Alons Captures 50 Free Title on Second Day at #ACCSWD Championship

Alons Captures 50 Free Title on Second Day at #ACCSWD Championship

2/20/2020 8:39:00 PM | Swimming

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kylee Alons claimed the first ACC title of the 2020 championships for the NC State women's swimming and diving team in the 50-yard freestyle final on Thursday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Her 21.63 clip ranks second in school history.

Ky-lee Perry helped deliver the one-three punch in the event, placing third with a 21.78 mark.

Kate Moore and Julia Poole also found the podium on the second day of competition, earning silver-medal honors in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley, respectively.

NC State entered the finals portion of Thursday evening with eight A finalists in swimming events to lead the way in the category. After the second day of competition, NC State stands in second place (497 pts.) behind Virginia (524.5 pts.).

500 FREE:
NC State placed an event-best four swimmers in the A final with NCAA B cuts to kick off competition on Thursday. Sargent's 4:43.29 placed third overall in the prelims, while teammates Kate Moore (4:44.15), Kay Foley (4:50.98) and Mackenzie Glover (4:45.13) each earned a shot at medaling.

Moore claimed second-place honors, her second in as many days, in a 4:39.54 clip after dropping over 4.5 seconds off her prelim time. Sargent went on to place fourth in 4:42.82, followed by Glover (4:45.98) and Foley (4:47.96) in the finals.

200 IM:
Seven individuals advanced to the finals in the 200-yard individual medley, marking the highest finals number for the Pack on the day.

Poole and Emma Muzzy represented NC State in the A Final. Poole, the 2019 ACC Champion in the event, found the wall second in 1:54.86 to collect her second 200-yard individual medley all-conference accolade.

Sophie Hansson (1:57.16) took first-place honors in the B final, finishing over a second faster than teammate (1:58.23) Heather Maccausland, who finished second in the respective final.

Jessica Horomanski (1:59.25), Katie Mack (1:58.71) and Danika Huizinga (2:00.00) rounded out scoring for the NC State-heavy finals.

50 FREE:
Alons clocked in at 21.63 to claim the third ACC title of her career. The win marked the Pack's first in the event since 2017 when Perry was crowned champion.

Perry helped pack the podium with a time of 21.78, good for third place.

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Sirena Rowe (22.66) and Olivia Calegan (22.53) rounded out the top-20 finishes for the squad.

200 FREE RELAY:
The relay squad took home third-place honors in the final event of the night. Perry, Alons, Rowe and Maccausland put together a 1:27.50 effort.

WOMEN'S THREE-METER:
Madeline Kline earned her first finals appearance of the 2020 ACC Championship with a 272.75 mark that advanced her to Thursday evening's final.

In the finals, Kline finished in seventh place with a score of 274.15.

MEN'S ONE-METER:
James Brady made his second final in as many days, this time on the one-meter board. He notched a fourth-place finish with a 337.40 mark in the finals, just .10 from his second podium finish of the week.

Teammates Bayne Bennett and Patrick O'Brien both notched top-15 finishes on the day.

UP NEXT:
NC State continues action at the ACC Championships on Friday, with prelims slated for a 10 a.m. start and finals a 6 p.m. start. Finals action will be streamed on ACC Network Extra beginning at 6 p.m.

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