N.C. State
Winning by more than a 300-point margin on both sides, the NC State swimming and diving team earned its fourth-straight win at the All-NC Invitational Saturday inside Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Collectively, the Wolfpack men and women won 26 of the 40 events contested and earned 17 meet records on the weekend.
The men’s squad finished first with 1,713 points while East Carolina and Davidson rounded out the top three in the overall standings with 1,314.5 and 977 points, respectively.
The women tallied 1,688 points while East Carolina and Davidson also rounded out the top three in the women's overall standings with 1,343 and 946 points, in respective order.
Holloway’s Statement
“We had two good team wins for both the men and women at our fourth-annual All-NC Invite. We had a lot of fun and energy on deck again today- there aren't many times that you have the entire team together at once and it was nice having everyone together and supporting each other,” said head coach Braden Holloway.
“We had some freshmen step up in their first collegiate meet and get their first meet records and first collegiate wins. As always we had some leadership from our upperclassmen and overall was a good start to the season for us. We have some areas we need to improve on, and will get back to work Monday to prepare for our next meet.”
Wolfpack Relays
The Pack earned a one, two finish in the women’s and men’s 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.
On the women’s side the squad of Ashlyn Koletic, Kayla Brumbaum, Krista Duffield and Natalie Labonge set a meet record to win the event after stopping the clock at 1:41.48, while the team of Alexia Zevnik, Payton Schrum, Riki Bonnema and Lotta Nevalainen placed second after notching a mark of 1:45.26.
The men’s group of Hennessey Stuart, Daniel Graber, Soren Dahl and Simonas Bilis posted a meet record time of 1:29.84 to finish first, while the quartet of Andreas Schiellerup, Quinlan Stuart, Jason Deana and Joe Bonk took second with a mark of 1:30.92.
The women’s 400 free relay the team of Nevalainen, Zevnik, Bonnema and Courtney Caldwell won the event with a meet record time of 3:21.32, while the squad of Labonge, Koletic, Duffield and Christine Kerr notched a mark of 3:22.85.
From the men’s side, Scott Johnson, Justin Ress, Dahl and Bilis also set a meet record in the men's 400 free relay with a time of 2:57.63 to take the top honor, while Deana, Schiellerup, Bonk and Held placed second after touching the wall in 2:59.13.
Individual Medley
In the women’s 400 individual medley, freshman Lindsay Morrow placed second in the event with a mark of 4:28.03.
Anton Ipsen won the men’s 400 IM as he posted a meet record time of 3:56.82, while senior Austin Snyder and junior Adam Linker finished third and fourth with marks of 4:01.34 and 4:05.96, in respective order.
The Wolfpack women rounded out the top five in the 100 IM. Koletic placed first with a mark of 57.13, followed by Zevnik (57.14), Brumbaum (58.41), Bonnema (58.45) and Duffield (59.50), respectively.
In the men’s 100 IM, Dahl posted a time of 49.99 to finish second in the event. Held, Bilis and Christian McCurdy rounded out the top five of the event as Held posted a mark of 50.28, Bilis a time of 50.36 and McCurdy stopped the clock at 51.10.
Butterfly
Junior Natalie Labonge took the top honor in the women’s 100 butterfly, as she posted a time of 56.24, while senior Mariah Hamil finished third in the event with a mark of 57.07.
On the men’s side the Pack swept the podium in the 100 fly as Dahl finished first with a meet record time of 48.33, while Bilis and Deana rounded out the top three of the event with marks of 49.18 and 49.88, respectively.
In the women’s 200 fly freshman Morgan Carr finished second after touching the wall in 2:05.46.
Snyder, James Bretscher and Jon Burkett on the men’s side placed second, third and fourth after posting times of 1:51.35, 1:53.25 and 1:53.34, in respective order.
Freestyle Watch
In the women’s 200 freestyle, Kristin Connors posted a meet record after stopping the clock at 1:51.46 to finish first while Zevnik narrowly finished behind her teammate in second place with a time of 1:51.69.
