Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving

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1 Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving Hokie men prepare for NCAAs Tech sends four men to national championships This Week Four members of the Virginia Tech men s swimming and diving team will compete at the NCAA Championships, beginning Thursday in Atlanta, Ga. This marks the most athletes the Hokie men have sent to the NCAA Championships, after qualifying two men in each of the previous two seasons. This Week Tech will send senior Tom Alberi (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), junior Gus Calado (Recife, Brazil) and sophomores Scott Beard (Chesterfield, Va.) and Zac Czaplicki (North Haven, Conn.) to the NCAA Championships this week. All four Hokies qualified for the meet in the 800 free relay with the 14th-best time in the country this season. The four athletes will also compete in the 400 free relay. Calado, who will be making his third straight appearance at the NCAA Championships, qualified by winning the 200 butterfly with an NCAA A cut time of 1: His time is the fifth-best in the country this season. Calado is also eligible to compete in the 400 IM, 1650 free and 500 free with B cut times in all three. Beard, who became Tech s first men s ACC Champion, won the 100 butterfly at the conference championships with an NCAA A cut time of Beard s time in the 100 fly ranks him 12th in the country heading into the national championships. He could also compete in the 200 backstroke. Czaplicki, who will also swim a pair of relays, is eligible to compete in the 200 free and 500 free. The Hokies are hoping to improve on last season s 32nd-place finish when the team scored three points, all by departed senior Kevin Furlong Swimming and Diving Schedule Date Opponent Site Time/Result Sept. 23 PENTATHLON Blacksburg, Va. -- Oct. 7 CLEMSON (W) Blacksburg, Va. W, Oct. 7 CLEMSON (M) Blacksburg, Va. L, Oct. 8 MARSHALL (W) Blacksburg, Va. W, Oct. 8 ALUMNI MEET (M) Blacksburg, Va. -- Oct. ACC Quad College Park, Md. All Day vs. Florida State (M) L, vs. Georgia Tech (M) L, Maryland (M) W, vs. Florida State (W) L, vs. Georgia Tech (W) W, Maryland (W) W, Oct. NC State (M) Raleigh, N.C. L, Oct. NC State (W) Raleigh, N.C. W, Nov. 2 VIRGINIA (M) Blacksburg, Va. L, Nov. 2 VIRGINIA (W) Blacksburg, Va. L, Nov. Nike Cup (M) Chapel Hill, N.C. 3rd of 6 Nov. Nike Cup (W) Chapel Hill, N.C. 2nd of 7 Dec. 8 SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS Blacksburg, Va. -- Jan. UNC Wilmington (M) Wilmington, N.C. W, Jan. UNC Wilmington (M) Wilmington, N.C. W, Jan. East Carolina (M) Greenville, N.C. W, Jan. East Carolina (W) Greenville, N.C. W, Jan. West Virginia (M) Morgantown, W. Va. W, Jan. West Virginia (W) Morgantown, W. Va. W, Jan. 28 PITTSBURGH (M) Blacksburg, Va. L, Jan. 28 PITTSBURGH (W) Blacksburg, Va. W, Feb. 4 VMI (M) Blacksburg, Va. W, Feb ACC Championships (W) College Park, Md. 4th of 11 Feb ACC Championships (M) College Park, Md. 6th of 11 Mar Zone Diving Championships Lexington, Ky. -- Mar NCAA Championships (W) Athens, Ga. T-36th Mar NCAA Championships (M) Atlanta, Ga. All Day Dual Meet Records: Men 5-6, Women 9-2 Home Meets are in BOLD CAPS (W) = Women s Meet (M) = Men s Meet QUICK FACTS Location:... Blacksburg, Va. Founded: Enrollment:...28,000 Colors:... Chicago maroon & burnt orange Nickname:... Hokies Facility:... War Memorial Pool Conference:... Atlantic Coast Conference President:... Charles W. Steger Director of Athletics:...Jim Weaver Swimming and Diving Administrator:... Jon Jaudon SWIMMING AND DIVING STAFF Head Coach:... Ned Skinner (Louisiana State, 1989) Swimming and Diving Office Phone:...(540) Skinner by ... nskinner@vt.edu Record at Tech: (8 years); (M), (W) Career Record: (14 years) Diving Coach:...Bert Locklin (Nebraska, 2001) Year at Tech:... Fourth Assistant Coach:...Braden Holloway (NC State, 2001) Assistant Coach:...Genevieve McNeill (Arkansas, 2003) Student Assistants:... Charlie Emerson, Mandie Youthers Athletic Trainer:... Heather McFadzean (Pacific, 2005) Sports Information Contact:... Mike Cummings (North Dakota, 2004) SID Phone:... (540) (Office); (701) (Cell) SID ... mtc@vt.edu Page 1

2 Hitting the Century Mark In Tech s dual meet sweep at West Virginia on Jan. 21, head coach Ned Skinner earned his 100th career victory as a head coach at Virginia Tech. The Hokies eighth-year coach has a career mark of at three different schools. Wrapping up the ACC Championships Led by Gus Calado and Scott Beard, who both won individual ACC Championships, the Virginia Tech Hokies placed sixth at the conference championship meet. Calado won the 200 butterfly, and also achieved All-ACC status in the 400 IM with a third-place finish. Beard, meanwhile, won the 100 fly and placed third in the 100 backstroke. Sophomore Zac Czaplicki also earned allconference honors with a second-place finish in the 200 free. Tech set school records in the 400 and 800 free relays, which both placed in the top four. We re going streaking Junior Gus Calado has an impressive streak he would like to keep through this weekend. The 5-foot-10 junior has touched the wall first in at least one event over Tech s last five meets. Calado won the 1000 free three meets in a row, as well as the 200 butterfly against Pittsburgh and the 200 free against VMI. He won an ACC Championship in the 200 butterfly on Feb. 25 for his fifth straight meet with at least one event victory. Seniors Rule! In Tech s final regular season meet of the against VMI, all three men s seniors played a big role in the final score. Phil Smith (Richmond, Va.) swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay which placed first in their event. Tom Alberi (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) swam a career-best time of in the 100 butterfly to score a first-place finish in that event. Tommy Evans (Blacksburg, Va.) earned his first event victory of the season in the 100 free by posting a time of Super Sophomores Perhaps the biggest reason for Tech s rise in the ACC standings this season had to do with the bumper crop of sophomores, which seemed to come of age in the second half of the season. Sophomores Scott Beard and Zac Czaplicki both earned All-ACC honors this season and both qualified for the NCAA Championships, while sophomore diver Scott Hudson (Springfield, Va.) as well as second-year athletes Pete Cancila (Broomall, Pa.) and Jake Bova (Roanoke, Va.) scored points for the Hokies at the conference championships last month. The Next Generation The Hokies have signed 10 athletes to NLI