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No. 5 NC State Narrowly Drops Dual At No. 7 Stanford
11/7/2015 4:54:00 PM | Swimming
The Pack earned eight event wins on the day
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Â The fifth-ranked NC State men's swimming and diving team narrowly dropped its dual meet with No. 7 Stanford, 164-136, Saturday afternoon at Avery Aquatic Center.Â
The Wolfpack, earning eight event wins on the day, moves to 1-2 on the regular season while the Cardinal improve to 2-0 on the dual season.
Holloway's Statement
"I'm proud of our men. The focus, the intensity, the fight, we represented NC State well this weekend. We came back after a tough loss to Cal and were better today. The team overall had a better day but just came up short," said head coach Braden Holloway. "Today was a dog fight with a great team with a storied program. It was a back and forth battle and both teams went at it. Hats off to Ted Knapp and the Cardinal men."
"I can't say enough about the toughness of Anton Ipsen and Simonas Bilis- leaving the weekend with no losses in their individual races is impressive. We had some challenging line ups for some of these guys and they battled all the way. Justin Ress had a great weekend as well and a tough triple both days. He is freshman, but swam like a senior."
"Our men have to learn from today and this weekend. We will continue to improve, and leaving this weekend with this feeling will surely fuel our team."Â
Wolfpack Relays
NC State started the day with a win in the 200 medley relay, as the team of Hennessey Stuart, Derek Hren, Ryan Held and Simonas Bilis tabbed a time of 1:28.01.
The Pack concluded the meet with another relay win, as the squad of Joe Bonk, Held, Andreas Scheillerup and Bilis won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:19.32.Â
Freestyle
Anton Ipsen swept the distance free events for the second-straight day. In the 1,000 free he posted a time of 9:03.21 and a mark of 4:23.66 in the 500 to take both wins.Â
Bilis tabbed wins again in the 50 and 100 free, as he did in Friday's dual. In the 50 he proceeded to record a time of 19.47 and in the 100 he stopped the clock at 43.08. Both marks are season-bests and his time in the 100 stands as the fastest time in the nation.Â
In the 100 free Held finished behind his teammate to take second in the event, touching the wall at 43.74.
In the 200 free Justin Ress and Soren Dahl earned a one, two finish. Ress swam a time of 1:37.25 for a career-best mark and Dahl touched the wall in 1:37.74.
Backstroke
Stuart and Schiellerup took a one, two finish in the 100 back as they recorded times of 47.33 and 47.82, in respective order. Stuart finished second in the 200 after stopping the clock at 1:44.52 while Ress finished third in 1:45.34.
Breaststroke
Patrik Schwarzenbach finished second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 100 breast, respectively. He swam a time of 55.19 in the 100 and a mark of 1:59.69 in the 200. The freshman earned NCAA 'B' standard times in both events.Â
Butterfly
Dahl recorded a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly as he posted a time of 47.60.
Individual Medley
Ress tabbed a mark of 1:47.45 in the 200 individual medley to take second in the event. His performance marks the second-fastest time in the country.Â
Springboard Action
Harrison Mitchell recorded a third-place finish in on the one-meter dive, posting a score of 327.98. His score marks a season-best for the sophomore.Â
Up Next
The Pack will return to the east coast to host Texas Saturday, Nov. 14. The meet is slated for an 11 a.m. start inside Casey Aquatic Center.Â
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