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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech swimming and diving program wrap up the fall season, hosting the 2012 H₂Okie Fall Invitational starting Thursday and ending Saturday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. The H₂Okies welcome William & Mary, South Carolina, Connecticut and the Liberty women to the CAC.

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• The invitational will be streamed online during the finals Friday starting at 6 p.m. and Saturday starting at 4 p.m., which will include the platform event

THE H2OKIES

• The H₂Okies enter the final fall home event with a No. 15-ranked men notching a 6-1 dual record and the women that are 7-2 on the season

• Senior Heather Savage is currently undefeated this fall as she has won every individual event this season for the women

• The three Tech men, Zach McGinnis (No. 14 - 100 Back), Jake Ores (No. 9 - 1650 Free) and Morgan Latimer (No. 13 – 200 Fly), are ranked in the nation’s top-15

• Kaylea Arnett leads the H₂Okie divers as she is undefeated in the 3-meter this season and has collected two ACC Female Diver of the Week honors

• Diving concludes the fall season in two weekends, traveling to Athens, Ga., for the Georgia Diving Invitational starting on Friday, Nov. 30

SCOUTING THE TRIBE

• The Tribe enters the weekend with a 3-2 dual record for the men and a 3-4 women’s record

• William & Mary is led by Megan Howard who just received Co-CAA Swimming of the Week honors for her efforts against East Carolina

• The freestyler recorded two first and two second-place finishes against the Pirates last weekend

• This is the 20^th meeting against the H₂Okie women and the Tribe and Tech leads 18-1 in dual meets, while the men have faced each other 11 times

SCOUTING THE HUSKERS

• The Huskers will wrap their fall season up in Blacksburg, while the men are 2-2 and the women are 3-1 in dual meets this season

• Both squads have posted wins over Bucknell and Fordham, while the women have also defeated Army

• Last season, Connecticut placed in the top-six at the BIG EAST Championships with the women playing sixth and the men notching fifth place

SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS

• The Gamecocks also conclude their fall season with the H₂Okie Fall Invitational and enter the CAC with a 2-3 men’s dual record and a 1-4 from the women

• Both squads are coming off victories over the College of Charleston last weekend

• Amanda Rutgvist is the only swimmer to enter the CAC with a NCAA qualifying time as she has notched a ‘B’ standard in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.87)

• South Carolina has faced two ACC opponents this season as both teams fell to Virginia and North Carolina

SCOUTING THE LADY FLAMES

• Liberty kicked off its season on Oct. 13 with a win against conference opponent Campbell

• The Lady Flames later came to Blacksburg a month ago for the H₂Okies season opener

• Liberty put up quality competition, as it scored 107 points in a loss against Tech

• The Lady Flames won five events, including the 50 freestyle, 50 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay, 100 IM and 50 butterfly

Virginia Tech Invitational Schedule
Thursday:
Prelims starting at 10 a.m.
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
Women's 3-Meter (12-12:45 p.m.)
Men's 1-Meter (1:15-1:50 p.m.)

Finals starting at 6 p.m.
200 Freestyle Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
Men's 1-Meter (2:10-2:40 p.m.)
Women's 3-Meter (7 p.m.)
400 Medley Relay

Friday:
Prelims starting at 10 a.m.
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Men's 3-Meter (Noon-12:30 p.m.)
Women's 1-Meter (1-1:45 p.m.)

Finals starting at 6 p.m.
Live Streamed Online (No Diving)
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Women's 1-Meter (2-2:30 p.m.)
Men's 3-Meter (7 p.m.)
800 Freestyle Relay

Saturday:
Prelims starting at 10 a.m.
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly

Finals starting at 6 p.m.
Live Streamed Online with Diving
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Men's and Women's Platform Combined Finals (4-4:50 p.m.)

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