s for next season. Adding to the women s team will be Abby Barney (Virginia Beach, Va.), Mary Teresa Boland (Purcellville, Va.), Christine Currier (St. Simons Island, Ga.), Kelly demarrais (Bernardsville, N.J.), Heather Fulton (St. Louis, Mo.), Julie Sablik (Roanoke, Va.), Sara Shapiro (Franklin, Tenn.) and Katie Suhr (Atlanta, Ga.). The Hokie men will welcome Michael Lewis (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Griffin Lutterbein (Manakin-Sabot, Va.) to next year s squad. A New Home On Aug. 16, 2005, The Town of Christiansburg and Virginia Tech Athletics announced that they had reached an agreement for the use of the town s new aquatic center. The facility, which is expected to be completed by the summer of 2007, will house Hokie swimming and diving home meets beginning in the season. Last Season Virginia Tech continued its assault on the national swimming and diving scene with impressive finishes in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokie women placed fifth at the ACC Championships and 30th in the NCAA Championships last season, while the men were fifth in the ACC during the regular season and tied for 32nd in the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Jessica Botzum became Tech s premier first-team All-American, finishing seventh in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. Senior Kevin Furlong earned Honorable Mention All-American honors as well. HEAD COACH NED SKINNER Ned Skinner, opens his eighth year at the helm of the Virginia Tech men s and women s s w i m m i n g a n d diving teams with a team that turned heads in their first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2005, his teams began their assault on the ACC, each garnering fifth place at the end of the regular season. At the conference championships, the women placed fifth while the men finished seventh. He coached Virginia Tech s only swimming first-team All-America, in freshman, Jessica Botzum, who placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. He and his fellow staff saw senior Kevin Furlong earn honoroable mention All-America honors with a 14th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. Skinner came to the Hokies after serving four years as the director of competitive swimming at William & Mary. In his last season at W&M, he coached the Tribe women to a second place finish at the ECACs, while the men were fourth of 40 teams. Also, Skinner was named ECAC Coach of the Year. The W&M men s team posted a fourth-place showing at the 98 ECAC Championships and finished seventh in Before his stint at William & Mary, Skinner was the head coach and aquatics director at Central Connecticut State University for four seasons. A 1989 graduate of Louisiana State University, Skinner was captain of the 1988 squad that captured the SEC Championship. Skinner is married to the former Allison Cox. They have a one-year old daughter, Samantha. H 2 OKIE AWARDS National Swimmer of the Week Sara Smith...Oct. 19 ACC Women s Performer of the Week Sara Smith...Oct. 17 Sara Smith... Nov. 7 Virginia Tech Athlete of the Week Sara Smith... Nov. 7 Mason Walsh... Nov. 21 Laura Laun...Jan. 23 Sara Smith...Feb. 20 Scott Beard, Gus Calado...Feb. 27 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Jessica Botzum , 200 breakstroke Sara Smith IM, 100 free Mason Walsh free Scott Beard fly, 100 back Gus Calado IM, 200 fly Zac Czaplicki free Page 2

3 ACC MEN S STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Virginia Florida State NC State North Carolina Clemson Georgia Tech Duke Virginia Tech Boston College Miami Maryland Virginia won the ACC men s Championship ACC WOMEN S STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Florida State Virginia North Carolina Virginia Tech Maryland Clemson Georgia Tech Duke NC State Boston College Miami Florida State won the ACC women s Championship collegeswimming.com Polls Men 1. Auburn California-Berkeley Stanford Florida Texas Michigan Arizona Minnesota So. California Georgia Indiana Tennessee Virginia Purdue Northwestern Florida State Kentucky Ohio State Notre Dame Alabama So. Methodist Penn State North Carolina Arizona State Pittsburgh...18 Rankings as of March 15, 2006 Women NCAA Championship results 1. Auburn Georgia Arizona California Stanford So. California So. Methodist Texas Wisconsin Florida Texas A&M Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Hawaii Florida State Michigan Rutgers Penn State UCLA Minnesota Purdue Houston Virginia Florida Atlantic Virginia Tech... 9 ACC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK MEN Oct. 17, Fran Crippen, Virginia Oct. 24, Steve Roof, Florida State Oct. 31, Cullen Jones, NC State Nov. 7, Fran Crippen, Virginia Nov. 14, Vanja Rogulj, Virginia Nov. 21, Cullen Jones, NC State Dec. 5, Joel Roycik, Florida State Jan. 9, Cullen Jones, NC State Jan. 16, Fran Crippen, Virginia Jan. 23, Casey Kott, North Carolina Jan. 30, Fran Crippen, Virginia Feb. 6, Ryan Funderbunk, North Carolina WOMEN Oct. 17, Sara Smith, Virginia Tech Oct. 24, Romy Altmann, Florida State Oct. 31, Whitney Sprague, North Carolina Nov. 7, Sara Smith, Virginia Tech Nov. 14, Carrie Ellis, Florida State Nov. 21, Carrie Ellis, Florida State... Whitney Sprague, North Carolina Dec. 5, Brielle White, Virginia Jan. 9, Michelle Parkhurst, Clemson Jan. 16, Lauren Brick, Florida State Jan. 23, Molly Culberson, NC State Jan. 30, Katie Gordon, Virginia Feb. 6, Jess Lewis, Virginia Page 3

4 H 2 Okie Women s Records Event Record Holder(s) Time Year 50 Freestyle Mason Walsh Freestyle Mason Walsh Freestyle Sara Smith 1: Freestyle Erin Milfeit 4: ,000 Freestyle Jeanette Batten 10: ,650 Freestyle Jeanette Batten 16: Backstroke Talita Ribeiro Backstroke Talita Ribeiro Backstroke Katy Peterson 2: Breaststroke Jessica Botzum 1: Breaststroke Jessica Botzum 2: Butterfly Lindsey Tew Butterfly Jen McLaughlin 2: Ind. Medley Sara Smith 2: Ind. Medley Jordan Huegerich 4: Medley Relay Talita Ribeiro 1: Mason Walsh Becky Horning Sara Smith 400 Medley Relay Talita Ribeiro 3: Jessica Botzum Becky Horning Mason Walsh 200 Free Relay Mason Walsh 1: Sara Smith Talita Ribeiro Emily Guschke 400 Free Relay Sara Smith 3: Mason Walsh Emily Guschke Talita Ribeiro 800 Free Relay Sara Smith 7: Millie Campbell Allison Luttermoser Stephanie Jones 1-Meter Diving 6 Dives Jackie Davoud Meter Diving 6 Dives Laura Lunn Dives Laura Lunn Platform Diving 9 Dives Laura Lunn *Records broken this season in bold italics H 2 Okie Men s Records Event Record Holder(s) Time Year 50 Freestyle Christian Lindberg Freestyle Christian Lindberg Freestyle Zac Czaplicki 1: Freestyle Gus Calado 4: ,000 Freestyle Gus Calado 9: ,650 Freestyle Todd Sturgeon 15: Backstroke Tom Alberi Backstroke Scott Beard Backstroke Gus Calado 1: Breaststroke Kevin Furlong Breaststroke Joey Piekarski 1: Butterfly Scott Beard Butterfly Gus Calado 1: Ind. Medley Joey Piekarski 1: Ind. Medley Gus Calado 3: Medley Relay Steven Tozer 1: Kevin Furlong Brian Piantadosi Christian Lindberg 400 Medley Relay Steven Tozer 3: Kevin Furlong Anders Frahm Christian Lindberg 200 Freestyle Relay Christian Lindberg 1: Casey Moore Tom Alberi Kevin Furlong 400 Freestyle Relay Scott Beard 2: Zac Czaplicki Pete Cancila Tom Alberi 800 Freestyle Relay Gus Calado 6: Zac Czaplicki Scott Beard Tom Alberi 1-Meter Diving 6 Dives Doug Roper Meter Diving 6 Dives Artie Waters Dives Doug Roper Platform Diving 10 Dives Doug Roper *Records broken this season in bold italics The Virginia Tech H 2 Okies Page 4

