Maryland To Face UNC On The Road
1/25/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 25, 2007
Maryland men's swimming and diving, currently ranked 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference, will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. this weekend for conference competition against No. 3 in the ACC, North Carolina. The dual will take place Saturday, January 27th at UNC's Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The meet will begin at 11:00 a.m. Swimming World Magazine highlights the dual for this week's "Meet of the Week" feature.
The Terrapins are coming off of losses against Georgia Tech (186-52) and Virginia Tech (190-48) in last weekend's meet that took place in Blacksburg, Va. Maryland now holds a 2-7 overall record and 0-4 conference record for this season on the men's side.
North Carolina holds a 3-1 conference record for this season. The Tar Heels defeated Duke, Clemson, and N.C. State in ACC action this year, but fell to Virginia last weekend. UNC is 4-3 overall this season. North Carolina is coming off of a recent win this past Tuesday, January 23rd, against N.C. State.
Maryland is led by senior Danny Gray (Carlisle, Pa.) who maintained a position in the ACC's top-ten times after last weekend's meet. Gray is ranked eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.66), the event in which he holds the school record (19.91).
Last Weekend for the Terps:
-Maryland dropped an away meet to conference rivals Georgia Tech (186-52) and Virginia Tech (190-48).
-The Terps swam a season-best time in the 400 medley relay (3:27.15) for fourth place and finished third in the 400 free relay (3:10.70).
-Junior Eric Thomasson (Severna Park, Md.) finished sixth in both the 200 free (1:46.41) and the 200 backstroke (1:56.93).
-Gray led Maryland with a second-place swim in the 50 free (20.87).
-Sophomore Dong Kim (Bucks Co., Pa.) swam his season-best time of 46.09 in the 100 free for a fifth-place finish.
-Senior Tim Shepard (Catonsville, Md.) swam to a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.30) and finished eighth in the 200 individual medley (2:00.33).
-In three-meter diving, Maryland took fourth and sixth place with junior Derek Hock (Aliquippa, Pa.) and freshman Patrick Meck (Rockville, Md.) scoring 253.60 points and 234.15 points respectively.
-Hock went on to place sixth in one-meter diving with 251.20 points.
