Swimming and Diving to Host Fourth Annual Wolfpack Games Friday

Friday, September 28

Raleigh, N.C.

6 PM

NC State

Fourth Annual Wolfpack Games

Swimming and Diving to Host Fourth Annual Wolfpack Games Friday

9/26/2018 9:09:00 AM | Swimming

@packswimdive

Event to be held Friday at 6 p.m. inside the Casey Aquatic Center

September 26, 2018

Home Meet Central

RALEIGH – The NC State swimming and diving program will host its first event of the 2018-19 season on Friday evening as it holds its Fourth Annual Wolfpack Games. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center.

The 2018 Wolfpack Games will showcase NC State's roster for the upcoming season, as the night will be filled with unique activities involving the Wolfpack student-athletes. The event will also serve as an opportunity to celebrate the program-best five national titles from the 2018 NCAA Championships. Ring ceremonies honoring the Pack's national champions from last season will be spread throughout the evening.

ORDER OF EVENTS:
1. Mini Open Water

Men: Jack McIntyre, Danny Erlenmeyer, Gil Kiesler, Eric Knowles, Curtis Wiltsey, Zach Brown
Women: Emma Muzzy, Anna Jahns, Summer Finke, Tamila Holub, Makayla Sargent, Mackenzie Glover, Brooke Rubendall

2. 800 Freestyle Relay Ring Ceremony
The Wolfpack defended its title in the 800 freestyle relay in 2018, with Andreas Vazaios, Jacob Molacek, Justin Ress and Ryan Held teaming up to break the NCAA, U.S. Open, ACC and school records on the way to winning gold.

3. Diving Circus

Men: James Brady, Holt Gray
Women: Madeline Kline, Sami Nickerson, Michelle Schlossmacher Smith, Rachel Burston, Taylor Bennett, Hailey Fisher

4. Anton Ipsen 1650 Freestyle Ring Ceremony
Ipsen ended his NC State career on top at the 2018 NCAA Championships. He won the 1,650 freestyle title with a time of 14:24.43, breaking the school and ACC records.

5. Hail Mary Flop

Team Black: Jessica Horomanski, Jacob Johnson, Jacqueline Clabeaux, Tyler Rice, Bailey Revels
Team White: Maddie Morello, Mason Revis, Olga Lapteva, Nate Mullens, Maddie Smith
Team Red: Felicity Buchmaier, John Healy, Vasiliki Baka, Daniel Forndal, Emmie Barnhill

6. Andreas Vazaios 200 Butterfly Ring Ceremony
Vazaios put up a record-breaking performance on the way to winning the 200 butterfly championship. His time of 1:38.60 in the title race made him the first man in the ACC to clock a sub-1:40.00 mark in the event.

7. Hypoxic Challenge – School record challenge for 50-yard underwater kick

Men: Coleman Stewart, Andreas Vazaios, Noah Hensley, James Bretscher, Luke Sobolewski, Jacob Johnson
Women: Elise Haan, Danika Huizinga, Shannon Kearney, Lindsay Morrow, Kate Moore

8. Coleman Stewart 100 Backstroke Ring Ceremony
Stewart was the first individual to win gold at the 2018 NCAA Championships, making him the Pack's first individual champion since 2006. He took first in the event with a time of 44.58.

9. Tug of War

Team 1: Patrick Schwarzenbach, Daniel Graber, Olivia Fisher, Rozhina McClanahan
Team 2: Jack Moranetz, Quinlan Stuart, Julia Poole, Anna Shumate

10. 400 Freestyle Relay Ring Ceremony
The Wolfpack won the final event of the 2018 NCAA Championships as Ryan Held, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart finished first in the 400 freestyle relay. Their time of 2:44.31 broke the school, NCAA, American and U.S. Open records.

11. Mixed Gender Relay – School record attempt for 5x50-yard freestyle mixed gender relay

Team 1: Nyls Korstanje, Ky-lee Perry, Mark McGlaughlin, Sirena Rowe, Giovanni Izzo
Team 2: Jacob Molacek, Kylee Alons, Cobe Garcia, Sophie Hansson, Justin Ress

PROMOTIONS:

Student Wolfpack Club and Student Government event
Dunk tank beginning at 5 p.m. where fans will have the opportunity to dunk the 2018 national champions
Wolfpack Games tank tops for the first 100 students
Red light-up batons (while supplies last)
Enter to win two (2) tickets to the NC State Football game vs. Florida State
Pick up the official 2018-19 swimming and diving poster

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