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Tar Heels Preparing To Rally After Opening Day
November 5, 2016 | Swimming & Diving
LOUISVILLE, KY. - The University of Louisville leads the North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams after the opening day of a two-day dual meet at the Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Eighteen of 40 events were concluded on Friday. The Louisville women lead 93-74 after the first day while on the men's side UL leads 110-57.
“Credit to Louisville. They are an outstanding team that we have a lot of fun competing against. We find ourselves in a bit of a hole, but one of the positives for us is that the majority of our team is making gains. The scoreboard doesn't reflect our swimming as the Cardinals are a Top 10 team,” said Tar Heel head coach Rich DeSelm. “We have another day left and we plan to come out and fight. Our goal is to perform better on this second day than we did two weeks back against Tennessee.”
The Tar Heels' women's relay teams had solid showings on the opening day. Caroline Baldwin, Katie Munch, Hellen Moffitt and Sarah Hitchens combined to win the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:41.91.
Tar Heel senior women's captain Hellen Moffitt also had strong swims in individual events. She won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:57.60, eclipsing UL's Alina Kendzior by 1.57 seconds. Her fellow senior teammate, Sarah Koucheki won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.53.
UNC divers, ably led by coach Abel Sanchez, were quite productive on the first day. Elissa Dawson and Maria Lohman went 1-2 in three-meter diving with Dawson far ahead of the field in a big way with a score of 374.63.
On the men's side, Jack Nyquist continued his dominance as he scored 377.93 to win one-meter diving by a whopping 34.88-point margin. Sean Burston was not far behind with a third place finish.
Carolina senior Jorden Merrilees had a tremendous Friday session as the Australian won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:25.26.
The Tar Heel men had respectable finishes in the 200 IM as Eugene Tee and Michael Meyer went 2-4. The UNC women produced a similar 2-4 finish in the same event with swims from Hellen Moffitt and Sarah Koucheki.
North Carolina will return to the pool on Saturday when it completes its two-day dual meet against the Cardinals in Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday's session is set to kick off at 10 a.m.
MEN'S TEAM SCORE THROUGH FIRST DAY
Louisville 110, UNC 57
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE THROUGH FIRST DAY
Louisville 93, UNC 74
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT--MEN
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – Lucas Popp, Craig Emslie, J.T. Casey, Philip Perdue, 2nd Place, 1:22.40
One-Meter Diving – Jack Nyquist, 1st Place, 377.93
200-Yard Individual Medley – Eugene Tee, 2nd Place, 1:50.38
500-Yard Freestyle – Jorden Merrilees, 1st Place, 4:25.26
100-Yard Breaststroke – Michael McBryan, 2nd Place, 55.36
200-Yard Backstroke – Heyward Harrison, 3rd Place, 1:50.83
100-Yard Freestyle – Jorden Merrilees, 3rd Place, 45.10
200-Yard Butterfly – Michael Meyer, 3rd Place, 1:51.38
400-Yard Medley Relay – Jorden Merrilees, Craig Emslie, Michael Meyer, Lucas Popp, 2nd Place, 3:17.46
EVENTS COMING TOMORROW
200-Yard Medley Relay –
1000-Yard Freestyle –
50-Yard Freestyle –
100-Yard Backstroke –
200-Yard Breaststroke –
100-Yard Butterfly –
200-Yard Freestyle –
400-Yard Individual Medley –
400-Yard Freestyle Relay –
Three-Meter Diving –
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT—WOMEN
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – Caroline Baldwin, Sarah Hitchens, Brooke Bauer, Katie Ford, 2nd Place, 1:32.01
Three-Meter Diving – Elissa Dawson, 1st Place, 374.63
200-Yard Individual Medley – Hellen Moffitt, 2nd Place, 2:02.29
500-Yard Freestyle – Macey Arnold, 3rd Place, 4:53.29
100-Yard Breaststroke – Catherine Munch, 5th Place, 1:04.96
200-Yard Backstroke – Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 1:57.60
100-Yard Freestyle – Caroline Baldwin, 2nd Place, 49.84
200-Yard Butterfly – Sarah Koucheki, 1st Place, 1:58.53
400-Yard Medley Relay – Caroline Baldwin, Katie Munch, Hellen Moffitt, Sarah Hitchens, 1st Place, 3:41.91
EVENTS COMING TOMORROW
200-Yard Medley Relay –
1000-Yard Freestyle –
50-Yard Freestyle –
100-Yard Backstroke –
200-Yard Breaststroke –
100-Yard Butterfly –
200-Yard Freestyle –
400-Yard Individual Medley –
One-Meter Diving –
400-Yard Freestyle Relay -
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