North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Claims Four ACC Titles on Third Day of #ACCSWD Championship
2/21/2020 9:30:00 PM | Swimming
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The NC State women's swimming and diving team claimed four titles on Friday at the ACC Championship held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Sophie Hansson (100-yard breaststroke), Kate Moore (400-yard individual medley) and Katharine Berkoff (100-yard backstroke) were crowned ACC Champions in their respective individual events, and the Pack delivered a one-three punch in each of those finals.
The team broke one conference record, three school records and totaled seven podium finishes on the day.
The 400-yard medley relay squad broke the meet and school record in 3:27.22 on its way to its second consecutive title in the event, and its third in the last four years. Berkoff, Hansson, Kylee Alons and Ky-lee Perry represented the Pack in the relay that posted the nation's fastest time.
Hansson took home her second consecutive 100-yard breaststroke title with the nation's best time entering the weekend in 57.74. That mark tied the conference record she set last year at the championship. Her performance is the third time that an NC State woman has taken home back-to-back ACC titles in the event.
Moore started off the finals in blistering fashion, as she found the wall in 4:04.35 in the women's 400-yard individual medley to claim back-to-back ACC Champion status in the event. Her performance broke her own school record by almost a second (4:05.24). At the time of the meet, her time ranked sixth nationally.
Moore trailed heading into the final lap, but fired off a 27.48 split in the last leg to take home gold in front of Virginia's Margaret Nelson.
Berkoff earned her first ACC title with a 51.64 swim in the 100-yard backstroke. The freshman posted the fastest time of her young career on her way to championship status. Her win marked the fourth-straight NC State crown in the event.
NC State (888) trails Virginia (1,001.5) heading into the final day of competition.
400 IM:
The Pack placed three in the A final in the second event of the day, the most of any squad. Behind Moore and Emma Muzzy's performances, Makayla Sargent rounded out a strong performance in the A final, helping NC State claim three of the top five spots with a time of 4:06.93.
Jessica Horomanski (4:12.05) notched an 11th-place finish to earn points for the squad.
200 FREE:
Julia Poole (1:47.35), Katie Mack (1:47.50) and Mackenzie Glover (1:47.35) all competed in the B final and placed in the top 15. Poole earned a top-10 finish, placing ninth.
100 BREAST:
Hansson and Olivia Calegan entered as the second and third seeds, respectively, after Friday's prelims. The duo would claim first and third-place honors to solidify NC State's second event of the night in which it placed two swimmers on the podium. Calegan broke the 59 second barrier, recording a 58.95 clip.
Heather Maccausland (1:01.04), Anna Shumate (1:01.10) and Olivia Fisher (1:02.59) also put points on the board for the Pack.
100 BACK:
NC State placed a total of five athletes based on prelims results in the 100 back finals across the board, the most of any event for the squad on Friday. Berkoff (51.21) and Alons (52.33) competed in the A final after posting the first and fourth-fastest times in the prelims, respectively.
Berkoff claimed first place, and Alons followed her 50-yard freestyle ACC title yesterday with bronze-medal honors in the 100-yard backstroke.
Danika Huizinga and Perry punched in top-15 finishes in 53.18 and 53.42, respectively.
400 MEDLEY RELAY:
NC State saw its second school record of the day fall in Friday's last event. The Pack edged out Virginia by almost over a second.
MEN'S PLATFORM:
James Brady made his way into the platform final, marking the first time in his career he had advanced to the finals on one-meter, three-meter and platform at the ACC Championship.
Brady ended the weekend with a sixth-place finish with a score of 344.90.
UP NEXT:
The NC State women's swimming and diving team concludes action at the ACC Championship on Saturday. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and finals are set for 6 p.m. The finals will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra starting at 6 p.m.
#GoPack | @packswimdive
The team broke one conference record, three school records and totaled seven podium finishes on the day.
The 400-yard medley relay squad broke the meet and school record in 3:27.22 on its way to its second consecutive title in the event, and its third in the last four years. Berkoff, Hansson, Kylee Alons and Ky-lee Perry represented the Pack in the relay that posted the nation's fastest time.
