Friday, February 23
Greensboro, N.C.
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ACC MEN'S SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
Pack Wins Five Events, Coleman Stewart Posts Fifth-Fastest 100 Backstroke Time in History on Third Day at #ACCMSD
2/23/2018 10:58:00 PM | Swimming
RESULTS
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The third day of the ACC Men's Swimming Championships was another successful one for the NC State men's swimming team as it won five-out-of-six events, set three program records and saw Coleman Stewart post the fifth-fastest 100 backstroke time in history Friday inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Pack earned a total of seven podium finishes to round out a memorable day that saw it gain valuable momentum heading into the final day of competition.
Team Standings
The Pack sit first with 1021 points and is trailed by Louisville with 826.5 and Florida State with 642.5 to round out the top-three.
100 Butterfly
The Pack had four swimmers advance to the 'A' final; Ryan Held took first in 44.96 and won the event for the second-consecutive eyar, Coleman Stewart took second in 45.11 while James Bretscher and Giovanni Izzo took seventh and eighth in 46.15 and 46.48 respectively. In the 'B' final, Noah Hensley finished third in 46.32
200 Freestyle
Justin Ress led the way for NC State in the 200 freestyle, finishing first in 1:32.66 seconds. Andreas Vazaios also competed in the 'A' final, taking third in 1:34.11 seconds. In the 'B' final Danny Erlenmeyer finished sixth in 1:35.86 seconds and Jacob Johnson finished seventh in 1:36.31 seconds. Gil Kiesler and Tyler Rice both advanced to the 'C' final, clocking in at 1:37.26 seconds and 1:37.95 seconds to finish seventh and eighth.
100 Backstroke
Coleman Stewart had a memorable night in the 100 backstroke as he broke the school, meet, pool and conference records to take first in 44.54, the fifth-fastest time in history. Noah Hensley finished fourth in 46.14, Hennessey Stuart finished sixth in 46.80 and James Bretscher touched the wall at 48.12 to finish eighth. Jacob Johnson advanced to the 'B' final, finishing seventh in 49.12
400 Individual Medley
While he sat fifth halfway through the race, Anton Ipsen came back to touch the wall at 3:40.48 seconds to set a new program record and finish first. Eric Knowles also competed in the 'A' final and finished fifth in 3:44. In the 'B' final Matt O'Donnell touched the wall at 3:48.65 seconds to finish fourth.
Breaststroke
Top NC State performers included Jacob Molacek and Daniel Graber as they finished first and second in the 'B' final with times of 52.88 and 53.02.
Wolfpack Relays
The team of Andreas Vazaios, Jacob Molacek, Ryan Held & Justin Ress helped the Wolfpack secure gold in the 400 medley relay for the first time since 2012; their time of 3:04.24 seconds was a new program record.
Quoting the Head Coach Braden Holloway
On Coleman Stewart's performance today
"Coleman was a stud today," said Holloway. "He's been like that all year, from day one until now he's been on it. He's been focused and it's been great to see hard work pay off for him. I'll be honest, I'm pretty darn impressed with his backstroke tonight and I think his success has led to others having success; he's a great team player, a great training partner for a lot of these guys. Really impressed with him."
On Anton Ipsen's 400 IM
"We knew he could come back pretty well but we thought that the lead was too big and we weren't quite sure he could pull it off," said Holloway. "Once he made some good headway on the first 50 the adrenaline took over him, he trusted his training and knew he's done the work to come home and he did. That really brought Eric Knowles along; he had a really good time for a freshman. That heat was a lot of positive energy for us."
On winning the 400 medley relay for the first time since 2012
"My first year here we won it and we hadn't won it since," said Holloway. "We decided to switch it up this year and get that relay title back."
Overall thoughts
"I'm proud of our guys, we had a lot of crazy big swims today. We had a lot of guys do some really hard doubles. We had a bunch of guys do the 100 fly-100 back double; Noah Hensley did it really well, obviously Coleman and James Bretscher. We had a freshman do the 200 free-100 back double which is insane. He handled it and scored two 'B' finals out of it. Hats off to JJ but overall, our team did a good job today. Our energy was good tonight and tomorrows a brand new day."
