September 20, 2016
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Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech, October 1 game set for
noon kickoff
Mark Richt's return to Atlanta will be a nationally televised game that kicks off at noon.
The Hurricanes, who are off this week, will visit Georgia Tech on Oct. 1. The game will be shown on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
It will be the second national-TV game in a row for Miami (3-0), which climbed 10 spots to No. 15 in the Associated Press poll with a 45-10 win at Appalachian State last Saturday. That game was shown on ESPN.
Richt is beloved in the Peach State, though probably not by most Georgia Tech fans.
In 15 years as Georgia's coach, Richt was 13-2 against the rival Yellow Jackets. The two teams face each other annually at the end of the regular season. Richt's last game as UGA's coach was a 13-7 win in Atlanta last Nov. 28. His teams were 8-0 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Miami, which returns one defensive starter from last year (end Chad Thomas) and has three freshmen linebackers in its lineup, has two weeks to prepare for coach
Paul Johnson's run-heavy, option-based offense. Richt called it "very tough to defend."
Though players will get a good look Thursday, when Georgia Tech (3-0) hosts No. 5 Clemson (7:30 p.m., ESPN), Richt said players will need "a series or two or three" in the game to fully understand the tempo and blocking.
"If we were playing them [this] Thursday night, I'm sure it would be really tough," he said. "Scout teams can't do it justice."
The Hurricanes have won six of their last seven games against Georgia Tech, but was soundly defeated in its last trip to Atlanta, on Oct. 5, 2014. After beating Miami 28-17 - a win that saw about 1,000 fans rush the field in celebration - the Yellow Jackets finished 10-4 and won the Orange Bowl.
The Hurricanes went 6-7, setting the table for
Al Golden's Oct. 2015 dismissal and clearing room for Richt after he was fired at Georgia.
Head Coach Paul Johnson's Press Conference
Previewing Clemson
Opening Statement:
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I thought we got better Saturday, and each game we've improved in different areas, but there's still work left to be done. The way we finished, especially our offensive performance in the fourth quarter wasn't as clean and crisp as it could've been. The way the games have gone, we haven't run as many plays and possessions, but it's worked out okay; the bottom line is the point total. Having said that, we're happy to be 3-0, and we've got the biggest challenge we've faced so far this year on a Thursday night on a short week. It's going to be a quick turnaround against a very, very talented team."
On the similarity between this and last year's Clemson team
."It's a lot of the same guys, but they've got some new offensive linemen. Defensively, they've had to replace some guys, but they're still big and physical. The stat that sticks out to me is that, defensively, they're giving up 18-percent third down conversions. They haven't been as prolific as they were last year on offense, but they started to play better Saturday. They dropped some balls and were their own worst enemy, but I'm sure we'll get their best on Thursday. They're still very talented, and [Mike Williams] is as good as a player I've seen in a long time; he's a top-notch receiver."
On the difficulty of planning for Deshaun Watson
"It's difficult planning for their team. He's a great individual player, but they've got a lot of other great individual players. If you look, their skill levels are very high. All their receivers are good, their RBs are good, they have big physical offensive linemen. And Watson is the guy that makes it all go, and he's very talented as well. So they've got plenty of talent."
On whether the atmosphere of Thursday night games helps performance
"We've always had a really good atmosphere for night games, but I think Thursday night games, in particular, have been really good. Hopefully we'll have a big crowd on Thursday night, and it'll be fun for the guys to go out and play."
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Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney's Press Conference Previewing Georgia Tech
Kind of the flexbone offense that Georgia Tech will attack you with. How much does Auburn actually help you?
They threw everything at you.
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Not much triple option like Georgia Tech does. But Tech...that's what they do. And nobody does it better than Paul Johnson. He knows that offense inside and out and he's got answers. You've gotta play very disciplined and not turn the ball over to have a chance to beat those guys."
Coming off Saturday, you didn't have to play your front line guys. You played a lot of bodies. But they got some rest.
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We're fortunate that we were able to play a lot of guys and, hopefully, that will pay off for us. I'm sure they were able to play a lot of guys as well."
One of the great things your staff does is to get in a lot of planning ahead of time. So, you've already gotten in a little Georgia Tech work in August.