5 The Menʼs Team Name Event Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown James Aitken Breast/IM 6-3 Fr. HS Durham, N.C. Tom Alberi Free/Fly/Back 6-0 Sr. 3L Cape Elizabeth, Me. Scott Beard Sprint/Back/Fly 6-2 So. 1L Chesterfield, Va. Bert Beucker Diver 5-11 Fr. HS Murrysville, Pa. Jake Bova Sprint/Free 6-2 So. 1L Roanoke, Va. Gus Calado* Free/IM/Fly 5-10 Jr. 2L Recife, Brazil Pete Cancila Free/Fly 6-3 So. 1L Broomall, Pa. Zac Czaplicki Free/IM 6-0 So. 1L North Haven, Conn. Ian detoll Fly/IM 6-2 Fr. HS Culpeper, Va. Tommy Evans Free/Fly 6-3 Sr. 1L Blacksburg, Va. Scott Hudson Diver 5-7 So. 1L Springfield, Va. Trevor Jamerson Free/Fly 5-11 Sr. 3L Earlysville, Va. Stephen Jensen IM/Back 6-0 Jr. 2L Mays Landing, N.J. Ben Miller Free 6-2 Fr. HS Reston, Va. Andy Pelenberg Breast 5-10 Jr. 2Y Alexandria, Va. Ben Prue Free/Fly/Back 5-8 Fr. HS Trumbull, Conn. John Riley Free 6-1 Fr. HS Oak Ridge, N.C. Neil Savage IM/Back 6-0 Jr. 2L Roswell, Ga. Harrison Simmons Back/Free 6-2 Fr. HS Lilburn, Ga. Phil Smith* Breast/IM 6-0 Sr. 2L Richmond, Va. Chris Waldheim Diver 5-11 Fr. HS Sugar Land, Texas * Denotes Captain Gus Calado Phil Smith The Womenʼs Team Name Event Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown Liane Bianco Breast/IM 5-4 Jr. 2Y Mechanicsburg, Pa. Jessica Botzum Breast/IM 5-3 So. 1L Raleigh, N.C. Beth Byrum Dist. Free 5-4 So. 1L Spring, Texas Millie Campbell Breast/IM/Fly 5-8 So. 1L Richmond, Va. Emily Chen Fly/IM 5-5 Sr. 2L Virginia Beach, Va. Juliana Daniell* Sprint Free/Fly 5-6 Sr. 2L Atlanta, Ga. Claire Dickey Back/IM 5-6 Fr. HS Roanoke, Va. Lauren Dillon Dist. Free 5-7 Jr. 1L Irmo, S.C. Emily Guschke* Sprint Free 5-7 Sr. 3L Colonial Heights, Va. Becky Horning Fly/Free 5-8 So. 1L Sterling, Va. Claire Jakabcin* Diver 5-8 Sr. 3L Falls Church, Va. Stephanie Jones Free/Fly 5-11 Fr. HS Virginia Beach, Va. Morgan Kowalchuk Breast 5-10 Fr. HS Midlothian, Va. Laura Lunn Diver 5-4 Sr. 1L Regina, Canada Allison Luttermoser IM/Free 5-8 Fr. HS Mechanicsburg, Pa. Jordan McHorney Back/Free 5-10 Fr. HS Virginia Beach, Va. Megan Newell Fly/Free 5-8 Fr. HS Ashburn, Va. Tiffany Pearsall Sprint Free 5-11 r-jr. 2L Chesapeake, Va. Talita Ribeiro Sprint Free/Back 5-6 So. 1L Sau Paul, Brazil Sara Smith Fly/ Sprint Free 5-6 Fr. HS McGaheysville, Va. Courtney Walsh Sprint Free 5-6 So. 1L Yardley, Pa. Mason Walsh Sprint Free 5-10 Jr. 2L Herndon, Va. * Denotes Captain Juliana Daniell Emily Guschke The Coaches Head Coach: Ned Skinner (Louisiana State, 1989) Diving Coach: Bert Locklin (Nebraska, 2001) Assistant Coach: Braden Holloway (N.C. State, 2001) Assistant Coach: Genevieve McNeill (Arkansas, 2003) Page 5 Claire Jakabcin

6 Tom Alberi 6-foot Senior Free/Fly/Back Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth High School : Swam the final leg of the 800 free relay which placed second at the ACC Championships with an NCAA B cut time of 6: Swam the final ALBERI S CAREER BEST 50 free leg of the free free relay which 50 back placed fourth with 100 back an NCAA B cut 200 back... 1:47.49 time of 2:58.92 at ACCs... Finished seventh in the 100 backstroke at ACCs... Also placed 12th in the 200 backstroke... Placed 15th in the 50 free at the conference championships... Won the 200 backstroke against Clemson Placed third in the 50 free in the same meet Swam the final leg of the event-winning 400 free relay against CU Swam the first leg of the 200 free relay team which placed third in the Maryland Quad Also placed third in the 100 backstroke in the same meet Swam the first leg of the 200 medley relay which placed third at the UM Quad Swam the final leg of the event-winning 400 free relay team Placed second in the 200 free at NC State Also placed third in the 200 backstroke Swam the first leg of the 400 medley relay which placed second against Virginia Placed second in the 50 free against UVa Placed sixth in the 100 backstroke Tied for sixth in the 200 backstroke at the Nike Cup Swam in the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay which both won at East Carolina Placed third in the 200 backstroke at West Virginia Placed third in the 50 free and the 200 backstroke against Pittsburgh Won the 100 butterfly against VMI : Finished third at the ACC Championships in the 100 back, setting a school record in prelims Placed seventh in the 200 back at the same meet Was part of the third-place 400 medley relay team and eighth-place 400 free relay team at the ACCs Was 12th in the 50 free and 13th in the 100 back at the Nike Cup Won the 50 free against West Virginia and at the College of Charleston meet : Garnered three first-place finishes... Was first in the 50 free against Villanova... Won the 100 backstroke at West Virginia and the 200 back at William & Mary : Finished the season with the team s second best 50 backstroke time... Had a personal-best time of 51:85 in the 100 backstroke at the BIG EAST Championships... Also competed in the freestyle, recording season bests in the 100 and the 200. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Cape Elizabeth High... Was a 2002 state champion in 200 and 500 freestyle, and the 400 freestyle relay... Was a 2001 state champion in the 100 and 200 freestyle and the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams... A recipient of Southern Maine Male Swimmer of the Year... Swimmer of the year for state of Maine in PERSONAL: Thomas James Alberi was born August 28, 1983 in Billings, Montana... Son of Mike and Lori Alberi... Sister, Kristin, graduated from MIT and was named 2001 Female Athlete of the Year... A mechanical engineering major Meet-by-Meet PITT VMI ACCs 50 Free * 100 Free * Back * 200 Back 1: : : : : : :49.61* *Season best times Page 6

