North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack men Take Two of Three Meets on the Weekend
11/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Husker Classic Results
Wolfpack Men Squeak Out a Victory at Nebraska's Sprint Classic
LINCOLN, Neb (November 21) -- This weekend, the NC State men's swimming squad won two of the three meets it participated in as it placed first, with 58 points, at Nebraska's Sprint Classic, first at the Cornhusker Shootout, with 380 points and eighth at North Carolina's Nike Cup with 148 points. The women's swimming squad also looked great, at they were second with 46 points at Nebraska's Sprint Classic, third at the Cornhusker Shootout with 300 points and eighth at the Nike Cup with 129.
The most exciting meet was the Sprint Classic, which came down to the final race for both the men and the women. In the 200 freestyle relay, the NC State team of Greg Solt, Valter Magnusson, Jarod Proto, Matt Brado, who had earlier won the 200 medley relay, placed second as they finished just ahead of Nebraska's squad. The photo finish showed that the Pack had a time of 1:32.23 while the Cornhusker men finished third with a time of 1:33.28. As a result of that race, the men obtained a first place finish by one point, 58-57. The women also fought off a late rally by Penn State and captured second place by a lone point, 46-45.
Greg Solt and Jarod Proto won individual events for the Pack in the Sprint Classic. Solt swam a 22.85 in the 50 freestyle while Proto was first in the 50 breaststroke with a 28.48.
The Nike Cup saw great individual performances from many NC State student-athletes. Top finishes for the Pack included Madison Snyder, placing third in the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.99, Stephen Mattews, placing second in the 1,605 free, with a time of 15:40.27, and Ed Hill, placing 10th overall and second in the consolations in the 200 I.M. with a time of 1:54.87.
In the Cornhusker Shootout, Kevin Chipman, Mark Eberlie, Greg Solt, Jarod Proto, Braden Holloway, Mandy Horn and Tim Haley were all among the individuals to win events. Eberlie was a multiple winner in Sunday's last day of competition as he placed first in the 800 free (8:12.85) and the 200 free (1:58.28).
Up next for the men and the women is a meet against the Bobcats from Ohio on December 1. That meet, set to begin at 6:00 p.m., will be held in the Willis Casey Aquatics Center on the campus on NC State.
