North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Swim & Dive Sweeps Tri-Meet
10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women’s swimming and diving team beat both Campbell (217-60) and Richmond (181-102) in a tri-meet at Casey Natatorium on Saturday, Oct. 31. The victories push the Wolfpack to 3-1 (1-1 ACC) on the young season.
Wolfpack swimmers and divers placed first in 11 of 16 events on the day, culminating in 13 top-3 times/scores for the year.
Pack relays competed in both the 200-medley and 200-freestyle relays for the first time on the year, recording the best time on the day in both events. Morgan Robertson, Meg Thompson, Patrice Dason and Ashley Richter won the 200-medley with a 1:45.97, while Allison Hendren, Brianna Grover, Erica Waters and Richter’s 1:36.44 was the top time in the 200-freestyle relay.
Marifrances Henley (10:22.66) and Jessica McBroom (10:34.03) took the top two spots in the 1000 freestyle, posting the second and third fastest marks on the year in the event. Hendren, Grover, Maresa-Like Mathews and Sarah Merritt then swept the top four spots in the 200 freestyle, with Hendren’s 1:52.87 serving as the second-quickest finish on the team this year.
Robertson (58.25) and Dason (58.58) took second and third in the 100 backstroke, with Dason’s time ranking third on the season. Anna Linkenauger then recorded the top 100 breaststroke for the Pack this year with a 1:05.41 to win the event, while Jessica Ward, Jessica Stewart and Tracy Rorer rounded out the top four. Jen Kopenitz (2:04.63) and Maggie McEnerney (2:08.06) placed first and second in the 200 butterfly, with Kopenitz swimming the second-best 200 butterfly on the team thus far into the year. Richter followed that performance by winning the 50 freestyle on a 24.01.
Kirstyn Shepler (221.15) and Hannah Hopkins (219.25) placed first and second in the 1-meter dive, with Hopkins later winning the 3-meter dive with a 273.70 – tops on the team this season. Shepler’s 255.10 in the 3-meter dive stands as second-best.
Dason (52.31), Richter (52.44) and Waters (53.63) placed second, third and fourth respectively in the 100 freestyle, while Kopenitz grabbed the top spot with a 2:02.95 in the 200 backstroke. The Pack once again took the first four finishes in the 200 breaststroke thanks to Ward (2:21.36), Christina McCann (2:21.40), Stewart (2:24.68) and Kristin Esplin (2:26.44). McCann’s swim was the third-quickest this season.
Hendren’s 5:04.67 won the 500 freestyle and is the third-fastest on the team this year, while Merritt placed second with a 5:06.62. Linkenauger (57.18), Alli Hagan (58.34) and Like-Mathews (58.54) took second, third and fourth in the 100 butterfly, with Linkenauger’s mark serving as second-best on the season. Thompson (2:10.48) and Dason (2:10.76) had the best two showings in the 200 IM,
Both the NC State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will return to the pool at Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12 noon.
Wolfpack swimmers and divers placed first in 11 of 16 events on the day, culminating in 13 top-3 times/scores for the year.
Pack relays competed in both the 200-medley and 200-freestyle relays for the first time on the year, recording the best time on the day in both events. Morgan Robertson, Meg Thompson, Patrice Dason and Ashley Richter won the 200-medley with a 1:45.97, while Allison Hendren, Brianna Grover, Erica Waters and Richter’s 1:36.44 was the top time in the 200-freestyle relay.
Marifrances Henley (10:22.66) and Jessica McBroom (10:34.03) took the top two spots in the 1000 freestyle, posting the second and third fastest marks on the year in the event. Hendren, Grover, Maresa-Like Mathews and Sarah Merritt then swept the top four spots in the 200 freestyle, with Hendren’s 1:52.87 serving as the second-quickest finish on the team this year.
Robertson (58.25) and Dason (58.58) took second and third in the 100 backstroke, with Dason’s time ranking third on the season. Anna Linkenauger then recorded the top 100 breaststroke for the Pack this year with a 1:05.41 to win the event, while Jessica Ward, Jessica Stewart and Tracy Rorer rounded out the top four. Jen Kopenitz (2:04.63) and Maggie McEnerney (2:08.06) placed first and second in the 200 butterfly, with Kopenitz swimming the second-best 200 butterfly on the team thus far into the year. Richter followed that performance by winning the 50 freestyle on a 24.01.
Kirstyn Shepler (221.15) and Hannah Hopkins (219.25) placed first and second in the 1-meter dive, with Hopkins later winning the 3-meter dive with a 273.70 – tops on the team this season. Shepler’s 255.10 in the 3-meter dive stands as second-best.
Dason (52.31), Richter (52.44) and Waters (53.63) placed second, third and fourth respectively in the 100 freestyle, while Kopenitz grabbed the top spot with a 2:02.95 in the 200 backstroke. The Pack once again took the first four finishes in the 200 breaststroke thanks to Ward (2:21.36), Christina McCann (2:21.40), Stewart (2:24.68) and Kristin Esplin (2:26.44). McCann’s swim was the third-quickest this season.
Hendren’s 5:04.67 won the 500 freestyle and is the third-fastest on the team this year, while Merritt placed second with a 5:06.62. Linkenauger (57.18), Alli Hagan (58.34) and Like-Mathews (58.54) took second, third and fourth in the 100 butterfly, with Linkenauger’s mark serving as second-best on the season. Thompson (2:10.48) and Dason (2:10.76) had the best two showings in the 200 IM,
Both the NC State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will return to the pool at Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12 noon.
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