2017 Men's ACC ChampionshipsMar 1, 2017 by Maclin Simpson
ACC Day Three Finals: NC State Leads The Way, Louisville Smashes 400 M.R.
ACC Day Three Finals: NC State Leads The Way, Louisville Smashes 400 M.R.
Full recap from night three finals at the 2017 Men's ACC Swimming Championships featuring the 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and 400 medley relay.
Day three of the 2017 Men's ACC Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta have ended with a bang. Louisville and NC State went head to head the entire way in the 400-yard medley relay, with the Cardinals taking the conference title and a new ACC record of 3:04.44 on Wednesday. To no surprise, Ryan Held of NC State had another phenomenal swim as well, dipping under the 45-second barrier in the 100 butterfly and setting a new ACC record with a 44.79. At the end of the day, NC State leads the team race with 855.5 points and Louisville sits in second with 778.5 points. The meet's final day on Thursday will be filled with fast swimming galore, featuring the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, and 400 freestyle relay.
ACC Meet Record:3:39.33 (Gal Nevo - Georgia Tech, 2009) 3:38.43 (Robert Owen - Virginia Tech, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 3:40.75
2016 Invited: 3:45.61
ROBERT OWEN! The Virginia Tech senior hits the three-peat, winning the 400 IM in a new ACC meet record of 3:38.43. Owen said in his post race interview that his strategy was to take it out fast. Boy, did he do that -- blitzing the first 200 in 1:43.91, over two seconds faster than anyone else in the field. Henry Campbell of UNC, last night's runner-up in the 500, grabbed the silver with a phenomenal time of 3:40.88, just shy of the NCAA automatic qualifying time but certainly going to get him into the meet. Owen and Campbell just threw down the fourth- and sixth-fastest times in the country this season, respectively. Rounding out the podium was Michael Meyer of UNC with a 3:42.05. It was a big event for the Tar Heels here, taking second and third.
1.) Robert Owen (Virginia Tech): 3:38.43 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Henry Campbell (UNC): 3:40.88
3.) Michael Meyer (UNC): 3:42.05
4.) Etay Gurevich (Louisville): 3:44.76
5.) Anton Ipsen (NC State): 3:44.77
6.) Keegan Foulke (Louisville): 3:46.86
7.) Adam Linker (NC State): 3:47.45
8.) Zachary Switzer (Virginia Tech): 3:50.98
45.00 (Pavel Sankovich - Florida State, 2014) 44.79 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2017)
ACC Meet Record:45.12 (Pavel Sankovich - Florida State, 2014) 44.79 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 45.73
2016 Invited: 46.44
Well, well, well. What do we have here? Another phenomenal swim by Ryan Held of NC State, that's what. Held just unleashed in the 100 fly, taking it out in 20.41 at the 50 and coming home to finish with an incredible time of 44.79. He now becomes the sixth man to break the 45 barrier this season, sitting at the No. 4 spot currently. Josh Quallen of Louisville also threw down a great swim to grab the silver in 45.56 and pick up an NCAA automatic qualifying time to go along with it. Held's teammate and Tuesday night's champion in the 200 IM, Andreas Vazaios rounded out the podium in 45.81, picking up valuable points for the Wolfpack.
1.) Ryan Held (NC State): 44.79 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Josh Quallen (Louisville): 45.56 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Andreas Vazaios (NC State): 45.81
4.) Justin Plaschka (Notre Dame): 46.19
5.) Coleman Stewart (NC State): 46.28
6.) Zach Harting (Louisville): 46.53
7.) David Boland (Louisville): 46.64
8.) Bryce Keblish (Virginia): 46.70
ACC Meet Record: 1:32.45 (Scot Robison - Virginia, 2010)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:33.34
2016 Invited: 1:34.67
Soren Dahl of NC State, last year's runner-up in this event, finally gets over the hump and takes the gold with a 1:32.74, good for the seventh-fastest time in the country this season. Trevor Carroll of Louisville swam a very consistent race (with splits of 22.01, 23.51, 23.62, 23.96) and tried to slingshot past Dahl on the last 25 but ran out of room to take the silver with a 1:33.10 -- the eighth-fastest time in the country this season. Dahl's teammate Justin Ress snagged the bronze with a 1:33.31. All three men secured NCAA automatic qualifying times.
