Terps In Eighth After Third Day of Play
3/1/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
March 1, 2008
Results | Saturday Results | Final Results
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Maryland swimming and diving team finished the third day of competition in eighth place at the Georgia Institution of Technology. The Terps finished with 142 points, ahead of Duke, Boston College and the University of Miami.
Junior Dong Kim grabbed 14 points for the Terps' largest take of the day in the 100-yard backstroke. Kim finished fifth with an NCAA-B cut qualifying time of 48.73. Freshman Chris Sanford grabbed the last scoring spot in 16th place to add one more point to the Terrapins total.
The Terps scored 10 points in the 100-yard butterfly. Freshman Nick Cordes picked up seven points, finishing in the 10th slot while sophomore Aleksandar Damjanic finished 14th to pick up an extra three points for the Terps.
Maryland added another eight points in the 100-yard breaststroke. Scoring seven for the Terps was 10th place Eric Cullen, while sophomore Andy Dilz boasted for the last scoring spot to add another point for the Terrapins.
The Terrapins opened Day 3 with a 24th place finish in the 400-yard IM. Haywood Miller finished with a time of 4:07.26.
Sophomore Brian Honore had a 17th place finish in the 200-yard freestyle. Sophomore Chris Rouchard, freshman Kirk Jackson, sophomore Ryan Greene and freshman Matt Gruszecki also placed 20th, 24th, 32nd and 36th, respectively, in the event.
In three-meter diving competition, senior Derek Hock finished 16th with a compiled score of 253.85 to add another point onto the Terps' total.
The final day of the ACC Championships resumes Saturday, Mar. 1, with preliminaries beginning at 11 a.m. and finals starting at 7 p.m. In addition, platform diving will be conducted for the first time in ACC history.
Raycom Sports, in a partnership with Turner Broadcasting, will produce the ACC Swimming & Diving Championships for broadband video streaming on www.ACCSelect.com, providing live coverage of the final events only on Saturday.
Below are the team standings and results from day three of the ACC Championships.
TEAM RESULTS
1. University of Virginia 559 2. University of North Carolina 377 3. Florida State University 352 4. Virginia Tech 275 5. Georgia Institute of Technolog 269 6. Clemson University 232 7. North Carolina State Universit 204 8. Maryland, University of, Colle 142 9. Duke University 74 10. Boston College 54 11. University of Miami 24
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
400-yard IM - 1. Tyler Harris, UNC, 3:47.36 (A)...24. Haywood Miller, Maryland, 4:07.26.
100-yard butterfly - 1. Scott Beard, Virginia Tech, 47.35, 10. Nick Cordes, Maryland, 48.57 (B)...14. Aleksandar Damjanic, Maryland, 49.11...21. Eric Thomasson, Maryland, 49.53...36. Jake DiPiazza, Maryland, 51.73.
200-yard free - 1. Matthew McLean, Virginia, 1:34.54 (A)...17. Brian Honore, Maryland, 1:40.53...20. Chris Rouchard, Maryland, 1:41.44...24. Kirk Jackson, Maryland, 1:43.02...32. Ryan Greene, Maryland, 1:44.10...36. Matt Gruszecki, Maryland, 1:46.66.
100-yard breast - 1. Mickey Malul, Georgia Tech, 53.91 (B)...10. Eric Cullen, Maryland, 55.63... 16. Andy Dilz, Maryland, 56.88...24. Haywood Miller, Maryland, 58.79...26. John Closs, Maryland, 58.29.
100-yard back - 1. Tommy Wyher, UNC, 48.27 (B)...5. Dong Kim, Maryland, 48.73 (B)...16. Chris Sanford, Maryland, 50.13...29. Mitch Challacombe, Maryland, 51.35...22. Aleksandar Damjanic, Maryland, 52.38.
3 meter dive - 1. Terry Horner, Florida State, 399.35...16. Derek Hock, Maryland, 253.85.
400-yard medley relay - 1. UVA, 3:12.49 (B).