Ryan Held and Justin Ress finished second and third in the men’s 200 free, as Held swam a time of 1:37.52 to earn a NCAA ‘B’ standard mark and Ress touched the wall in 1:38.04.
Freshman Allison Fogleman finished first in the women’s 1,650 freestyle to mark the first win of her collegiate career as she posted a time of 17:20.61.
On the men’s side Mason Revis and Alexander Hamilton finished third and fourth in the 1,650 free with times of 16:20.00 and 16:24.75, in respective order.
In the women’s 100 free, Rachel Muller, Emmie Barnhill and Kristin Connors finished second, third and fourth in the event. Muller notched a mark of 51.75 while Barnhill recorded a time of 51.97 and Connors stopped the clock at 52.13.
Junior transfer Bonk earned his first individual win with the Wolfpack, as he posted a meet record time of 44.84 to win the men’s 100 free. Johnson finished third in the event with a mark of 45.43.
Breaststroke
Newcomers Patrik Schwarzenbach, Graber and Quinlan Stuart finished second and fourth in the men’s 100 breaststroke as they posted times of 57.07, 57.47 and 58.71, respectively.
Maddie Wiztke finished fifth in the women’s 100 breaststroke after touching the wall in 1:05.67.
In the 200 breast, Schwarzenbach finished third with a time of 2:04.86 and Derek Hren finished fourth with a mark of 2:05.03.
Backstroke
In the women’s 100 backstroke, Koletic and Caldwell earned a one, two finish, as Koletic notched a meet record and NCAA 'B' standard time of 54.83 while Caldwell touched the wall in 55.86.
Hennessey Stuart tabbed a first-place finish in the men’s 100 back as he finished in 48.80 to mark a meet record.
Lindsay Morrow won her second individual event of the weekend as she posted a meet record time of 2:00.91 in the 200 back.
Jacob Siar, Ryan Wilkinson and Schiellerup swept the podium in the men’s 200 back as Siar tabbed a first-place finish with a time of 1:49.88 and Wilkinson posted marks of 1:50.37 and 1:50.55 to round out the top three, respectively.
Springboard Action
In the women’s three-meter dive, Rachel Mumma earned her second first-place finish of the weekend as she notched a six-dive score of 246.00.
Up Next
The women’s team will travel to Los Angeles, Calif., to match up with Southern Hawaii and Southern California on Oct. 16-17.
Campbell
Campbell finished the 2015 All-North Carolina Invitational fifth in the team standings.
North Carolina State took the team title with 1,688 points, followed by East Carolina with 1,343. Davidson (946) and Queens (867) finished just ahead of Campbell (831). Gardner-Webb (803), UNC Asheville (747), Lenoir Rhyne (268), Catawba (220), St. Andrews (211) and North Carolina A&T (173) rounded out team scoring.
Geena Squartino turned in an 18:02.06 in the 1650 free, good for seventh. Karah Sizemore posted a time of 2:07.33 in the 200 back to take seventh on the day.
Sarah Jabusch took ninth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:37.95, followed by Sizemore’s 4:38.63.
In the 100 fly, Michelle Case placed ninth with a 57.96. Case also took 12th in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.26. In the 200 fly, Case took ninth with a 2:07.84. The sophomore’s 52.94 placed her 10th in the 100 free.
Alice Rigback placed 13th in the 100 IM with a 1:02.79.
Campbell also tied Gardner-Webb for 10th in the 400 free relay with a 3:40.35.
Campbell will travel to Georgia Southern next Friday, Oct. 9, and North Florida Saturday, Oct. 10. The Camels return home against UNC Asheville on Oct. 24.
Catawba
Catawba closed out its opening weekend of swim competition on Saturday in the All-NC Invite at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The women finished ninth among 11 teams with 220 points. The men were eighth with a total of 435.5 points.
