Wednesday, February 20
Greensboro, N.C.
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ACC Championships (Women's Swimming/Men's & Women's Diving)
NC State Set to Compete at ACC Championships
2/19/2019 9:01:00 AM | Swimming
Women’s swimming, men’s and women’s diving competition set for Feb. 20-23
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's swimming and diving team and the men's diving team will open postseason action as they compete at the 2019 ACC Championships. The four-day meet is set to run Feb. 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
The finals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on the ACC Network Extra beginning at 6 p.m. each evening.
MEET NOTEBOOK:
NC State's women have won three ACC team titles in the history of the conference meet. The Pack last took home first place as a team in 2017, the program's first title since 1980. In 2018, the Wolfpack women won gold in four events at the ACC Championships on the way to placing third as a team at the meet. It was the Pack's third straight top-three finish at the conference meet.
The Wolfpack owns titles in 82 events since the inception of the conference meet in 1979. NC State's women also hold a pair of ACC Championships records heading into this season's competition. The 200-yard medley relay time was set by NC State's winning squad in 2017, and alumna Alexia Zevnik still owns the meet record in the 200-yard individual medley from her first-place finish two seasons ago.
NC State has seen its women win back-to-back titles in a pair of events – the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard medley relay.
2018-19 IN REVIEW:
The Wolfpack women head into the postseason with a 5-1 record in head-to-head matchups and a perfect 3-0 record in ACC dual meets. NC State's only loss during the 2018-19 regular season came at the hands of Texas, a squad that was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time.
NC State picked up wins over three opponents that were ranked at the time of competition, beating No. 22 Duke, No. 24 South Carolina and No. 5 Virginia.
The Pack has been ranked in the top 11 of the CSCAA/TYR Top 25 for the entirety of the season and has been featured in the top nine in the last five national polls. The Wolfpack women tied their season-high ranking of No. 4 in the latest poll, making them the highest-ranked team in the conference entering the ACC Championships.
SUCCESS UNDER HOLLOWAY:
Since Braden Holloway took over as head coach at the start of the 2011-12 season, the Wolfpack has enjoyed unparalleled success in the pool.
During the 2010-11 season, NC State placed eighth at the ACC Championships and scored zero points at the NCAA Championships. Since then, NC State's women have secured three straight top-three finishes at the ACC Championships, including winning the conference crown in 2017. The Wolfpack women have also finished inside the top 20 at the NCAA Championships for five seasons in a row and earned a program-best No. 7 national finish in 2017.
THE PACK IS BACK:
A pair of NC State's individual ACC Champions from the 2017-18 season return to the roster this season.
Elise Haan took home gold in the 100-yard backstroke at the 2018 ACC Championships, touching the wall in 50.75 for the win. Her best time in the event last season (50.42) was the conference's fastest time posted last season.
Diver Madeline Kline also posted a win at last season's ACC Championships as she placed first on the platform. After advancing out of the prelims as the top qualifier, Kline secured gold with a winning mark of 258.40 in the finals.
Junior Ky-lee Perry also enters this week's meet with an individual title under her belt. She won ACC gold in the 50-yard freestyle in 2017.
TOP ACC MARKS:
NC State enters the ACC Championships with top-seeded swimmers or relay teams in eight of 18 events that will be contested at the conference meet. In addition to owning the top marks of the season in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay, five Wolfpack women own top individual marks in the conference in six events.
Perry enters this week's competition with the conference's fastest 50-yard freestyle mark of the season, a 21.80 that she clocked at the Indiana Invitational.
Muzzy, who set a program record in the 400-yard individual medley at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in the fall, owns the fastest time in the ACC in that event. Her 4:05.60 NCAA B cut stands atop the conference, and three other Wolfpack women follow behind her as the Pack owns the top four marks in the event headed into the ACC Championships.
The top seeds in both backstroke events are also owned by the Pack. Haan, the defending 100-yard backstroke ACC champion, will come into the meet as a favorite to repeat as a titlist as her 51.24 mark ranks No. 1 in the conference. Muzzy's 1:51.58 200-yard backstroke time is the fastest clocked by an ACC female swimmer this season.
Freshman Sophie Hansson holds top marks in both breaststroke events. Her 100-yard breaststroke time of 58.44 is not only an NCAA A cut but was also the fastest time in NC State history. She has impressed in the stroke all season, as her 2:09.39 200-yard breaststroke time also stands atop the ACC.
UP NEXT:
After the conclusion of the ACC Championships, NC State's divers will begin preparation for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, which will be hosted by Auburn and will run March 11-13. The swimmers will wrap up their seasons with the 2019 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, with the women's meet set to be held March 20-23 in Austin, Texas.
