Hokie ClubCOLLEGE PARK, Md.- The Virginia Tech H2Okie men competed in the first day of competition at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in College Park, Md. Tech raced in the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay in the first day of action. The H2Okies currently are in fifth with 54 points, while Virginia leads after day one with a score of 74 points.
The team of senior Ian deToll, junior Jonathan Huss, sophomore Zach Holmes and freshman Charlie Higgins competed in the 200 medley relay and picked up where the women’s team left off, setting another new team record. The squad touched in with a time of 1:27.11 for a new H2Okie record, while claiming fifth place and 28 team points. The team also garnered an NCAA “B” cut.
Meanwhile in the 800 free relay, Tech rewrote the record book for the second time in the opening night of competition. Junior Chip Hughes, sophomore Stephen Hawkins and freshmen Blake Trabuchi-Downey and Bryan Uncur edged the previous H2Okie top time by .52 seconds, while crossing the finish line in 6:30.03. The squad tallied an additional 26 points along with a sixth place finish and its second NCAA “B” cut of the night.
Tech will be back in action tomorrow and will race in the 50 and 500 free, along with the 200 IM. The relay team will compete in the 200 free relay event. Preliminary action begins at 11 a.m., with the finals taking place at 7 p.m. Live results can be viewed at http://www.theacc.com/livestats/c-swim.