Open mobile menu

Bishop and Copeland Lead Jackets at Men's ACC Swimming Championships

Feb. 23, 2007

Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Senior Ryan Bishop finished third in the 400-yard individual medley with a lifetime-best and NCAA `B’ standard time of 3:51.92 to earn All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and sophomore Noah Copeland clocked a school record and NCAA `B’ cut time in the 200 freestyle (1:37.49) to lead Georgia Tech at the Men’s ACC Championships on Friday night at Koury Natatorium.

Bishop, a native of Signal Mountain, Tenn., earns all-conference honors for the second time in his career (2004, `07) in the 400 IM. Copeland, a native of Fayetteville, Ga., finished eighth in the finals of the 200 free with a time of 1:38.89.

Jason Bourgeois clocked a personal-best time of 49.23 in the prelims of the 100 backstroke, finishing sixth in the finals with a time of 49.42. Bourgeois, a junior from River Ridge, La., qualified for the consolation finals of the 100 butterfly with a lifetime-best time of 49.12, finishing 12th in the finals with a time of 49.19.

Senior co-captain Alex Williams qualified for the consolation finals of the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time of 56.04, finishing 11th in the finals with a time of 56.38.

Junior Jeff Burton and senior Conrad Aach each swam in the consolation finals for Tech in the 400 IM. Burton clocked a personal-record time of 3:56.31 to finish in 10th place, while Aach swam a season-best time of 3:57.49 to touch the wall in 12th place.

The men’s 400 medley relay team of Bourgeois, Williams, junior Onur Uras and Copeland finished in sixth place with a season-best time of 3:21.80.

Tech remained in seventh place, pushing its point total to 201.50 points. Florida State continued to lead eight-time defending ACC champion Virginia, 500-412.50 points.

The Yellow Jackets will conclude the ACC meet on Saturday beginning with the prelims at 11 a.m. Finals will follow at 7 p.m. and the entire meet can be followed on www.ramblinwreck.com or via webcast at www.ACCSelect.com.

-30-

RELATED HEADLINES

Swimming & Diving Tech Swim-Dive Wraps up Action at Auburn Invite/First Chance

Tech sets sights on ACC Championships.

Tech Swim-Dive Wraps up Action at Auburn Invite/First Chance
Swimming & Diving Tech Swim-Dive Closes Day One at Auburn Invite/First Chance

Julian Killius set two NCAA B Cut times in Friday’s action.

Tech Swim-Dive Closes Day One at Auburn Invite/First Chance
Swimming & Diving Yellow Jackets Head to Auburn First Chance Meet

The meet is the last one until ACC Championships on Feb. 18-22.

Yellow Jackets Head to Auburn First Chance Meet
Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Legends Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Partner of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets