Jackets Break Records at ACC Meet by Kimberly Rieck Sports Editor
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22 • Friday, March 5, 2004 • Technique SPORTS Jackets break records at ACC meet By Kimberly Rieck Sports Editor Last weekend at the ACC Cham- pionships, the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Teemu Kettunen, Ryan Rie- besell, Brian Huff and Jason Howard broke the school record with a time of 3:01.64 on the last day of the competition, as the Jackets placed fifth at the conference meet. The team scored 392 points at the cham- pionships, held at the University of Virginia’s Aquatic and Fitness Cen- ter. UVA won its sixth straight men’s ACC title after accumulating 848.5 points. The Cavaliers defeated sec- ond place Florida State by 311.5 points. Previously during the competi- tion, the 200 free relay team of Ket- tunen, Riebesell, Huff and Howard had broken the school record and finished fifth for the Jackets. By Scott Meuleners / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Sophomore Sam Morgan led the Forward Clarence Moore signs a fan’s t-shirt at a post-game celebration. Jackets with a fourth-place finish in A large crowd greeted the Jackets upon their arrival back to campus late the 1650 free. Morgan posted an By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Wednesday night. The team snapped a 15-game losing streak to Duke. NCAA ‘B’ qualifying time of The men’s swimming and diving team placed fifth at last weekend’s ACC 15:07.52 in the event. Morgan placed championship, after scoring 392 points. Standouts from the meet in- eighth in the 500 freestyle event cluded Ryan Bishop and Sam Morgan, who both had NCAA ‘B’ cut times. eight tries. with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time of Duke from page 28 In addition, Duke is the highest- 4:26.73. with an NCAA ‘B’ cut. Bishop earned the event. Howard was the fourth Jackets’ bench spilled out onto the ranked opponent Tech has beaten Freshman Tony Burkhardt led another NCAA ‘B’ time with his person to earn a NCAA ‘B’ time floor in celebration. on the road since a 1994 win against Tech in the diving events with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard after placing eighth in the 200-yard “To come in this building and No. 1 North Carolina. Previously, season-high score of 495.85 in the IM. In addition, Bishop placed eighth freestyle finals. play the way they did, I can’t tell the Jackets had lost to the Blue Dev- three-meter competition. Burkhardt in the 200-yard breaststroke. Ryan Riebesell led the Jackets in you how proud I am and happy I ils at Cameron by margins of 20, 25 finished fifth in the event. Senior the sprint events, after placing sev- am for them,” said head coach Paul and 44 points. Paul McCarty finished sixth in the In the 200-yard freestyle event, enth in the 50 free. Kettunen earned Hewitt. “We came into this build- “We never could match that in- event with a score of 486.20. junior Matt Figh finished fourth in a 14th place finish in the event. ing the last three years and walked tensity for 40 minutes,” Krzyzewski Freshman Ryan Bishop received an NCAA ‘B’ time of 1:37.95. Figh Tech defeated sixth-place North out of here feeling pretty low.” The said. “They just came in here and All-ACC honors after placing third also posted a NCAA ‘B’ time in the Carolina State by over 50 points at win is Hewitt’s first against Duke in outplayed us.” in the 400-yard individual medley 500 freestyle and finished sixth in the meet. SPORTS Technique • Friday, March 5, 2004 • 23 vanced to third when Slayden struck the mound in the seventh inning, den hit a two-run homerun with son hit a one-out double in the sec- Baseball from page 28 out on a pitch in the dirt. Remole and left without retiring a single two outs in the inning, both of which ond inning to score Blackwood and sacrifice bunt, but managed to get left him stranded on third when he hitter. Neighborgall walked Scud- were unearned. The homerun was draw the game closer, but Tech was on first on a fielder’s choice and grounded to second base to end the eri to leadoff the inning. Then, he Slayden’s first of the season and would unable to score after that. Chuck then stole second base to put run- inning. threw a wild pitch to send the run- become his last. Coach Hall an- Jeroloman hit a solo home run in ners in scoring position with no outs, Much like what happened in Sat- ner to second, and he threw his sec- nounced