Friday, February 1
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NC State Men Defeat No. 2 Texas and No. 15 Arizona, Wolfpack Women Pick Up Win Over Wildcats
2/1/2019 9:11:00 PM | Swimming
AUSTIN, Texas – The fifth-ranked NC State men's swimming and diving team picked up wins against a pair of top-15 programs, including the defending national team champion Texas, and the No. 6 Wolfpack women beat Arizona in Friday night's tri-meet with the Longhorns and the Wildcats.
Competing at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, NC State's men swept the podium twice as they took down Texas by a 174-126 score and beat No. 15 Arizona 215-83. The Wolfpack women took a 213-81 win over Arizona and fell to the top-ranked Longhorns 168-130.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The Pack's sprinters picked up the first podium sweep of the evening in the 50-yard freestyle as Jacob Molacek (1st, 19.79), Nyls Korstanje (2nd, 19.93) and Giovanni Izzo (3rd, 20.09) took the top-three spots in the event.
NC State went on to also sweep the podium in the men's 100-yard freestyle. Justin Ress led the way in 43.54, and Coleman Stewart (43.65) and Jacob Molacek (43.72) rounded out the top three as all of those men posted NCAA B cut times.
Ky-lee Perry also continued to impress on the women's side of the event, taking first in 21.99. The Wolfpack junior has yet to lose a 50-yard freestyle event in any of the Wolfpack's dual meets or tri-meets this season.
Kylee Alons bettered her program record in the 200-yard butterfly, which she took ownership of just last weekend. Alons took second place in the event in 1:55.16 to improve her NCAA B cut and the school's best time. She added a win to her outing in the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA provisional time of 1:54.31.
Eric Knowles, who is the reigning ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week after sweeping the distance events during last weekend's meet, won his second straight 1000-yard freestyle race. The Wolfpack sophomore touched the wall in 9:02.54, just over two seconds off of his personal best that stands at fourth in program history, on the way to taking first place in the event.
Rafal Kusto picked up the first event win of his NC State career after joining the Wolfpack at the start of January. He touched first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:58.47.
RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wolfpack opened the tri-meet by taking first in both 200-yard medley relay races. Elise Haan, Sophie Hansson, Sirena Rowe and Ky-lee Perry teamed up for a first-place finish for the women in 1:30.03, and Coleman Stewart, Daniel Graber, Nyls Korstanje and Justin Ress picked up a top finish on the men's side with a time of 1:26.00.
NC State's men went on to close the meet with a relay win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Andreas Vazaios, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart clocked a 2:53.25 for the victory.
DIVING:
Holt Gray posted an NCAA Zone mark on the three-meter, taking fifth place in the event with a score of 329.55, and James Brady added a top-five finish on the one-meter.
QUOTING THE COACHES:
Head diving coach Yahya Radman
"We had a good meet, and it was a good experience in the NCAA pool. It was good to get our divers into a routine and to figure out what to expect should they make it to the show. I feel that we showed a lot of grit, and I'm happy getting to work on some of the new dives in an intense environment such as this."
UP NEXT:
NC State will continue action in Austin with another session of events on Saturday morning. Competition resumes at 12 p.m. EST, and Saturday's events will not be scored.
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
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Competing at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, NC State's men swept the podium twice as they took down Texas by a 174-126 score and beat No. 15 Arizona 215-83. The Wolfpack women took a 213-81 win over Arizona and fell to the top-ranked Longhorns 168-130.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The Pack's sprinters picked up the first podium sweep of the evening in the 50-yard freestyle as Jacob Molacek (1st, 19.79), Nyls Korstanje (2nd, 19.93) and Giovanni Izzo (3rd, 20.09) took the top-three spots in the event.
NC State went on to also sweep the podium in the men's 100-yard freestyle. Justin Ress led the way in 43.54, and Coleman Stewart (43.65) and Jacob Molacek (43.72) rounded out the top three as all of those men posted NCAA B cut times.
Ky-lee Perry also continued to impress on the women's side of the event, taking first in 21.99. The Wolfpack junior has yet to lose a 50-yard freestyle event in any of the Wolfpack's dual meets or tri-meets this season.
