Wolfpack Splits Dual With Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In its first dual meet of 2018, the #6/15 NC State men's & women's swimming & diving team split its dual with #23/8 Virginia as the men overcame the Cavaliers while the women fell to UVA Friday inside the University of Virginia Fitness & Aquatic Center.

Team Scores
Men
#6 NCSU 193, #23 UVA 100

Women
#8 UVA 178, #15 117

Quoting the Coaches
Swimming
"Good, solid meet for our teams today," said head coach Braden Holloway. "I thought both teams performed very well. Obviously there was some good competition up in Charlottesville and it was a great team victory for the men led by our divers today, hats off to them. A few new zone cuts and two sweeps to get the meet started. I think Anton Ipsen led the way for us in the distance events, Coleman Stewart today in the backstroke had an unbelievable day. Those were his best in season swims and obviously having Ryan Held and Justin Ress there to put points on the board in the sprint events, free and fly, goes a long way when you're trying to win the meet. A few guys who got their hand on the wall, James Bretscher had a pretty solid day and Jacob Molacek in the breaststroke won a tough race. Andreas Vazaios closed out with the 200 IM and while I think there were some areas we could have been a little bit better but all in all, I thought we competed fairly hard today and a lot of our depth really helped out.

On the women's side, it was a tough meet. We have a young team and going against great competition is part of it and obviously Virginia remembers last year and they came out and performed overall fairly well and we just got beat in a lot of different areas. Losing a tough one right out of the gates in that medley relay by a few tenths. When your top sprinter suffers an injury on the finish that kind of gives your team a bit of a tough emotional challenge right from the start but they fought hard the whole time and our distance ladies performed great today. We swept the 1000 which is a great overall performance by them and Julia Poole had a pretty good day, winning the 100 breaststroke, getting her hand on the wall in a very tough race. Hannah Moore had two big wins for us and overall we competed pretty well and some of them had some best in-season times. Krista Duffield had the fastest 100 butterfly she's had in-season and as a senior you feel pretty good about that. She's still improving and I think our women closed out the meet pretty well for the circumstances they were in.

Now it's back to work, we have a week before we go against UNC-Chapel Hill and again it's away, so pretty tough but that's the way it is. We're looking to finish our dual meet season strong."

Diving
"The women missed the small things that ultimately lead to the result," said diving coach Yahya Radman. "It was a good fight from all three women, but we were outmatched by UVA. Very pleased with the men. Holt punched his ticket to his first zone meet which was the goal. Stu and James exchanged leads throughout the day and eventually split the events. Details will be the focus when we get home, but for now, it's a very positive day for diving."

Wolfpack Relays
NC State's men continued to show its depth in the relays as it claimed the top two finishes in the men's 200 medley relay. The quartet of Andreas Vazaios, Jacob Molacek, Ryan Held and Justin Ress posted a time of 1:27.06 seconds to finish first while Coleman Stewart, Daniel Graber, Giovanni Izzo and Cobe Garcia finshed second in 1:27.33 seconds to finish second. On the women's side, Elise Haan, Jacqueline Clabeaux, Krista Duffield and Ky-lee Perry finished second in 1:39.67 seconds.

The team of Haan, Duffield, Lexie Lupton and Vasiliki Baka won the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:19.60 seconds while on the men's side Held, Molacek, Izzo and Ress posted a time of 2:52.39 seconds in an exhibition.

Top Individual Performances
The Wolfpack completed a one-two-three sweep in the women's 1000 freestyle; Hannah Moore finished first in 9:46.06 seconds, Tamila Holub took second in 9:53.99 seconds and Anna Jahns took third with a time a time 9:58.09 seconds. Anton Ipsen also ensured NC State saw success in the men's 1000 free with the Ipsen winning the event after touching the wall at 8:56.10 seconds.

Moore and Ipsen also took first on their respective sides in the 500 freestyle as Moore posted a time of 4:47.29 seconds and Ipsen completed the race in 4:21.69 seconds.

Along with his success in the relays, Ress also won the 50 and 100 freestyle events in times of 19.82 and 43.31. Held, another major contributor in the relays, also finished first in the 200 freestyle after he touched the wall at 1:36.79 seconds and in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 45.92.

Julia Poole won the 100 breaststroke after she posted a time of 1:02.21 seconds and the 200 IM thanks to her finish of 2:01.79 seconds.

Coleman Stewart had an impressive day in the backstroke events; he won the 100 backstroke in 46.28 and the 200 backstroke in 1:43.70 seconds.

NC State also saw success in the men's 100 breaststroke and 200 butterfly, with Molacek winning the 100 breaststroke in a time of 54.80 and James Bretscher touching the wall at 1:44.78 seconds to win the 200 butterfly.

While an exhibition, Andreas Vazaios posted an NCAA 'B' cut of 1:47.70 seconds in the 200 IM which was the fastest time in the race.

Diving
The Wolfpack divers had a strong day on the boards as it ended the day with a one-two-three sweep on the one-meter board. Stewart Spanbauer tabbed a mark of 342.60 to finish first, James Brady posted a score of 33.60 to finish second and Holt Gray finished third with a score of 311.48. The trio's scores were all NCAA Zone marks.

On the three-meter board, Brady took first, earning a score of382.20. Spanbauer finished second with a mark of 321.68 and Harrison Mitchell's point total of 287.78 saw him finish third. Brady and Spanbauer's scores were NCAA Zone marks.

On the women's side, Madeline Kline earned a pair of NCAA Zone marks as she finished third on one-meter with a 285.15 and third on three-meter with a score of 275.70. Rachel Burston took fifth on one-meter with a total of 250.53.

NC State Event Winners
Men's 200 medley relay: Vazaios, Molacek, Held, Ress - 1:27.06
Women's 400 freestyle relay: Elise Haan, Krista Duffield, Lexie Lupton, Vasiliki Baka – 3:19.60
Women's 1000 freestyle: Hannah Moore – 9:46.06
Men's 1000 freestyle: Anton Ipsen – 8:56.10
Men's 1M diving: Stewart Spanbauer - 342.60#
Men's 3M diving: James Brady – 328.20#
Men's 200 freestyle: Ryan Held – 1:36.79#
Men's 100 backstroke: Coleman Stewart – 46.28#
Women's 100 breaststroke: Julia Poole – 1:02.21#
Men's 100 breaststroke: Jacob Molacek – 54.80#
Men's 200 butterfly: James Bretscher – 1:44.78#
Men's 50 freestyle: Justin Ress – 19.82#
Men's 100 freestyle: Justin Ress – 43.31#
Men's 200 backstroke: Coleman Stewart – 1:43.70#
Women's 500 freestyle: Hannah Moore 4:47.29
Men's 500 freestyle: Anton Ipsen 4:21.69
Men's 100 butterfly: Ryan Held – 45.92#
Women's 200 IM: Julia Poole – 2:01.79

# denotes NCAA 'B'/Zone cut

Up Next
The Wolfpack makes the short trip to UNC-Chapel Hill for another ACC dual as it takes on the Tar Heels at 5 p.m inside Koury Natatorium.

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Players Mentioned

Vasiliki Baka

James Brady

James Bretscher

Rachel Burston

Jacqueline Clabeaux

Krista Duffield

Cobe Garcia

Daniel Graber

Holt Gray

Elise Haan

Ryan Held

Tamila Holub

Anton Ipsen

Giovanni Izzo

Anna Jahns

Madeline Kline

Lexie Lupton

Harrison Mitchell

Jacob Molacek

Hannah Moore

Ky-lee Perry

Julia Poole

Justin Ress

Stewart Spanbauer

Coleman Stewart

Andreas Vazaios