Swimming And Diving To Face ACC Rivals In Tri-Meet Friday

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RALEIGH- The No. 8/15 NC State swimming and diving team is set to face conference rivals No. 19/16 UNC-Chapel Hill and No. 21/8 Virginia Friday. UNC will play host as the meet is set for a 4 p.m. start inside Koury Natatorium.

Holloway's Statement

Top-25 Rankings
All six programs are ranked in the top-25 of the CSCAA rankings, as the Wolfpack women are listed at 15^th and the men are No. 8.

Virginia's women sit at No. 8 in the poll, while the Cavalier men are ranked 21st. UNC-Chapel Hill's men are No. 19 while its women are 16^th in the national rankings.

Last Time Out
The NC State men's swimming and diving team competed in the Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas, Jan. 15-17. Top-five finishes from Simonas Bilis, Anton Ipsen and Hennessey Stuart highlighted the three-day meet. Additionally, 16 US Olympic Trial cuts were met in the events competed on the weekend.

Even though the select swimmers that competed have previously bettered the US Olympic Trial standards in their respective events, all managed to further solidify their berth to attempt to qualify for the Games.

Scouting Virginia
The reigning ACC Champion Cavalier women hold a perfect 6-0 record on its regular season, while the men are 3-3.

In its last time out, Virginia swept Towson and split with Virginia Tech. The women earned wins over both squads while the men fell to the Hokies.

Scouting UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-CH's women hold a 6-1 record on the regular season, while the men are 5-2. The Tar Heels earned wins over Navy in its last time out, as the women tabbed a 175-117 victory while the men won, 173-127.

Fan Information
Live results will be available for the weekend match-up. Fans can also follow along with the Meet Mobile app available for iPhone and Android.

Swimming And Diving To Face ACC Rivals In Tri-Meet Friday

Players Mentioned

Simonas Bilis

Anton Ipsen

Hennessey Stuart

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