Terps Set To Host Tar Heels Saturday In ACC Swimming & Diving Action
1/22/2002 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 22, 2002
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COLLEGE PARK, Md.- The Maryland swimming and diving teams return home to the Campus Recreation Center Natatorium for an important ACC dual meet vs. North Carolina Saturday at 11 a.m. The Carolina meet will be the fifth dual meet the Terps have had this season vs. an ACC opponent. The Terps have already met NC State, Florida State, Duke and Georgia Tech this season.
* Both the men's and women's team at UNC are ranked in this week's CSCAA Coaches' Top 25 poll. The Carolina men are ranked No. 21, even though they have an overall record of 3-4 including a 1-2 ACC mark. The Tar Heels lost to No. 12 Virginia 189-111 their last time out.
* The Tar Heel women's team is ranked No. 12 in the latest CSCAA Coaches' Top 25. In its last meet, Carolina lost to No. 14 Virginia 156-144.
* Last season, North Carolina men's and women's team earned victories over the Terps in Chapel Hill. The Terrapin men dropped a 205-95 decision while the Terrapin women lost 203-96 to the host Tar Heels.
* Several Terps turned in winning performances last season vs. the Tar Heels. On the men's side, Michael Malchak (Columbia, Md.) won the 500-free (4:32.70) and Thomas Ehrhardt (Aschaffenburg, Germany) captured first in the 100-fly (50.31). Bridget Mallon (Arlington, Va.) won the 100-fly (56.00) for the Terrapin women and Ashleye Henyan (Corning, N.Y.) was first on the 3-meter board (273.45).
Terps Return To Their Winning Ways After Two-Month Layoff
* The Terps are coming off a solid weekend at Pittsburgh where the women's team swept both Pittsburgh and Villanova to improve to 9-1 on the year and the men's team dropped to 4-6 with a victory over Villanova and a loss to No. 18 Pittsburgh.
* The Terrapin women won 191-162 over Pittsburgh and 203-149 over Villanova while the Terrapin men won 233-101 over Villanova, but lost to No. 18 Pittsburgh 265-87.
* Bridget Mallon had a spectacular meet for the Terrapins as she had a part in winning five events. Mallon won both butterfly events by capturing top honors in the 100-fly (56.59) and the 200-fly (2:04.87). The junior also swam on three winning relays for the Terps. Mallon was part of the first-place 200-free relay, 400-medley relay and the 400-free relay for Maryland.
* Other winners for the Maryland women included seniors Kelly Bowman (Hauppauge, N.Y.) and Petra Adamkova (Nachod, Czech Rep.). Bowman won three events including the 100-free (52.41) along with swimming on the winning 200-free relay and the 400-free relay.
* Adamkova also garnered top honors in three events in the 50-free (24.21), 200-free relay and the 400-free relay.
* On the men's side for the Terps, freshman Neal Rubin (Plainview, N.Y.) was the only Maryland swimmer to capture first in an individual event. Rubin won the 200-breast (2:09.81) and finished second in the 200 IM (1:57.48).
Terps Ranked Among The ACC Leaders
* Several members of the Maryland men's and women's swimming and diving teams are ranked among the ACC leaders. Three men's swimmers have times in the top five while five women have turned in top-five performances this season.
* On the men's side, senior Thomas Ehrhardt is the only Terp to have two times in the top five. Ehrhardt ranks second in the ACC in the 100-fly (49.39) and third in the 200-fly (1:48.42).
* Sophomore diver Steven Vigilante (Plano, Texas) ranks third in the ACC on the 1-meter board with a score of 309.30. The score was a career-high for Vigilante on the 1-meter board, breaking his old mark of 277.0.
* For the women, freshman Elizabeth Lavell (Annapolis, Md.) leads the Terps with four times in the top five in the 1650-free (16:23.56, first), 400-IM (4:16.43/first), 1000-free (9:56.24, fourth) and the 200-IM (2:02.68, third).
* Other top-five performers for the women include senior Kelly Bowman in the 200-free (1:50.71/fourth), junior Bridget Mallon in the 100-fly (55.01/first) and the 200-fly (2:01.22/third), junior Jill Martin (Orlando, Fla.) in the 200-breast (2:15.27/second) and the 100-breast (1:03.70/fifth) and freshman Megan Knepper (Williamsport, Md.) in the 100-back (57.47/second) and the 200-back (2:03.51/fourth).
Freshman Sensation
* It has not taken long for Elizabeth Lavell to put her name in the Maryland record books. The rookie swimmer from Annapolis has been a standout for the Terps as she has set four school records after the first half of the year and has also been one of the top swimmers in the ACC.
* Lavell has broken four school records already in the 200-IM (2:02.68), 400-IM (4:16.43), 1000-free (9:56.24) and the 1650-free (16:23.56).
* When Lavell has set those records, she has shattered the old marks. In the 1650-free, Lavell broke the old school record held by senior Jenna Hough (Pittsburgh, Pa.) by over 25 seconds. In the 1000-free, Lavell broke a record that stood since 1986 by Laurie Hug by more than 10 seconds.
* Lavell has already qualified for the NCAA Championships with her "A" standard time of 16:23.56 in the 1650-free for top honors at the Terrapin Cup Invitational. She has also turned in an "A" standard time of 4:16.43 in the 400-IM a day earlier at the Terrapin Cup. For her efforts at the Terrapin Cup, Lavell was one of six swimmers named National Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com.
* In the ACC rankings, Lavell is ranked in the top three in four different events. Lavell owns the ACC's best times in both the 1650-free and the 400-IM while ranking fourth in the 1000-free and third in the 200-IM.
Mallon Making Her Mark
* As impressive as Lavell has been for the Terrapin women, Bridget Mallon has continued to be one of the ACC's best in the butterfly events. The school record holder in both the 100- and 200-fly, Mallon has been the Terps' leader in those two events ever since she arrived on campus.
* Mallon has the fastest time in the conference this season with her time of 55.01 in the 100-fly. In the 200-fly, Mallon ranks third with a time of 2:01.22.
* In her last meet at Pittsburgh vs. the host Panthers and Villanova, Mallon was part of five winning events for the Terps. Mallon captured first in the 100-fly, 200-fly, 200-free relay, 400-medley relay and the 400-free relay for Maryland.
ACC Championships Return To College Park
* The 2001-02 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships are swiftly approaching at the Campus Recreation Center Natatorium for the first time since 1999.
* The women take to the pool first, February 21-23 while the men's meet runs from February 28 through March 2. The three-day event will have preliminaries beginning at 11 a.m. each day and the day's finals will start at 7 p.m. each evening.
* Admission is free to the ACC Championships. If you can't attend the meets, follow all the action at www.umterps.com. All of the official results from the morning's preliminaries to the evening's finals will be posted at www.umterps.com after each session along with a recap of the day's events.
