Cardinals Finish Third at ACC Championships

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University of Louisville

ACC Championships (Women)

February 23, 2020 | Swimming & Diving

2020 Women's AC Full Meet Results

Grace Oglesby wins gold on final day of racing

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville Cardinals finished third at the 2020 ACC Swimming and Diving with a gold medal and three podium appearances to cap the last day of competition.

Virginia finished with 1492.5 points winning its 16^th title. The Cavs finished ahead of 2019 ACC Champion NC State (1333) and Louisville (1105.5). North Carolina placed fourth with 839 points, followed by Notre Dame (784), Duke (675.5), Florida State (555), Virginia Tech (469), Georgia Tech (407.5), Pitt (359), Miami (298) and Boston College (164).

The Cavaliers' Paige Madden was voted Most Valuable Swimmer by the coaches after capturing five gold medals on the week. The junior from placed first in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free, and was on the first place 400 free and 800 free relays.

For the third consecutive year, Florida State's Molly Carlson was named the Most Valuable Diver. The Seminole senior medaled in all three diving events, winning the 3-meter and platform competitions and placing second on the 1-meter.

NC State's James Brady was voted the Most Valuable Men's Diver after qualifying for the finals in all three diving events. The Wolfpack senior won the 3-meter competition, placed fourth on the 1-meter and sixth on the platform.

In the first event of the evening, Cardinal Sophie Cattermole finished fifth in the grueling 1650 freestyle with a 16:20.23. Freshman teammate Madison Luther swam the 1650 freestyle in 16:30.60 for 7th place. The event was won by Paige Madden, the only swimmer under 16 minutes, putting up a 15:50.38.

Ashlynn Schoof was the lone Louisville finalist in the 200 backstroke finishing second in the C-final with a mark of 1:57.46. NC State's Emma Muzzy took home gold with a 1:50.79.

Virginia's Morgan Hill won the 100 freestyle, in a wild finish down the stretch, putting up a 47.47 for gold. Cardinal senior Casey Fanz won a bronze medal in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.97. Fellow A-finalist Arina Openysheva was sixth, boarding a 48.37. Lainey Visscher was second in the B-final with a time of 48.52. Christiana Regenauer was seventh, boarding a 49.05 in the same heat. Nastja Govejsek turned in a time of 49.92 in the C-final.

Breaststroke Morgan Friesen was into the wall in 2:09.24 in the A-final of the 200 breaststroke. Mariia Astashkina was seventh in the A-final with a time of 2:09.37. Kaylee Wheeler turned in a second place time of 2:12.98 in the C-final and Diana Dunn went 2:17.27 in the same heat. NC State's Sophie Hanson won the gold in 2:05.59.

Grace Oglesby won the 200 Butterfly, just missing resetting her own meet record, posting a 1:53.70, which was an invited time from '19.Also in the A-final, while Alena Kraus finished fifth overall 1:55.70 (an invited time in 2019). In the B-Final, Carley Lowe finished eighth with posting a 1:59.83. Abigail Hay took sixth in the B-final (1:58.55).

FSU's Molly Carlson took home gold with a score of 297.25 in platform diving. UofL's Molly Fears boarded a 198.30 in the finals of the platform diving for 8th place.

In the final race, the foursome of Arina Openysheva (48.42), Casey Fanz (47.22), Christiana Regenauer (48.19), and Lainey Visscher (47.74) won silver medal in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:11.57, the fifth fastest time in school history and a NCAA A cut. Virginia's A-relay won gold with a 3:10.57.

UP NEXT:
It is the the Louisville men's swimming team's turn as the Cardinals will compete at the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 26-29.