Nov. 6, 2009
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
The UNC men's and women's swimming and diving teams remained undefeated in the ACC after swimming past the Maryland Terrapins Friday afternoon in dual meet action. The Tar Heels improved their records to 3-0 in the conference with the men now 6-0 overall and the women 5-1. The UNC men's team defeated Maryland 171-98 and the women won 166-117.
"We put in a hard week of training and we have a few people battling injuries, but I am very pleased with the win," said head coach Rich DeSelm.
"Having Tommy Wyher step up and go 48.19 in the 100 back is awesome. Rebecca Kane showed she has great talent and is ready to race," said DeSelm about the two swimmers who achieved NCAA "B" qualifying times.
The Tar Heel men dominated the meet with top performances in 14 out of 15 events, including exhibition swims.
Junior Tommy Wyher led the men to a quick start with a win in the 100-yard backstroke followed in second by junior Josh Hafkin and in third by sophomore Jim Flannery. Wyher finished with an NCAA "B" qualifying time of 48.19.
Senior Jason McLaughlin went a season best time of 50.01 in the 100-yard butterfly, taking first with freshman Tom Luchsinger in second and sophomore Brad Hamilton in third.
The Tar Heels continued to dominate in sweeping the 200-yard butterfly. Jason McLaughlin claimed his second victory of the afternoon followed in second by Tyler Harris and in third by Robert Grimmett-Norris.
The women also had a successful afternoon, having top performances in nine out of the 15 events.
The Tar Heel women went 1-2-3 in the 100-yard breaststroke with sophomore Laura Moriarty taking first place followed by teammates Layne Brodie and Katie Keel. Moriarty also won the 200-yard breaststroke.
"Laura is a great racer and competitor. She doesn't like to lose. She was an NCAA qualifier last year and would like to score this year. She has been working on the little things to improve her races," said DeSelm.
The 200-yard freestyle was a close race, but junior Katura Harvey got her hand on the wall first with a season-best time of 1:50.95 followed by teammate Ashley Howard.
It was an exciting afternoon for junior Rebecca Kane who won the 50-yard freestyle, finishing with an NCAA "B" qualifying time of 23.00. Kane also won the 100-yard freestyle.
The Tar Heel women distance swimmers dominated the 500-yard freestyle, going 1-2-3-4. Katura Harvey took first followed by teammates Ashley Miller in second, Stephanie Eisenring in third and Katelyn Martin in fourth.
The Tar Heel men's divers placed 1-2-3 in one-meter diving. Senior David Solarz took first followed by freshman Jake Kinzbach and sophomore David MacDonald. The men also dominated the three-meter event with a first-place finish by David Solarz, while Ryland Jones placed second and David MacDonald took third.
"Solarz had a great afternoon winning both boards. He is our leading senior diver. He is a fierce competitor and wants to win," said head diving coach Kevin Lawrence.
"We are a young squad, but Solarz has been a great leader for the underclassmen. It has become a very competitive group of guys," said Lawrence.
The Tar Heels will be competing again in Columbia, S.C. in two weeks at the Gamecock Invitational. It is a three-day long invitational. Friday marked the final dual meet of the fall semester.
Individual Event Winners:
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Annie Fittin (UMD), 56.83
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: Tommy Wyher (UNC), 48.19
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Laura Moriarty (UNC), 1:03.86
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Flynn Jones (UNC), 56.61
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: Jen Vogel (UMD), 55.43
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Jason McLaughlin (UNC), 50.01
Women's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Ashley Miller (UNC), 10:02.49
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Chip Peterson (UNC), 9:13.60
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Katura Harvey (UNC), 1:50.95
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: Evan Reed (UNC), 1:39.74
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: Rebecca Kane (UNC), 23.00
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Tommy Wyher (UNC), 20.88
Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Jen Vogel (UMD), 2:04.97
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Wil Singley (UNC), 1:52.22
Women's 1-Meter Diving: Alisa Kurbatova (UMD), 297.75
Men's 3-Meter Diving: David Solarz (UNC), 326.70
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Katie Nolan (UNC), 2:03.35
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Jason McLaughlin (UNC), 1:50.36
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Rebecca Kane (UNC), 50.62
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Steve Cebertowicz (UNC), 45.81
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Ginny Glover (UNC), 2:01.40
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: Andrew Relihan (UMD), 1:50.79
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Katura Harvey (UNC), 4:59.70
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Tom Luchsinger (UNC), 4:37.53
Women's 1-Meter Diving: Alisa Kurbatova (UMD), 269.85
Men's 3-Meter Diving: David Solarz (UNC), 366.38
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Laura Moriarty (UNC) 2:16.54
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Flynn Jones (UNC) 2:03.23
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: UNC, 3:25.63
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: UMD, 3:11.81
FINAL SCORE MEN: UNC 171 - UMD 98
FINAL SCORE WOMEN: UNC 166 - UMD 117
