NC State
Women's NCAA Championships
Wolfpack Women End NCAA Championship in #STATEment Fashion
3/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Full Results
GREENSBORO, N.C.- In the final event of the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, the NC State women's swimming and diving team finished in #STATEment fashion by breaking the school record in the 400 freestyle relay twice on Saturday.
The program finished 17th of 46 teams in the three-day event with 79 points, which marks the second-highest finish in more than 30 years as well as the second straight top-20 finish at the national level since 1983.
Holloway's Statement
On great finish to NCAA Championship
"It was a great way to finish a great weekend. Our team is built around relays and we came in with those events as our main focus. They capitalized on the opportunities to score points for our team, and to break several school records and end the meet with a fifth-place finish is a great feeling to come away with."- Braden Holloway, head coach
On 17th-place finish in team standings
"To go for a long time with not even being here to having a squad represent the program and to finish top-20 twice in a row says a lot about us. We're not here for just one time, we're back and we're here to stay and keep getting better. We're very proud of the ladies and the way they represented the program."
Riki Bonnema on 400 free relay performance
"i'm just so happy- I didn't know what to expect in that relay and its an amazing feeling to be a part of a great group of girls. Everyone was so excited and pumped- we just wanted to come out and have fun and it helped us swim faster."- Riki Bonnema, junior
Wolfpack Relays
The team of Alexia Zevnik, Riki Bonnema, Natalie Labonge and Krista Duffield swam a time of 3:13.21 in the 400 free relay to finish fifth in the event and break the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record. Its performance marked the second relay team of the meet to garner first team All-America honors.
In addition to the Pack's record-breaking weekend, Zevnik's leadoff split marked a school record, as she paced the squad with a 100 free time of 48.14.
Freestyle Watch
Rachel Muller notched a time of 16:17.82 in the 1,650 freestyle, just off her school record pace, to finish 30th in the overall standings.
Springboard Action
Rachel Mumma earned a score of 244.95 on platform to finish 21st in the overall standings. Her showing on Saturday marked three top-25 finishes for her on the championship.
Radman's Recap
"I'm very proud of Rachel, the last time she was at this meet she did not do nearly as well as she did this week. She has built up a lot of confidence over the past few months in the three-meter and platform events and contended very well in both.
"We came here with the goal of contributing to the team, and she did with five points in the one-meter dive. We couldn't have asked for more than that."- Yahya Radman, head diving coach
Up Next
The men's team will compete next week in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on March 26-28, hosted by Iowa.
