H2Okies sit in fifth place after second day of action

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The H2Okie men’s swimming and diving team finished the second day of competition at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in College Park, Md., on Thursday. Tech raced in the 50 and 500 free and the 200 IM, while the relay team competed in the 200 free relay. The team is currently in fifth place and has totaled 130 points. Virginia leads the competition after two days with a score of 277.

After breaking three records in the first day of action and scoring 54 points, the H2Okies began the night with the 500 free finals. Freshman Bryan Uncur tallied the only Tech point in the event , touching in with a time of 4:26.49.

In the 200 IM, freshman Dan Flynn competed in the finals for the H2Okies. Flynn posted a time of 1:48.55, shaving .63 seconds off of his preliminary time.

A trio of Tech sophomores posted 24 points in the 50 free. Stephen Hawkins registered a time of 19.93 for 12 points and a seventh-place finish, along with making an NCAA “B” cut. Zach Holmes crossed the finish line in eighth place, just behind his running mate with a time of 20.06 for 11 points, while Richard Ulatowski scored the final point for Tech and posted a time of 20.34.

In relay action, the team of senior Ian deToll, Hawkins, Holmes and Ulatowski took fourth place in the 200 free relay for Tech. The squad touched in with a time of 1:18.75, claiming 30 points and an NCAA “B” cut qualifier. The team also claimed its fourth team record at the Championships, beating the previous time set in last season of 1:19.37.

Last weekend, the men’s diving team completed competition. Junior Mikey McDonald rewrote a new record in the 1-meter event for the H2Okies. The junior from Annandale, Va. posted a score of 397.90, while registering a third-place finish and 16 points for Tech.

On Friday, Tech will take part in the third day of action. The squad will race in the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breaststroke and 100 back. 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.