7 Scott Beard 6-foot-2 Sophomore Sprint/Back Chesterfield, Va. Manchester High School : Earned Tech s first Atlantic Coast Conference individual championship with a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly at the ACC Championships... Swam an NCAA A cut in the event with a time of Swam the second leg of the BEARD S CAREER BEST 50 free free back back... 1: fly IM... 1: free relay which posted a second-place finish and an NCAA B cut time of 6: Placed third in the 100 backstroke at ACCs... Also placed seventh in the 200 backstroke at the ACC Championships... Swam the first leg of the 400 free relay which swam an NCAA B cut time of 2: Won the 100 butterfly with an NCAA B cut time of at the Nike Cup Also won the 100 backstroke with a time of at the same meet Won the 200 backstroke with an NCAA B cut time of 1:47.03 at the Nike Cup Placed third in the 50 free at the same meet Swam the first leg of the 200 free relay which placed fourth at the same meet Also swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay team which placed third at the Nike Cup Also swam the final leg of the 200 medley relay team which placed fourth at the Nike Cup Swam the first leg of the event-winning 800 free relay at the Nike Cup Won the 200 IM and 200 backstroke at UNC-Wilmington Also swam the final leg of the event-winning 400 free relay at UNCW Won the 100 butterfly at East Carolina Placed second in the 200 free at ECU Swam the first leg of the 200 free relay which won at ECU Won the 200 backstroke at West Virginia Placed second in the 200 IM at WVU Placed second in the 200 IM and 200 backstroke against Pittsburgh Won the 50 free against VMI Also set a War Memorial Pool record with a time of in the 100 backstroke : Was on the third-place 400 medley relay team at the ACC Championships Finished third at the same meet in the 100 fly and eighth in the 100 back Part of the third-place 800 freestyle relay team at the ACCs... Was on the eighth-place 200 freestyle relay team at the same meet... Was second in the 200 back against Pittsburgh Placed 10th at the Nike Cup in the 100 fly Garnered a fifth-place finish in the 100 back at the Georgia Tech Quad Meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for Coach David Wagner first year of high school in California and then for Dudley Duncan Swam on North Coast Aquatics team his sophomore Meet-by-Meet year Was a two-time first-team all-metro selection Set a state record in the 50 free with a time of Was a senior national qualifier on his Swim Quest club team. PERSONAL: Scott Alan Beard was born August 22, 1986 in Fredericksburg, Virginia Son of Alan and Jodi Beard Enrolled in communication. PITT VMI ACCs 50 Free * Free * Back * Back :47.03* 1: : : : Fly * *Season best times Page 7

8 Gus Calado 5-foot-10 Junior Free/IM/Fly Recife, Brazil Centro Educaional da Lago : Became the second Hokie to win an individual Atlantic Coast Conference men s championship with a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly with an NCAA A cut time of 1: Swam the first leg of the 800 free relay which placed second with an NCAA B cut CALADO S CAREER BEST 200 free... 1: free... 4: free... 9: fly... 1: back... 1: IM... 3:53.63 time of 6:30.55 at the ACC Championships... Also finished third in the 400 IM at the ACCs with an NCAA B cut time of 4: Placed fifth in the 500 free with an NCAA B cut time of 4:22.60 at ACCs... Won the 200 butterfly against Clemson Won the 200 butterfly, 400 IM and 500 free at the Maryland Quad Won the 200 butterfly at NC State Also placed second in the 500 free at the same meet Also placed second in the 200 butterfly in the same meet Won the 500 free with an NCAA B cut time of 4:23.03 at the Nike Cup Also won the 400 IM with an NCAA B cut time of 3:53.63 at the same meet Won the 1650 free with an NCAA B cut time of 15:32.28 at the Nike Cup Tied for first with an NCAA B cut time of 1:47.71 in the 200 butterfly Swam the first leg of the event-winning 800 free relay at the Nike Cup Won the 1000 free at East Carolina Won the 1000 free at West Virginia Placed second in the 200 butterfly and 500 free at WVU Won the 1000 free against Pittsburgh with a season-best time of 9:28.86 Also won the 200 butterfly against Pitt Placed second in the 500 free against Pitt Won the 200 free against VMI : Finished 21st at the NCAA Championships in the 200 fly Broke the school record with his fourth-place finish in the 200 back at the ACC Championships Placed fourth at the same meet in the 100 back Was on the third-place 800 freestyle relay team and the fourth-place 200 medley relay team at the ACCs... Won the 100 butterfly, 400 and 800 free at the College of Charleston meet Won the 200 back and 200 fly at the Nike Cup Holds six Virginia Tech individual school records : Participated in every meet... Garnered seven top three finishes at the BIG EAST Championships, including four wins... Placed 18th in 400 free at the NCAAs and 12th in the 200 fly... Qualified for 2004 Short Course World Championships in the 400 free and 200 fly... Fell just short of qualifying for the Brazilian Olympic team. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Centro Educaional da Lago... Was the 1999 and 2000 South America Games member of the National Team... Placed second in the 200, 400 and 1,500 freestyle at both championships... Was the YMCA national champion in the 200 freestyle in both 2002 and Trained in Roanoke for the past two years, setting a national record when he won the 200-meter butterfly at the YMCA Long Course Championships... Trained with the Virginia Gators club team while taking classes at Virginia Western Community College. PERSONAL: Gustavo Marinho Calado was born January 12, 1984 in Recife, Brazil... Son of José Lopes Calado... Majoring in biology/pre-med Meet-by-Meet PITT VMI ACCs 200 Free - 1: : : : :38.34* 500 Free 4: : : : :22.50* 4: : : : : Free 9: : : : :28.86* Fly 1: : : : : : : :44.38* 400 IM - 3: : :51.63* *Season best times Page 8

