GREENSBORO – The Virginia Tech men's swim and dive team wrapped with the highest finish and the highest points scored in school history at the 2021 Men's NCAA Championships on Saturday evening at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Hokies finished in 11th place with a total of 135 points, nearly tippling the previous high of 55 points. The highest the team had finished prior to his year was 18th in 2011.
Tech closed the night in high fashion with seven athletes competing in the last day of finals, breaking four school records.
Sam Tornqvist placed 12th overall in the 200 backstroke earning Honorable Mention All-American. The senior swam a season personal best of 1:40.54.
Freshman Youssef Ramadan broke the school record in the 100 freestyle during preliminary trials with a time of 42.09. In finals, Ramadan swam a time of 42.25 earning Honorable Mention All-American.
Carles Coll Marti broke the school record in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:51.84. The freshman placed sixth overall earning an All-American honor.
AJ Pouch earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:53.03. Pouch placed 11th overall in the event.
Antani Ivanov had a big race in the 200 butterfly placing third overall, the highest individual placing at NCAAs in school history. Ivanov swam a time of 1:39.26, crushing the school record and earning him an All-American honor.
Dylan Eichberg swam a time of 1:42.99 in the 200 butterfly placing 15th overall earning him Honorable Mention All-American.
The 400 Freestyle Relay team closed out the competition strong with an All-American sixth-place finish and a new school record at 2:48.77.
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"I am very happy for the program, for the alumni, for everybody. Our guys came in and finished 11th, the last finish we had was 35th. 55-points was the highest before and we scored 135 points. We had a couple of rough scessions, but today was great for us. We performed and came out with a purpose and it showed.
I am very proud of the kids, coaching staff, support staff and trainers. They have done an amazing job of keeping our program together. I am thankful that I got the opportunity to come to Virginia Tech three years ago and that our staff and university believes we can be at the top. We just need to take steps forward and create sustainable success."
TOP-25 FINAL STANDINGS
1.Texas - 595 | 2. California - 568 | 3. Florida - 367 | 4. Georgia - 268 | 5. Louisville - 211 | 6. Indiana - 207 | 7. Ohio State - 180 | 8. NC State - 164 | 9. Virginia - 152 | 10. Texas A&M - 151 | 11. Virginia Tech - 135 | 12. Michigan - 106 | 12. Arizona - 106 | 14. Stanford - 99 | 15. Alabama - 91 | 16. Missouri - 86 | 17. Purdue - 83 | 18. LSU - 68 | 19. Miami - 54 | 20. Tennessee - 48 | 21. Georgia Tech - 40 | 21. Minnesota - 40 | 23. Florida State - 32.5 | 24. North Carolina - 31 | 25. Notre Dame - 29
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
800 Freestyle Relay (HM) | Manoff, Ivanov, Coll Marti, Tornqvist (6:15.19)
200 Freestyle Relay (HM) | Ramadan, Hallock, Herbert, Manoff (1:16.72)
50 Freestyle | Youssef Ramadan (19.45)
400 Medley Relay (HM) | Webb, Pouch, Ivanov, Manoff (3:05.28)
100 Butterfly | Antani Ivanov (44.67)
200 Medley Relay (HM) | Webb, Coll Marti, Ivanov, Hallock (1:23.89)
200 Backstroke (HM) | Sam Tornqvist (1:40.54)
100 Freestyle (HM) | Youssef Ramadan (42.25)
200 Breaststroke (HM) | AJ Pouch (1:53.03)
200 Breaststroke | Carles Coll Marti (1:51.84)
200 Butterfly | Antani Ivanov (1:39.26)
200 Butterfly (HM) | Dylan Eichberg (1:42.99)
400 Freestyle Relay | Ramadan, Manoff, Coll Marti, Ivanov (2:48.77)
NEW SCHOOL RECORDS SET
50 Freestyle | Youssef Ramadan (19.08)
50 Freestyle (R) | Youssef Ramadan (18.95)
400 Medley Relay | Webb, Pouch, Ivanov, Manoff (3:05.28)
200 Medley Relay | Webb, Coll Marti, Ivanov, Hallock (1:23.89)
100 Freestyle | Youssef Ramadan (42.09)
200 Breaststroke (Prelims) | Carles Coll Marti (1:52.26)
200 Breaststroke | Carles Coll Marti (1:51.84)
200 Butterfly | Antani Ivanov (1:39.26)
400 Freestyle Relay | Ramadan, Manoff, Coll Marti, Ivanov (2:48.77)
FINAL RESULTS
200 Back
B: 12th - Sam Tornqvist (1:40.54)
100 Free
B: 10th - Youssef Ramadan (42.25)
200 Breast
A: 6th - Carles Coll Marti (1:51.84)
B: 11th - AJ Pouch (1:53.03) HR
200 Fly
A: 3rd - Antani Ivanov (1:39.26)
B: 15th - Dylan Eichberg (1:42.99)
400 Freestyle Relay
6th - Ramadan, Manoff, Coll Marti, Ivanov (2:48.77)
PRELIM RESULTS
200 Back
13th - Sam Tornqvist (1:40.81)
100 Free
9th - Youssef Ramadan (42.09)
42nd - Thomas Hallock (43.60)
200 Breast
6th - Carles Coll Marti (1:52.26)
16th - AJ Pouch (1:53.32)
30th - Keith Myburgh (1:55.60)
200 Fly
3rd - Antani Ivanov (1:40.07)
14th - Dylan Eichberg (1:42.33)
1650 Free
37th - Filippo Dal Maso (15:57.88)
DAY THREE
GREENSBORO – Antani Ivanov earned an All-American honor in the 100 butterfly on Friday night at the 2021 Men's NCAA Championships in Greensboro.
