NC State
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Wolfpack Remains Undefeated After Sweeping Duke
1/15/2022 2:16:00 PM | Swimming
Raleigh – The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams extended their season winning streak after defeating the Duke Blue Devils Saturday morning during the Wolfpack's first dual of the 2022 calendar year.
The No. 2 NC State men defeated Duke 177-112, and the Wolfpack women rounded out the session with a 174-126 victory over the Blue Devils.
NC State absolutely dominated the meet by capturing the first place spots in all but four of the 28 swimming events contested. Of those events, the Wolfpack swept a total of eight events, earning the first, second, and third place spots in those races.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wolfpack distance powerhouse once again showed their endurance, as the men and women collectively swept the podium in several events.
In the women's 1,000-yard freestyle, the trio of Brooke Travis (10:05.44), Yara Hierath (10:09.82), and Grace Sheble (10:20.81) collected first, second, and third places, respectively.
The men followed the women's lead in the same event, securing first through fourth places. Will Gallant led the way (9:00.89), followed by Eric Knowles (9:13.41), Curtis Wiltsey (9:15.48), and Owen Lloyd (9:19.71).
Australian native Abbey Webb finished the session with three individual victories in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.43), 50-yard freestyle (23.45), and 100-yard freestyle (49.85).
Freshman Sam Hoover won both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events with his performances of 43.84 seconds in the 100 and 1:36.25 seconds in the 200.
After bringing home two gold medals from World Championships in December, Katharine Berkoff returned to competition in both relays and the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events. Her times of 52.45 and 1:55.13 seconds were both good for first place.
Butterflier Abby Arens won the 100 (53.93) and 200-yard butterfly events (1:58.18), in addition to swimming a leg in both the 400-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays, earning four wins in the session.
Wolfpack diver Bayne Bennett once again led the boards in both the one-meter and three-meter events. His score of 343.73 points in the one-meter marks as his second best performance this season, while his 362.03 points on the three-meter stand as his highest score this season.
RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
NC State claimed the top spot in the 400-yard medley relay on both sides to start off the swimming portion of the day's events.
Katharine Berkoff, Heather MacCausland, Abby Arens, and Julia Poole brought the team home with a time of 3:37.36, ahead of second place finishing Duke by more than four seconds.
The men's quartet of Hunter Tapp, Giovanni Izzo, Luke Miller, and Noah Henderson claimed first on the men's side with their time of 3:11.32. They were followed by the B relay of Garrett Boone, Markus Wennborg, John Healy, and David Curtiss, who snagged second place (3:16.00).
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, NC State was victorious once again, with the women and men securing the first place finish. Berkoff, Webb, Poole, and MacCausland edged-out Duke by just over a tenth of a second with their 1:32.23 performance.
Though swimming exhibition, Hoover, Korstanje, Henderson, and Curtiss posted the fastest time of the event (1:18.41).
UP NEXT:
NC State is slated to be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 22, as the men and women travel to Charlottesville, VA to face the Virginia Cavaliers. The Virginia women are currently ranked first in both the conference and in the nation, while the Cavalier men sit fifth in the conference and 17th in the NCAA, as seen in December's CSCAA poll. Diving will begin at 10 a.m., with swimming set to begin at 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
400 medley relay: Berkoff, MacCausland, Arens, Poole (first place - 3:37.36)
1000 freestyle: Travis (first place - 10:05.44)
200 freestyle: Webb (first place - 1:48.43)
100 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 52.45)
100 breaststroke: Podmanikova (first place - 1:01.97)
200 butterfly: Arens (first place - 1:58.18)
50 freestyle: Webb (first place - 23.45)
100 freestyle: Webb (first place - 49.85)
200 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 1:55.13)
200 breaststroke: Podmanikova (2:13.91)
500 freestyle: Travis (4:54.82)
100 butterfly: Arens (first place - 53.93)
200 IM: Muzzy (2:02.26)
200 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Webb, Poole, MacCausland (first place - 1:32.23)
One-meter dive: Tate (265.50)
Three-meter dive: Zuburg (289.13)
MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
400 medley relay: Tapp, Izzo, Miller, Henderson (first place - 3:11.32)
1000 freestyle: Gallant (first place - 9:00.89)
200 freestyle: Hoover (first place - 1:36.25)
100 backstroke: Bowers (first place - 49.45)
100 breaststroke: Kusto (first place - 53.84)
200 butterfly: Henderson (first place - 1:46.01)
50 freestyle: Curtiss (first place - 19.63)
100 freestyle: Hoover (first place - 43.84)
200 backstroke: Moore (first place - 1:45.26)
200 breaststroke: Kusto (first place - 1:58.00)
500 freestyle: Dant (first place - 4:23.14)
100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 46.21)
200 IM: Bowers (1:49.83)
200 freestyle relay: Hoover, Korstanje, Henderson, Curtiss (first place - 1:18.41)
One-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 343.73)
Three-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 362.03)
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