9 Zac Czaplicki 6-foot Sophomore Free/IM North Haven, Conn. Notre Dame High School : Swam the second leg of the 800 free relay at the ACC Championships, which placed second and achieved an NCAA B cut with a time of 6: Finished second in the 200 free with an NCAA B cut time of 1: Placed seventh in the 100 CZAPLICKI S CAREER BEST 100 free free... 1: free... 4: free... 9: IM... 1:54.06 free at ACCs... Also placed eighth in the 500 free with an NCAA B cut time of 4:26.39 in the prelims... Tied for first in the 200 free against Clemson Finished second in the 100 free in the same meet Swam the third leg of the event-winning 400 free relay Placed third in the 200 free at the Maryland Quad Swam the first leg of the eventwinning 400 free relay at the same meet Won the 200 free at NC State Also placed third in the 100 and 500 free events Won the 100 freestyle against Virginia Also placed third in the 200 free Swam the final leg of the 400 medley relay which placed second against UVa Finished second in the 100 and 200 free events at the Nike Cup Swam the first leg of the event-winning 800 free relay at the Nike Cup Won the 1000 free at UNC-Wilmington Placed second in the 100 free at UNCW Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay which placed first at UNCW Won the 200 free, 100 breaststroke and 100 free at East Carolina Won the 200 free at West Virginia Also placed third in the 100 free at WVU Won three events against Pittsburgh, the 100, 200 and 500 free Won the 200 IM against VMI : Was on the third-place 400 medley and 800 freestyle relay teams at the ACC Championships Finished eighth in the 200 free and 17th in the 100 free at the same meet Finished 20th in the 200 IM at the ACCs... Won the 100 free at Pittsburgh and the College of Charleston Won the 200 free against Pittsburgh and VMI Was also first in the 200 IM at the College of Charleston meet... On third-place 400 freestyle relay team and fifth-place 800 freestyle relay team at the Nike Cup, also placed fifth in the 100 free at the same event. HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for Ken Pierson at Notre Dame High School Placed first in the 100 free and 200 IM at the state opens Holds state records in 100 free, 200 IM, 200 and 400 free relay teams Earned All- America status in nine events Meet-by-Meet PERSONAL: Zachary David Czaplicki was born May 12, 1986 in New Haven, Connecticut Son of David and Mary Lou Czaplicki Majoring in consumer studies. PITT VMI ACCs 100 Free * 200 Free 1: : : : : : : : :37.05* 500 Free - 4: : : : :26.39* 100 Breast * *Season best times Page 9

10 MEET 1 Clemson 139.5, Virginia Tech Oct. 7, 2005 Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech freshman Sara Smith made quite a splash in her first meet as a member of the Hokies. The first-year athlete set a pair of War Memorial Pool records and had a hand in a third as the Virginia Tech women s swimming and diving team kicked off its season with a triumph over Clemson in a dual meet Friday. The Hokie men also opened their season Friday, with a loss to the Tigers. Today was just a great college swimming and diving meet, Tech head swimming coach Ned Skinner said. Obviously both teams were excited for the event, which caused an electric environment. It s the kind of environment we re used to at War Memorial Pool. The Hokie men, who fell behind early, actually out-scored the Tigers in the final eight events. Tech was led by sophomore diver Scott Hudson, who captured first-place in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Senior Tom Alberi and junior Gus Calado also claimed top times for Tech. Alberi led the pack in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:52.43, while Calado won the 200- yard butterfly with a time of 1: After falling behind early, I thought we had some clutch performances on the men s side, Skinner said. We look to continue to improve to prepare for our rematch with Clemson in the ACC Championships. Tom Alberi MEET 2 Virginia Tech 222, Maryland 131 Georgia Tech 201, Virginia Tech 151 Florida State 229, Virginia Tech 119 Oct , 2005 College Park, Md. Junior Gus Calado, senior Laura Lunn and freshman Sara Smith all captured individual event victories Friday to lead Virginia Tech in the first day of competition at the ACC Quad on the campus of the University of Maryland. After 20 of the meet s 32 events, the 22ndranked Hokie women lead host Maryland ( ) and Georgia Tech (132-53) and trail No. 21 Florida State by a slim margin. Tech s men lead the Terrapins, , but trail the other two participants. We are really proud of the way both teams competed this afternoon, Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. Performances by Lunn, Sara Smith and Jessica Botzum are impressive at a national level. While Calado and Zac Czaplicki coupled with the diving of Chris Waldheim, sets up well for the rest of the fall. On the men s side, Calado s time of 1:49.07 in the 200 butterfly was just one second shy of an NCAA B qualifying time. However, it was the junior s fastest time of the year in the event. Tech s 200 free relay team of Tom Alberi, Jake Bova, Pete Cancila and Zac Czaplicki, scored points against all three opponents with a third-place finish and a time of 1: Other notable finishers on the men s side included Alberi taking third in the 100 backstroke and Czaplicki placing third in the 200 freestyle. Tomorrow is a new day, Skinner said. Hopefully we are able to take the good with the bad and be ready to compete. Day 2 Both Virginia Tech 400 free relay teams, as well as junior Gus Calado claimed individual event victories for the Hokies Saturday, in the final day of the ACC Quad on the campus of the University of Maryland. Tech s men s team defeated the host Terrapins ( ), but fell to Georgia Tech ( ) and Florida State ( ). The Hokies came back on day two and laid it on the line, Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. We ran into some tough competition, but met it head on. Tech finished the meet in fine fashion, winning both the men s and women s 400 free relays. The men s team of Neil Savage, James Aitken, Tommy Evans and Harrison Simmons, finished the event in 3:05.24 to outdistance second-place Maryland by over a second. Individually, Calado enjoyed his best day of the season. The 5-foot-10 junior captured first-place finishes in the 400 IM and the 500 free. He was the only male participant to finish the 400 IM in under four minutes. The Hokies 200 medley relay team of Tom Alberi, James Aitken, Pete Cancila and Ian detoll placed third in their event with a time of 1: Tech also got a fourth-place finish from Stephen Jensen in the 200 backstroke. Hats off to Sara Smith and Laura Lunn for another great weekend, Skinner said. On the men s side, the leadership of our seniors Tom Alberi and Phil Smith, along with Gus Calado proved to be vital to our success. MEET 3 NC State 155, Virginia Tech 88 Oct. 28, 2005 Raleigh, N.C. Six different Virginia Tech athletes won individual events, including four on the women s side as the Hokies split a dual meet with Atlantic Coast Conference rival NC State Friday evening at Casey Aquatic Center. Tech s 22nd-ranked women defeated previously unbeaten NC State, , while the Hokie men fell NC State raced very hard and performed very well in both the pool and on the diving boards tonight, Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. They should be commended on their performance. We were impressed with them. On the men s side, sophomore Zac Czaplicki and Gus Calado claimed individual event victories for the Hokies. Czaplicki s led Tech s highest scoring event with a time of 1:42.53 to finish first in the 200 freestyle. Teammates Tom Alberi and John Riley finished second and third in the event for a 16-point event. Calado, who also placed second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 IM, won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1: Junior Steven Jensen, placed second in the event with a time of 1: I would like to commend Zac Czaplicki and Stephen Jensen for racing so well, as well as Scott Hudson, for his efforts on the boards, Skinner said. Hopefully, this tough competition will prepare us for our rival, Virginia, on Wednesday. Page 10

