March 31, 2006

The Atlantic Coast Conference had 18 All-American performances at the 2006 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships held in Atlanta, Ga., March 23-25.

NC State's Cullen Jones claimed the ACC's first national championship in six years when he won the 50 free with a time of 19.18. The last national champion for the ACC was Ed Moses of Virginia who won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke titles in 2000.

Virginia paced the ACC's team scoring, finishing 18th with 39 points. NC State tied for 21st with 28 points.

ACC Diver of the Year Derek Starks of Miami finished fourth in one-meter diving. Virginia Tech's Gus Calado also finished fourth in his event, posting a time of 1:45.24 in the 200 butterfly.

A complete list of ACC All-Americans is listed below.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
18. Virginia ...................................................................39 points
T21. NC State ................................................................28 points
27. Virginia Tech ...........................................................19 points
32. Miami ..................................................................... 15 points
T33. Georgia Tech .......................................................... 12 points
T33. Florida State .......................................................... 12 points
T41. North Carolina ......................................................... 5 points

ALL-AMERICANS

200 Freestyle Relay
15. Florida State ............................................................1:20.08
Kennon, Denton, Botha, Roycik

500 Freestyle
12. Hank Browning, North Carolina .................................4:20.12

50 Freestyle
1. Cullen Jones, NC State ...................................................19.18

One-Meter Diving
4. Derek Starks, Miami....................................................354.55

200 Medley Relay
13. NC State .....................................................................1:28.02
Velleca, Velez, Cowling, Jones
16. Virginia ......................................................................1:29.32
Stahl, Rogulj, Hirniak, McCoy

400 Individual Medley
13. Pat Mellors, Virginia ..................................................3:50.20

100 Breaststroke
11. Vanja Rogulj, Virginia ...................................................53.57

800 Freestyle Relay
13. Virginia ......................................................................6:33.20
Mellors, Millen, Hirniak, Crippen
15. Virginia Tech ..............................................................6:34.55
Czaplicki, Calado, Beard, Alberi

1650 Freestyle
13. John Millen, Virginia ................................................15:02.98
14. Fran Crippen, Virginia ..............................................15:03.87
15. Steve Roof, Florida State ..........................................15:04.42

200 Breaststroke
11. Vanja Rogulj, Virginia ................................................1:57.64

200 Butterfly
4. Gus Calado, Virginia Tech ..........................................1:45.24
11. Stefan Hirniak, Virginia .............................................1:45.54

Platform Diving
7. Evan Stowers, Georgia Tech ........................................310.70

400 Freestyle Relay
14. Florida State ..............................................................2:57.65
Kennon, Connor, Denton, Roycik


NOTE: All-America honors go to student-athletes who finish 1-8 (both individual events and relay events); Honorable Mention All-America honors go to those who finish 9-16.