NC State picked off Wisconsin in a two-day meet in Raleigh, N.C.
NC State Press Release
RALEIGH- The NC State swimming and diving team put together a strong second day of competition in its two-day dual with Wisconsin on Saturday morning inside the Casey Aquatic Center en route to wins from both the men's and women's programs.
As the Wolfpack posted the top mark in 16 of the 18 events contested, both teams improve to 1-0 on the regular season. The Wolfpack men defeated the Badgers, 224-121, while the women earned a 200-149 win over Wisconsin.
NC State is off to a fast start in preparation for its postseason competition, as the team posted 12 more NCAA 'B' cuts for a total of 29 over the weekend. Additionally, the Wolfpack set four more pool records on Saturday.
Quoting The Coaches
Swimming
"It was great for Wisconsin to come down here and give us some new competition. They gave us some quality racing and helped with the team environment this weekend," said head coach Braden Holloway. "I'm very happy with where our team is. I think they came in this morning with the same passion and intensity as yesterday and didn't back down. They wanted to walk out of here making a statement and did that.
"On the women's side our depth has gotten a lot better. We're moving up and grabbing the second and third places. Our senior leadership was outstanding this weekend and hats off to them leading this program to a win. On the men's side this weekend showed where we are, we had a lot of freshmen make their collegiate debuts and came in firing on all cylinders. It elevated our entire program today.
"There are areas that can be improved and cleaned up, but that's what these meets are for - and we need to concentrate on those places on a daily basis so we're not constantly making those mistakes."
Diving
"Today was a coming out party for James (Brady) with winning the three-meter event," said head diving coach Yahya Radman. "We just never woke up on the men's side. Harrison (Mitchell) and Stewart (Spanbauer) struggled first thing this morning, and so our goal moving forward is not being complacent.
"On the women's side our freshmen showed tremendous consistency and we know now what needs to be focused on for the next meet. I'm very excited about the future of both programs."
Wolfpack Relays
The Pack continued its dominance on Saturday in the relay events, as the men and women earned one-two finishes in the 200 medley relay. The women's team of Elise Haan, Kayla Brumbaum, Krista Duffield and Ky-Lee Perry tabbed a pool record time of 1:38.49 to win its event.
In the 400 freestyle relay the Wolfpack women's squad of Alexia Zevnik, Perry, Natalie Labonge and Courtney Caldwell stopped the clock at 3:19.34 to win the event and set a pool record, while the men's 'A' and 'B' relay teams posted the top times in the overall standings.
Zevnik's leadoff split time of 49.97 was enough for a NCAA 'B' cut in the 100 free.
Top Individual Performances
The endurance speed group showed its depth on Saturday morning in the 500 freestyle, as Hannah Moore earned her third individual win of the meet after posting a time of 4:41.81. She additionally posted the fastest time in the women's 400 IM as she stopped the clock at 4:14.37 for a pool record. Both performances bettered the NCAA 'B' standard mark.
On the men's side the Pack swept the 500 free podium as Anton Ipsen tabbed his second win of the weekend with a 'B' cut time of 4:23.83, while Adam Linker and Jack McIntyre rounded out the top three with times of 4:25.87 and 4:26.29.
NC State's men additionally claimed the top three spots in the event standings of the 200 backstroke, and earned one-two finishes in the 100 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. The 200 back was highlighted by Hennessey Stuart and Coleman Stewart earning their NCAA 'B' cuts with times of 1:44.23 and 1:45.64, while Ryan Held posted a 43.74 in the 100 freestyle to win the event and notch his 'B' cut.
Soren Dahl finished off his showing this weekend in his individual events with notching his third NCAA 'B' cut of the weekend, touching the wall at 47.74 in the 100 butterfly.
On the women's side Perry bettered the NCAA 'B' standard time in the 100 free after stopping the clock at 49.18 for a win in her first weekend of collegiate competition, while Brumbaum picked up a win in the 200 breast to sweep the breaststroke events. The senior specialist posted a NCAA 'B' mark of 2:12.63.
Zevnik and Haan earned valuable points in the women's 200 back with first and third-place finishes. Zevnik touched the wall at 1:55.73 and Haan notched a mark of 1:58.39, as both performances bettered the NCAA 'B' standard mark and Zevnik's stands as a pool record.
Diving
James Brady picked up a win in his collegiate debut on the three-meter dive with a score of 619.43, while Madeline Kline was the top finisher on the women's side again with a mark of 509.48 to finish fourth on the one-meter board.
Wisconsin Press Release
MADISON, Wis. -- Senior Dana Grindall led Wisconsin during the closing day of dual-meet competition at NC State on Saturday.
The Wolfpack held off the Badgers to sweep the meet, winning 200-149 on the women’s side and claiming a 224-121 victory in the men’s competition.
Grindall came away with UW’s lone win in the pool, claiming victory in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.15 seconds, while the Badgers’ divers continued their success on the boards with all divers once again earning NCAA zone qualifying marks.
The women posted a 1-2-3 sweep on the 1-meter springboard with senior Ashley Peterson winning the event with a score of 540.46. Sophomore Hazel Hertting and Alexandra Hafey rounded out the sweep earning scores of 532.88 and 523.05, respectively.
The men were once again led by freshman Kevin Pomeroy, who clinched a runner-up finish in the 3-meter springboard, posting a score of 608.41.
Sophomore Matthew Aronson was right behind Pomeroy, finishing third (588.31) while Andrew Pearson placed sixth (455.63).
The Wisconsin women also saw a trio of runner-up finishes from Cierra Runge in the 500-yard freestyle (4:48.57), Maria Carlson in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.59) and Beata Nelson -- who earned a NCAA “B” cut -- in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.38).
The Badgers women also notched second-place finishes in both relay events, with the 200-yard medley relay team of Jess Unicomb, Marissa Berg, Nelson and Chase Kinney finishing in 1:41.55 and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Kinney, Emmy Sehmann, Runge and Abby Jagdfeld recording a time of 3:21.78.
The women were also highlighted by a trio of third-place finishes courtesy of Kinney in the 100 free (50.12) and senior Danielle Valley in the 500 free (4:50.43) and the 400 IM (4:24.44).
Senior Harrison Tran led the men with a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 48.56.
The team also saw a pair of third-place individual finishes from senior Cannon Clifton in the 100 free (44.83) and freshman Cooper Hodge in the 400 IM (3:58.26).
The 200 medley relay team of Brett Pinfold, Griffin Back, Tran and Clifton took third in 1:30.63, while the 400 free relay team of Clifton, Matt Hutchins, Ryan Stack and Pinfold recorded a time of 2:59.58 to finish third.
The Badgers now look to a well-deserved weekend off before hitting the road to face yet another national powerhouse team, Georgia in a two-day dual meet Nov. 4-5.