1.) Soren Dahl (NC State): 1:32.74 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Trevor Carroll (Louisville): 1:33.10 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Justin Ress (NC State): 1:33.31 (NCAA 'A')
4.) Jorden Merrilees (UNC): 1:34.18
5.) Matthias Lindenbauer (Louisville): 1:34.24
6.) Rodrigo Correia (Georgia Tech): 1:34.52
7.) Reed Fujan (Notre Dame): 1:35.09
8.) Norbert Szabo (Virginia Tech): 1:35.54
ACC Meet Record: 51.46 (Peter Kropp - Duke, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 51.93
2016 Invited: 52.92
At the 2016 ACC Championships, Brandon Fiala of Virginia Tech finished second in the 100 breast by a hundredth of a second. On Wednesday night, in his final ACC Championship meet, he claimed victory in a time of 51.51. Peter Kropp, who broke the ACC record on Wednesday morning with a 51.46, finished second in 51.88. You can expect both of these guys to be faster in three weeks at the NCAA Championships. Louisville's Carlos Claverie rounded out the podium in third with a 52.05. Fiala noted in his post-race interview that the prelim is all about time and the final is all about getting your hand on the wall first. He did just that and picked up the night's second ACC title for the Hokies.
1.) Brandon Fiala (Virginia Tech): 51.51 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Peter Kropp (Duke): 51.88 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Carlos Claverie (Louisville): 52.05
4.) Trent Jackson (Notre Dame): 52.25
5.) Derek Hren (NC State): 52.43
6.) Dylan Payne (Duke): 52.82
7.) Moises Loschi (Georgia Tech): 52.91
8.) Craig Emslie (UNC): 53.19
ACC Meet Record:45.28 (Grigory Tarasevich - Louisville, 2016) 45.25 (Grigory Tarasevich - Louisville, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 45.37
2016 Invited: 46.51
Grigory Tarasevich of Louisville hits the three-peat in the 100 backstroke at the ACC Championships, winning with a new conference meet record time of 45.25, which is tied for the sixth-fastest time in the country this season. Joseph Clark, a freshman from Virginia, had the lead at the 50 with a blistering 21.69 split but could not overcome the veteran Tarasevich over the last 15 yards. Rounding out the podium in third was NC State's Coleman Stewart, another freshman, who touched in a time of 45.99. With two freshmen under the 46-second barrier, this will event certainly will have a stranglehold on similar times for the next several years.
1.) Grigory Tarasevich (Louisville): 45.25 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Joseph Clark (Virginia): 45.63
3.) Coleman Stewart (NC State): 45.99
4.) Andreas Schiellerup (NC State): 46.19
5.) Hennessey Stuart (NC State): 46.45
6.) Henrique Machado (Pitt): 46.65
7.) Robert Whitacre (Notre Dame): 46.90
8.) Connor Kalisz (Florida State): 46.93
3:04.47 (Florida State, 2014) 3:04.44 (Louisville, 2017)
ACC Meet Record:3:04.47 (Florida State, 2014) 3:04.44 (Louisville, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 3:07.75
2016 Invited: 3:09.86
WOW. What a race... Grigory Tarasevich kicked it off by breaking his own ACC record in a time of 45.11. He took it out pretty sluggishly in a 22.22 at the 50 but then absolutely BLASTED home in a 22.89 to overtake Andreas Vazaios of NC State, who touched in 45.32. Vazaios' time would have finished second in the 100 back individual event. Up next was Carlos Claverie of Louisville and Derek Hren of NC State, who posted a 51.88 and 51.91, respectively. At the halfway mark, Louisville was 1:36.99 and NC State was 1:37.23, setting up a finish for the ages. They were almost identical on the fly leg as well, with Josh Quallen in 45.29 for the Cards and Justin Ress going 45.38 for the Wolfpack. In the end, it was senior versus senior to take the ACC title. Trevor Carroll of Louisville looked like he slipped a bit off the start but was still able to bring it home for Louisville in a new ACC record of 3:04.44 and the fourth-fastest time in the country this season. Soren Dahl, the 200 freestyle champion, did everything he could by splitting 41.95 but ran out of room. NC State grabbed silver in 3:04.56, the NCAA's sixth-fastest time this year. The scary thing about this relay for NC State is that it was missing a notable name: Ryan Held. Georgia Tech rounded out the podium in third with a 3:07.86.
