Tuesday, January 9
Chapel Hill, N.C.
1 p.m.
North Carolina
vs
SMU (Men's)
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Swim & Dive Sends Seniors Out With Two Wins
January 9, 2024 | Swimming & Diving
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina swimming and diving teams hosted their only home meet of the 2023-24 season Tuesday at Koury Natatorium, with the No. 20 UNC women posting a 211-83 victory over UNC Asheville and the Carolina men taking down No. 24 SMU, 184-114, in the final home meet for 16 Tar Heel seniors.
The UNC women won all 16 events and swept the top three places in 14 races, including both relays, while the men won 11 of 16 competitions.
"This was the perfect opportunity for us to see where we were at heading into the second semester," Tar Heel head coach Mark Gangloff said. "I'm really happy with how they competed and attacked the races.
"All in all, it was a team effort and a lot of fun to watch."
Senior Ellie VanNote swept the women's butterfly races, winning the 200 in a time of 1:59.44 and the 100 with a mark of 54.24, edging teammate Elizabeth Sowards by 0.36 seconds. She also swam the third leg for the victorious 200-yard medley relay team.
Junior Skyler Smith reached the wall 0.53 seconds before senior teammate Katja Pavicevic and won the 100-yard breaststroke. However, the duo touched at the exact moment in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:13.88.
Senior Lily Reader posted the most lopsided win of the afternoon, recording a 10-second victory in the women's 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:07.94.
Delaney Carlton, a graduate transfer from UNC Asheville, won the 100-yard freestyle and swam the anchor leg for the triumphant 200-yard medley relay squad. Greer Pattison, who took first place in the 100-yard backstroke, swam leadoff in the relay before Smith took the second leg.
Georgia Nel (200 Free), Alexandra White (50 Free), Emma Karam (200 Back), Aislin Farris (500 Free), and Samantha Aramand (200 IM) also recorded first-place finishes.
In the diving well, UNC senior Aranza Vazquez Montaño won both women's springboard competitions, as did her younger brother, Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, on the men's side.
Senior Patrick Hussey and freshman Ben Delmar also recorded two first-place finishes for the men's team. Delmar swept the breaststroke events, touching ahead of SMU's Colin Feehery by 1.8 seconds in the 100 and 5.81 seconds in the 200.
Hussey edged sophomore teammate Louis Dramm by 0.52 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle and Tyler Roberton by 0.26 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. Hussey also swam leadoff for the winning 400-yard freestyle squad.
Walker Davis (100 Back), Sebastian Lunak (200 Fly), and Boyd Poelke (100 Fly) recorded individual wins.
UNC will return to competition Jan. 19 -20 with an ACC tri-meet against NC State and Virginia in Charlotteville, Va.
The UNC women won all 16 events and swept the top three places in 14 races, including both relays, while the men won 11 of 16 competitions.
"This was the perfect opportunity for us to see where we were at heading into the second semester," Tar Heel head coach Mark Gangloff said. "I'm really happy with how they competed and attacked the races.
"All in all, it was a team effort and a lot of fun to watch."
Senior Ellie VanNote swept the women's butterfly races, winning the 200 in a time of 1:59.44 and the 100 with a mark of 54.24, edging teammate Elizabeth Sowards by 0.36 seconds. She also swam the third leg for the victorious 200-yard medley relay team.
Junior Skyler Smith reached the wall 0.53 seconds before senior teammate Katja Pavicevic and won the 100-yard breaststroke. However, the duo touched at the exact moment in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:13.88.
Senior Lily Reader posted the most lopsided win of the afternoon, recording a 10-second victory in the women's 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:07.94.
Delaney Carlton, a graduate transfer from UNC Asheville, won the 100-yard freestyle and swam the anchor leg for the triumphant 200-yard medley relay squad. Greer Pattison, who took first place in the 100-yard backstroke, swam leadoff in the relay before Smith took the second leg.
Georgia Nel (200 Free), Alexandra White (50 Free), Emma Karam (200 Back), Aislin Farris (500 Free), and Samantha Aramand (200 IM) also recorded first-place finishes.
In the diving well, UNC senior Aranza Vazquez Montaño won both women's springboard competitions, as did her younger brother, Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, on the men's side.
Senior Patrick Hussey and freshman Ben Delmar also recorded two first-place finishes for the men's team. Delmar swept the breaststroke events, touching ahead of SMU's Colin Feehery by 1.8 seconds in the 100 and 5.81 seconds in the 200.
Hussey edged sophomore teammate Louis Dramm by 0.52 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle and Tyler Roberton by 0.26 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. Hussey also swam leadoff for the winning 400-yard freestyle squad.
Walker Davis (100 Back), Sebastian Lunak (200 Fly), and Boyd Poelke (100 Fly) recorded individual wins.
UNC will return to competition Jan. 19 -20 with an ACC tri-meet against NC State and Virginia in Charlotteville, Va.
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