The women got a school record swim from Nadine Brockmann in the 100 IM and two top five all-time swims from freshman Marcia-Mariel Erhart. Brockmann posted a time of 1:04.02 in the 100 IM, a distance that has not been a normal event since the previous mark was set in 2003.
Erhart's time in the 1650 free (17:53.76) was the fifth best time in school history and put her sixth at the meet. She would swim a time of 2:14.13 in the 100 fly to place 23rd in the fourth best time on the all-time charts.
Both were members of the 200 medley relay team that finished 17th (1:55.68) and the 400 free relay team that was 14th (3:47.39). Amy Cujas also swam both relays with Palmer Benson swimming in the 200 medley and Paula Garcia the 400 IM.
Individually, Brockman, who was 22nd in the 100 IM, finished 17th in the 200 free (1:58.76) and 23rd in the 100 free (54.87). Cujas went 32nd in the 100 fly (1:03.29) and 29th in the 100 back (1:03.74). Benson placed 29th in the 400 IM (5:07.50), 32nd in the 100 breast (1:14.50) and 31st in the 200 breast (2:41.39). Garcia was 28th in the 200 back (2:10.70).
On the men's side, freshman Aly Hegazi posted a pair of top 10 finishes and Jevgenij Gamper placed ninth in the 100 breast (59.51). Hegazi was ninth in the 1650 free (17:00.23) and 10th in the 200 free (1:45.34). Hegazi also swam the 100 free (48.47) to finish 17th, while Gamper was 17th in the 200 breast (2:16.75).
Rafal Baran took 16th in the 400 IM (4:19.53) and was 14th in the 200 fly (1:59.07). Also in the 200 fly, Michael King was 15th (1:59.93) and Dominik Brus (16th (1:59.98). Brus went 19th in the 100 back (55.19), 20th in the 100 fly (53.95) and 28th in the 200 back (2:05.09).
Brus, Gamper, King and Hegazi opened the day for the men with an 11th place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:40.71). Gamper, Baran, King and Ethan Davis were 14th in the 400 free relay (3:23.75).
Catawba jumps back into the pool on Oct. 17, traveling to Limestone for a 1 pm meet.
Queens Men
The Queens University of Charlotte men’s swim team took fifth overall in the All-NC Invite on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Despite just participating in the second half of the competition, the Royals secured 918 points topping the Division II schools in attendance as four races fell to Queens.
North Carolina State University would claim the meet with 1713 points. East Carolina University tallied 1314.5 in the meet with Davidson College securing third place with 977 points.
The Royals found four first place finishes with Dion Dreesens starting the Royals off in the 200 Yard Freestyle. Dreesens topped the competition seeing his way to a 1:36.58 touch. Parker Cook-Weeks found his way to an eight place finish for the event, clocking a 1:44.08.
In another first place finish for the Royals, Rostyslav Fedyna topped the pool for the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Fedyna took a 55.24 time for the event. Devyn Hughes, Inigo Alarcia, and Ben Mayes also placed within the top 10 as Hughes touched with a 58.73 for a fifth place finish. Alarcia touched right behind him for a sixth place finish with a 59.12 as Mayes clocked a 59.60 for a 10th place touch.
Nicholas Arakelian found a first place finish in the 1650 Yard Freestyle as he dominantly took a 15:55.16 for the race. He proceed this with a second place finish in the 400 Yard Individual Medley (IM) finding his way to the wall taking a 3:56.88.
It was a 1-2 finish for Queens as they topped the 200 Yard Breaststroke. Arakelian led with a 2:03.33 for first place. Fedyna would touch the wall in 2:04.17 to take second place.
On the men’s side of the 200 Yard Medley Relay, the Royals placed two teams inside the top five finishes. Grabbing the third overall finish for the event, Zachary Phelps, Fedyna, Alarcia, and Ben Taylor powered to the wall for a 1:33.13. The second Royals’ relay took the fifth place finish as Mitch Harwood, Hughes, Enzo Pazos, and Ben Mayes captured a 1:35.44 time.