1.) Louisville: 3:04.44 (ACC RECORD)
2.) NC State: 3:04:56 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Georgia Tech: 3:07.86
4.) Notre Dame: 3:07.99
5.) Virginia: 3:08.32
6.) Florida State: 3:08.52
7.) Duke: 3:08.92
8.) Virginia Tech: 3:09.01
9.) Pitt: 3:10.57
10.) UNC: 3:11.14
11.) Boston College: 3:19.16
2.) Louisville - 778.5
3.) Notre Dame - 614
4.) Virginia Tech - 611
5.) Florida State - 524
6.) Virginia - 463
7.) North Carolina - 450
8.) Duke - 419
9.) Pitt - 374
10.) Georgia Tech - 362
11.) Boston College - 130
400 IM
ACC Conference Record: 3:38.00 (Gal Nevo - Georgia Tech, 2009)ACC Meet Record:
NCAA 'A' Cut: 3:40.75
2016 Invited: 3:45.61
ROBERT OWEN! The Virginia Tech senior hits the three-peat, winning the 400 IM in a new ACC meet record of 3:38.43. Owen said in his post race interview that his strategy was to take it out fast. Boy, did he do that -- blitzing the first 200 in 1:43.91, over two seconds faster than anyone else in the field. Henry Campbell of UNC, last night's runner-up in the 500, grabbed the silver with a phenomenal time of 3:40.88, just shy of the NCAA automatic qualifying time but certainly going to get him into the meet. Owen and Campbell just threw down the fourth- and sixth-fastest times in the country this season, respectively. Rounding out the podium was Michael Meyer of UNC with a 3:42.05. It was a big event for the Tar Heels here, taking second and third.
1.) Robert Owen (Virginia Tech): 3:38.43 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Henry Campbell (UNC): 3:40.88
3.) Michael Meyer (UNC): 3:42.05
4.) Etay Gurevich (Louisville): 3:44.76
5.) Anton Ipsen (NC State): 3:44.77
6.) Keegan Foulke (Louisville): 3:46.86
7.) Adam Linker (NC State): 3:47.45
8.) Zachary Switzer (Virginia Tech): 3:50.98
100 BUTTERFLY
ACC Conference Record:ACC Meet Record:
NCAA 'A' Cut: 45.73
2016 Invited: 46.44
Well, well, well. What do we have here? Another phenomenal swim by Ryan Held of NC State, that's what. Held just unleashed in the 100 fly, taking it out in 20.41 at the 50 and coming home to finish with an incredible time of 44.79. He now becomes the sixth man to break the 45 barrier this season, sitting at the No. 4 spot currently. Josh Quallen of Louisville also threw down a great swim to grab the silver in 45.56 and pick up an NCAA automatic qualifying time to go along with it. Held's teammate and Tuesday night's champion in the 200 IM, Andreas Vazaios rounded out the podium in 45.81, picking up valuable points for the Wolfpack.
1.) Ryan Held (NC State): 44.79 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Josh Quallen (Louisville): 45.56 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Andreas Vazaios (NC State): 45.81
4.) Justin Plaschka (Notre Dame): 46.19
5.) Coleman Stewart (NC State): 46.28
6.) Zach Harting (Louisville): 46.53
7.) David Boland (Louisville): 46.64
8.) Bryce Keblish (Virginia): 46.70
200 FREESTYLE
ACC Conference Record: 1:32.02 (Simonas Bilis - NC State, 2016)ACC Meet Record: 1:32.45 (Scot Robison - Virginia, 2010)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:33.34
2016 Invited: 1:34.67
Soren Dahl of NC State, last year's runner-up in this event, finally gets over the hump and takes the gold with a 1:32.74, good for the seventh-fastest time in the country this season. Trevor Carroll of Louisville swam a very consistent race (with splits of 22.01, 23.51, 23.62, 23.96) and tried to slingshot past Dahl on the last 25 but ran out of room to take the silver with a 1:33.10 -- the eighth-fastest time in the country this season. Dahl's teammate Justin Ress snagged the bronze with a 1:33.31. All three men secured NCAA automatic qualifying times.
1.) Soren Dahl (NC State): 1:32.74 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Trevor Carroll (Louisville): 1:33.10 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Justin Ress (NC State): 1:33.31 (NCAA 'A')
4.) Jorden Merrilees (UNC): 1:34.18
5.) Matthias Lindenbauer (Louisville): 1:34.24
6.) Rodrigo Correia (Georgia Tech): 1:34.52
7.) Reed Fujan (Notre Dame): 1:35.09
8.) Norbert Szabo (Virginia Tech): 1:35.54
100 BREASTSTROKE
ACC Conference Record: 51.46 (Peter Kropp - Duke, 2017)ACC Meet Record: 51.46 (Peter Kropp - Duke, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 51.93
2016 Invited: 52.92
At the 2016 ACC Championships, Brandon Fiala of Virginia Tech finished second in the 100 breast by a hundredth of a second. On Wednesday night, in his final ACC Championship meet, he claimed victory in a time of 51.51. Peter Kropp, who broke the ACC record on Wednesday morning with a 51.46, finished second in 51.88. You can expect both of these guys to be faster in three weeks at the NCAA Championships. Louisville's Carlos Claverie rounded out the podium in third with a 52.05. Fiala noted in his post-race interview that the prelim is all about time and the final is all about getting your hand on the wall first. He did just that and picked up the night's second ACC title for the Hokies.
