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Wolfpack Swimming & Diving Squads Add Four Event Titles to Close Out Kentucky Quad Meet
11/8/2019 1:04:00 PM | Swimming
Holloway reaches 101 career wins as NC State head coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 3/7 NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams secured top finishes in four more events as they wrapped up action at the Kentucky Quad Meet on Friday afternoon.
With three team wins on the weekend between the women's and men's squads, head coach Braden Holloway eclipsed 100 career victories at NC State. Holloway has accumulated 101 head-to-head wins since taking charge of the programs at the start of the 2011-12 season.
The seventh-ranked Wolfpack women defeated the No. 14 Wildcats 213-140 and also picked up a 261-91 win over Arkansas. The Pack fell in its head-to-head matchup with No. 9 Missouri as the Tigers won 206.5-146.5.
Kate Moore led the way for the women as she took home titles in three individual events over the course of the two-day meet. Overall, NC State won six races, and 16 of the team's performances were good for top-three finishes.
On the men's side, the Wolfpack defeated 17th-ranked Kentucky by a 195-158 score. The Missouri men, who are ranked fourth in the nation, defeated NC State 252.5-100.5.
Freshman Ross Dant claimed a pair of wins for the Pack men, as 13 of the squad's swims stood among the top three in their respective events.
FROM THE HEAD COACH:
"We had a pretty good weekend in Lexington," said Holloway. "It was a great two-day meet with a bunch of teams that we usually don't see a whole lot, which was a lot of fun. We didn't really know what to expect besides our basic scouting report. Going into new competition always adds a twist to the meet. It changes things up, makes it a little more fun. Overall, I was really happy with our performances. We approved upon our first meet from two weeks ago. We definitely got better.
"We had new people step up with some of our team members being in Greensboro this weekend. It opened the door for some people to take control and take the lead in certain areas. We had a lot of new names step up to the plate this weekend, and I was happy with the energy and the focus of being involved in the meet.
"A couple of highlights. Obviously we had some great performances throughout the meet. Emma Muzzy, Kylee Alons, Kate Moore, Julia Poole - they played a pretty big role in our wins. Some of our freshman had some opportunities on the women's side as well to kind of make their name known. One of the biggest weekend performances was by Sirena Rowe. I'm really happy about her two days and how much she helped us in the sprints and on the relays. Taylor Bennett also helped us with a great one-meter performance yesterday. On the men's side, it was a great weekend by Noah Hensley, Hunter Tapp, Eric Knowles, Curtis Wiltsey, Ross Dant, to name a few. Kimani Gregory also got the look in the 100 breaststroke for the first time this year, and he made the most of it.
"Overall, we had some pretty good performances. Missouri got us on both sides, which is something we've got to learn from. At the same time, we got some good victories over well-coached teams with Arkansas and Kentucky. I'm happy with the weekend. It was a good trip, a fun trip. We still have to continue to learn from our events and where we can improve, whether it's strategy or things we can take into consideration in daily training, but it was a good overall team performance."
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS:
Moore rounded out a tremendous two days of individual performances with a pair of wins on Friday. She added to yesterday's 500-yard freestyle gold with top finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley. The junior picked up the distance free win on the women's side in 9:56.25 and went on to secure gold in the individual medley with a time of 4:16.32.
Emma Muzzy (4:18.04) also finished in the top three in the 400-yard individual medley, as did Eric Knowles (3:53.13), who took second on the men's side.
The Pack continued its domination in the men's distance free events as it posted the three fastest times in the 1,000-yard freestyle on Friday. Dant led the way with his second victory of the meet, touching the wall first in 9:02.03. His time ranks fourth in the nation this season.
Knowles (9:08.66) and Curtis Wiltsey (9:10.96) joined him on the podium. Wiltsey's swim pushed him into the all-time top 10 list at NC State.
Kylee Alons, the NC State program record holder in the 100-yard butterfly, continued to find success in that event. She was the top finisher in 53.54 to add a sixth title for the Wolfpack women at the quad meet.
