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No. 4 Wolfpack Men Complete Weekend Sweep Over UNC
11/7/2020 12:26:00 PM | Swimming
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – NC State's fourth-ranked men's swimming and diving squad wrapped up a perfect opening weekend as it defeated No. 24 North Carolina by a 212.5-201.5 score on Saturday.
In total, the Pack men posted the fastest time in 10 swimming events, including all three individual medley races that were contested. Sophomore Hunter Tapp led the way with individual victories in three events, with John Healy, Eric Knowles and Michael Moore also completing multi-win outings.
Saturday marked the first collegiate action in the pool for both teams since the 2020 ACC Championship meet, and the squads swam an adjusted slate of events to get back in the swing of things.
Sprint freestyler Tapp put on a show as he touched first in the 50-yard (20.51), 100-yard (44.16) and 150-yard (1:10.85) events. Healy put together a pair of wins of his own in the 100-yard (49.50) and 150-yard (1:18.13) backstroke races.
The Pack's IM crew continued to show off its strength as it posted the top three times in the 200-yard race. Moore led the way in 1:50.51, followed by Knowles (1:50.73), Conall Monahan (1:51.58) and Zachary Cram (1:53.12). Knowles and Moore also tied for first in the 100-yard individual medley with times of 51.51, and Knowles added a victory in the 300-yard race as well (2:52.79).
Ross Dant (600-yard freestyle, 5:22.33) and Zach Brown (150-yard butterfly, 1:16.51) also earned top finishes on the day.
Wolfpack divers Patrick O'Brien and Matt Sexton opened their seasons, with O'Brien earning a third-place finish and an NCAA Zones cut on three-meter (326.10).
"I think we had a solid outing over the two days," said head diving coach Yahya Radman. "On the women's side, the long break in competition showed, but a lot of promise is also very evident, which I'm excited to see unfold throughout the season. I'm very proud of how the men competed and took a lot of what we've been working on and applied it in today's competition. A special shout out goes to Patrick for earning his first Zones cut so early in the season against such a formidable rival. I think and I feel that we are in for a very exciting year."
UP NEXT
The remainder of NC State's 2020-21 slate will be released at a later date.
TOP MARKS:
• 200 medley relay: Hamlet, Moranetz, Sobolewski, Henderson (2nd place – 1:28.53)
• 600 freestyle: Ross Dant (1st place – 5:22.33)
• 50 butterfly: Luke Sobolewski (2nd place – 21.93)
• 50 backstroke: Thomas Hamlet (2nd place – 22.64)
• 50 breaststroke: Jack Moranetz (3rd place – 25.75)
• 50 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (1st place – 20.51)
• 100 IM: Eric Knowles/Michael Moore (1st place – 51.51)
• 100 butterfly: Noah Henderson (2nd place – 47.85)
• 100 backstroke: John Healy (1st place – 49.50)
• 100 breaststroke: Jack Moranetz (3rd place – 55.73)
• 100 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (1st place – 44.16)
• 200 IM: Michael Moore (1st place – 1:50.51)
• 400 freestyle: Ross Dant (2nd place – 3:30.71)
• 150 butterfly: Zach Brown (1st place – 1:16.51)
• 150 backstroke: John Healy (1st place – 1:18.13)
• 150 breaststroke: Jack Moranetz (2nd place – 1:27.43)
• 150 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (1st place – 1:10.85)
• 300 IM: Eric Knowles (1st place – 2:52.79)
• 200 freestyle: Ross Dant (2nd place – 1:40.50)
• 200 freestyle relay: Sobolewski, Tapp, Miller, Knowles (2nd place – 1:21.62)
• One-meter: Patrick O'Brien (4th place – 264.60)
• Three-meter: Patrick O'Brien (3rd place – 326.10)
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