11 MEET 4 Virginia 134, Virginia Tech 102 Nov. 2, 2005 Blacksburg, Va. Four different Cavalier swimmers won multiple events Wednesday, as the University of Virginia swimming and diving teams knocked off Virginia Tech at War Memorial Pool. The 14th-ranked Cavalier women's team topped the 22nd-ranked Hokies , while the No. 14 UVa men's team dropped Tech, On the men's side, three different individuals won events for Virginia Tech. Senior Phil Smith captured first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2: Sophomore Zac Czaplicki headlined Tech's best event, with the top time of in the 100 freestyle. Teammates Pete Cancila and Jake Bova took second and tied for fourth, respectively to score 14.5 points for the Hokies in the event. Cancila captured the Hokie men's final event triumph, with a first-place finish in the 50 free. Cancila's time of was just over a second off the NCAA qualifying standard. Scott Beard MEET 5 Virginia Tech 3rd of 6 Nov , 2005 Chapel Hill, N.C. The Hokie men enjoyed a successful day, placing third after six events in the first day of competition at the Nike Cup. Tech trails first-place Clemson ( ) and second-place North Carolina ( ) after competition Thursday. Junior Gus Calado led the Hokie men with a top finish in the 500 freestyle. Calado s time of 4:23.03 in the event just missed tying a school record, as well as a personal best, but was good enough to earn the 5-foot-10 junior the team s first NCAA B qualification time of the year. Tech s men s 400-yard medley relay team of senior Tom Alberi, James Aitken, Scott Beard and sophomore Zac Czaplicki took third in their event with a time of 3:21.56, improving on its fastest mark of the season by over six seconds. Beard also scored points in the 50 free, placing third with a time of While divers Scott Hudson and Chris Waldheim took seventh and eighth respectively in 1-meter competition. Day 2 Sophomore Scott Beard and junior Gus Calado combined for four event victories Friday to lead the Virginia Tech men's swimming and diving team during the second day of the Nike Cup Invitational at Koury Natatorium. The Hokie men trail Clemson, , and 22ndranked North Carolina , but lead the other three teams in the event, including the 16th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Beard enjoyed a break-out day for the Hokie men. The 6-foot-2 sophomore won the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke on Friday. Beard's time of in the 100 butterfly set a program record and earned the sophomore his first NCAA 'B' cut of the season. Senior Tom Alberi and sophomore Pete Cancila gave Tech three of the top seven placerwinners in the 100 backstroke. Calado also swam a team-best time in the 400 IM. Calado's 3:53.63 also earned him his second 'B' cut of the weekend. The Hokie men's 800 free relay team of Calado, Zac Czaplicki, John Riley and Beard also captured a top finish with a time of 6: Other Tech men's highlights included Czaplicki's second-place finish in the 200 freestyle and a fourthplace finish for the Hokie's 200 medley relay. Day 3 Junior Gus Calado and sophomore Scott Beard combined for three event victories, while the women s 400 free relay team set a program record Saturday as the Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams completed the three-day Nike Cup Championships in fine style. The Tech men placed third to Clemson and North Carolina, also matching a program-best finish in the event. Much like Friday, the men were led by Calado and Beard, who combined for seven individual event victories during the meet as well as a relay win. On Saturday, Calado earned NCAA B cuts in the 1650 freestyle and 200 butterfly with times of 15:32.28 and 1:47.71, respectively. In all four of the junior s wins this weekend, he collected B qualifying times. Beard, who emerged as another weapon in Tech s arsenal, claimed his third event victory of the weekend Saturday, winning the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:47.03 to earn his second NCAA B cut of the season. Teammates Tom Alberi and Harrison Simmons finished tied for sixth and eighth respectively in the same event. Other highlights for the Hokie men included Zac Czaplicki s second-place finish in the 100 freestyle, and the men s 400 free relay team collecting a second-place finish. Page 11 MEET 6 Virginia Tech 139, UNC-Wilmington 104 Jan. 14, 2006 Wilmington, N.C. Junior Neil Savage and sophomore Scott Beard recorded two event victories each on Saturday as the Virginia Tech's swimming and diving teams posted a dual meet sweep of UNC-Wilmington at Seahawk Natatorium. The Hokie men downed the Seahawks , while the Tech women posted their sixth dual meet victory of the year, Beard and Savage led the way for the Hokie men, who won seven of the 13 events against the four-time defending Colonial Athletic Association champions. Savage collected his best times of the year in both the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. He posted a 4:40.52 in the 500 free to better his best this season by nearly two seconds. Beard captured wins in the 200 IM and 200 backstroke. His time of 1:53.54 in the 200 IM was a personal best, as well as the second-best time by a Hokie in the event this season. Sophomore Zac Czaplicki swam the school's fastest time in the 1,000 free this year, finishing the event at 9: Junior Stephen Jensen posted Tech's other individual win, in the 200 butterfly. With the victories, the Hokie men improve to 2-5 overall, while Tech's women's team moves to 6-2 on the season. The Seahawks, who are ranked fifth in the country in the mid-major poll on both the men's and