Thursday, February 22
Greensboro, N.C.
All Day
NC State
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ACC MEN'S SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
#STATEment Made! NC State Wins All Four Events on Day Two at #ACCMSD
2/22/2018 7:45:00 PM | Swimming
Results
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The NC State men's swimming team had a dominant second day at the ACC Men's Swimming Championships as it won all four events Thursday inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Wolfpack steamrolled its way through the night as it ended with four first-place finishes, one second-place finish, one new program record, one new meet record and nine top-eight finishes in total.
Team
The Pack sits first with 524 points and is trailed by Florida State with 460.5 and Louisville with 441 to round out the top-three.
500 Freestyle
Anton Ipsen broke his own program record to win the event for the fourth-consecutive year, clocking in at 4:11.21 seconds; he was joined in the 'A' final by Eric Knowles who finished sixth in 4:15.26 seconds, Gil Kiesler who finished seventh in a 4:17.59 seconds and Danny Erlenmeyer who finished eighth in 4:18.05 seconds. Matt O'Donnell competed in the 'B' final, finishing eighth in 4:24.12 seconds.
200 Individual Medley
For the second-straight year Andreas Vazaios took first in the 200 IM, posting a time of 1:42.43 seconds. In the 'B' final, Hennessey Stuart finished sixth in 1:46.28 seconds.
50 Freestyle
The Wolfpack earned a pair of podium finishes in the 50 freestyle; Ryan Held won the event for the third-straight year with a time of 18.75 while Justin Ress took second in 19.00. Giovanni Izzo also competed in the 'A' final taking seventh in 19.37. In the 'B' final Jacob Molacek and Cobe Garcia took second and third with times of 19.60 and 19.64 respectively. Tyler Rice competed in the 'C' final and clocked in at 20.02 to finish sixth.
200 Freestyle Relay
Along with setting a new ACC Championship record, the Pack won the 200 freestyle relay for the fifth-consecutive year. The team of Ryan Held, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart completed the race in 1:15.34 seconds to cap off the night in impressive fashion for the Wolfpack.
Quoting the Coach
"It was great getting guys on the podium and getting some titles; I think it's a pretty big accomplishment for Anton to win that 500 free four years in a row, that's really hard to do," said head coach Braden Holloway. "Everyone's always gunning for you and he managed to get the four-peat, which is pretty impressive. Great to see Andreas getting his hand on the wall first, that was a tough race; hats off to the other guy as that was a really good race in the 200 IM. Ryan and Justin going one-two in the 50 gave us some nice momentum and set us up for that relay. We went for the American record in that relay; we pulled Gio off, who was 19.3, and had Coleman Stewart at the end to see if we could break that American record and we just missed it. Overall it was a really good relay. I will say that we need to be better at night, we got outperformed tonight overall with our depth we need to be better. The wins are good and they're really big accomplishments but if we want a shot at doing this again we need to be better as a whole."
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will continue competition at the men's ACC championships on Friday. Events include the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay.
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
Instagram: @packswimdive
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The NC State men's swimming team had a dominant second day at the ACC Men's Swimming Championships as it won all four events Thursday inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Wolfpack steamrolled its way through the night as it ended with four first-place finishes, one second-place finish, one new program record, one new meet record and nine top-eight finishes in total.
Team
The Pack sits first with 524 points and is trailed by Florida State with 460.5 and Louisville with 441 to round out the top-three.
500 Freestyle
Anton Ipsen broke his own program record to win the event for the fourth-consecutive year, clocking in at 4:11.21 seconds; he was joined in the 'A' final by Eric Knowles who finished sixth in 4:15.26 seconds, Gil Kiesler who finished seventh in a 4:17.59 seconds and Danny Erlenmeyer who finished eighth in 4:18.05 seconds. Matt O'Donnell competed in the 'B' final, finishing eighth in 4:24.12 seconds.
200 Individual Medley
For the second-straight year Andreas Vazaios took first in the 200 IM, posting a time of 1:42.43 seconds. In the 'B' final, Hennessey Stuart finished sixth in 1:46.28 seconds.
50 Freestyle
The Wolfpack earned a pair of podium finishes in the 50 freestyle; Ryan Held won the event for the third-straight year with a time of 18.75 while Justin Ress took second in 19.00. Giovanni Izzo also competed in the 'A' final taking seventh in 19.37. In the 'B' final Jacob Molacek and Cobe Garcia took second and third with times of 19.60 and 19.64 respectively. Tyler Rice competed in the 'C' final and clocked in at 20.02 to finish sixth.
200 Freestyle Relay
Along with setting a new ACC Championship record, the Pack won the 200 freestyle relay for the fifth-consecutive year. The team of Ryan Held, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart completed the race in 1:15.34 seconds to cap off the night in impressive fashion for the Wolfpack.
Quoting the Coach
"It was great getting guys on the podium and getting some titles; I think it's a pretty big accomplishment for Anton to win that 500 free four years in a row, that's really hard to do," said head coach Braden Holloway. "Everyone's always gunning for you and he managed to get the four-peat, which is pretty impressive. Great to see Andreas getting his hand on the wall first, that was a tough race; hats off to the other guy as that was a really good race in the 200 IM. Ryan and Justin going one-two in the 50 gave us some nice momentum and set us up for that relay. We went for the American record in that relay; we pulled Gio off, who was 19.3, and had Coleman Stewart at the end to see if we could break that American record and we just missed it. Overall it was a really good relay. I will say that we need to be better at night, we got outperformed tonight overall with our depth we need to be better. The wins are good and they're really big accomplishments but if we want a shot at doing this again we need to be better as a whole."
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will continue competition at the men's ACC championships on Friday. Events include the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay.
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
Instagram: @packswimdive
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