The men concluded the day with the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. Dreesens, Fedyna, Taylor, and Mayes combined for third place with a 3:03.25. Touching for seventh place with a 3:08.75 finish was the Royals second relay team featuring Cook-Weeks, Harwood, Phelps, and Arakelian.
Queens showed their talent in several other races as Dreesens, competing in the 100 Yard Freestyle, took second in the event touching the wall with a 45.30. Mayes clocked a 46.23 in the race to finish sixth.
Hector Tricas would find the wall in 4:09.30 for the sixth place finish in the 400 Yard IM. Inigo Alarcia took a 4:13.37 for a tenth place finish.
The 100 Yard Butterfly found Devyn Hughes placing in the top 10 as he took a 52.43 for eighth place. Zachary Phelps would take seventh place in the 100 Backstroke to lead the team with a 51.88.
Fedyna grabbed seventh in the 100 IM with a 52.50 as Mayes took 10th for the event with a 53.59. Hughes would touch right behind him for 11th place and a 54.25 touch.
Arakelian touched for sixth place in the 200 Yard IM. He would finish with a 1:52.30 time.
Tricas was the lone Royal to place in the top 10 for the 200 Yard Butterfly, touching the wall with a 1:54.24 for fifth place.
Also swimming in the meet was Matthew Josa who competed unattached. Josa grabbed first place in the 100 Yard IM with a 49.03. In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Josa topped the competition again this time taking a 1:47.07 for the race.
Queens will take to the lanes again on October 23 as the team battles Florida State and Duke University in Durham, N.C.
Queens Women
The Queens University of Charlotte women's swim team combined for fourth place overall in the All-NC Invite despite just competing one day. Although the Royals only took part in the two day meet on Saturday, October 3, 2015, the team tallied a combined score of 867 with the help of three first place finishes.
North Carolina State would lead the meet with 1688 points followed by East Carolina with 1343 points. Davidson took third in the meet with 946 points for the weekend.
Patricia Castro-Ortega topped the competition taking the fastest time in the women's 400 Yard Individual Medley (IM) with a 4:21.44. Amanda Tipton would follow Castro-Ortega taking the fourth fastest time with a 4:31.74.
Later that night, Castro-Ortega took a first place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle. She would grab a 51.08 for the race. Kyrie Dobson touched for fifth place in the race with a 52.14 time.
The Royals found another first place finish as Shelly Prayson topped the pool with a 1:04.78 in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Brittney Phelan touched the wall with a 1:05.57 to take the fourth place in the race.
The women's 200 Yard Medley Relay took the top division II finish falling behind two North Carolina State teams and an Eastern Carolina team. The Royal's squad of Caroline Arakelian, Phelan, Josephina Lord-Taylor, and Dobson, respectively, took the fourth place finish with a 1:47.21. Queens would have another relay finish in the top 10 for the event as Amanda Tipton, Sude Ozgen, Stevens, and Shane Knight took eight place with a 1:48.88.
The team concluded the night with a third place finish in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. Castro-Ortega, Arakelian, Dobson, and Knight combined for a 3:29.48 time. The Royals second relay featuring, Lord-Taylor, Hannah Craig, Braelyn Tracy, and McKenzie Stevens, took seventh with a 3:38.92.
The Royals saw success in several other races as two Queens' swimmers placed in the top three for the 200 Yard IM as Arakelian grabbed second and Tipton third for the race. Arakelian touched with a 2:01.45 and Tipton touched with a 2:06.32 to lead the team.
Arakelian also led the Royals in the 200 Yard Freestyle. She found the wall in 1:52.36 for fifth place. She would later place third in the 100 Yard Backstroke finding the wall in a 57.18. Tipton would take ninth in the race with a 59.11.
