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April 18, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia men’s and women’s swimming anddiving program held its annual team banquet Saturday evening (April 15) atZehmer Hall on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Ten currentstudent-athletes received awards for their contributions to the team in anextremely successful 1999-2000 campaign.
Second-year Ed Moses (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) and first-year Cara Lane(Charlotte, Va./Providence) have been selected as the men’s and women’steam MVPs, respectively. Moses is also the recipient of the BernardinoEndowed Swimming Scholarship. Third-year Courtney Colbert (Brown Deer,Wisc./Rufus King) has been named the Diver of the Year. Men’s and women’sRookie of the Year honors went to first-years Evan Taylor (Issaquah,Wash./Issaquah) and Mirjana Bosevska (Skopje, Macedonia/Trinity Prep),respectively. Bosevska was also named the women’s team’s Hardest Worker,while third-year Jamie Grimes (Olney, Md./Sherwood) won the men’s HardestWorker Award. Fourth-years Jared Felker (Yarmouth, Maine/MercersburgAcademy) and Emily Carrig (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) earned TheCoaches Award, which is given in recognition of significant athleticcontribution to the University of Virginia, dedication, attitude,commitment, and performance that is instrumental to the team’s success.Virginia’s Academic Award recipients are fourth-years Austin Ramirez(Brookfield, Wisc./Brookfield Central) and Julie Gehm (Richmond, Va./MillsGodwin).
Ed Moses had a phenomenal year for Virginia. He set a pair ofshort course world records in winning the NCAA titles in the 100 and200-meter breaststroke in March. He clocked a time of 57.66 in the 100 and2:06.40 in the 200 in becoming UVa’s first two-time NCAA Champion. Mosesalso set an American 50-meter breaststroke record with a time of 26.96 inthe 50 meter split in the 100. He was named the Swimmer of theChampionship for his performances at the NCAAs, the first time an ACCswimmer has garnered the award. Moses, the school record holder in the 100and 200 breast, also won the 100 breast title at the Atlantic CoastConference Championships. After the NCAA Championships, Moses won the 100and 200-meter breaststroke events at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
Cara Lane became the first UVa female swimmer to earn a NCAA title as shewon the 1500-meter freestyle by nearly 11 seconds with a time of 16:03.59in March. Lane was also third in the 400-meter free (4:07.31) and was 14thin the 200-meter butterfly (2:13.26). Lane also swam on UVa’s eighth-place800 free relay team (8:05.54). She became the sixth UVa female swimmer tobe named the Most Valuable Swimmer of the ACC Championships. She set ACCMeet and Virginia school records in winning the 200 butterfly (1:58.58),500 freestyle (4:43.21) and the 1650 free (16:07.71). She was also amember of UVa’s winning 800 free relay team (7:16.63).
Courtney Colbert qualified for the NCAA Zone B Diving Regionals andfinished 17th on the three-meter board. At the ACC Championships, Colbertwas a finalist on both the one and three-meter boards. She was seventh inthe three-meter competition (415.70 points) and eighth on the one-meterboard (358.50 points).
Evan Taylor turned in several terrific performances at the ACC ChampionshipMeet. He captured runner-up honors in the 200 butterfly with a time of1:46.57 and was also fifth in the 100 fly (48.68). Taylor participated inthe NCAA Championships in both butterfly events and was 27th in the prelimsof the 100-meter fly (54.36) and 24th in the 200 (1:59.40).
Mirjana Bosevska had an exceptional season for the Cavaliers. She earnedfirst-team All-America honors by finishing fourth in the 1500-meter free(16:14.79) and 400 IM (4:40.47) at the NCAAs. Bosevska was also 10th inthe 400 free (4:09.83) to garner honorable mention All-America accolades.She also swam on the Cavaliers’ 800 free relay team that finished eighth.At the ACCs, Bosevska set UVa and ACC Meet records in winning the 200 and400 IMs with times of 2:00.59 and 4:13.77, respectively, and swam theanchor leg of the ‘Hoos 800 free relay.
Jamie Grimes captured first-team All-America honors by placing sixth in the1500-meter freestyle with a time of 14:57.01. He was second to teammateRamirez in the 1650 free at the ACC Championships (15:01.63). Grimes wasalso third in the 500 free in a time of 4:24.84.
Jared Felker and Emily Carrig have made many contributions to theswimming program in their four years to earn the Coaches Awards.
Felker, a team captain, earned his first ACC title this year when he wonthe 100 butterfly in a personal-best time of 48.41.
Carrig, a 1999-2000 captain, earned first-team All-America honors at the2000 NCAA Championships as a member of Virginia’s 800-meter freestyle relayteam finished eighth (8:05.54). It marked the fourth time she has earnedAll-America honors. In 2000, Carrig also helped UVa win the 800 free relaycrown at the ACC Championships (7:16.63), the second fastest time in schoolhistory. Carrig, an eight-time ACC champion, is the former school recordholder in the 200 butterfly (2.00.10) and is second all-time in the 200freestyle (1:48.73). She was recently named to the GTE District IIIAcademic All-America Fall/Winter At-Large Team.
Austin Ramirez capped off an outstanding ACC career by earning the2000 ACC Meet’s Most Valuable Swimmer Award after winning three individualevents and capturing one relay title. He is the third Virginia maleswimmer to earn the award. The two-time UVa captain won the 1650 free witha meet record time (15:00.98) and broke the ACC Meet record in the 500 free(4:18.61). The two victories marked the fourth consecutive year thatRamirez has won those two events and he became just the second ACC swimmerto accomplish the feat. At the 2000 NCAAs, Ramirez earned threeAll-America titles and now shares the UVa men’s record for All-Americahonors with classmate Doak Finch (Southern Pines, N.C./O’Neal) with 11apiece. Recently, Ramirez earned GTE Academic All-America Fall-WinterAt-Large Second Team accolades for his performances in the pool andclassroom. In 1997 and 1998, he earned College Swimming CoachesAssociation of America (CSCAA) All-Academic First Team honors.
Julie Gehm, a freestyle sprinter, is a three-time All-American as a memberof Virginia’s 200 freestyle relay teams in 1997, 1998 and 1999. She hasbeen a member of two UVa relay teams that claimed ACC titles as well. Gehmwas named to the CSCAA First Team in 1999 and is a two-time ACC AcademicHonor Roll selection.
In 1999-2000, 22nd-year head coach Mark Bernardino’s Cavaliers hadoutstanding seasons. The women’s team went 8-0 and has won 20 consecutivedual meets. Virginia tied for ninth at the NCAA Championships (secondhighest finish ever) and was second at the ACC Championships. The ‘Hooswere ranked has high seventh in the CSCAA Poll, which is a program best.The men’s team was 7-1 on the season and won its fourth ACC Championshipand second consecutive. Virginia placed 12th at the NCAAs to establish aschool record for the highest finish. The Cavaliers were ranked as high asseventh in the Men’s CSCAA Poll during the season.