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The finals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on the ACC Network Extra beginning at 6 p.m. each evening.
| 2019 ACC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
| Date | Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Saturday, Feb. 23 |
| Time | Wednesday: 11 a.m. prelims, 5:15 p.m. finals Thursday: 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals Friday, 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals Saturday: 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals |
| Location | Greensboro Aquatic Center • Greensboro, N.C. |
| Streaming | ACC Network Extra • Broadcast begins at 6 p.m. each night Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Additional Info | Live Stats • Schedule of Events • ACC Championship Central |
MEET NOTEBOOK:
NC State's women have won three ACC team titles in the history of the conference meet. The Pack last took home first place as a team in 2017, the program's first title since 1980. In 2018, the Wolfpack women won gold in four events at the ACC Championships on the way to placing third as a team at the meet. It was the Pack's third straight top-three finish at the conference meet.
The Wolfpack owns titles in 82 events since the inception of the conference meet in 1979. NC State's women also hold a pair of ACC Championships records heading into this season's competition. The 200-yard medley relay time was set by NC State's winning squad in 2017, and alumna Alexia Zevnik still owns the meet record in the 200-yard individual medley from her first-place finish two seasons ago.
NC State has seen its women win back-to-back titles in a pair of events – the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard medley relay.
2018-19 IN REVIEW:
The Wolfpack women head into the postseason with a 5-1 record in head-to-head matchups and a perfect 3-0 record in ACC dual meets. NC State's only loss during the 2018-19 regular season came at the hands of Texas, a squad that was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time.
NC State picked up wins over three opponents that were ranked at the time of competition, beating No. 22 Duke, No. 24 South Carolina and No. 5 Virginia.
The Pack has been ranked in the top 11 of the CSCAA/TYR Top 25 for the entirety of the season and has been featured in the top nine in the last five national polls. The Wolfpack women tied their season-high ranking of No. 4 in the latest poll, making them the highest-ranked team in the conference entering the ACC Championships.
SUCCESS UNDER HOLLOWAY:
Since Braden Holloway took over as head coach at the start of the 2011-12 season, the Wolfpack has enjoyed unparalleled success in the pool.
During the 2010-11 season, NC State placed eighth at the ACC Championships and scored zero points at the NCAA Championships. Since then, NC State's women have secured three straight top-three finishes at the ACC Championships, including winning the conference crown in 2017. The Wolfpack women have also finished inside the top 20 at the NCAA Championships for five seasons in a row and earned a program-best No. 7 national finish in 2017.
THE PACK IS BACK:
A pair of NC State's individual ACC Champions from the 2017-18 season return to the roster this season.
Elise Haan took home gold in the 100-yard backstroke at the 2018 ACC Championships, touching the wall in 50.75 for the win. Her best time in the event last season (50.42) was the conference's fastest time posted last season.
Diver Madeline Kline also posted a win at last season's ACC Championships as she placed first on the platform. After advancing out of the prelims as the top qualifier, Kline secured gold with a winning mark of 258.40 in the finals.
Junior Ky-lee Perry also enters this week's meet with an individual title under her belt. She won ACC gold in the 50-yard freestyle in 2017.
TOP ACC MARKS:
NC State enters the ACC Championships with top-seeded swimmers or relay teams in eight of 18 events that will be contested at the conference meet. In addition to owning the top marks of the season in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay, five Wolfpack women own top individual marks in the conference in six events.
Perry enters this week's competition with the conference's fastest 50-yard freestyle mark of the season, a 21.80 that she clocked at the Indiana Invitational.
Muzzy, who set a program record in the 400-yard individual medley at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in the fall, owns the fastest time in the ACC in that event. Her 4:05.60 NCAA B cut stands atop the conference, and three other Wolfpack women follow behind her as the Pack owns the top four marks in the event headed into the ACC Championships.
The top seeds in both backstroke events are also owned by the Pack. Haan, the defending 100-yard backstroke ACC champion, will come into the meet as a favorite to repeat as a titlist as her 51.24 mark ranks No. 1 in the conference. Muzzy's 1:51.58 200-yard backstroke time is the fastest clocked by an ACC female swimmer this season.
Freshman Sophie Hansson holds top marks in both breaststroke events. Her 100-yard breaststroke time of 58.44 is not only an NCAA A cut but was also the fastest time in NC State history. She has impressed in the stroke all season, as her 2:09.39 200-yard breaststroke time also stands atop the ACC.
UP NEXT:
After the conclusion of the ACC Championships, NC State's divers will begin preparation for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, which will be hosted by Auburn and will run March 11-13. The swimmers will wrap up their seasons with the 2019 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, with the women's meet set to be held March 20-23 in Austin, Texas.
#GoPack | @packswimdive
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