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Tar Heels Triumph Over Blue Devils on Senior Night
January 30, 2009 | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 30, 2009
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Chapel Hill, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams swam to two wins versus Duke Friday night in front of a Maurice J.Koury record crowd for a collegiate meet at the facility of 1,220 people. The women won 14 of 16 events with a final score of 169-123 in favor of Coach Rich DeSelm's Tar Heels. The men won 15 of 16 events with a final score of 182-101.
On Senior Night at Koury Natatorium the teams were treated to a massive crowd that stood two and three deep in some places behind the final row of seats in the gallery. The only bigger crowd to attend an event in Koury came at the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival competition when hundreds of seats were sold on deck space to accomodate the crowds.
Each meet was worth one point in the 2008-09 Carlyle Cup standings. The Carlyle Cup is an all-sports competition between North Carolina and Duke each year in 24 different varsity sports, sponsored by Carlyle and Company. With their two wins tonight, Carolina now leads this year's race 8.5-2.5 points.
The Tar Heels posted 36 season bests on the men's side, including 17 career bests, while the women had 23 season bests, including seven career bests.
Friday marked the final home meet for nine UNC swimmers and divers. The nine seniors were honored in pre-meet ceremonies with their parents on deck and a special video presentation on the scoreboard. The women's seniors are Aubrette Biegel, Kimmy Davis, Lindsay McIlvain, Katy Pritchett, Erica Schiffler, and Whitney Sprague. The three Tar Heel senior men are Alex Kenley, Brad Mitchell, and Yi-Khy Saw.
Three seniors won events during their last home dual meet. Kimmy Davis won the 100-yard backstroke, Whitney Sprague won the 500-yard freestyle, and Yi-Khy Saw won the 200-yard butterfly.
Rebecca Kane, Megan Steeves and Laura Moriarty led the Tar Heels with two individual wins each on the night.
Juniors Jeff James and David Solarz, along with sophomore Flynn Jones led the men with two wins each.
The Tar Heels kicked off the night with wins in the men's and women's 200-yard medley relays. The men's relays placed 1-2-3.
In the women's 1000-yard freestyle, senior Whitney Sprague took second place in her final home meet with a time of 9:51.70, less than a second off of her season best. Sophomore Ashley Miller placed third in 10:02.71, improving her season best time by almost 10 seconds.
Sophomore Joe Kinderwater cruised to an easy victory in the men's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:07.67, followed in second place by freshman Wil Singley in 9:24.00.
Carolina swam to a 1-2-3 finish in the women's 200-yard freestyle. Sophomore Rebecca Kane led the way in a career best time of 1:49.64. Fellow sophomore Katura Harvey finished second in 1:50.07 and junior Eliza Butts placed third in 1:50.51.
On the men's side, Carolina's first and second place finishers in the 200-yard freestyle swam to career best times. Chip Peterson won the event in 1:39.28, followed by sophomore Alex Ismail in 1:40.69.
In the last home meet of her career, senior Kimmy Davis won the women's 100-yard backstroke in a career record time of 56.01. Freshman Sarah List took second in 57.34.
The Tar Heel men swam to a 1-2-3 finish in the 100-yard backstroke. Sophomore Josh Hafkin won the event in 50.74, followed by freshman Jim Flannery in 50.82 and sophomore Robert Grimmett-Norris with a time of 51.18.
Junior tri-captain Alison Clemens won the women's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.28.
The Tar Heels continued their night of career best times in the men's 100-yard breaststroke. Top finisher, sophomore Flynn Jones, swam to a career best of 57.07 and sophomore Chandler Thomas followed suit in second place with a time of 57.41. Senior Brad Mitchell finished third in 58.16.
Freshman Laura Moriarty triumphed in the women's 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.91. Third-place finisher Laura Ruscoe swam a career best time of 2:03.97.
Senior Yi-Khy Saw won the men's 200-yard butterfly on his Senior Night with a time of 1:51.04. Sophomore Vinny Pryor grabbed second place in 1:51.04 and fellow sophomore Andy Brake finished third in 1:53.62.
In the women's 50-yard freestyle, junior Megan Steeves won with a season best time of 23.17. Senior Aubrette Biegel took second place with a time of 24.02 and freshman Marie Pesacreta placed third in 24.63.
Junior tri-captain Jeff James won the men's 50-yard freestyle in a career best time of 20.72. Sophomore Tyler Smith swam to second place finish in season best time of 21.50 and Zach DeVault placed third, also in a season best of 21.53.
Senior Erica Schiffler placed second in the women's three-meter diving event with a score of 282.90. Junior David Solarz won men's one-meter diving with 329.55 points.
Sophomore Rebecca Kane won her second event of the evening in the women's 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.65. Senior Aubrette Biegel swam to second place in 52.21 and sophomore Katura Harvey took third with a time of 52.33.