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We actually work a little bit of Georgia Tech year round just because they're so different. We're not starting from ground zero. But, still a very daunting task to get ready for."
And you have some momentum after the last game.
"We needed to play better. To try to get that taste out of our mouth. We hadn't executed very well consistently. And it started with the last three drives of the Troy game. Touchdown, touchdown, field goal. And we picked right up where we left off in Saturday's game."
ESPN's ACC Football Power Rankings: Week 3. Louisville Vaults
To The Top
In case you missed it: Louisville is really, really good. The #10 Cardinals' 43-point win over #2 Florida State Saturday eliminated any doubt about that, so Louisville is the new #1 in our ACC Power Rankings. As for the rest of the ACC ...
1. Louisville Cardinals (3-0, 2-0) LW, beat FSU 63-20
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Lamar Jackson is the real deal, as Florida State found out early and often. Fortunately for fans of college football, the nation will get to see Jackson duel with Deshaun Watson and Greg Ward later this season.
Next: vs FSU, noon Saturday on ABC.
#2 Clemson Tigers (3-0, 0-0)
LW - Beat S. Carolina State 59-0
Speaking of Watson, his Tigers finally looked the part in a 59-0 win over South Carolina State. That offensive rhythm will be important as they get ready for consecutive games at Georgia Tech and against Louisville.
#3 Miami Hurricanes
(3-0, 0-0) LW - Beat Appalachian St. 45-10
If it weren't for Jackson's theatrics, the Hurricanes might have been the talk of the ACC this weekend after making quick work of a hungry Appalachian State team in a hostile environment. The Hurricanes get a bye this week before beginning a brutal six-game stretch that starts with a trip to Georgia Tech and ends with a game against Pitt.
T4. North Carolina (2-1, 0-0)
LW: Beat James Madison 56-28
Mitch Trubisky looked really, really sharp once again, overcoming a wild first quarter and running away from James Madison 56-28. Fellow Coastal contender Pitt awaits next week.
T4. Florida State (2-1, 0-1)
LW: Lost 63-20 to Louisville
If you're FSU, you look at the standings and remind yourself that Saturday's blowout still only counts for one in the loss column. With the way next week's opponent, South Florida, has been scoring lately, the Seminoles don't have time to feel sorry for themselves.
6. Georgia Tech (3-0, 1-0)
LW: Beat Vanderbilt 38-7
The Yellow Jackets were dominant in their 38-7 win over Vanderbilt, doing what they do offensively but also locking the Commodores up defensively. Thursday's tilt with Clemson could get interesting.
A big challenge this Thursday night as Clemson comes to town.
The Fearless Foursome: Georgia Tech women's tennis features
four freshmen
The prospect of having to replace three seniors would be enough to give any coach sleepless nights. As would heading into the first match of the fall with a team that's 50 percent freshmen.
But it's all's good to
Rodney Harmon, who's doing just that as he began his fourth season at the helm of Georgia Tech's Women's Tennis Team last weekend when the Jackets participated in the inaugural Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational at historic Bill Talbert Stadium, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Seniors Rasheeda McAdoo and Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer and freshmen Kenya Jones, Nadia Gizdova and Nami Otsuka all went 2-1 on the weekend following Sunday's round of play. McAdoo dropped her first match of the weekend on Sunday, falling to Oklahoma State's Vladica Babic in a three-set thriller, while Jones also fell Sunday in a three-set tiebreak to Oklahoma State's Sophia Blanco.
Harmon expected to have his sleep patterns horribly disrupted following the graduation of senior leaders
Megan Kurey, Kendal Woodard and
Natasha Prokhnevska followed by junior
Alexis Prokopuik's transfer to the Univ. of Washington.
But he's sleeping like a baby these days -- or at least as well as any coach can sleep -- after striking gold (and blue-chippers) on the recruiting trail. It started with the signing of three of the nation's most highly regarded players, Jones, Gizdova and Otsuka. Then he found a fourth overseas in Hungarian
Luca (pronounced Lucha)
Fabian.
