North Carolina State University Athletics
Swimming & Diving Strong in Season Opener
10/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The NC State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams started its 2009-10 season the right way, grabbing conference victories on Saturday, Oct. 24. The men (2-0, 2-0 ACC) topped both Duke (171-129) and Maryland (198-102), while the women (1-1, 1-1 ACC) split, downing the Blue Devils (155-143) and falling to the Terrapins (179-121).
The women’s roster put up four all-time top-10 times - including three in individual action from Marifrances Henley, Jen Kopenitz and Morgan Robertson – while Hudson Rains qualified for the NCAA diving zones for the men’s team. Henley and Matt Voell also won events in their collegiate debuts.
Kopenitz, Jessica Ward, Meg Thompson and Henley placed second in the 400-medley relay with a 3:50.26, while Anna Linkenauger finished second in the 1000 freestyle on a 10:09.00. Henley then won the 200 freestyle and tied the seventh-best time in school history with a 1:50.78. Kopenitz (57.32) and Robertson (57.55) took third and fifth respectively in the 100 backstroke, with Roberston’s standing seventh in school history. Earlier in the day Kopenitz led off the 400-medley relay with a 57.11, tied for fourth all-time in the 100 backstroke. Ward followed with a third-place showing in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.84, and Maresa Like-Mathews’ 2:04.53 placed her fourth in the 200 butterfly. Patrice Dason (23.62) and Ashley Richter (23.75) took second and third in the 50 freestyle, while Hannah Hopkins (238.90) and Kirstyn Shpeler (236.95) placed fourth and fifth in the 1-meter dive.
Richter (51.90) and Allison Hendren (52.15) took second and third in the 100 freestyle before Kopenitz finished second with a 2:01.55 in the 200 backstroke. Linkenauger and Ward ended up third and fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:20.17 and 2:20.26 respectively, while Henley’s 5:00.08 in the 500 freestyle was good for second. Dason won the 100 butterfly using a 55.40, and Hopkins scored a 270.05 for fourth in the 3-meter dive. Linkenauger (2:04.31) and Kopenitz (2:06.21) took second and third in the 200 individual medley, before Richter, Hendren, Dason and Henley posted the third-fastest 400-freestyle relay in Wolfpack history with a 3:25.57 for second overall.
Gaites Brown, Dan Forsythe, Voell and Conor Brennan started the men off by taking first in the 400-medley relay on a 3:23.99, which Mason McGee followed by swiping first in both the 1000 freestyle (9:35.22) and 200 freestyle (1:39.86). Kevin Woodhull-Smith took second in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.40, and Travis Martinez’s 1:41.41 was good for third. Forsythe (57.16) and Greg Baskwell (58.20) took the top two spots in the 100 breaststroke, while Mike Seiferth (1:52.89) and Sean Reams (1:55.20) were third and fourth in the 200 butterfly. Brennan placed second in the 50 freestyle with a 20.68, as Hudson Rains’ 286.60 in the 3-meter dive was enough for second overall.
Martinez later won the 100 freestyle with a 45.99, while Woodhull-Smith’s 1:50.47 in the 200 backstroke placed him second. Forsythe (2:05.45) and Baskwell (2:08.42) once again finished first and second respectively in the 200 breaststroke, and McGee won the 500 freestyle with a 4:35.98. Voell used a 50.18 to win the 100 butterfly, while Seiferth’s 50.89 placed him third. Rains’ then qualified for the NCAA diving zones by scoring a 301.95 in the 1-meter dive. Woodhull-Smith collected first in the 200 individual medley with a 1:52.29, while Baskwell took third on a 1:55.62. Brennan, McGee, Brown and Martinez finished the day off with a 3:04.18 to win the 400-freestyle relay.
The women’s roster put up four all-time top-10 times - including three in individual action from Marifrances Henley, Jen Kopenitz and Morgan Robertson – while Hudson Rains qualified for the NCAA diving zones for the men’s team. Henley and Matt Voell also won events in their collegiate debuts.
Kopenitz, Jessica Ward, Meg Thompson and Henley placed second in the 400-medley relay with a 3:50.26, while Anna Linkenauger finished second in the 1000 freestyle on a 10:09.00. Henley then won the 200 freestyle and tied the seventh-best time in school history with a 1:50.78. Kopenitz (57.32) and Robertson (57.55) took third and fifth respectively in the 100 backstroke, with Roberston’s standing seventh in school history. Earlier in the day Kopenitz led off the 400-medley relay with a 57.11, tied for fourth all-time in the 100 backstroke. Ward followed with a third-place showing in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.84, and Maresa Like-Mathews’ 2:04.53 placed her fourth in the 200 butterfly. Patrice Dason (23.62) and Ashley Richter (23.75) took second and third in the 50 freestyle, while Hannah Hopkins (238.90) and Kirstyn Shpeler (236.95) placed fourth and fifth in the 1-meter dive.
Richter (51.90) and Allison Hendren (52.15) took second and third in the 100 freestyle before Kopenitz finished second with a 2:01.55 in the 200 backstroke. Linkenauger and Ward ended up third and fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:20.17 and 2:20.26 respectively, while Henley’s 5:00.08 in the 500 freestyle was good for second. Dason won the 100 butterfly using a 55.40, and Hopkins scored a 270.05 for fourth in the 3-meter dive. Linkenauger (2:04.31) and Kopenitz (2:06.21) took second and third in the 200 individual medley, before Richter, Hendren, Dason and Henley posted the third-fastest 400-freestyle relay in Wolfpack history with a 3:25.57 for second overall.
Gaites Brown, Dan Forsythe, Voell and Conor Brennan started the men off by taking first in the 400-medley relay on a 3:23.99, which Mason McGee followed by swiping first in both the 1000 freestyle (9:35.22) and 200 freestyle (1:39.86). Kevin Woodhull-Smith took second in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.40, and Travis Martinez’s 1:41.41 was good for third. Forsythe (57.16) and Greg Baskwell (58.20) took the top two spots in the 100 breaststroke, while Mike Seiferth (1:52.89) and Sean Reams (1:55.20) were third and fourth in the 200 butterfly. Brennan placed second in the 50 freestyle with a 20.68, as Hudson Rains’ 286.60 in the 3-meter dive was enough for second overall.
Martinez later won the 100 freestyle with a 45.99, while Woodhull-Smith’s 1:50.47 in the 200 backstroke placed him second. Forsythe (2:05.45) and Baskwell (2:08.42) once again finished first and second respectively in the 200 breaststroke, and McGee won the 500 freestyle with a 4:35.98. Voell used a 50.18 to win the 100 butterfly, while Seiferth’s 50.89 placed him third. Rains’ then qualified for the NCAA diving zones by scoring a 301.95 in the 1-meter dive. Woodhull-Smith collected first in the 200 individual medley with a 1:52.29, while Baskwell took third on a 1:55.62. Brennan, McGee, Brown and Martinez finished the day off with a 3:04.18 to win the 400-freestyle relay.
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