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Women's ACC Championships/Men's Diving
Wolfpack Women Break Five School Records On Third Day Of ACC Championships
2/19/2016 9:02:00 PM | Swimming
NC State remains in second heading into the final day
GREENSBORO, N.C.- The NC State women's swimming and diving team continued its strong presence at the ACC Championships Friday evening, breaking five school records in the six finals events the team competed in.Â
Additionally, the Wolfpack landed on the podium in four of the six events, while three from the program earned All-ACC honors.Â
Heading into the final day of competition NC State remains in second place with 807 points among the team standings, Virginia holds its lead with 897.5 points while UNC-Chapel Hill sits in third with 733.Â
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Holloway's StatementÂ
Wolfpack Relays
The 400 medley relay team of Alexia Zevnik, Kayla Brumbaum, Krista Duffield and Riki Bonnema landed on the podium with a school-record swim of 3:30.58. The performance was enough for a third-place finish and an NCAA qualifying mark.
Individual Medley
In the 400 individual medley, Hannah Moore posted a school record time of 4:10.55 in the prelims session to advance to the 'A' final as the No. 3 seed in the standings. She proceeded to drop almost three more seconds off of her record in the finals, posting a time of 4:07.64 to place third and earn All-ACC honors.
Butterfly
NC State had six swimmers return to the evening session in the 100 butterfly. Natalie Labonge led the way for the Pack as she placed third in the 'A' final with a school-record time of 51.93. The top-three performance earned her All-ACC honors.Â
The event was also highlighted by a one, two finish in the 'B' final from Ashlyn Koletic and Duffield, as Koletic touched the wall at 52.64 and Duffield notched a mark of 52.65. Those performances stand as the No. 2 and 3 times in program history.Â
Freestyle
In the 200 freestyle Rachel Muller posted a mark of 1:45.13 to finish fourth, while Michelle Craddock touched the wall at 1:45.79 to finish sixth, earn a career-best mark and tab the third-fastest swim in program history.Â
Breaststroke
Brumbaum bettered her school record in the prelims session of the 100 breaststroke, as she touched the wall at 1:00.11 to represent the Pack in the 'A' final of the event. She managed to repeat the time in the evening to finish fourth in the overall standings.Â
Backstroke
The Pack had five swimmers qualify for the evening session in the 100 backstroke. Zevnik was the top finisher in the event as she placed second with a school-record mark of 51.27 to earn All-ACC honors.Â
Courtney Caldwell and Ashlyn Koletic followed their teammate with sixth and seventh-place finishes in the overall standings, posting times of 52.84 and 52.87, in respective order, to round out the top three performers for NC State.Â
Springboard Action
On the three-meter dive senior Rachel Mumma tabbed a ninth-place finish in the final standings with a score of 314.60, while junior Gabi McDermott posted a lifetime-best mark of 255.70 to earn a 30th-place finish.Â
Radman's Recap
"Today was a bit of a rollercoaster. Gabi was on fire the first three rounds of her performance, which led to a lifetime best on the three-meter. We couldn't be happier for her and we're proud of how hard she fought today," said head diving coach Yahya Radman.Â
"Rachel had a heartbreaker, finishing just outside of the top eight at ninth. She fought her way out of a hole and came back very strong at the end, but just ended up on the wrong side of the fence. Our focus will now shift towards tomorrow to do the best we can and help contribute more valuable points to the overall team total."
Up Next
The Wolfpack women will continue competition at the ACC Championships, as Saturday's prelims will begin at 10 a.m., while finals are set for a 6 p.m. start. Live results will be available for both sessions while extensive coverage via ESPN3 will be available from 6-8 p.m.
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