women's side, drop to 4-1 (men) and 6-2 (women). MEET 6 Virginia Tech 144, East Carolina 96 Jan. 15, 2006 Greenville, N.C. Sophomore Zac Czaplicki won three events Sunday as the Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams posted their second dual meet sweep of the weekend, downing East Carolina at Minges Aquatic Center. The Hokie men won seven of the first eight events to cruise to a triumph. Czaplicki, who also picked up an event win in yesterday s triumph at UNC-Wilmington, had the fastest times in the 200-yard freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke on Sunday. He was the only athlete to complete the 100 breaststroke in under one minute. Junior Gus Calado also had a strong day, picking up a first-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle and a second in the 100 backstroke. Calado s time in the 1000-yard event was the fastest by a Tech swimmer this season. The Hokie men also picked up individual victories from Jake Bova in the 50 free, Scott Beard in the 100 butterfly and Stephen Jensen in the 200 IM. The Hokies also won both relay events on the men s side. Tech s women improve to 7-2 on the year, while the men raise their mark to 3-5.

12 MEET 8 Virginia Tech 125, West Virginia 112 Jan. 21, 2006 Wilmington, N.C. Seven different Hokies won multiple events as the Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams earned their third straight dual meet sweep Saturday at West Virginia. The Hokie women set four WVU Natatorium records en route to a dominating triumph, while the men used a sweep in the 200-yard freestyle to springboard a win over the Mountaineers. Our depth proved to be the difference today, Virginia Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. Hats off to West Virginia; they re very well coached and they competed well today. Sophomore Scott Hudson won both diving events, including a score of off the 1-meter board. Senior Neil Savage, junior Gus Calado, sophomores Scott Beard and Zac Czaplicki, also chipped in event victories for Tech. Calado, who touched the wall first in the 1,000 freestyle, posted a season-best time of 9:33.77 in the event. He also chipped in second-place finishes in the 200 butterfly and 500 free. Czaplicki led the charge in the Hokies best event of the day. The sophomore s time of 1:40.26 earned him the top place in the 200 free. Teammates Savage and John Riley finished second and third respectively in one of three events where the Hokie men swept the top three places. The other two were diving events. The Tech women improved to 8-2 on the season, while the men move to 4-5 overall.. We are at a point in our season where we need to spring forward into every meet, Skinner said. Today was a good step that prepares us for next weekend against Pittsburgh. MEET 9 Pittsburgh 125, Virginia Tech 118 Jan. 28, 2006 Blacksburg, Va. Sophomore Zac Czaplicki won three events, while juniors Gus Calado and Mason Walsh won two individual events a piece as the Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams split a dual meet with Pittsburgh Saturday at War Memorial Pool. The Hokie women downed the visiting Panthers, , while the men nearly upset the 25th-ranked team in the country, falling in a meet that came down to the final event. The Hokie women match their most dual meet victories (9) since the season, improving to 9-2 this season. While the men snap a three-meet winning streak, falling to 4-6 overall. Today was the epitome of what a college swim meet should be, Virginia Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. When both the men s and women s meets come down to the wire, it makes for a really exciting day. The Hokie men fell by the slimmest of margins to the 25th-ranked Panthers. Heading into the final event, Tech needed at least a first and third-place finish to win. However, the 400-yard free relay team fell less than a second shy of besting Pittsburgh s top relay team. Czaplicki had the best day of anybody, claiming event victories in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle. His time of in the 100 was a career-best for the sophomore. Calado, who finished second to Czaplicki in the 500, won two more events for the Hokie men. For the third week in a row, the junior set a season-best in the 1000, touching first Saturday with a time of 9: Calado also won the 200 butterfly. Other Hokie highlights included Beard s secondplace finish in the 200 IM in which he swam the fast Virginia Tech time of the season, 1: The efforts of Mason Walsh, Zac Czaplicki and Gus Calado were huge for our teams today, Skinner said. Those competitors are national level performers. We re very excited to see where this will lead them. MEET 10 Virginia Tech 130, VMI 96 Feb. 4, 2006 Blacksburg, Va. Sophomore Scott Beard broke a three-year old pool record, while seniors Tom Alberi, Tommy Evans and Phil Smith each won an event in their final home meets as Virginia Tech downed visiting VMI, , Saturday at War Memorial Pool. The Hokies complete the regular season with a 5-6 record in dual meets, winning four of their final five over the last month of the year. It was great to see our men put Pittsburgh behind them and race hard today, Skinner said. It s going to make the next two-and-a-half weeks of training a lot better. Sophomores Scott Hudson and Beard competed like champions on Saturday. Hudson swept the diving events, posting scores of in 3-meter diving and in 1-meter competition. Teammate Chris Waldheim captured his two best scores of the season to take second in both events. Waldheim scored a off the 1-meter board and a in 3-meter competition. Beard won the 50 free with his second-fastest time of the year, 20.60, and set a new pool record in the 100 backstroke with a time of Tech won the first seven events Saturday, including one each by graduating athletes Alberi and Evans. Alberi won the 100 butterfly with a career-best time of 50.60, while Evans earned his first event victory of the season in the 100 free by posting a time of Smith swam the second-leg of the 200 medley relay which finished first with a time of 1: Other event winners for Tech included Neil Savage in the 1000, Gus Calado in the 200 free and Zac Czaplicki in the 200 IM. I d like to give credit to the VMI men s team, I felt they set themselves up for a conference championship, Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. They came in here and raced hard Virginia Tech H 2 Okies Page 12

