NC State
Nike Cup Invitational
Swimming And Diving Posts 22 Top-10 Finishes On Day One Of Nike Cup
11/19/2015 6:03:00 PM | Swimming
The Wolfpack men sit in second place while the women are in fourth
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The NC State swimming and diving team showed much depth Thursday at the Nike Cup Invitational inside Koury Natatorium, as the team collectively posted 22 top-10 finishes and two No. 1 times in the nation.Â
Additionally, the squad notched 13 NCAA 'B' standard times.
NC State's men sit behind Duke in second place with 472 points, while the Wolfpack women are in fourth behind Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Yale with 402.5 points after day one competition.
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With prelim and finals sessions each day, the format of the Nike Cup mirrors a championship format similar to the ACC and NCAA Championships. During each evening session, there are four finals heats- a championship 'A' final (Places 1-8), a consolation 'B' final (Places 9-16), a bonus 'C' final (Places 17-24) and a non-scoring 'D' final (Places 25-32).Â
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Wolfpack Relays
NC State's men placed third in Thursday's relay events. The 200 freestyle relay squad of Joe Bonk, Jason Deana, Jabari Baptiste and Ryan Wilkinson stopped the clock at 1:21.61, while the 400 medley relay quartet of Hennessey Stuart, Derek Hren, Jason Deana and Scott Johnson posted a mark of 3:14.04.Â
Stuart's leadoff split of 47.14 stands as a season-best time for the sophomore.
Additionally, the Wolfpack women finished fourth in both day one relays. The 200 free relay team of Ashlyn Koletic, Lotta Nevalainen, Emmie Barnhill and Riki Bonnema posted a time of 1:31.56, while the 400 medley relay group of Yuri Nakano, Payton Schrum, Krista Duffield and Natalie Labonge stopped the clock at 3:44.34.
Freestyle
Rachel Muller earned a fourth-place finish in the overall standings of the women's 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 4:49.37.
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In the men's 500 free five Wolfpack swimmers returned to the finals in the event, including Anton Ipsen, Adam Linker and Austin Snyder who made it back in the championship 'A' final. Ipsen won with a time of 14:16.27 while Linker posted a mark of 4:29.54 to finish seventh and Snyder finished in 4:31.71 to take eighth.
Ipsen's NCAA 'B' cut time in the 500 stands as the second-fastest time in the country.
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Seven swimmers from the Pack qualified for the evening session in the women's 50 free, as Bonnema, Koletic and Labonge each swam in the 'A' final. Bonnema won the event with a time of 22.05, while her prelim time of 22.04 stands as the fastest time in the nation. Labonge finished fourth with a time of 22.65 while Koletic touched the wall at 22.98 to take sixth.
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Ryan Held finished first in the men's 50 free in 19.78 and Bonk finished third with a time of 19.93 in the championship 'A' final. Andreas Schiellerup also made it into the top eight, as he finished fourth after stopping the clock at 20.01.
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Individual Medley
Alexia Zevnik and Kayla Brumbaum topped the leaderboard in the women's 200 individual medley. Zevnik won the event with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:56.53 to post a school record and the fastest time in the country, while Brumbaum placed second with a 'B' cut mark of 2:01.39.
Of the eight Pack men's swimmers that qualified to compete in Friday's finals session, Soren Dahl and Christian McCurdy raced in the 'A' final of the men's 200 IM. Dahl took second with a time of 1:47.84 while McCurdy finished fifth after touching the wall at 1:48.79.
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Springboard Action
Rachel Mumma advanced to the evening session and placed second in the women's three-meter dive with a score of 330.30, while Harrison Mitchell qualified for the finals of the men's one-meter competition. He finished seventh of 21 divers with a mark of 307.60.
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Up Next
The Pack will continue competition in Chapel Hill Friday at the Nike Cup. Prelims are slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. and finals will commence at 5:30 p.m.
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Fans can follow along via live results or the meet mobile app for iPhone and Android.Â
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