1.) Brandon Fiala (Virginia Tech): 51.51 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Peter Kropp (Duke): 51.88 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Carlos Claverie (Louisville): 52.05
4.) Trent Jackson (Notre Dame): 52.25
5.) Derek Hren (NC State): 52.43
6.) Dylan Payne (Duke): 52.82
7.) Moises Loschi (Georgia Tech): 52.91
8.) Craig Emslie (UNC): 53.19
100 BACKSTROKE
ACC Conference Record: 45.24 (Grigory Tarasevich - Louisville, 2016)ACC Meet Record:
NCAA 'A' Cut: 45.37
2016 Invited: 46.51
Grigory Tarasevich of Louisville hits the three-peat in the 100 backstroke at the ACC Championships, winning with a new conference meet record time of 45.25, which is tied for the sixth-fastest time in the country this season. Joseph Clark, a freshman from Virginia, had the lead at the 50 with a blistering 21.69 split but could not overcome the veteran Tarasevich over the last 15 yards. Rounding out the podium in third was NC State's Coleman Stewart, another freshman, who touched in a time of 45.99. With two freshmen under the 46-second barrier, this will event certainly will have a stranglehold on similar times for the next several years.
1.) Grigory Tarasevich (Louisville): 45.25 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Joseph Clark (Virginia): 45.63
3.) Coleman Stewart (NC State): 45.99
4.) Andreas Schiellerup (NC State): 46.19
5.) Hennessey Stuart (NC State): 46.45
6.) Henrique Machado (Pitt): 46.65
7.) Robert Whitacre (Notre Dame): 46.90
8.) Connor Kalisz (Florida State): 46.93
400 MEDLEY RELAY
ACC Conference Record:ACC Meet Record:
NCAA 'A' Cut: 3:07.75
2016 Invited: 3:09.86
WOW. What a race... Grigory Tarasevich kicked it off by breaking his own ACC record in a time of 45.11. He took it out pretty sluggishly in a 22.22 at the 50 but then absolutely BLASTED home in a 22.89 to overtake Andreas Vazaios of NC State, who touched in 45.32. Vazaios' time would have finished second in the 100 back individual event. Up next was Carlos Claverie of Louisville and Derek Hren of NC State, who posted a 51.88 and 51.91, respectively. At the halfway mark, Louisville was 1:36.99 and NC State was 1:37.23, setting up a finish for the ages. They were almost identical on the fly leg as well, with Josh Quallen in 45.29 for the Cards and Justin Ress going 45.38 for the Wolfpack. In the end, it was senior versus senior to take the ACC title. Trevor Carroll of Louisville looked like he slipped a bit off the start but was still able to bring it home for Louisville in a new ACC record of 3:04.44 and the fourth-fastest time in the country this season. Soren Dahl, the 200 freestyle champion, did everything he could by splitting 41.95 but ran out of room. NC State grabbed silver in 3:04.56, the NCAA's sixth-fastest time this year. The scary thing about this relay for NC State is that it was missing a notable name: Ryan Held. Georgia Tech rounded out the podium in third with a 3:07.86.
1.) Louisville: 3:04.44 (ACC RECORD)
2.) NC State: 3:04:56 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Georgia Tech: 3:07.86
4.) Notre Dame: 3:07.99
5.) Virginia: 3:08.32
6.) Florida State: 3:08.52
7.) Duke: 3:08.92
8.) Virginia Tech: 3:09.01
9.) Pitt: 3:10.57
10.) UNC: 3:11.14
11.) Boston College: 3:19.16
TEAM SCORES
1.) NC State - 855.52.) Louisville - 778.5
3.) Notre Dame - 614
4.) Virginia Tech - 611
5.) Florida State - 524
6.) Virginia - 463
7.) North Carolina - 450
8.) Duke - 419
9.) Pitt - 374
10.) Georgia Tech - 362
11.) Boston College - 130
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