The women once again secured second-place finishes in both of the relays raced on Friday. Alons, Anna Shumate, Sirena Rowe and Vasiliki Baka went 1:38.85 in the 200-yard medley relay, and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Alons, Rowe, Vasiliki Baka and Julia Poole finished in 3:20.00.
Noah Hensley posted another top-three finish, taking second place in the 100-yard backstroke (47.86). Alons was runner-up for the women with a time of 53.12 in that event.
Poole (1:49.00) and Hunter Tapp (1:38.13) both took third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle, and Rowe (22.55) impressed in her first 50-yard freestyle race of the season. Rafal Kusto also added a top-three result for the Pack men in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:00.07).
UP NEXT:
NC State returns to action Nov. 21-23 as it hosts the NC State/GAC Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
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With three team wins on the weekend between the women's and men's squads, head coach Braden Holloway eclipsed 100 career victories at NC State. Holloway has accumulated 101 head-to-head wins since taking charge of the programs at the start of the 2011-12 season.
The seventh-ranked Wolfpack women defeated the No. 14 Wildcats 213-140 and also picked up a 261-91 win over Arkansas. The Pack fell in its head-to-head matchup with No. 9 Missouri as the Tigers won 206.5-146.5.
Kate Moore led the way for the women as she took home titles in three individual events over the course of the two-day meet. Overall, NC State won six races, and 16 of the team's performances were good for top-three finishes.
On the men's side, the Wolfpack defeated 17th-ranked Kentucky by a 195-158 score. The Missouri men, who are ranked fourth in the nation, defeated NC State 252.5-100.5.
Freshman Ross Dant claimed a pair of wins for the Pack men, as 13 of the squad's swims stood among the top three in their respective events.
FROM THE HEAD COACH:
"We had a pretty good weekend in Lexington," said Holloway. "It was a great two-day meet with a bunch of teams that we usually don't see a whole lot, which was a lot of fun. We didn't really know what to expect besides our basic scouting report. Going into new competition always adds a twist to the meet. It changes things up, makes it a little more fun. Overall, I was really happy with our performances. We approved upon our first meet from two weeks ago. We definitely got better.
"We had new people step up with some of our team members being in Greensboro this weekend. It opened the door for some people to take control and take the lead in certain areas. We had a lot of new names step up to the plate this weekend, and I was happy with the energy and the focus of being involved in the meet.
"A couple of highlights. Obviously we had some great performances throughout the meet. Emma Muzzy, Kylee Alons, Kate Moore, Julia Poole - they played a pretty big role in our wins. Some of our freshman had some opportunities on the women's side as well to kind of make their name known. One of the biggest weekend performances was by Sirena Rowe. I'm really happy about her two days and how much she helped us in the sprints and on the relays. Taylor Bennett also helped us with a great one-meter performance yesterday. On the men's side, it was a great weekend by Noah Hensley, Hunter Tapp, Eric Knowles, Curtis Wiltsey, Ross Dant, to name a few. Kimani Gregory also got the look in the 100 breaststroke for the first time this year, and he made the most of it.
"Overall, we had some pretty good performances. Missouri got us on both sides, which is something we've got to learn from. At the same time, we got some good victories over well-coached teams with Arkansas and Kentucky. I'm happy with the weekend. It was a good trip, a fun trip. We still have to continue to learn from our events and where we can improve, whether it's strategy or things we can take into consideration in daily training, but it was a good overall team performance."
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS:
Moore rounded out a tremendous two days of individual performances with a pair of wins on Friday. She added to yesterday's 500-yard freestyle gold with top finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley. The junior picked up the distance free win on the women's side in 9:56.25 and went on to secure gold in the individual medley with a time of 4:16.32.
Emma Muzzy (4:18.04) also finished in the top three in the 400-yard individual medley, as did Eric Knowles (3:53.13), who took second on the men's side.
The Pack continued its domination in the men's distance free events as it posted the three fastest times in the 1,000-yard freestyle on Friday. Dant led the way with his second victory of the meet, touching the wall first in 9:02.03. His time ranks fourth in the nation this season.