Jones was the No. 15 junior player according to Tennis Recruiting Network, fifth in the Southeast and top-ranked player from Tennessee, while Gizdova was No. 29, third in the Mid-Atlantic and No. 1 in Maryland. Both rated "Blue Chip" prospects. Otsuka, No. 23 nationally, seventh in the Southeast and No. 1 in Georgia, rated five stars. That gave Tech the eighth-ranked recruiting class, third in the ACC (behind North Carolina (#3) and Virginia (#6). A couple of weeks later, Fabian came on board.
"I'm just saying, 'Thank God,'" said Harmon, with a laugh. "It's really competitive with recruiting. We compete against Vanderbilt and Duke and North Carolina and Virginia, within our geographic area. Those are some really top schools. We were fortunate to get players who like the city, who like Georgia Tech for the academics, the history with the tennis.
"They have to really embrace the fact that they're going to be challenged and they're going to also be working in class with some of the brightest people in the country," he continued. "So it takes a special kind of kid but we've been fortunate to be able to get a few of those. The girls get along so well."
And a good thing, as they comprise half the squad.
Georgia Tech continues fall competition next weekend participating in the Bulldog Challenge in Athens, Sept. 23-25.
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Jackets, No. 5/3 Clemson Set For Thursday Night Showdown
Georgia Tech football puts 3-0 record on the line on ESPN
Georgia Tech (3-0, 1-0 ACC) vs. Clemson (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
Thursday, Sept. 22
7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (55,000)
TV: ESPN.
Play-by-Play -
Dave
Flemming, Analyst - Jesse Palmer, Sideline Reporter - Laura Rutledge.
Satellite: XM 84 / Sirius 84.
Play-by-Play -
Andy Demetra
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Analyst -
Sean Bedford
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Sideline -
Randy Waters
Georgia Tech puts its 3-0 record on the line against 3-0 and No. 5/3-ranked Clemson in a nationally televised ACC showdown on Thursday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
* Georgia Tech stands at 3-0 for the fourth time in the last six seasons (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016). Prior to 2011, the Yellow Jackets were 3-0 just four times in 40 seasons since 1971 (1984, 1990, 2001 and 2005).
* Georgia Tech welcomes one of its oldest rivals to Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday when it squares off against Clemson for the 82nd time in a series that dates back to 1898. Tech officially owns a commanding 50-28-2 lead in the all-time series between the two schools.
* The Yellow Jackets have been especially dominant against Clemson at home. Georgia Tech has won five-straight over the Tigers at Bobby Dodd Stadium and holds a commanding 44-13-2 edge in games played between the teams in Atlanta.
* Georgia Tech is 7-2 at home against nationally ranked opponents under head coach
Paul Johnson. The sterling 7-2 mark includes two wins over ranked Clemson squads (2011 and 2014) and a 3-1 ledger against top 10 teams at Bobby Dodd Stadium since 2008.
* The Yellow Jackets are ranked seventh nationally and second in the ACC in scoring defense, allowing just 10.3 points per game this season.
* For the first time since 2001, Georgia Tech has held each of its first three opponents of the season to 14 points or less
Scouting Clemson
Clemson is coming off a 2015 (14-1) ACC Championship season, only barely losing to Alabama in the national championship game 45-40.
Last year, the Tigers beat the Yellow Jackets easily at home 43-24.
This year's Clemson offense, sluggish through a pair of six-point wins over Auburn and Troy the first two weeks, exploded in a 59-0 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. "We're very confident," quarterback Deshaun Watson said Monday. "We've got a lot of swagger on both sides of the ball."
Watson, a native of Gainesville, Ga., about an hour north of Atlanta, has some bad memories of facing Tech. As a freshman in 2014, Watson injured his knee and would eventually need offseason surgery, in the first half of Clemson's 28-6 - its last regular-season defeat.
"I have flashbacks about that," said Watson, who had missed the previous three games with a hand injury. "I was excited to play and then that first quarter going down. Of course, it's going to pop up in my mind, but it won't be anything too serious."
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Georgia Tech Football Duo Honored
by ACC
Burden, Mills Named Yellow Jackets' First ACC Players of the Week This Season
After helping lead Georgia Tech football to a
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Senior Center Freddie Burden
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convincing 38-7 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, senior center Freddie Burden (Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro) and freshman B-back Dedrick Mills (Waycross, Ga./Ware County) were named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Offensive Lineman of the Week and co-Rookie of the Week, respectively, on Monday.
