North Carolina State University Athletics
Swimming & Diving Falls at North Carolina
2/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. The NC State men and women’s swimming and diving teams both lost at North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Friday, Feb. 1. The men (5-3, 2-3 ACC) fell by a score of 167-131, while the women (4-3, 3-1 ACC) were defeated 172-116.
On the women’s end, Maresa Like-Mathews finished third in the 1650-free with a 17:29.05, and Anna Linkenauger took the same spot in the 100-breast on a 1:06.84. Kayla Ricedorf placed third in the 200-butter (2:08.31) and Ashley Ritcher and Patrice Dason tied for third in the 50-free (24.26). Ritcher later placed third again in the 100-free with a 52.78.
Jen Kopenitz fell just short of first place in the 200-back (2:03.64), and Jessica Ward won the 200-breast on a 2:20.34, while Sarah Merritt placed third at 2:25.04. Dason got another victory for the red and white with a 56.10 in the 100-butter, and Kopenitz (4:29.14), Linkenauger (4:30.87), and Merritt (4:35.59) took one-two-three in the 400-IM.
The Wolfpack relays swept first and second in the 200-freestyle relay, with Ritcher, Dason, Erica Smith and Lucy Lindsey swimming a 1:38.34 for first-place.
Chelsea Ale (255.15) and Kristin Davies (254.78) took first and second in the 1-meter, and Ale (268.13) and Davies (266.03) then wound up third and fourth in the 3-meter dive.
Andrew Lester hit an NCAA B’ cut in the 1650-free with a second-place time of 15:32.23, and Steven Mellor hit another B’ standard while winning the 200-back on a (1:46.63). Mason McGee took second in the 200-free with a 1:40.37 and Mellor won again in the 100-back on a 49.83. Dan Forsythe (57.38) and Jack Roney (58.14) took second and third respectively in the 100-breast, while Kevin Woodhull-Smith (1:52.87) and Mike Seiferth (1:53.33) did the same in the 200-butter.
Dan Glauber placed second in the 50-free with a 21.32 time, and McGee (46.94) and Glauber (47.01) took second and third in the 100-free. Lester notched another decision with a 4:34.99 time in the 500-free, and Seiferth’s 51.96 was enough for second in the 100-butter. Mellor later took third in the 400-IM thanks to a 4:00.96.
Austin Hampton (344.10) and Scott Blackwelder (292.13) took second and third in the 1-meter dive, then did the same in the 3-meter (Hampton 318.15, Blackwelder 297.38).
The Wolfpack relay of Travis Martinez, Taylor Goodwin, Allen Lee and Glauber finished the evening by winning the 200-freestyle relay with a 1:25.46.
NC State will return to action at the ACC Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Atlanta, Ga.
On the women’s end, Maresa Like-Mathews finished third in the 1650-free with a 17:29.05, and Anna Linkenauger took the same spot in the 100-breast on a 1:06.84. Kayla Ricedorf placed third in the 200-butter (2:08.31) and Ashley Ritcher and Patrice Dason tied for third in the 50-free (24.26). Ritcher later placed third again in the 100-free with a 52.78.
Jen Kopenitz fell just short of first place in the 200-back (2:03.64), and Jessica Ward won the 200-breast on a 2:20.34, while Sarah Merritt placed third at 2:25.04. Dason got another victory for the red and white with a 56.10 in the 100-butter, and Kopenitz (4:29.14), Linkenauger (4:30.87), and Merritt (4:35.59) took one-two-three in the 400-IM.
The Wolfpack relays swept first and second in the 200-freestyle relay, with Ritcher, Dason, Erica Smith and Lucy Lindsey swimming a 1:38.34 for first-place.
Chelsea Ale (255.15) and Kristin Davies (254.78) took first and second in the 1-meter, and Ale (268.13) and Davies (266.03) then wound up third and fourth in the 3-meter dive.
Andrew Lester hit an NCAA B’ cut in the 1650-free with a second-place time of 15:32.23, and Steven Mellor hit another B’ standard while winning the 200-back on a (1:46.63). Mason McGee took second in the 200-free with a 1:40.37 and Mellor won again in the 100-back on a 49.83. Dan Forsythe (57.38) and Jack Roney (58.14) took second and third respectively in the 100-breast, while Kevin Woodhull-Smith (1:52.87) and Mike Seiferth (1:53.33) did the same in the 200-butter.
Dan Glauber placed second in the 50-free with a 21.32 time, and McGee (46.94) and Glauber (47.01) took second and third in the 100-free. Lester notched another decision with a 4:34.99 time in the 500-free, and Seiferth’s 51.96 was enough for second in the 100-butter. Mellor later took third in the 400-IM thanks to a 4:00.96.
Austin Hampton (344.10) and Scott Blackwelder (292.13) took second and third in the 1-meter dive, then did the same in the 3-meter (Hampton 318.15, Blackwelder 297.38).
The Wolfpack relay of Travis Martinez, Taylor Goodwin, Allen Lee and Glauber finished the evening by winning the 200-freestyle relay with a 1:25.46.
NC State will return to action at the ACC Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Atlanta, Ga.
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