NC State Remains Perfect in Dual Meets with Sweep of Duke

Saturday, January 16

Durham, NC

11 AM (swimming only)

NC State

Duke

NC State Remains Perfect in Dual Meets with Sweep of Duke

1/16/2021 1:48:00 PM | Swimming

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DURHAM, N.C. – The Wolfpack men's and women's swimming and diving teams remain unbeaten through three dual meets and an invitational after picking up a pair of road victories at Duke on Saturday.

The fourth-ranked Wolfpack women came away from a ranked matchup with No. 16 Duke with the 163.5-93.5 win, and the sixth-ranked NC State men took the meet by a 167-92 decision over the Blue Devils. Both squads are now 3-0 on the season and in conference action with meets against Virginia and Virginia Tech remaining.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The Pack men continued their domination of the 1,000-yard freestyle with yet another 1-2-3 sweep. Eric Knowles led the way with a winning time of 9:13.17, and Curtis Wiltsey (9:23.05) and Owen Lloyd (9:29.03) joined him in the top three.

NC State went on to also claim the top four spots in the 500-yard freestyle, led by a top finish by sophomore Noah Bowers (4:25.67).

Kylee Alons added to her perfect weekend with another pair of event victories. She took top honors in her first 200-yard freestyle race of the season, clocking in at 1:47.76 for the win and just short of an NCAA provisional cut. Kate Moore (1:51.97) and McKaley Goldblum (1:52.03) joined her on the podium in that race.

Alons also led a 1-2-3 finish for the Wolfpack women in the 200-yard backstroke. The junior went 1:55.59 for an NCAA B cut, and Moore (1:59.77) and Maddy Flickinger (1:59.79) rounded out the attack.

Yara Hierath won both distance freestyle events with a time of 10:10.46 in the 1,000-yard and 4:58.84 in the 500-yard.

On the men's side, Noah Henderson went unbeaten in the butterfly events with his 100-yard mark of 48.59 and his 200-yard mark of 1:48.56. Luke Miller added a pair of wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.40), which he also won last night against the Tar Heels, and in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.17).

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wolfpack women claimed first place in the 200-yard medley relay to open the meet, with Katharine Berkoff (25.04), Sophie Hansson (28.29), Sirena Rowe (23.59) and Heather Maccausland (23.12) combining for a 1:40.04 final time.

NC State exhibitioned both of the 400-yard freestyle relay races but still posted the fastest times in both of those events.

UP NEXT:
The Pack will return home next weekend to host top-10 dual matchups with ACC foe Virginia. Diving is set for a 10 a.m. start, with swimming events beginning at 11 a.m. on ACCNX.

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