Burden anchored an offensive front that paved the way for Georgia Tech (3-0) to record a season-high 511 yards of offense (289 rushing, 222 passing) in the romp over Vanderbilt. The 6-4, 299-pounder recorded a team-best eight defenders taken to the ground in only three quarters of work.
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Freshman B-Back Dedrick Mills
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Mills ran for 58 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's rout. With scoring runs
of 15, four and five yards, the 5-10, 217-pounder became the first true freshman to score three touchdowns in a game in head coach Paul Johnson's nine seasons at the helm of the Yellow Jackets.
Burden and Mills are the first Yellow Jackets to earn weekly honors from the ACC this season.
Georgia Tech puts its undefeated record on the line on Thursday night when it hosts unbeaten No. 5/3 Clemson (3-0) at Bobby Dodd Stadium. A limited number of tickets for the nationally televised 7:30 p.m. affair are still available and can be purchased online at togetherweswarm.com.
The Yellow Jackets are 7-2 at home against nationally ranked teams under Johnson while Clemson rides a 17-game regular-season winning streak into Thursday's contest. Georgia Tech has won five-straight over the Tigers at Bobby Dodd Stadium dating back to 2005.
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Former Yellow Jackets in the NFL
5 former Jackets posted wins in the NFL's Week Two
Five ProJackets helped to lead their teams to a week two victory this past weekend, highlighted by Demaryius Thomas' (WR GT 2007-09) five catches for 90 yards in the Denver Broncos' 34-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Along with Thomas, the Chargers'
Jeremiah Attaochu
(OLB GT 2010-13) the Broncos'
Adam Gotsis (DT GT 2012-15), the Patriots' Shaq Mason (OG GT 2011-14) and the Falcons' Philp Wheeler (OLB GT 2003-07) all saw action in their teams respective wins in week two of the NFL season.
Green Bay's Morgan Burnett (SS GT 2007-09), had a sack in his team's loss Sunday night at rival Minnesota.
Cincinnati's Michael Johnson (DE GT 2005-08) also had a sack and four tackles but lost to Pittsburgh.
Tampa Bay's Daryl Smith (LB GT 2000-03) saw his team get shellacked at Arizona 40-7. He contributed a tackle.
Kansas City's D.J. White (CB GT 2012-15) had no tackles in his team's 19-12 loss to Houston.
Other former Yellow Jackets in the NFL who did not play were Tennessee's Derrick Morgan (OLB GT 2007-09) and the Ravens Darren Waller (TE GT 2011-14).
Miami's Brandon Watts (LB GT 2010-13), Indianapolis' Chris Milton (DB 2012-15) and the LA's Isaiah Johnson (DB GT 2010-14) are on their practice squads.
Those injured include Denver's Vance Walker (DE GT 2005-08) who is out for the season with an ACL tear, the Rams' Zach Laskey (FB 2011-14) and San Diego's Tyler Marcordes (OLB GT 2012-14) are on the reserve/injured list.
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Tech Volleyball Wins Rematch at Coastal Carolina, 3-2. Begins ACC Play Friday at Pittsburgh
Senior Teegan Van Gunst put down 26 kills to lead the Georgia Tech volleyball team (9-3) in a five-set thrilling win in the rematch against the Chanticleers (9-3) on Saturday night.
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Set one began as a see-saw game. The set was tied 12-12 when Coastal Carolina used a 6-1 run to take an 18-13 lead and gain momentum to win the set 25-17. Georgia Tech evened the match 1-1 with a 25-21 second-set win. The Jackets took a 15-14 lead and made it 20-14 advantage. Coastal Carolina fought back within two, 21-19, but the Jackets held on for the win.The momentum pendulum swung back in the favor of the Chanticleers in set three who won 25-18.
Down 2-1 in the match, Georgia Tech did not give up. Set four featured three lead changes and six tied scores, including a 21-21 knot late in the game. Tech put together a 4-1 rally fueled by a pair of kills and an ace by Teegan Van Gunst to win 25-22. Tied 8-8 in the final frame, three straight kills from Teegan Van Gunst put Tech in the lead 11-8. Coastal Carolina recovered to tie the game 12-12. The Jackets rallied off the next three points to claim the set 15-12 and the match 3-2.