Redshirt junior Hank Browning claimed first place in the men's 100-yard freestyle with a season best time of 45.94.
Megan Steeves won the women's 200-yard backstroke in 2:01.05, followed closely by fellow junior Ashley Howard with a time of 2:01.51.
Freshman Jim Flannery had his first UNC dual meet win in the men's 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:49.68, just one hundredth of a second off of this career best time.
Laura Moriarty won her second event of the evening in the women's 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.10. On the men's side, sophomore Flynn Jones won his second event of the evening in another career best time of 2:05.28. Chandler Thomas finished second in 2:05.57, a career best time by 3.90 seconds. Rounding out the top three was sophomore Andy Brake in 2:07.34.
Senior Whitney Sprague claimed first place in the women's 500-yard freestyle in her last home dual meet with a time of 4:52.76.
Tyler Harris won the men's 500-yard free in a career best time of 4:26.64, besting his previous mark by 1.03 seconds. Freshman Victor Leclere took second in 4:39.45 and fellow freshman Sean Lane placed third in 4:42.90.
Sophomore Layne Brodie posted the top time in the women's 100-yard butterfly of 56.98 and senior Kimmy Davis took second in 57.21. Rounding out the top three was freshman Laura Ruscoe with a season best time of 57.23.
In the men's 100-yard butterfly the Tar Heels posted the top four times. Leading the way was sophomore Tommy Wyher with a season-best time of 49.19.
Senior Erica Schiffler took second place on the one-meter diving board with a score of 271.42. On the men's three-meter board, David Solarz had the top score of 393.90.
Freshman Sarah Tanner took the women's 200-yard individual medley in 2:06.34. Junior Jeff James won his second event in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:51.42.
The Tar Heels return to action Tuesday February 3 in Raleigh versus N.C. State at 5 p.m.
FINAL SCORE MEN: UNC 182, Duke 101
FINAL SCORE WOMEN: UNC 169, Duke 123
UPDATED RECORDS: UNC Men (5-3), (3-1 in ACC), Duke Men (5-3), (1-3 in ACC); UNC Women (5-3) (3-1 in ACC), Duke Women (7-3), (3-2 in ACC)
Individual Event Top Performances Women
200-Yard Medley Relay, North Carolina (Kimmy Davis, Layne Brodie, Sarah Tanner, Megan Steeves), 1:42.91.
1000-Yard Freestyle, Ashley Twitchell (Duke), 9:49.26.
200-Yard Freestyle, Rebecca Kane (UNC), 1:49.64.
100-Backstroke, Kimmy Davis (UNC), 56.01
100-Yard Breaststroke, Alison Clemens (UNC), 1:04.28.
200-Yard Butterfly, Laura Moriarty (UNC), 2:01.91.
50-Yard Freestyle, Megan Steeves (UNC), 23.17.
3-Meter Diving, Abby Johnston (Duke), 395.25.
100-Yard Freestyle, Rebecca Kane (UNC), 50.65.
200-Yard Backstroke, Megan Steeves (UNC), 2:01.05.
200-Yard Breaststroke, Laura Moriarty (UNC), 2:17.10.
500-Yard Freestyle, Whitney Sprague (UNC), 4:52.76.
100-Yard Butterfly, Layne Brodie (UNC), 56.98.
1-Meter Diving, Abby Johnston (Duke), 321.83.
200-Yard Individual Medley, Sarah Tanner (UNC), 2:06.34.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay, North Carolina (Eliza Butts, Rebecca Kane, Sarah Tanner, Aubrette Biegel), 1:35.52.
Individual Event Top Performances Men
200-Yard Medley Relay, North Carolina (Evan Reed, Brad Mitchell, Tyler Smith, Steve Cebertowicz), 1:31.62.
1000-Yard Freestyle, Joe Kinderwater (UNC), 9:07.67.
200-Yard Freestyle, Chip Peterson (UNC), 1:39.28.
100-Backstroke, Josh Hafkin (UNC), 50.74.
100-Yard Breaststroke, Flynn Jones (UNC), 57.07.
200-Yard Butterfly, Yi-Khy Saw (UNC), 1:51.04.
50-Yard Freestyle, Jeff James (UNC), 20.72.
1-Meter Diving, David Solarz (UNC), 329.55.
100-Yard Freestyle, Hank Browning (UNC), 45.94.
200-Yard Backstroke, Jim Flannery (UNC), 1:49.68.
200-Yard Breaststroke, Flynn Jones (UNC), 2:05.28.
500-Yard Freestyle, Tyler Harris (UNC), 4:26.64.
100-Yard Butterfly, Tommy Wyher (UNC), 49.19.
3-Meter Diving, David Solarz (UNC), 393.90.
200-Yard Individual Medley, Jeff James (UNC), 1:51.42.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay, Duke (Spencer Booth, David Hahn, Pieter Den Hartog, Nick Garvey), 1:24.07.
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