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will wrap up the 2018 ACC championships tomorrow with a full day of events. The day will begin with the 200 back, followed by the 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly. The preliminary heats of the 1650 are set to begin at 4 p.m., with the championship heat kicking off finals at 6 p.m.
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The third day of the ACC Men's Swimming Championships was another successful one for the NC State men's swimming team as it won five-out-of-six events, set three program records and saw Coleman Stewart post the fifth-fastest 100 backstroke time in history Friday inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Pack earned a total of seven podium finishes to round out a memorable day that saw it gain valuable momentum heading into the final day of competition.
Team Standings
The Pack sit first with 1021 points and is trailed by Louisville with 826.5 and Florida State with 642.5 to round out the top-three.
100 Butterfly
The Pack had four swimmers advance to the 'A' final; Ryan Held took first in 44.96 and won the event for the second-consecutive eyar, Coleman Stewart took second in 45.11 while James Bretscher and Giovanni Izzo took seventh and eighth in 46.15 and 46.48 respectively. In the 'B' final, Noah Hensley finished third in 46.32
200 Freestyle
Justin Ress led the way for NC State in the 200 freestyle, finishing first in 1:32.66 seconds. Andreas Vazaios also competed in the 'A' final, taking third in 1:34.11 seconds. In the 'B' final Danny Erlenmeyer finished sixth in 1:35.86 seconds and Jacob Johnson finished seventh in 1:36.31 seconds. Gil Kiesler and Tyler Rice both advanced to the 'C' final, clocking in at 1:37.26 seconds and 1:37.95 seconds to finish seventh and eighth.
100 Backstroke
Coleman Stewart had a memorable night in the 100 backstroke as he broke the school, meet, pool and conference records to take first in 44.54, the fifth-fastest time in history. Noah Hensley finished fourth in 46.14, Hennessey Stuart finished sixth in 46.80 and James Bretscher touched the wall at 48.12 to finish eighth. Jacob Johnson advanced to the 'B' final, finishing seventh in 49.12
400 Individual Medley
While he sat fifth halfway through the race, Anton Ipsen came back to touch the wall at 3:40.48 seconds to set a new program record and finish first. Eric Knowles also competed in the 'A' final and finished fifth in 3:44. In the 'B' final Matt O'Donnell touched the wall at 3:48.65 seconds to finish fourth.
Breaststroke
Top NC State performers included Jacob Molacek and Daniel Graber as they finished first and second in the 'B' final with times of 52.88 and 53.02.
Wolfpack Relays
The team of Andreas Vazaios, Jacob Molacek, Ryan Held & Justin Ress helped the Wolfpack secure gold in the 400 medley relay for the first time since 2012; their time of 3:04.24 seconds was a new program record.
Quoting the Head Coach Braden Holloway
On Coleman Stewart's performance today
"Coleman was a stud today," said Holloway. "He's been like that all year, from day one until now he's been on it. He's been focused and it's been great to see hard work pay off for him. I'll be honest, I'm pretty darn impressed with his backstroke tonight and I think his success has led to others having success; he's a great team player, a great training partner for a lot of these guys. Really impressed with him."
On Anton Ipsen's 400 IM
"We knew he could come back pretty well but we thought that the lead was too big and we weren't quite sure he could pull it off," said Holloway. "Once he made some good headway on the first 50 the adrenaline took over him, he trusted his training and knew he's done the work to come home and he did. That really brought Eric Knowles along; he had a really good time for a freshman. That heat was a lot of positive energy for us."
On winning the 400 medley relay for the first time since 2012
"My first year here we won it and we hadn't won it since," said Holloway. "We decided to switch it up this year and get that relay title back."
Overall thoughts
"I'm proud of our guys, we had a lot of crazy big swims today. We had a lot of guys do some really hard doubles. We had a bunch of guys do the 100 fly-100 back double; Noah Hensley did it really well, obviously Coleman and James Bretscher. We had a freshman do the 200 free-100 back double which is insane. He handled it and scored two 'B' finals out of it. Hats off to JJ but overall, our team did a good job today. Our energy was good tonight and tomorrows a brand new day."
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will wrap up the 2018 ACC championships tomorrow with a full day of events. The day will begin with the 200 back, followed by the 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly. The preliminary heats of the 1650 are set to begin at 4 p.m., with the championship heat kicking off finals at 6 p.m.
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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