Queens saw back-to-back finishes in the Women's 100 Yard Butterfly as McKenzie Stevens found fifth place and Josephina Lord-Taylor found sixth. Stevens would clock a 57.60 as Lord-Taylor clocked a 57.71.
Kathryn Johnston led the team in the 1650 Yard Freestyle as she finished the mile long race with a 17:45.14 for fifth place. Hannah Craig took 10th overall with an 18:15.28 finish.
In the 200 Yard Butterfly Lord-Taylor grabbed a fourth place finish going 2:05.57 with Stevens taking fifth with a 2:05.78.
Prayson took eighth for Queens in the 100 IM with a 1:00.85. She would later in the meet take a sixth place finish in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:24.08) which would follow Phelan who led the team with a third overall finish with a 2:22.54.
Queens will take to the lanes again on October 23 as the team battles Florida State and Duke University in Durham, N.C.
St. Andrew's
The St. Andrews University swimming team competed at one of their toughest invitationals of the season over the weekend as they challenged numerous Div. I & II teams in the 4th annual All-NC Invitational in Greensboro.
North Carolina St. won both the women’s and men’s meets while East Carolina U. and Davidson College were 2nd and third in each as well. Queens University was the highest Div. II team finisher as they came in 4th in women and 5th in men while the SAU women finished in 10th just a few points behind D-2 foes Lenoir-Rhyne and Catawba for 8th. The SAU men then placed 7th finishing just four points behind Lenoir-Rhyne for sixth.
St. Andrews’ sophomore Tarryn Holmes (Johnannesburg, South Africa) takes the honor of Swimmer of the Week for the Lady Knights while competing at the All-NC Invitational. Facing D1 schools like NC State, ECU and powerhouse D2 Queens, Holmes had best times in every event. Anchoring the 200 Free Relay (11th) she split a 24.86 – her best ever following it up with a Personal Best Time of 25.51 for 25th place, missing a school record by .3. Holmes also swam the 100 Fly (1:00.73) and 100 IM (1:04.40) with similar results; both swims were best times, and finished 21st, and 25th respectively. Holmes’ teammate senior Triniti Counter also finished right behind her in the 100 Fly in 1:01.67. Counter also swam well in the 200 yard IM finishing 23rd in 2:16.
In addition, Holmes was a member of every “A” Relay, splitting a 55.93 in the Free leg of the 400 Medley Relay (12th in 4:13), 25.21 in the Free leg for 200 Medley (16th in 1:55), and split a 56.30 in the 400 Free Relay (18th). Lastly, the Lady Knights broke the school record in the 200 Free Relay in 1:42.58, which finished 11th. Holmes also achieved her NAIA National Cuts in the 50 Free and 100 Fly.
St. Andrews’ junior Georgi Krastev (St. Petersburg, FL) had a great overall meet at the All-NC Invite as well facing quality teams such as ECU, NC State, and a powerhouse D2 team in Queens. Krastev scored 74 points and began his individual races with the 200 IM finishing 16th out of 31 with a time of 2:01.66, followed by a great 100 Fly where he touched at 52.44 – good for 9th overall, which was the highest placement of the weekend for the Knights. His teammate Drew Gurley was also right behind Krastev in 11th with a time of 52.5 seconds.
The top 50 yard freestyle time for the Knights then belonged to juniors Elliot Boon and Josh Dixon as they were back-to-back in 20th and 21st with times of 22.4 seconds.
Next on Krastev’s individual races were the 100 and 200 Backstroke where he finished 10th with a time of 52.44, and 14th at 1:58.38. Krastev led off the Knights 200 Free Relay (13th) with a time of 22.74, led off the 400 Medley Relay (9th in 3:40) and 200 Medley Relay (10th in 1:39) with backstroke times of 52.35 and 24.66, respectively. Lastly, he had the fastest SAU split out of all 8 men in the 400 Free Relay (17th) with a time of 48.57.
The swim teams will next be in action October 17 when they travel to Wingate to face the Div. II foe at 1 pm.
