NC State
Women's ACC Championships / Men's Diving
Bonnema, 200 Free Relay Team Crowned ACC Champions
2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Results
ATLANTA- The NC State women's swimming and diving team made a statement in the pool on day two of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Swimming and Diving Championship, as the team earned conference titles in two of the four events on the day.
Several conference, meet and program records were broken by the Wolfpack inside the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, as the team bumped up from seventh to third in the overall standings with 383 points.
Virginia still remains in the lead after day two of the championship with 486 points, followed by UNC-Chapel Hill with 458 points.
Holloway's Statement
"The Wolfpack women got some steam rolling tonight in the finals session. It was a lot of fun and there was a lot more spirit on the deck from the ladies. We built momentum as the day went on, and overall had a very productive day.
Congrats to Rachel Muller, Alexia Zevnik and Riki Bonnema on earning school records and to Riki for winning the 50 freestyle tonight. They all had outstanding performances and we're all very proud of them.
"We're also very proud and excited for our 200 free relay team. Tonight marked the third year in a row now we have won the event at the conference championship. That team takes a lot of pride in what they know they are capable of.
"It was also great to see so many parents and alumni tonight in the stands. Looking ahead to the rest of the meet we're just going to continue to build upon what we accomplished tonight and use that momentum to keep us going the next two days."- Braden Holloway, head coach
Wolfpack Relays
The team of Lauren Poli, Krista Duffield, Ashlyn Koletic and Riki Bonnema earned the ACC Champion title in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:28.18. The squad's mark not only earned the program another NCAA qualifying standard time, but also an ACC meet and Georgia Tech Aquatic Center pool record.
The relay team's victory marked the third consecutive year that NC State has claimed the title at the ACC Championship.
Freestyle Watch
Distance freestyle specialist Rachel Muller won the `B' final heat of the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:43.21, which gives her another school record. She also notched a school record last night as the leadoff split in the 800 free relay.
Sprint freestyle specialist Riki Bonnema was crowned ACC Champion in the 50 free, as she posted a time of 21.97. In Thursday's morning session, Bonnema swam a 21.87 to break the ACC meet and conference records, as well as notch an NCAA `A' cut.
Individual Medley
Alexia Zevnik and Addisynn Bursch finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the 200 individual medley with times of 1:58.01 and 1:59.01.
Zevnik's time was enough for a school record as well as an invitational to the NCAA Championship.
Springboard Action
Diver Rachel Mumma finished fourth in the one-meter dive competition with a score of 313.40. She moved up three spots in the finals portion of the event, as she sat in seventh place after the preliminary session.
Up Next
The Wolfpack women will resume competition at the ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship. The preliminary session will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a finals session at 6 p.m. The finals session will be streamed live on ESPN3.
