North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Wrap Up Day One of NCAAs with Second, Twelfth Place Relay Finishes
3/16/2022 7:50:00 PM | Swimming
ATLANTA – Eight of NC State's women kicked off the Pack's competition at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday night with two relay performances.Â
Setting the tone for the rest of the Championships, Katharine Berkoff led off the Pack in the 200-yard medley relay with a 22.76 second split, marking the fastest 50-yard backstroke split in history. Sophie Hansson contributed a 26.05 split on the breaststroke leg, Abby Arens posted a 22.93 on the butterfly leg, and senior Kylee Alons anchored the Pack with a 21.22 split, .04 of a second faster than she swam on the same relay at last year's meet. The squad's time of 1:32.96 secured the National Runner-up title for the Wolfpack women.
The race rewrites the NC State Record Book, marking the fastest time in the event in program history.
After a short break from competition, Abbey Webb, Kate Moore, Julia Poole, and Annabel Crush represented the Pack in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Their 12th place finishing time of 7:00.06 seconds ties NC State's best finish in the event since securing twelfth place in 2016 and names the squad as Honorable Mention All Americans.
Abbey Webb's leadoff split (1:44.65) stands as a personal best time and falls just .04 seconds off of the program record set in 2016. Fifth-year seniors Kate Moore (1:44.17) and Julia Poole (1:46.30) swam the second and third legs, while freshman Annabel Crush brought the team home with her 1:44.94 anchor split.Â
The Pack will be back in action Thursday morning for day two's prelims session. The Wolfpack Women will compete in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay.Â
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