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NC State Splits Meet with Virginia, Pack Men Win Eighth Dual in a Row Over Cavaliers
1/22/2022 6:25:00 PM | Swimming
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The third-ranked NC State men's swimming and diving squad extended its winning streak to eight in a row over Virginia with its 191-104 victory Saturday afternoon.
The matchup was rounded out by many tight races on the women's side where No. 5 NC State faced off against No. 1 Virginia. The Cavalier women took the winning score with their 173 points over the Wolfpack women's 122.
DIVING HIGHLIGHTS:
NC State's divers kicked things off for the Wolfpack with numerous personal bests, highlighted by Bayne Bennett's victory on both boards. His efforts on the one-meter (366.08) and three-meter (342.00) boards marked as new personal bests.
Wolfpack junior Patrick O'Brien rounded out the podium on the three-meter with his third place finish (322.50).
Peter Edin secured a new zone cut with his personal best on the one-meter (307.43), while teammate Matt Sexton joined the tally of personal bests with his 290.70 point total on the one-meter and 295.50 points on the three-meter.
On the women's side, Helene Synnott grabbed the runner-up spot in the one-meter (272.93) and three-meter (304.80), followed by freshman Ashton Zuburg's personal best on the three-meter (266.93) and zone cut on the one-meter (293.85).
SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Junior Ross Dant kicked off the individual event action as he led the Wolfpack to a pair of 1-2-3-4 finishes in the distance events. His time of 8:58.20 seconds in the 1,000-yard freestyle stands as his fastest time this season, while he finished with a time of 4:20.77 seconds in the 500-yard event. Teammates Will Gallant, James Plage, and Curtis Wiltsey rounded out the top four in both events.
Brooke Travis broke the 10-minute mark for the second time this season in the women's 1,000-yard freestyle, where she garnered third place with her time of 9:57.10 seconds.
The sprint duo of sophomore Luke Miller and freshman Sam Hoover put up a pair of one-two finishes in both the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events, respectively. Miller posted times of 1:34.39 (200) and 42.93 (100), while Hoover clocked in at 1:35.40 (200) and 42.98 (100).
2021 World Champion Katharine Berkoff outswam her competition in the 200-yard backstroke with her hard fought time of 1:53.26. Earlier on in the session, her time of 51.71 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke landed her in second place. Both times are well under the provisional B cut standards for the 2022 NCAA Championships.
The trio of Kacper Stokowski (46.15), Hunter Tapp (47.96), and John Healy (48.21) swept the podium in the 100-yard backstroke.
Canberra, Australia native Abbey Webb rounded out the afternoon with a pair of second place finishes in the 100 (50.21) and 200-yard (1:47.28) freestyle contests. Both times are the fastest non-invitational times she's posted this season.
The men's butterfly events were a Wolfpack showdown with all NC State men putting up top-five finishes in both races. Noah Henderson (1:45.05), Noah Bowers (1:45.19), Aiden Hayes (1:47.14), and Zach Brown (1:47.31) secured first, second, fourth, and fifth places in the 200-yard event, while Nyls Korstanje (46.02), Luke Miller (46.52), Hayes (46.84), and Henderson (47.73) dominated the top four with their performances in the 100.
Freshman sprinter David Curtiss bettered his season best time in the 50-yard freestyle (19.38) and posted a new pool record in the event for the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center pool.
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RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
The Pack men got off to a fast start with their victory in the 200-yard medley relay, setting a new pool record in the process. The quartet of Kacper Stokowski (21.24), Rafal Kusto (23.96), Nyls Korstanje (19.97), and David Curtiss (18.97) combined efforts to put up a quick time of 1:24.14, the Wolfpack's fastest non-invitational time this season.
The NC State men's B relay was also loaded with talent as the team of Aiden Hayes (21.34), Giovanni Izzo (24.23), Luke Miller (20.34), and Noah Henderson (19.06) raced their teammates to the wall, touching just .8 of a second behind the A relay with a time of 1:24.97 seconds.
Katharine Berkoff (23.77), Andrea Podmanikova (28.08), Kylee Alons (23.19), and Heather MacCausland (22.29) put up a time of 1:37.33 seconds to take the second place spot on the women's side.
In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, the last race of the meet, the NC State men squad of David Curtiss (19.51), Nyls Korstanje (19.43), Noah Henderson (19.07), and Giovanni Izzo (19.96) were just barely out-touched in the event, as they fell just .14 seconds behind the Cavaliers with their time of 1:17.97 seconds.
Katharine Berkoff (22.58), Kylee Alons (22.02), Annabel Crush (22.68), and Heather MacCausland (22.71) rounded out the night on the women's side by posting the Wolfpack women's second fastest time of the season in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:29.99).
UP NEXT:
NC State is set to wrap up regular season competition next Friday as it hosts second-ranked Texas (women) and the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington (men). The diving events will begin at 3 p.m., while swimming action will begin at 4 p.m on Friday, Jan. 28. Sixteen Wolfpack swimming seniors will be recognized following the conclusion of the meet.
WOMEN'S TOP MARKS:
- 200 medley relay: Berkoff, Podmanikova, Alons, MacCausland (1:37.33)
- 1000 freestyle: Travis (9:57.10)
- Three-meter dive: Synnott (304.80)
- 200 freestyle: Webb (1:47.28)
- 100 backstroke: Berkoff (51.71)
- 100 breaststroke: MacCausland (1:01.82)
- 200 butterfly: Arens (1:57.55)Â
- 50 freestyle: Alons (22.62)
- One-meter dive: Synnott (272.93)
- 100 freestyle: Webb (50.21)
- 200 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 1:53.26)
- 200 breaststroke: MacCausland (2:15.61)
- 500 freestyle: Travis (4:55.52)
- 100 butterfly: Alons (52.94)
- 200 IM: Poole (2:00.30)
- 200 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Crush, MacCausland (first place - 1:29.99)
MEN'S TOP MARKS:
- 200 medley relay: Stokowski, Kusto, Korstanje, Curtiss (first place - 1:24.14)
- 1000 freestyle:
- One-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 366.08)
- 200 freestyle: Miller (first place - 1:34.39)
- 100 backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 46.15)
- 100 breaststroke: Kusto (53.66)
- 200 butterfly: Henderson (first place - 1:45.05)
- 50 freestyle: Curtiss (first place - 19.38)
- Three-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 342.00)
- 100 freestyle: Miller (first place - 42.93)
- 200 backstroke: M. Moore (first place - 1:43.64)
- 200 breaststroke: Monahan (1:58.60)
- 500 freestyle: Dant (first place - 4:20.77)
- 100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 46.02)
- 200 IM: M. Moore (first place - 1:46.67)
- 200 freestyle relay: Curtiss, Korstanje, Henderson, Izzo (1:17.97)
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