control as the quartet of Billy Jamerson (Savannah, Ga.), Ed Denton (Maidenhead, England), Michael Averett (Davie, Fla.) and Joel Roycik (Winter Park, Fla.) won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:23.63, the fastest time in the ACC this year. <\/p>\n
Getting the Florida State women\u2019s first victory was Lauren Brick (Culpeper, Va.) as she posted an NCAA \u201cB\u201d cut time of 1:03.71 to win the 100 breaststroke. <\/p>\n
\tGiving the FSU men\u2019s team a big boost was the 50-yard freestyle as the Seminoles posted three of the top four times. Co-captains Averett and Roycik were the first two to the wall with Averett posting a season-best mark of 21.12 to win the event, while Roycik was 0.02 behind with sophomore Alex Kennon (Winter Haven, Fla.) placing fourth at 21.39.<\/p>\n
ACC Quad Meet with GT, FS, MD & VT – 10\/29\/2004 to 10\/30\/2004
\nDual Meet Scores – Through Event 23<\/p>\n
\tMen\t\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\t94.00\t\t89.00\t\tGeorgia Tech Swimming\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\t126.00\t\t60.00\t\tUniversity of Maryland\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\t95.50\t\t90.50\t\tVirginia Tech\t<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech Swimming\t107.00\t\t79.00\t\tUniversity of Maryland\t<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech Swimming\t98.00\t\t88.00\t\tVirginia Tech\t<\/p>\n
Virginia Tech\t101.00\t\t84.00\t\tUniversity of Maryland\t<\/p>\n
\tWomen\t\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\t125.00\t\t61.00\t\tGeorgia Tech Swimming\t<\/p>\n
University of Maryland\t117.00\t\t69.00\t\tFlorida State University\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\t104.00\t\t82.00\t\tVirginia Tech\t<\/p>\n
University of Maryland\t131.00\t\t54.00\t\tGeorgia Tech Swimming\t<\/p>\n
Virginia Tech\t116.50\t\t69.50\t\tGeorgia Tech Swimming\t<\/p>\n
University of Maryland\t119.00\t\t67.00\t\tVirginia Tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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