GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech junior Joelle Vereb was the top finisher for the Hokies on Friday, placing seventh in the 100 fly on the third day of the 2020 ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.
Vereb turned in a 52.23 during the morning prelims, which was faster than the 2019 NCAA invite cut of 52.34. In the finals, Vereb finished seventh with a 52.47 for the Hokies. Kayla Purcell took 15th in the events with an NCAA B cut of 53.11. Her prelim time of 53.06 marked the sixth fastest in program history.
Freshman Brooke Travis qualified for the C finals of the 400 IM, placing 22nd with a 4:18.85 to move into ninth on the Tech top-10 list.
In the 200 freestyle, freshman Sarah Shackelford and sophomore Loulou Vos competed in the C heat. Shackelford turned in an NCAA B cut of 1:47.02 to win the heat, finishing 17th overall. In addition, her time moved her into sixth on Tech's top-10 list. Vos placed 21st with a 1:48.22.
Erin Scott went 1:02.13 in the 100 breaststroke to finish 16th. A pair of freshmen also made the C finals in the 100 breaststroke. Jenna Thompson finished 18th with a 1:02.23 while Julia Smith was 24th in a time of 1:03.36. In the 100 backstroke, Emily Meilus placed 24th with a 54.31.
The Hokies wrapped up the evening session with the 400 medley relay. Meilus, Vereb, Purcell and Abby Larson turned in a time of 3:35.91 to move into seventh on the top-times list.
Earlier in the day, Tech swam a time trial of the 200 free relay, turning in the second fastest time in program history with a 1:29.51 from Vereb, Anna Landon, Shackeford and Larson.
On the boards, the men competed in platform. Noah Zawdzki led the way with an 11th place, 269.00.
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"It was an interesting day we had some very good things and some interesting things. I thought having Joelle in the A final and Kayla in B final of the 100 fly, plus our relay swimming the second fastest time in history that was very good. There were a lot of very good things, but there were some things we need to improve. I think we have a lot better swims in us and for some of the seniors it's an important meet. We still have one day with some very good events. Overall, I think the coaches are excited, happy. We see a lot of good things going forward and into the future. We just need to stay the course and keep believing in the long-term process."Gallery: (2/21/2020) 2020 ACC SWIMMING & DIVING FRIDAY