If @WolfpackSWD likes it, we like it! https://t.co/YDpi5WH5On
— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) February 22, 2020
Hansson took home her second consecutive 100-yard breaststroke title with the nation's best time entering the weekend in 57.74. That mark tied the conference record she set last year at the championship. Her performance is the third time that an NC State woman has taken home back-to-back ACC titles in the event.
Keepin' it 💯 (breaststroke)
— ACC Swimming&Diving (@ACCSwimDive) February 22, 2020
🥇 Sophie Hansson, @packswimdive (57.74)
🥈 Alexis Wenger, @UVASwimDive (57.91)
🥉 Olivia Calegan, @packswimdive (59.05) pic.twitter.com/rlIlqms5RE
Moore started off the finals in blistering fashion, as she found the wall in 4:04.35 in the women's 400-yard individual medley to claim back-to-back ACC Champion status in the event. Her performance broke her own school record by almost a second (4:05.24). At the time of the meet, her time ranked sixth nationally.
This is what one one-hundredth of a second looks like...🤯
— ACC Swimming&Diving (@ACCSwimDive) February 22, 2020
Congrats to our Women's 400 IM winners!
🥇 Kathleen Moore, @packswimdive (4:04.35)
🥈 Margaret Nelson, @UVASwimDive (4:04.36)
🥉 Emma Muzzy, @packswimdive (4:05.08) pic.twitter.com/tRDFSH2qkZ
Moore trailed heading into the final lap, but fired off a 27.48 split in the last leg to take home gold in front of Virginia's Margaret Nelson.
Berkoff earned her first ACC title with a 51.64 swim in the 100-yard backstroke. The freshman posted the fastest time of her young career on her way to championship status. Her win marked the fourth-straight NC State crown in the event.
Back (stroke) to the podium.
— ACC Swimming&Diving (@ACCSwimDive) February 22, 2020
Congrats to our 100 backstroke winners!
🥇 Katharine Berkoff, @packswimdive (51.64)
🥈 Caroline Gmelich, @UVASwimDive (52.20)
🥉 Kylee Alons, @packswimdive (52.33) pic.twitter.com/7m3m3FQIqi
NC State (888) trails Virginia (1,001.5) heading into the final day of competition.
400 IM:
The Pack placed three in the A final in the second event of the day, the most of any squad. Behind Moore and Emma Muzzy's performances, Makayla Sargent rounded out a strong performance in the A final, helping NC State claim three of the top five spots with a time of 4:06.93.
Jessica Horomanski (4:12.05) notched an 11th-place finish to earn points for the squad.
200 FREE:
Julia Poole (1:47.35), Katie Mack (1:47.50) and Mackenzie Glover (1:47.35) all competed in the B final and placed in the top 15. Poole earned a top-10 finish, placing ninth.
100 BREAST:
Hansson and Olivia Calegan entered as the second and third seeds, respectively, after Friday's prelims. The duo would claim first and third-place honors to solidify NC State's second event of the night in which it placed two swimmers on the podium. Calegan broke the 59 second barrier, recording a 58.95 clip.
Heather Maccausland (1:01.04), Anna Shumate (1:01.10) and Olivia Fisher (1:02.59) also put points on the board for the Pack.
100 BACK:
NC State placed a total of five athletes based on prelims results in the 100 back finals across the board, the most of any event for the squad on Friday. Berkoff (51.21) and Alons (52.33) competed in the A final after posting the first and fourth-fastest times in the prelims, respectively.
Berkoff claimed first place, and Alons followed her 50-yard freestyle ACC title yesterday with bronze-medal honors in the 100-yard backstroke.
Danika Huizinga and Perry punched in top-15 finishes in 53.18 and 53.42, respectively.
400 MEDLEY RELAY:
NC State saw its second school record of the day fall in Friday's last event. The Pack edged out Virginia by almost over a second.
MEN'S PLATFORM:
James Brady made his way into the platform final, marking the first time in his career he had advanced to the finals on one-meter, three-meter and platform at the ACC Championship.
Brady ended the weekend with a sixth-place finish with a score of 344.90.
UP NEXT:
The NC State women's swimming and diving team concludes action at the ACC Championship on Saturday. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and finals are set for 6 p.m. The finals will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra starting at 6 p.m.
#GoPack | @packswimdive
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