Swimming and Diving Splits Dual WIth Longhorns

AUSTIN, Texas - The NC State swimming and diving team split its dual at Texas on Friday evening, as the third-ranked men's team topped the two-time defending national champion No. 2 Longhorns 173.5-126.5 while the fourth-ranked women fell to No. 7 UT 166.5-127.5 inside the Texas Swimming Center.

As the team won a combined 16 of 32 events contested, the Wolfpack men and Longhorn women improve to 3-0 while the Wolfpack women move to 2-1 and UT men fall to 2-3 on the regular season.

Quoting The Coaches
Swimming
"It was a great competition with the Longhorns today. When you put four good teams together head-to-head they bring out the best in each other," said head coach Braden Holloway. "Texas' women are strong across the board, but I think our women competed very well today. They stepped up more than we did and got the job done at home - we had some great event wins today but at the end of the day just couldn't keep up with them.

"It was a good win for our guys; they were ready to compete with Texas today. It hurt Texas a little bit with some injuries they have, but we were able to take advantage of it. The guys jumped out in the lead early and managed to keep the momentum going forward the entire time. We had multiple event winners and had some guys that are important to our depth put up some really big times and got their hand on the wall to get some big points for us. Overall it was a good team win for us but still have some areas we need to get stronger and smarter in."

Diving
"Overall today was a good day on the boards," said head diving coach Yahya Radman. "James (Brady) and Stewart (Spanbauer) showed up on three-meter finishing third and fourth, and on the one-meter we took third through fifth. All around it was a good effort from everyone. James qualified for Zones with a very simple list and now we can focus on the details and mechanics to take him to the next level.

"On the women's side Madeline (Kline) battled to the nails to finish fourth and qualify for Zones on both boards. Now we just need to add some DD and get comfortable with the list with Rachel and Bailey. We just need to clean up some mechanics to get them to where I believe they can be so that diving can help the team achieve our goals."

Wolfpack Relays
The Wolfpack men finished first and third in the 200 medley and freestyle relays, as the 200 medley squad that touched first in 1:27.10 comprised of Coleman Stewart, Derek Hren, Andreas Schiellerup and Ryan Held. The 200 free relay of Schiellerup, Joe Bonk, Mark McGlaughlin and Held swam a time of 1:18.86 to edge out UT's 'A' relay.

The women's 400 free relay squad of Alexia Zevnik, Ky-Lee Perry, Krista Duffield and Courtney Caldwell posted a time of 3:17.72 to capture a win while the 200 medley relay team of Elise Haan, Kayla Brumbaum, Duffield and Perry placed second in 1:38.93.

Top Individual Performances
Hannah Moore continued her impressive showing this season on the women's side, winning all three individual events she competed in. In the 1000 free she stopped the clock at 9:35.51, almost eight seconds faster than the rest of the field. She also dominated the field in the 500 free after stopping the clock at 4:43.13 and posted a mark of 4:15.35, bettering the NCAA 'B' standard time in both races.

Anton Ipsen grabbed an early event win for the Pack as he boasted a time of 8:52.04 in the 1000 free, while he was the top finisher in the 500 as he placed second in 4:19.05.

Hennessey Stuart led the team in the backstroke events, earning wins in the 100 and 200. He stopped the clock at 47.77 in the 100 and 1:44.23 in the 200. On the women's side Zevnik was the top finisher as she placed second in both races, posting a time of 53.51 in the 100 and 1:56.12 in the 200.

The men's team swept the 100 breaststroke and earned a one-two finish in the 200. Hren was the top finisher for the Pack as a stopped the clock at 54.69 while Patrik Schwarzenbach took the top honor in the 200 with a time of 2:00.32. Both specialists managed to better their NCAA 'B' cuts.

In the sprint events Held won the 50 and 100 free with times of 19.49 and 43.10, in respective order. Additionally Perry tabbed a win in the 50 free, tying with UT's Rebecca Millard at 22.55. In the men's 100 free Justin Ress and McGlaughlin rounded out the top three finishers in the race for the team's second event sweep of the evening.

Krista Duffield picked up a win in the 100 butterfly, edging out UT's Remedy Rule by .01 with a NCAA 'B' cut 54.27, while James Bretscher had a strong showing in the men's 200 fly, tying for second with a mark of 1:47.80 with the Longhorns' Will Glass.

Soren Dahl earned top-two finishes in both of his individual events. He won the 200 IM with a 1:47.96 and finished second in the 200 free with a 1:36.03, as both marks stand as NCAA 'B' cuts.

Diving
On the diving boards Madeline Kline notched her NCAA Zone qualification marks in both events contested as she tallied a score of 276.98 on the one-meter dive and a mark of 281.18 on the three-meter board. She was the top finisher on the women's side, coming in fourth on both events.

James Brady was the top competitor on the men's side, finishing third overall on both springboards. He posted a score of 311.82 on one-meter and 360.83 on three-meter, bettering the NCAA Zone marks in both events.

Up Next
NC State will return home to Raleigh to prepare for the NC State GAC Invitational Nov. 17-19 inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.

NC State Event Winners
Men's 200 Medley Relay: Stewart, Hren, Schiellerup, Held - 1:27.10
Women's 1000 Free: Hannah Moore - 9:35.51
Men's 1000 Free: Anton Ipsen - 8:52.04
Men's 100 Backstroke: Hennessey Stuart - 47.77#
Men's 100 Breaststroke: Derek Hren - 54.69#
Women's 50 Freestyle: Ky-Lee Perry - 22.55#
Men's 50 Freestyle: Ryan Held - 19.49#
Men's 100 Freestyle: Ryan Held - 43.10#
Men's 200 Backstroke: Hennessey Stuart - 1:44.23#
Men's 200 Breaststroke: Patrik Schwarzenbach - 2:00.32#
Women's 500 Freestyle: Hannah Moore - 4:43.13#
Women's 100 Butterfly: Krista Duffield - 54.27#
Women's 400 IM: Hannah Moore - 4:15.35#
Men's 200 IM: Soren Dahl 1:47.96#
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay: Zevnik, Perry, Duffield, Caldwell - 3:17.72
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay: Schiellerup, Bonk, McGlaughlin, Held - 1:18.86

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Players Mentioned

Joe Bonk

James Brady

James Bretscher

Kayla Brumbaum

Courtney Caldwell

Soren Dahl

Krista Duffield

Elise Haan

Ryan Held

Derek Hren

Anton Ipsen

Madeline Kline

Mark McGlaughlin

Hannah Moore

Ky-lee Perry

Justin Ress

Andreas Schiellerup

Coleman Stewart

Hennessey Stuart

Alexia Zevnik