NC State
No. 19 (M), No. 16 (W) North Carolina
Wolfpack Men Sweep, Women Split Tri-Meet With UNC-CH And Virginia
1/29/2016 7:39:00 PM | Swimming
The men close out the season with a 3-3 record while the women finish with a 9-2 ledger
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The No. 8/15 NC State swimming and diving team completed its tri-meet with ACC rivals No. 19/16 UNC-Chapel Hill and No. 21/8 Virginia Friday night inside Koury Natatorium, as UNC played host.
The Wolfpack men swept its competition with a 186-112 win over the Tar Heels and a 222-78 victory over the Cavaliers, improving its dual season record to 3-3. The Tar Heel men move to 6-3 and Virginia falls to 3-5 to close out the regular season.Â
NC State's women defeated UNC-CH, 162-138, but narrowly fell to Virginia, 154.5-145.5. The women's team moves to 9-2 on the dual season, while Virginia improves to 8-0 and UNC-CH falls to 6-3.
Holloway's Statement
Wolfpack Relays
NC State finished first in the 200 medley relay events. On the women's side the team of Ashlyn Koletic, Kayla Brumbaum, Natalie Labonge and Riki Bonnema posted a time of 1:38.89. On the men's side the group of Andreas Schiellerup, Derek Hren, Simonas Bilis and Ryan Held stopped the clock at 1:27.05.
The Pack also earned wins in the 400 freestyle relays. The women's team of Courtney Caldwell, Labonge, Krista Duffield and Bonnema posted a time of 3:18.52, while the men's squad of Bilis, Held, Schiellerup and Joe Bonk stopped the clock at 2:54.93.
Freestyle
In the women's 1,000 free, Hannah Moore and Rachel Muller finished second and third with times of 9:46.79 and 9:55.30, respectively.
The pair also earned the second and third place spots in the 500 free with times of 4:47.83 and 4:50.51, in respective order. Additionally, Shelly Craddock finished fourth in the event with a time of 4:52.26.
Anton Ipsen and Adam Linker earned a one, two finish in the men's 500 and 1,000 free events. In the 500, Ipsen stopped the clock at 4:24.96 to win the event while Linker posted a mark of 4:27.98. Ipsen swam a time of 9:01.78 and Linker touched the wall at 9:10.01 in the 1,000.Â
The men's team also earned a one, two finish in the 200 free as Soren Dahl posted a time of 1:36.79 and Bilis earned a mark of 1:37.27.
The Wolfpack women rounded out the podium in the 50 free, as Ashlyn Koletic finished first with a time of 22.62, Bonnema finished second with a mark of 22.78 and Courtney Caldwell touched the wall at 22.97 to place third.Â
Bilis and Held took the top two spots in the men's 50 free, as Bilis won the event with a time of 19.62 and Held stopped the clock at 19.95. They were the only two competitors in the event that swam under 20 seconds.Â
Labonge won the women's 100 free with a time of 49.49, while Held won the men's event with a mark of 43.44. Additionally, Bonk placed third in the men's event after touching the wall at 45.26.
Backstroke
Yuri Nakano and Alexia Zevnik finished third and fourth, in respective order, in the women's 100 backstroke. Nakano touched the wall at 55.13 and Zevnik stopped the clock at 55.17.
Hennessey Stuart won the men's 100 backstroke with a time of 47.40, while Andreas Schiellerup tied for second with UNC's Nic Graesser with a mark of 48.26.
Zevnik and Moore finished second and third in the women's 200 back with times of 1:58.01 and 1:59.03, respectively, while Stuart and Justin Ress placed first and second in the men's event with times of 1:43.91 and 1:47.57, in respective order.Â
Breaststroke
Brumbaum and Payton Schrum finished third and fourth in the women's 100 breaststroke, as Brumbaum posted a time of 1:02.12 and Schrum stopped the clock at 1:02.37.
In the men's 100 breast, Derek Hren won the event with a time of 54.41.
Brumbaum also finished third in the women's 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:15.39, while Patrik Schwarzenbach finished third in the men's event with a mark of 2:02.55.
Butterfly
In the men's 200 butterfly, Christian McCurdy finished first after stopping the clock at 1:46.16. He additionally earned a third-place finish in the 100 fly with a mark of 48.39.
Koletic finished second in the women's 100 fly with a time of 53.70.
Individual Medley
In the men's standings of the 200 individual medley, the Wolfpack posted the four fastest times in the event. Dahl won with a time of 1:49.05, Ress finished second with a mark of 1:49.27, McCurdy posted a time of 1:49.93 to place third and Stuart rounded out the top four after stopping the clock at 1:50.83.
Springboard Action
Rachel Mumma collected a first-place finish on the women's one-meter dive with a score of 312.95, and a second-place finish on the three-meter dive with a mark of 325.80.
Harrison Mitchell earned top-three finishes on both boards in the men's competition, as he finished second on the one-meter dive with a score of 296.30 and placed third on the three-meter event with a mark of 338.95.
Up Next
NC State will prepare for the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., next month. The women's portion along with men's diving will run Feb. 17-20, while the men's swimming championship will run Feb. 24-27 inside Greensboro Aquatic Center.
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