Hokie ClubCOLLEGE PARK, Md. – After the third day of action at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, the Virginia Tech H2Okie men’s swimming and diving team holds a firm grasp on the fifth spot. Tech has scored 236 points at the meet, while Virginia leads for the third straight day with 561 points.
Today, Tech competed in the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breaststroke and 100 back, while the relay team swam in the 400 medley relay.
The third day of events, were highlighted by freshman Charlie Higgins in the 100 back. Higgins, a Weddington, N.C., native claimed second place in the event, along with garnering an NCAA “A” cut time in the competition. The freshman touched in with a time of 46.54 in the preliminary race to set a new H2Okie record in the event. Higgins registered a time of 46.55 in the finals, missing out on a first place showing by .14 seconds. Sophomore Trey Stewart took 14th place in the 100 back with a time of 49.27, to add three points to the H2Okies total.
In the 400 IM, freshman Dan Flynn scored the first two points on the day for the Hokies. Flynn posted a time of 3:55.84 in the event for a 15th place finish, while Higgins added an additional two points, after claiming 15th place in the 100 fly with a time of 48.54.
Sophomore Stephen Hawkins garnered a 14th place showing in the 200 free. Hawkins clocked in at 1:37.91 in the finals and scored three points for the H2Okies.
In 100 breaststroke action Tech scored 20 points led by junior Jonathan Huss, who missed out on breaking the H2Okie record in the event by .02 seconds. Huss, a native of Midlothian, Va., touched in with a preliminary time of 53.56, while registering a 53.65 showing in the finals for fourth place and 15 team points. The time was also good for an NCAA “B”cut. Fellow junior Scott Harkins swam the event in 54.71, good for 12th place and five points.
The Tech team of Higgins, Huss, Hawkins and senior Ian deToll staked claim to another H2Okie record, this time in the 400 medley relay. The squad posted a time of 3:11.18 for a third place showing, while making an NCAA “B”cut.
Last weekend, junior Mikey McDonald scored a fourth-place finish in the 3-meter dive. McDonald posted a score of 407.15 in preliminary action, while following with a 403.90 score in the finals.
In the final day of action at the ACC Championships the H2Okies will take part in the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and the 200 fly event. The relay team will look to score in the 400 free relay. 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.