13 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS The Virginia Tech men s swimming and diving team is in sixth place at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships after the first day of competition. The 800 freestyle relay team, consisting of junior Gus Calado, sophomores Zac Czaplicki and Scott Beard and senior Tom Alberi, placed second after posting a time of 6: The time is an NCAA B cut and is a school record. The 200 medley relay team of Alberi, Czaplicki, sophomore Pete Cancila and fellow sophomore Jake Bova took eighth. The team finished with a season-best time of 1: The Hokies are back in action tomorrow and will compete in the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 200 free relay events. Day 2 The Virginia Tech men s swimming and diving team had a solid showing on the second day of competition at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, leaving themselves within striking distance of several teams heading into the third day of competition. After seven events, the Hokies stand in seventh place with 126 points. In the 500 free, junior Gus Calado led the way for the Hokies earning fifth place after recording an NCAA B cut time of 4: With the finish, Calado earned Tech 14 team points. Sophomore Zac Czaplicki garnered an eighth-place finish in the event, earning 11 points. Czaplicki touched the wall in 4: The 50 free featured a pair of Hokies scoring. In seventh place was sophomore Pete Cancila, who finished the race in Cancila earned 12 points. Senior Tom Alberi took home a 15th-place finish after posting a time of for two points. In the 1-meter diving event, which was completed last week, Tech sophomore Scott Hudson totaled a score of for 15th place. Freshman Chris Waldheim tallied a score of for 16th place. The duo recorded two points and one point, respectively, for the Hokies. In the final event of the evening, the Tech quartet of Scott Beard, Cancila, Bova and Alberi bested their previous-best time of 1:22.06 by over a full second. The teammates completed the event in 1:21.03 for fifth place. By doing so, Tech tallied 28 points in the event. Tech returns to action tomorrow when the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter diving and 400-medley relay events will take place. Day 3 Sophomore Scott Beard achieved a Virginia Tech milestone Friday. The 6-foot- 2 sophomore became the first male Tech athlete to earn an individual ACC title with a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly on the third day of competition at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships at the Campus Recreation Center Natatorium on the campus of the University of Maryland. Beard's time of in the event was one of three program records broken by the Hokies on Friday as Tech (247) leapfrogged Clemson (221.5) for sixth-place in the meet. Florida State leads the pack with 462 points. Beard, who was also one of three competitors to earn All-ACC honors by placing in the top three of an event, captured the Hokie men's first NCAA 'A' cut in the process. Beard also placed third in the 100 backstroke with a time of Fellow sophomore Zac Czaplcki nearly joined Beard as an ACC Champion, placing second in the 200 freestyle event with a finals time of 1:37.07, also a Virginia Tech record. Czaplicki placed second to North Carolina's Hank Browning by less than seven-tenths of a second. The 6-foot sophomore achieved an NCAA 'B' cut time in the event. Junior Gus Calado set Tech's third school record of the day with a time of 3:51.63 to place third in the 400 IM. Calado's time earned him another NCAA 'B' cut in the event, as well as 16 meet points for the Hokies. Tech also received a fifth-place finish in the 400 medley relay by Calado, Czaplicki, Beard and sophomore Pete Cancila with a time of 3:18.87, missing an NCAA 'B' cut by less than a second. Cancila also posted a seventh-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 48.84, the best of his career. Senior Tom Alberi also earned meet points with a seventh-place finish in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall at The Hokies will look to finish the ACC Championships on a high note tomorrow with the final day of competition beginning at 11 a.m., for the prelims and 7 p.m., for the finals. Events scheduled for tomorrow include the 1650 free, 200 backstroke, 100 free, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 free relay. Day 4 Junior Gus Calado earned Tech s second men s individual Atlantic Coast Conference Championship on Saturday. The 5-foot-10 junior won the 200 butterfly during the final day of the ACC Championships at Campus Recreation Center Natatorium on the campus of the University of Maryland as the Hokies placed sixth in the meet. Tech scored points in the meet to move up two spots from their regularseason conference standing. The University of Virginia won the championship with 694 points. Overall we were very pleased with our men s team s performance this weekend, Virginia Tech head coach Ned Skinner said. Scott Beard and Gus Calado winning conference titles showed the ACC that we re a force to be reckoned with. The weekend that Zac Czaplicki and Pete Cancila had helped them emerge as strong competitors in our conference. Calado joined teammate Scott Beard as the only two Hokie men to win individual ACC Championships. Calado s time of 1:44.38 in the day s prelims was a Virginia Tech record and the second NCAA A cut time by the Hokie men this season. It earns him automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships. The Hokies 400 free relay team of Beard, Zac Czaplicki (North Haven, Conn.), Pete Cancila and Tom Alberi also set a school record Saturday. The team touched the wall fourth in their event with an NCAA B cut time of 2: It marked the sixth school record broken by the Hokies this weekend. Beard and Czaplicki also garnered seventh place finishes for Tech. Beard swam the 200 backstroke in 1:48.95 to earn a seventh-place finish, while Czaplicki s time of in the 100 freestyle s prelims was a personal best for the sophomore. Several other Hokies scored points during Saturday s competition. Freshman Ben Miller placed 14th in the 1,650 free with a time of 16: Alberi and freshman Ben Prue gave the Hokies three of the top 16 placers in the 200 back with 12th and 16th place finishes, respectively. Cancila also added a 10th-place finish in the 100 free with a finals time of for a personal best as well. While freshman Chris Waldheim (Sugar Land, Texas) placed sixth in platform diving with a score of The sixth-place finish in the ACC Championships was the team s best showing since joining the conference prior to the season. Last year, Tech placed seventh at the conference championships. Gus Calado Page 13