Kylee Alons bettered her program record in the 200-yard butterfly, which she took ownership of just last weekend. Alons took second place in the event in 1:55.16 to improve her NCAA B cut and the school's best time. She added a win to her outing in the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA provisional time of 1:54.31.
Eric Knowles, who is the reigning ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week after sweeping the distance events during last weekend's meet, won his second straight 1000-yard freestyle race. The Wolfpack sophomore touched the wall in 9:02.54, just over two seconds off of his personal best that stands at fourth in program history, on the way to taking first place in the event.
Rafal Kusto picked up the first event win of his NC State career after joining the Wolfpack at the start of January. He touched first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:58.47.
RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wolfpack opened the tri-meet by taking first in both 200-yard medley relay races. Elise Haan, Sophie Hansson, Sirena Rowe and Ky-lee Perry teamed up for a first-place finish for the women in 1:30.03, and Coleman Stewart, Daniel Graber, Nyls Korstanje and Justin Ress picked up a top finish on the men's side with a time of 1:26.00.
NC State's men went on to close the meet with a relay win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Andreas Vazaios, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart clocked a 2:53.25 for the victory.
DIVING:
Holt Gray posted an NCAA Zone mark on the three-meter, taking fifth place in the event with a score of 329.55, and James Brady added a top-five finish on the one-meter.
QUOTING THE COACHES:
Head diving coach Yahya Radman
"We had a good meet, and it was a good experience in the NCAA pool. It was good to get our divers into a routine and to figure out what to expect should they make it to the show. I feel that we showed a lot of grit, and I'm happy getting to work on some of the new dives in an intense environment such as this."
UP NEXT:
NC State will continue action in Austin with another session of events on Saturday morning. Competition resumes at 12 p.m. EST, and Saturday's events will not be scored.
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 medley relay: Coleman Stewart, Daniel Graber, Nyls Korstanje, Justin Ress (1st place – 1:26.00)
- 1000 freestyle: Eric Knowles (1st place – 9:02.94)
- 200 freestyle: Andreas Vazaios (1st place – 1:36.61)
- 100 backstroke: Coleman Stewart (1st place – 46.41)
- 100 breaststroke: Quinlan Stuart (2nd place – 54.51)
- 200 butterfly: James Bretscher (1st place – 1:45.65)
- 50 free: Jacob Molacek (1st place – 19.79)
- Three-meter: Holt Gray (5th place – 329.55)
- 100 freestyle: Justin Ress (1st place – 43.54)
- 200 backstroke: Andreas Vazaios (2nd – 1:45.44)
- 200 breaststroke: Rafal Kusto (1st place – 1:58.47)
- 500 freestyle: Tamila Holub (4th place – 4:56.32)
- 100 butterfly: Nyls Korstanje (1st place – 47.22)
- One-meter: James Brady (5th place – 287.55)
- 400 individual medley: Jack McIntyre (1st place – 3:53.66)
- 400 freestyle relay: Andreas Vazaios, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek, Coleman Stewart (1st place – 2:53.25)
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 medley relay: Elise Haan, Sophie Hansson, Sirena Rowe, Ky-lee Perry (1st place – 1:38.03)
- 1000 freestyle: Makayla Sargent (3rd place – 9:53.63)
- 200 freestyle: Vasiliki Baka (3rd place – 1:49.32)
- 100 backstroke: Elise Haan (3rd place – 53.87)
- 100 breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (1st place – 1:00.97)
- 200 butterfly: Kylee Alons (2nd place – 1:55.16)
- 50 freestyle: Ky-lee Perry (1st place – 21.99)
- Three-meter: Madeline Kline (8th place – 264.70)
- 100 freestyle: Ky-lee Perry (1st place – 48.24)
- 200 backstroke: Kylee Alons (1st place – 1:54.31)
- 200 breaststroke: Julia Poole (1st place – 2:14.45)
- 500 freestyle: Jack McIntyre (3rd place – 4:23.77)
- 100 butterfly: Kylee Alons (2nd place – 52.64)
- One-meter: Madeline Kline (7th place – 251.50)
- 400 individual medley: Makayla Sargent (2nd place – 4:13.48)
- 400 freestyle relay: Elise Haan, Ky-lee Perry, Kylee Alons, Vasiliki Baka (2nd place – 3:16.49)
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