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Heels, Cards Finish Up Two Days Of Excellent Competition
November 5, 2016 | Swimming & Diving
LOUISVILLE, KY. - The University of North Carolina women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up a two-day ACC dual meet at the Ralph Wright Natatorium against the nationally-ranked Louisville Cardinals Saturday afternoon. The third-ranked Louisville women prevailed by a score of 209-144 over the #20 UNC women while the #11 UofL men downed the #20 Carolina men's team 241-114.
Carolina fell to 0-3 in dual meet competition so far this season having competed against one of the best schedules in the nation. The UNC men have already competed against #7 Georgia, #11 Louisville and #13 Tennessee. The Tar Heel women have gone up against #3 Louisville, #8 Georgia and #11 Tennessee.
“I felt we were better today on the second day of the meet than we were two weeks at Tennessee. Today we had over 30 season best performances and that was one of the goals for the weekend. Certainly everyone in the country is working hard now and I am certain Louisville is as well. They were deep and little too much for us this weekend but I do feel good about the work we are doing and the improvements we are making. I am looking forward to competing again in two weeks,” said UNC head coach Rich DeSelm.
On the second day of competition, UNC senior Hellen Moffitt led the way for the Tar Heels as she picked up a pair of first-place finishes. She took home top honors in the 100-yard backstroke in 53.82 and just two events later she claimed the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.32. On Saturday, Carolina earned second place in both relay events and also merited second-place finishes in five individual events from four different swimmers – Caroline Baldwin, Natalie Ward, Caty Hulsey and Macey Arnold – as well as junior diver Elissa Dawson.
The second day on the men's side was highlighted by the work of senior diver Jack Nyquist who dominated on the three-meter board with a score of 387.30. UNC's Sean Burston and Andrew Owsiany finished second and third, respectively, with scores of 361.13 and 330.60. Carolina had runnerup finishes in both of Saturday's relays and the Tar Heels got a second-place finish from senior Jorden Merrilees in the 200-yard freestyle.
On the opening day of competition on Friday, Carolina swimmers and divers turned in some outstanding efforts. Both 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 a pair of individual events. She won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:57.60, finishing ahead UofL's Alina Kendzior by 1.57 seconds. Her fellow senior teammate, Sarah Koucheki won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:58.53.
UNC divers, 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 this season 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 Thursday, November 17 when it competes in the NCSU/GAC Invitational in a three-day event that wraps up on Saturday, November 19.
MEN'S TEAM SCORE
Louisville 241, North Carolina 114
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE
Louisville 209, North Carolina 144
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT--MEN
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – J.T. Casey, Lucas Popp, Craig Emslie, Philip Perdue, 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
200-Yard Medley Relay – Jorden Merrilees, Craig Emslie, Christian Caveness, Lucas Popp, 3rd Place, 1:30.21
1000-Yard Freestyle – Eugene Tee, 3rd Place, 9:25.67
50-Yard Freestyle – Lucas Popp, 3rd Place, 20.85
100-Yard Backstroke – Michael Meyer, 3rd Place, 50.33
200-Yard Breaststroke – Michael McBryan, 3rd Place, 2:02.37
100-Yard Butterfly – Christian Caveness, 3rd Place, 49.82
200-Yard Freestyle – Jorden Merrilees, 2nd Place, 1:38.02
400-Yard Individual Medley – Eugene Tee, 3rd Place, 3:58.61
400-Yard Freestyle Relay – Philip Perdue, J.T. Casey, Craig Emslie, Henry Campbell, 2nd Place, 3:01.54
Three-Meter Diving – Jack Nyquist, 1st Place, 387.30
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT—WOMEN
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – Caroline Baldwin, Sarah Hitchens, Brooke Bauer, Katie Ford, 2nd Place, 1:32.01Three-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 – Katie 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
200-Yard Medley Relay - Caroline Baldwin, Katie Munch, Hellen Moffitt, Sarah Hitchens, 2nd Place, 1:41.60
1000-Yard Freestyle – Natalie Ward, 2nd Place, 10:10.49
50-Yard Freestyle – Caroline Baldwin, 2nd Place, 23.08
100-Yard Backstroke – Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 53.82
200-Yard Breaststroke – Abby Fisher, 4th Place, 2:18.81
100-Yard Butterfly – Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 53.36
200-Yard Freestyle – Macey Arnold, 2nd Place, 1:51.74
400-Yard Individual Medley – Caty Hulsey, 2nd Place, 4:23.15
One-Meter Diving – Elissa Dawson, 2nd Place, 295.43
400-Yard Freestyle Relay – Caroline Baldwin, Sarah Hitchens, Sarah Koucheki, Brooke Bauer, 2nd Place, 3:21.97
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