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Wolfpack Cruises Past Tar Heels for Second Dual Sweep Over UNC This Season
1/15/2021 8:53:00 PM | Swimming
RALEIGH – The Wolfpack extended its sweep streak over rival North Carolina to seven-straight duals as both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated the Tar Heels on Friday evening.
The No. 4 Wolfpack women defeated the 18th-ranked Tar Heels 188-109, and the No. 6 Pack men rounded out the night with a 173-127 victory over No. 20 UNC.
NC State's women absolutely dominated the meet as they posted the fastest time in every single swimming event contested on the night. The Pack men dropped just four races on the way to their victory.
In total, the Pack swept the podium in six total races, and four members of the squad picked up multiple top finishes.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Junior Kylee Alons put on a clinic and finished an incredible triple with victories in all three of her individual events. She kicked off the evening with back-to-back wins in the 50-yard freestyle (22.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (48.94) before closing her outing with the 100-yard butterfly win (52.66).
The Pack also dominated the distance free events yet again as it went 1-2-3 on the men's and women's sides of both the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,000-yard freestyle. Kate Moore and Ross Dant won gold in both of those respective races.
Abby Arens added a multi-victory night, as the freshman took first place in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.45) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.30).
The Wolfpack women also swept the 200-yard breaststroke with the attack from Andrea Podmanikova (2:12.91), Sophie Hansson (2:12.98) and Julia Poole (2:15.43). The Pack men's other podium sweep came in the last individual race of the night, as Noah Bowers (1:50.63), Michael Moore (1:50.69) and Erge Gezmis (1:51.05) went 1-2-3.
NC State also saw some familiar faces return to the pool as Hansson, Rafal Kusto, Gezmis and Giovanni Izzo made their season debuts after spending the fall semester back home in Europe. Hansson (100-yard breaststroke, 1:01.07) and Izzo (50-yard freestyle, 20.28) each picked up a top finish on the night.
For the divers, Bayne Bennett posted another NCAA Zones cut on three-meter (337.65), and Clara Tate placed third on one-meter with a season-best score of 228.53.
RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
NC State kicked off the meet with first-place finishes in both 200-yard medley relay races. Katharine Berkoff (24.88), Hansson (27.73), Sirena Rowe (23.34) and Alons (22.01) combined for a 1:37.96 time, and Izzo (22.08), Kusto (24.01), Luke Sobolewski (21.19) and Hunter Tapp (19.69) went 1:26.97.
Luke Miller (44.16), Tapp (43.19), Izzo (44.15) Noah Henderson (44.81) also won in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2:56.31.
UP NEXT:
NC State will round out its double-meet weekend with the quick trip over to Duke on Saturday. The meet, which will be swimming events only, is set for an 11 a.m. start from inside the Taishoff Natatorium.
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 medley relay: Berkoff, Hansson, Rowe, Alons (1st - 1:37.96)
- Three-meter dive: Clara Tate (4th - 237.83)
- 1000 freestyle: Kate Moore (1st - 9:55.05)
- 200 freestyle: Julia Poole (1st - 1:49.70)
- 100 backstroke: Katharine Berkoff (1st - 53.27)
- 100 breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (1st - 1:01.07)
- 200 butterfly: Abby Arens (1st - 1:59.45)
- 50 freestyle: Kylee Alons (1st - 22.62)
- One-meter dive: Clara Tate (3rd - 228.53)
- 100 freestyle: Kylee Alons (1st - 48.94)
- 200 backstroke: Emma Muzzy (1st - 1:55.20)
- 200 breaststroke: Andrea Podmanikova (1st - 2:12.91)
- 500 freestyle: Kate Moore (1st - 4:51.94)
- 100 butterfly: Kylee Alons (1st - 52.66)
- 200 IM: Abby Arens (1st - 2:01.30)
- 400 freestyle relay: Poole, Muzzy, Goldblum, Moore (EXH - 3:24.77)
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
- 200 medley relay: Izzo, Kusto, Sobolewski, Tapp (1st - 1:26.97)
- One-meter dive: Patrick O'Brien (4th - 296.85)
- 1000 freestyle: Ross Dant (1st - 9:04.41)
- 200 freestyle: Luke Miller (1st - 1:37.34)
- 100 backstroke: John Healy (2nd - 48.61)
- 100 breaststroke: Rafal Kusto (2nd - 54.06)
- 200 butterfly: Zach Brown (1st - 1:46.12)
- 50 freestyle: Giovanni Izzo (1st - 20.28)
- Three-meter dive: Bayne Bennett (4th - 337.65)
- 100 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (1st - 44.18)
- 200 backstroke: Michael Moore (1st - 1:46.99)
- 200 breaststroke: Rafal Kusto (2nd - 1:58.84)
- 500 freestyle: Ross Dant (1st - 4:23.55)
- 100 butterfly: Noah Henderson (2nd - 47.79)
- 200 IM: Noah Bowers (1st - 1:50.63)
- 400 freestyle relay: Miller, Tapp, Izzo, Henderson (1st - 2:56.31)
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