"This win means a lot to our group," head coach Michelle Collier said. "We knew it was going to be another fight, on their home court, and we stay composed and together. Teegan led the way offensively, but I think the more important things we did don't show up on stats. We played together as team; we didn't give up on any points and earned this win. "Our pre-season schedule was very tough and we superseded the expectations. Now we shift our focus to ACC play and our goal is to continue to get better."
Quick Hits
- Teegan Van Gunst had 26 kills and eight digs
- Kodie Comby had nine kills and four solo blocks
- Ashley Askin tallied nine kills
- Rebecca Martin tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 14 digs
- London Ackermann put up 23 digs, and
Annika Van Gunst put up 12 digs
Next Up:
The Jackets open ACC play on the road this Friday, September 23 at Pittsburgh with a 7 p.m. match on an ACC Network Extra.
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 Georgia Tech Women's Basketball Releases
2016-17 Schedule
Georgia Tech women's basketball will face 17 postseason participants from 2015-16 as head coach MaChelle Joseph released the 2016-17 schedule last week. Additionally, the Yellow Jackets will host 16 opponents in McCamish Pavilion this upcoming season.
"I am very excited for our players and fans about the competitiveness of this schedule," said Joseph. "We intentionally upgraded the non-conference schedule, which includes nine teams that made postseason play last year. We look forward to hosting Michigan at home in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and our in-state rival, Georgia.
"This is a very exciting time in our program, and I look forward to our fans having the opportunity to see our team compete with the best teams in the country in the best conference in the nation in the ACC."
Tech opens the 2016-17 slate by welcoming Samford on Friday, Nov. 11 to McCamish Pavilion. The game will be part of a season-opening double-header with the men's basketball team. Game times will be announced at a later date.
The Yellow Jackets will face their first postseason opponent next as Alabama State visits Atlanta on Nov. 13. Following a quick trip to Kennesaw State on Nov. 16, Tech returns home to welcome in-state rival Georgia on Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.
A Thanksgiving tournament follows for the Yellow Jackets as Tech heads to the Bahamas for the 14th Annual Junkanoo Jam, Nov. 25-26. In Freeport, Tech will open the tournament against Dayton on Friday and will face either Missouri or Creighton on Saturday.
A four-game homestand awaits the Yellow Jackets when they return from the Bahamas. The homestand kicks off with the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 1 against Michigan. Georgia State (Dec. 3), Mercer (Dec. 7) and Appalachian State (Dec. 11) will also visit McCamish Pavilion during the home stretch.
Two of the final three non-conference tilts will occur on the road as Tech visits 2016 WNIT participant Alabama on Dec. 17, followed by a trip to Conference USA champion Middle Tennessee State on Dec. 22. The non-conference schedule concludes with Tech hosting Princeton on Dec. 29.
Georgia Tech will play three of its first four 2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference games in McCamish Pavilion as the Yellow Jackets open the conference season on Jan. 2, welcoming defending ACC champion Notre Dame at 7 p.m. After defeating Syracuse in the ACC title game, the Fighting Irish made a NCAA Tournament run to the Sweet 16 last season.
Tech continues ACC play hosting Duke on Jan. 5, before making a trip to Boston College on Jan. 12. Following the trip to Boston, the Yellow Jackets return home on Jan. 15 to host the 2016 NCAA runner-up, Syracuse, at 1 p.m. on the Regional Sports Network (RSN).
A two-game road trip begins on Jan. 18 with Tech making stops at Louisville and Wake Forest (Jan. 22). Both the Cardinals and Demon Deacons reached postseason play last season; Louisville fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and Wake Forest participated in the WNIT.
Tech makes a quick one-game stop back in Atlanta on Jan. 26 to host Sweet 16 participant Florida State before hitting the road for a pair of matchups at Clemson (Jan. 29) and at WNIT participant Virginia (Feb. 2). Tech's matchup at Virginia will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Network at 7 p.m. Virginia Tech visits McCamish Pavilion on Feb. 5 before N.C. State makes a trip to Atlanta on Feb. 9.
