North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Sweeps JMU and UNCW in Swimming Action
11/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Nov. 2, 2002
Raleigh, N.C. - NC State downed James Madison and UNC Wilmington in dual meet action Saturday at the Willis Casey Aquatics Center. The Pack Men defeated the JMU Dukes 62-39, and handed a quality Seahawk team a 71-42 defeat. The Wolfpack women improved to 5-2 by a 76-37 margin over the Seahawks and 65-30 win against the Dukes.
The men took a one-two sweep in the 400 Medley Relay to open with an early scoring lead. The team of Steven Cowling, Rob Yeager, Scott Dettloff and John Hudson had a season-best time of 3:24.76. Jack Deal had impressive wins in the 500 and1000 Free, finishing nearly nine second quicker than the next competitor in the 1000. Deal's time of 9:26.16 is also a season-best.
Cristain Rojas put together a fine performance in the 200 IM. Despite trailing after the second stroke, Rojas recovered to finish ahead of the field with a time of 26.68. Cowling had a big day for the Wolfpack as a part of two winning relay teams, and touching the wall first in the 200 fly.
Freshman diver TJ Ferguson won scored points for the Wolfpack with wins on both the 1- and 3- meter boards.
The women had a great day and rebounded from back-to-back losses to Maryland and ECU. Claire Nicholls continues to be impressive in the 1000 Free and picked up her second win of the season. Catherine Parks finished just ahead of two UNC competitors to take a win in the 200 Free in a time of 1:55.33.
Jessica Koenig and Karen Burbella are stepping up in the 200 IM this season and finished back-to-back respectively. Koenig holds the teams top time in the event. Laura Cutler looked good in the 200 Butterfly and finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of the pack in a time of 2:05.66.
Annamaria Gazda had a time of 2:05.64 in the 200 Back, good for a win as well. Co-captain Caroline Curran continues to improve in the 500 Free and posted a personal-best time of 5:04.61 for a win. The Pack got a one-two sweep in the event with Allison Marks finishing in second. Priscilla Humberstone and Lindsay Baskwell finished one and two in the 200 Breast.
Wolfpack Divers continue to dominate on the boards. Molly Culberson swept the 1- and 3- meter events. Erin Bailey finished second on the 3-meter with a score of 287.30 behind Culberson's 311.40. Amber O'Reilly finished second on the 1-meter board with a 285.80.
NC State will take a week off before heading to Blacksburg, Va. for a meet with Virginia Tech.
