Louis Dramm Impressive as North Carolina Easily Defeats Queens
The University of North Carolina swim and dive teams welcomed Queens to Chapel Hill for dual meet action Friday. UNC was dominant in both competitions, as the men won 166-93 while the women picked up a 173-83 triumph.
The Tar Heel men had two teams battling in the 200 medley relay, with the A-team of Reid Miller, Xavier Ruiz, Seb Lunak and Louis Dramm coming out on top by 0.16 in 1:26.16.
Josh Parent scored two wins in the 1000 freestyle (9:09.82) and 500 free (4:24.95), while Dramm topped the 200 free (1:34.75) and 200 IM (1:43.15). JD Schmid was the winner of the 100 backstroke (48.03) with Ruiz coming in first in the 100 breaststroke (53.81) and the 200-yard race (1:58.07).
Lunak was victorious in the 200 butterfly (1:44.06) and 100 fly (46.86) Martin Kartavi captured the victory in the 50 free (19.58), followed by David Melnychuk going 1:45.16 to win the 200 back. Chris Booler finished first in 1-meter diving (346.35).
Queens got an individual win from Daniel Meszaros in the 100 free (44.28), and he combined with teammates Nien Levy, Stamatis Paleocrassas and TJ Spokas to win the 200 free relay in 1:19.16. Juan Gonzalez picked up top honors in 3-meter diving (313.28).
Lily Reader kicked off the individual events for the UNC women with her time of 9:56.46 in the 1000 free. Sophia Frei came in first in the 100 back (53.01), and Samantha Armand was first in the 100 breast (1:00.68). Mary Macaulay came in ahead of the field in the 200 fly (1:58.32), and the sprint events went to Kamryn Meskill (50 free, 22.37) and Michaela Chokuerva (50.20).
Frei added another win in the 200 back (1:55.07), as did Armand in the 200 breast (2:13.10). Lexie Ward was the winner in the 500 free (4:53.31), and Meskill had the top time in the 100 fly (53.44). Macaulay wrapped up the individual racing with a mark of 1:59.28 in the 200 IM. Ellie Joyce led the way in 1-meter diving (299.92), and Lanie Gutch was first on 3-meter (312.38).
The North Carolina team of Frei, Armand, Meskill and Chokureva topped the 200 medley relay in 1:38.43, and the 200 free relay went to Meskill, Mackenzie Headley, Chokureva and Eden Goettsch in 1:31.12. The lone women’s victory for Queens came in the 200 free as Maddie Foster clocked 1:48.39.