Knowles (9:08.66) and Curtis Wiltsey (9:10.96) joined him on the podium. Wiltsey's swim pushed him into the all-time top 10 list at NC State.
Kylee Alons, the NC State program record holder in the 100-yard butterfly, continued to find success in that event. She was the top finisher in 53.54 to add a sixth title for the Wolfpack women at the quad meet.
The women once again secured second-place finishes in both of the relays raced on Friday. Alons, Anna Shumate, Sirena Rowe and Vasiliki Baka went 1:38.85 in the 200-yard medley relay, and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Alons, Rowe, Vasiliki Baka and Julia Poole finished in 3:20.00.
Noah Hensley posted another top-three finish, taking second place in the 100-yard backstroke (47.86). Alons was runner-up for the women with a time of 53.12 in that event.
Poole (1:49.00) and Hunter Tapp (1:38.13) both took third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle, and Rowe (22.55) impressed in her first 50-yard freestyle race of the season. Rafal Kusto also added a top-three result for the Pack men in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:00.07).
UP NEXT:
NC State returns to action Nov. 21-23 as it hosts the NC State/GAC Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 freestyle relay: Alons, Rowe, Maccausland, Baka (2nd place – 1:29.81)
- 200 IM: Julia Poole (1st place – 1:58.55)
- 500 freestyle: Kate Moore (1st place – 4:47.91)
- 100 breaststroke: Heather Maccausland (5th place – 1:02.54)
- 200 backstroke: Emma Muzzy (1st place – 1:54.00)
- 100 freestyle: Kylee Alons (2nd place – 49.26)
- 200 butterfly: Jessica Horomanski (4th place – 2:01.00)
- 400 medley relay: Muzzy, Maccausland, Alons, Poole (2nd place – 3:37.91)
- One-meter: Taylor Bennett (2nd place – 265.30)
- 200 medley relay: Alons, Shumate, Rowe, Baka (2nd place – 1:38.85)
- 1,000 freestyle: Kate Moore (1st place – 9:56.25)
- 50 freestyle: Sirena Rowe (3rd place – 22.55)
- 100 backstroke: Kylee Alons (2nd place – 53.12)
- 200 breaststroke: Heather Maccausland (6th place – 2:16.17)
- 100 butterfly: Kylee Alons (1st place – 53.54)
- 200 freestyle: Julia Poole (3rd place – 1:49.00)
- 400 IM: Kate Moore (1st place – 4:16.32)
- 400 freestyle relay: Alons, Rowe, Baka, Poole (2nd place – 3:20.00)
- Three-meter: Madeline Kline (7th place – 258.40)
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 freestyle relay: Henderson, Hensley, McGlaughlin, Rice (4th place – 1:20.47)
- 200 IM: Noah Bowers (7th place – 1:50.56)
- 500 freestyle: Ross Dant (1st place – 4:23.25)
- 100 breaststroke: Kimani Gregory (5th place – 55.69)
- 200 backstroke: Jacob Johnson (2nd place – 1:46.80)
- 100 freestyle: Noah Hensley (3rd place – 44.10)
- 200 butterfly: Noah Henderson (2nd place – 1:47.19)
- 400 medley relay: Hensley, Gregory, Sobolewski, Tapp (3:15.00)
- Three-meter: Bayne Bennett (5th place – 252.05)
- 200 medley relay: Hensley, Gregory, Sobolewski, Tapp (4th place – 1:22.37)
- 1,000 freestyle: Ross Dant (1st place – 9:02.03)
- 50 freestyle: Noah Henderson (5th place – 20.53)
- 100 backstroke: Noah Hensley (2nd place – 47.86)
- 200 breaststroke: Rafal Kusto (2nd place – 2:00.07)
- 100 butterfly: Noah Henderson (4th place – 48.67)
- 200 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (T3rd place – 1:38.13)
- 400 IM: Eric Knowles (2nd place – 3:53.13)
- 400 freestyle relay: Tapp, Hensley, Bowers, Henderson (4th place – 2:58.29)
- One-meter: Bayne Bennett (5th place – 256.85)
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