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No. 5 Men's Swimming & Diving Set for NCAA Championships
3/20/2018 9:40:00 AM | Swimming
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MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 5 NC State men's swimming and diving team is set to compete at the 2018 Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet, hosted by the University of Minnesota, will run March 21-24 inside the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Schedule of Events:
The men's competition will be spread over four days. There will be a finals session Wednesday, followed by prelims and finals sessions during the following three days. Prelims each day will begin at 10 a.m. while finals will start at 6 p.m.
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NC State Men's NCAA Qualifiers
James Bretscher – 200 butterfly
Ryan Held – 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
Noah Hensley – 100 backstroke
Anton Ipsen – 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Giovanni Izzo – 100 freestyle
Eric Knowles – 500 freestyle
Jack McIntyre – 1650 freestyle
Jacob Molacek – 100 freestyle
Justin Ress – 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Coleman Stewart – 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Hennessey Stuart – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Andreas Vazaios – 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly
James Brady – three-meter diving, platform diving
Daniel Graber - relay qualifier
Mark McGlaughlin - relay qualifier
Cobe Garcia - relay qualifier
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Last Time Out
Competing inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center, the Pack won its fourth-straight ACC Championship. Along with winning four of the five relays, the Pack won 10 of the 13 individual swimming events, earned 23 podium finishes along with setting an American record and posting the second-fastest time in history in the 400 freestyle.
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For the second-consecutive season Ryan Held was named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer. He earned a total of seven first-place finishes as he won the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly along with being part of the 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams.
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Pack in the Polls
The Wolfpack finished the season at No. 5 in the final CSCAA poll.
2017 NCAA Championships Recap
NC State earned a fourth-place team finish, tallying 272.5 points over the span of four days. The accomplishment ties the highest finish in program history and matches the Wolfpack's finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships.Â
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In total, the team tallied 35 All-America honors, 25 of which were outright while 10 were honorable mention. The Wolfpack knocked down one U.S. Open record, one NCAA record, four conference records and eight school records throughout the duration of the meet.
In the team race, the Texas Longhorns won their third-straight national title, accumulating 542 points throughout the week. California finished as runner-ups with 349 points and Florida took third place with 294.5 points.Â
Scouting the Competition
Heading into the Championship, Stanford holds the No. 1 rank with 289 points, California sits at No. 2 with 278, Indiana is No. 3 with 269 and Florida is No. 4 with 267.
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Meet Notes
—The Wolfpack will enter the meet with the fastest entries in the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay. It is also seeded inside the top-three in the 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay along with being a top-five seed in the 200 medley relay
—The team has potential to collect an impressive amount of All-America honors with 14 individual swims seeded in the top-16 of competition, nine of which are seeded in the top-eight.
—The Pack has two of No. 1 seeds in individual events; Coleman Stewart in the 100 backstroke and Anton Ipsen in the 1650 freestyleÂ
—James Brady will represent the team in the platform diving competition for the second-straight season
Follow Along:
ESPN3.com will stream the championship finals sessions live Friday and Saturday. Thursday's sessions along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/2018-NCAA-Championship.html. Fans can also follow along through live results.Â
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:Â
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
Instagram: @packswimdive
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MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 5 NC State men's swimming and diving team is set to compete at the 2018 Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet, hosted by the University of Minnesota, will run March 21-24 inside the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Schedule of Events:
The men's competition will be spread over four days. There will be a finals session Wednesday, followed by prelims and finals sessions during the following three days. Prelims each day will begin at 10 a.m. while finals will start at 6 p.m.
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| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 800 Freestyle Relay | 200 Freestyle Relay 500 Freestyle 200 Individual Medley 50 Freestyle One-meter Diving 400 Medley Relay |
400 Individual Medley 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke Three-meter Diving 200 Medley Relay |
1,650 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly Platform Diving 400 Freestyle Relay |
NC State Men's NCAA Qualifiers
James Bretscher – 200 butterfly
Ryan Held – 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
Noah Hensley – 100 backstroke
Anton Ipsen – 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Giovanni Izzo – 100 freestyle
Eric Knowles – 500 freestyle
Jack McIntyre – 1650 freestyle
Jacob Molacek – 100 freestyle
Justin Ress – 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Coleman Stewart – 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Hennessey Stuart – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Andreas Vazaios – 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly
James Brady – three-meter diving, platform diving
Daniel Graber - relay qualifier
Mark McGlaughlin - relay qualifier
Cobe Garcia - relay qualifier
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Last Time Out
Competing inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center, the Pack won its fourth-straight ACC Championship. Along with winning four of the five relays, the Pack won 10 of the 13 individual swimming events, earned 23 podium finishes along with setting an American record and posting the second-fastest time in history in the 400 freestyle.
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For the second-consecutive season Ryan Held was named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer. He earned a total of seven first-place finishes as he won the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly along with being part of the 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams.
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Pack in the Polls
The Wolfpack finished the season at No. 5 in the final CSCAA poll.
2017 NCAA Championships Recap
NC State earned a fourth-place team finish, tallying 272.5 points over the span of four days. The accomplishment ties the highest finish in program history and matches the Wolfpack's finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships.Â
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In total, the team tallied 35 All-America honors, 25 of which were outright while 10 were honorable mention. The Wolfpack knocked down one U.S. Open record, one NCAA record, four conference records and eight school records throughout the duration of the meet.
In the team race, the Texas Longhorns won their third-straight national title, accumulating 542 points throughout the week. California finished as runner-ups with 349 points and Florida took third place with 294.5 points.Â
Scouting the Competition
Heading into the Championship, Stanford holds the No. 1 rank with 289 points, California sits at No. 2 with 278, Indiana is No. 3 with 269 and Florida is No. 4 with 267.
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Meet Notes
—The Wolfpack will enter the meet with the fastest entries in the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay. It is also seeded inside the top-three in the 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay along with being a top-five seed in the 200 medley relay
—The team has potential to collect an impressive amount of All-America honors with 14 individual swims seeded in the top-16 of competition, nine of which are seeded in the top-eight.
—The Pack has two of No. 1 seeds in individual events; Coleman Stewart in the 100 backstroke and Anton Ipsen in the 1650 freestyleÂ
—James Brady will represent the team in the platform diving competition for the second-straight season
Follow Along:
ESPN3.com will stream the championship finals sessions live Friday and Saturday. Thursday's sessions along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/2018-NCAA-Championship.html. Fans can also follow along through live results.Â
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:Â
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
Instagram: @packswimdive
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