Tuesday that Slayden will the seventh inning to regain the four- just like in the first inning. Jeremy urday’s game, Andrew Kown opened ond wild pitch to allow the runner be out for the rest of the year with a run cushion on the Jackets. Slayden hit a sacrifice fly with one up the game with a shaky start, but over to third base. Neighborgall pro- torn rotator cuff in his shoulder. Freshman Ryan Turner gave up out to drive in the first and only run was able to settle down quickly. ceeded to walk Raley. Raley stole After returning from the Kia Bash, five runs in three-plus innings of of the game for Tech. The bases were loaded with no- second base to put runners on the Tech dropped its fourth consecu- work, but the bullpen only allowed Brian Burks had a solid outing body out when Matt Bose singled second and third with nobody out tive game, losing 6-2 at No. 9 Au- the homer by Jeroloman for the fi- for Tech on the mound, giving up to left field to score the first two in the inning. burn. The Tigers scored two runs in nal six innings of the game in an just four runs on seven hits in six runs of the game. Sheldon became the first hitter the first inning, but Tech respond- attempt to keep the Jackets in the innings, and only one of the runs Andrew McGuire followed that of the year to put a ball into play ed in the top half of the second game until the end.Tech went 1- was earned. Tech’s defense com- up by being thrown out at first, against Neighborgall with a double inning. Nickeas and Owings put for-13 with runners in scoring posi- mitted three errors in the game, all which led to runners on second and off of the center field wall. Bose themselves into scoring position with tion, including six strikeouts. Not of which led to runs being scored third with only one out. The Soon- reached first on a fielding error on a no outs, and with two outs in the counting the first inning of the USC for the Titans. Romero pitched a er shortstop followed up with a sin- sacrifice bunt to put runners on the inning, Wes Hodges was able to game, Tech has gone 1-for-31 with complete game for the Titans. He gle to right field, scoring two more corners with nobody out. Coach reach first base on a throwing error 17 strikeouts when runners are in gave up just four hits while striking runs, and giving Oklahoma an early Hall then sent out John Goodman, by the Tigers’ third baseman. Ow- scoring position. out twelve and walking one. four run lead. Kown only gave up who pulled Tech out of the jam ings attempted to score from sec- The Jackets look to rebound this On Sunday afternoon, No. 17 one hit in the next four innings of without giving up any additional ond but was thrown out at the plate. weekend when they return home to Oklahoma finished off the sweep of work before the game was handed runs. Auburn tacked on three more runs face Rutgers in a three-game series Tech, winning 6-2. Patterson led over to the bullpen. Tech finally managed to score in in the fourth inning to give the Ti- at Russ Chandler Stadium, begin- off the game with a double and ad- Jason Neighborgall was sent to the eighth inning when Jeremy Slay- gers a commanding 5-1 lead. Patter- ning today at 4 p.m. es more interesting es more making friday lectur technique 24 • Friday, March 5, 2004 • Technique SPORTS seed in the ACC tournament. Coach be headed back to the NIT for the ACC from page 27 Herb Sendek has implemented a third consecutive year. It’s likely Going for the gold Duke Princeton-style that the selection committee will Last ACC Tournament Champi- halfcourt offense, grant the ACC, the nation’s top onship / No. of Championships: which is predicat- RPI-rated conference, six bids to 1998 / 15 ed on motion and the NCAA tournament, so UVA Postseason Projection: NCAA lock cutting to the could feasibly step up and seize a Outlook: Roy Williams’ return to basket. The Pack spot. Virginia could end up any- Chapel Hill has not gone as smoothly doesn’t win pret- where from a No. 6 to a No. 8 seed, as was initially ex- ty, but they just but one of the lower seeds is more pected, but the win. With the ex- ception of likely. Maryland’s win over N.C. ‘Heels have North Carolina, which swept the State hurt the Cavs’ NCAA chanc- come on Pack, N.C. State has given ACC es. strong of opponents fits, sweeping FSU, Geor- late, win- gia Tech and Virginia, while split- Wake Forest Demon Deacons ning five of ting with Duke, Clemson and 19-7 overall, 9-6 ACC (No.