The Yellow Jackets make a return trip to Notre Dame on Feb. 12 that will be broadcast on RSN at 1 p.m. and cap off the two-game road swing at North Carolina on Feb. 16 on the ACC Network Extra at 7 p.m.
Georgia Tech will play two of its final three regular-season games in McCamish Pavilion beginning with Pittsburgh on Feb. 19. The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra with a 2 p.m. tipoff. Clemson will round out the regular season home schedule on Feb. 23 before the Yellow Jackets visit Miami on Feb. 26 for its final ACC regular season contest, which will be televised on RSN at 1 p.m.
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Point guard Markylan Freeman receives Tech offer for 2018
Point guard Markylan Freeman received an offer from Georgia Tech basketball on Saturday to join the Yellow Jackets' 2018 signing class.
Freeman posted about his offer on his Twitter page on Saturday writing "Blessed to receive an offer from Georgia Tech. God is great."
Freeman, a 5-foot-10 recruit from Memphis, Tenn. is a 2-star recruit according to Verbal Commits.
The junior from Southwind High School also has offers from the University of Tennessee- Martin and Sam Houston State.
The Georgia Tech men's basketball team begins their 2016-17 schedule with an exhibition game against Shorter on Saturday, November 5 at McCamish Pavilion. The first regular game on their schedule is the following Friday, November 11. That will be a home game against Tennessee Tech's Golden Eagles.
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Tech
Swimming & Diving Announces
2016-17 Team Captains
Host White vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet This Weekend
The Georgia Tech swimming & diving program is excited to announce its team captains for the upcoming 2016-17 season in Andrea Demick, Morgan Lyons, Chiara Ruiu, Rodrigo Quadros Correia and Ben Southern.
Voted on by their fellow teammates, the five captains look to lead a program that continues to excel both in and out of the pool under eight year head coach
Courtney Shealy Hart.
"It is a great honor and a privilege to be a captain, especially to be voted on by your peers and teammates," stated Coach Hart. "This group of individuals are seen as leaders by their teammates. They are expected to lead by example both in and out of the pool. With this honor comes higher standards and expectations, which they have accepted. They serve as the liaisons between the team and the coaching staff throughout the season and are expected to continue to help contribute to the continuing growth of this program."
Demick, a senior diver for the Jackets, competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in each of the last three years and is coming off a junior season in which she overcame an injury that hampered her for most of the season to place second among the team on the 1-meter springboard for the year with a career-best mark of 299.40. She recorded points for the Yellow Jackets at the 2016 ACC Championships and was tabbed a 2015-16 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Honorable Mention last year.
Lyons, who is in her third year at Tech in 2016-17, is coming off perhaps her best season yet last year as a sophomore in which she set new career-best times in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly events. She was a member of the record breaking 200 free relay squad at the ACC Championships.
Ruiu, a redshirt-senior in 2016-17 who swept the record books claiming two individual records and three relay records last season, also set seven career-best times in the 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breast and 200 breast. She swam on the record-breaking 800 free relay team at the 2016 ACC Championships.
The lone underclassman to be named a captain, Correia is entering just his second season with the Jackets this year. Last year as a freshman, Correia joined the team during winter training and made an immediate impact both in and out of the water. He took no time rewriting the books at Tech, cementing himself firmly into the all-time top-10 lists in nine events in his first two months at Tech. He won the B-final at the 2016 ACC Championships in the 100 back with a time of 47.13, a new school record, and the B-final of the 100 free at the ACC Championships in a time of 43.55. Correia was also a member of four relays at the ACC Championships.
Southern, a 2015-16 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention selection, will look to help lead the Yellow Jackets in his senior season on the Flats in 2016-17. Southern, who scored points in both individual and relay events at the ACC Championships last year for the Jackets, had a strong junior campaign in 2015-16.
The Yellow Jackets will be in action this weekend, Sept. 23-24, as they host a White vs. Gold Intrasquad meet as a final tune-up before opening the 2016-17 season versus Georgia Southern on Friday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m. in McAuley Aquatic Center.
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