Ivanov swam a time of 44.67 placing sixth overall in the competition. Ivanov swam a smashing time of 44.54 in the preliminary race placing second and earning him a spot in the A finals.
The 200 medley relay team finished off the night with a school record and an Honorable Mention All-American honor. The team of Forest Webb, Carles Coll Marti, Ivanov and Thomas Hallock swam a time of 1:23.89, beating their previous set record by just .02. The team placed 13th overall in the event.
Competition will resume Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with prelims in the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly. The 400 freestyle relay will take place during the final secession of the meet at 6 p.m.
Watch link - Prelims
Watch link - Finals
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FINALS RESULTS
100 Fly
6th - Antani Ivanov (44.67)
200 Medley Relay
13th - Webb, Coll Marti, Ivanov, Hallock (1:23.89)
PRELIM RESULTS
400 IM
27th - Keith Myburgh (3:47.94)
34th - Filippo Dal Maso (3:52.60)
100 Fly
2nd - Antani Ivanov (44.54)
100 Breast
26th - AJ Pouch (52.75)
29th - Carles Coll Marti (52.89)
100 Backstroke
21st - Sam Tornqvist (46.31)
DAY TWO
GREENSBORO – The No. 10 Virginia Tech men's swim and dive team earned three All-American Honors in the second day of competition in the 2021 Men's NCAA Championships in Greensboro on Thursday evening.
Competition began with a 12th place finish by the 200 freestyle relay team. The team of Youssef Ramadan, Thomas Hallock, David Herbert and Blake Manoff swam a time of 1:16.72 earning Honorable Mention All-American. Ramadan swam a lead-off time of 18.95 in the 50 freestyle, beating his previous set school record of 19.15.
Ramadan earned an All-American Honor in the 50 freestyle finals placing eighth overall with a time of 19.45.
The Hokies closed out competition with a new school record in the 400 medley relay. The team of Forest Webb, AJ Pouch, Antani Ivanov and Manoff swam a time of 3:05.28, placing 16th overall in the event earning Honorable Mention All-American.
Competition will resume Friday morning at 10 AM with the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back.
Watch link - Prelims
Watch link - Finals
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FINALS RESULTS
200 Freestyle Relay
12th - Ramadan, Hallock, Herbert, Manoff (1:16.72)
50 Freestyle
8th - Youssef Ramadan (19.45)
400 Medley Relay
16th - Webb, Pouch, Ivanov, Manoff (3:05.28)
PRELIMS RESULTS
200 IM
27th - Dylan Eichberg (1:44.52)
29th - Sam Tornqvist (1:44.60)
33rd - Carles Coll Marti (1:44.98)
50 Freestyle
5th - Youssef Ramadan (19.08)
30th - Thomas Hallock (19.55)
DAY ONE
GREENSBORO – The No. 10 Virginia Tech men's swim and dive team began the 2021 NCAA Championships with an Honorable Mention All-American Honor in the 800 freestyle relay.
The team of Blake Manoff, Antani Ivanov, Carles Coll Marti and Sam Tornqvist swam a time of 6:15.13 earning 10th place overall in the event.
Competition will resume Thursday morning with prelims starting at 10 a.m.. The Hokies will be competing in the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle and 400 medley relay.
Watch link - Prelims
Watch link - Finals
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