NC State Swimming Wins Eight Events on Day Two of Nike Invitational

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NC State Swimming Wins Eight Events on Day Two of Nike Invitational

2/4/2017 9:18:00 PM | Swimming

Wolfpack breaks four pool records, one meet record

Day Two Results

DURHAM, N.C.—The NC State swim team won eight total events on the second day of the Carolina College Nike Invitational, setting four pool records and one meet record along the way. Additionally, the Wolfpack earned 11 NCAA 'B' cuts.

Individual Medley
The Wolfpack started Saturday's competition off with the women's 400 individual medley, where Kendall Pena finished second overall with a time of 4:22.98. Olga Lapteva finished behind Pena in third place, stopping the clock in 4:24.77, just off her prelims time of 4:23.97. Kayla Brumbaum also competed in the event in the prelim session, finishing in 4:18.33 to earn an NCAA 'B' cut.

In the men's 400 IM, Lucca Martins earned NC State its first win of the night in 3:52.73. Mason Revis touched in second place with a time of 3:53.73, while Alex Hamilton finished fifth in 3:57.26. Both Martins' and Revis' times met the NCAA 'B' standard.

Butterfly
Senior Natalie Labonge earned the Wolfpack its second first-place finish, as she won the 100 butterfly with an NCAA 'B' time of 53.29, setting a new pool record along the way. In the morning session, Alexia Zevnik recorded a 54.59 and Lotta Nevalainen finished in 54.62.

Ryan Held won the men's event, breaking both the meet record and pool record with a time of 46.41, giving NC State its third consecutive win of the night. Andreas Vazaios finished in second place with a time of 46.90. Justin Ress (47.58), James Bretscher (49.20), Hennessey Stuart (49.48) and Jabari Baptiste (49.54) also swam the event in the preliminaries. Held, Vazaios and Ress each met the NCAA 'B' time in the event.

Freestyle
Courtney Caldwell set a pool record in the women's 200 freestyle, winning with a time of 1:47.66. In prelims, Elise Haan notched a 1:49.78 and Lydia Jones finished in 1:50.91.

Tyler Rice continued the Wolfpack's winning streak, taking the men's 200 free in 1:35.78, meeting the NCAA 'B' standard.

Breaststroke
Senior Maddie Witzke notched another win for NC State, taking the women's 100 breaststroke in 1:02.42. Emmie Barnhill finished close behind in fourth with a time of 1:03.31, just off her 1:02.79 in the morning session. Rozhina McClanahan took seventh place in 1:04.01. In prelims, Olga Lapteva clocked a 1:05.51.

In the men's 100 breast, Geoffery Carter finished ninth in 55.61 while Quinlan Stuart touched the wall in 55.76. In the morning, Patrik Schwarzenbach, Daniel Graber and Hennessey Stuart finished the race in 55.31, 55.69 and 58.11, respectively.

Backstroke
The night wrapped up with wins in both the women's and men's 100 backstroke. Ky-Lee Perry won the women's event in an NCAA 'B' cut time of 53.87 while Caroline Estep finished second in 55.87.

On the men's side, Coleman Stewart and Parker Campbell had a 1-2 finish, clocking times of 47.65 and 47.96, respectively. Both times earned the men NCAA 'B' cuts. In the morning session, Stewart finished in 47.59 to break the pool record. Jabari Baptiste finished sixth (49.18), Andreas Schiellerup finished seventh (49.19) and James Bretscher finished fourteenth (50.46) to conclude Saturday's swims.