NC State
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Pack Men Win, Women Split in Tri Meet Against UNC and UVA
1/21/2023 3:39:00 PM | Swimming
RALEIGH, N.C. — The No. 4/No. 4 NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the weekend tri meet against North Carolina and Virginia Saturday with wins in twelve events. The Pack men defeated Virginia 264-89 and North Carolina 285-68, while the Wolfpack women beat North Carolina 243-110, while falling to No. 1 Virginia 130-223.
The session was highlighted by two pool records set by the men of NC State in both the 200-medley relay and 400-freestyle relay. The Wolfpack women won three events, while the men won all but one event.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
- 1000-yard freestyle
- Emma Hastings led the Wolfpack women with her second place finish, going 10:00.55. Brooke Travis finished fourth overall with her 10:06.12 from heat one. Yara Hierath ended in 5th (10:07.78).
- The Wolfpack distance squad was out to prove their dominance. James Plage (9:07.12) and Owen Lloyd (9:18.96) went 1-2 in heat 1, while Will Gallant (8:59.86) and Ross Dant (9:02.24) made a 1-2 punch in the second heat of the 1000 for first and second overall.
- 200-yard freestyle
- Celebrating her birthday in a fashionable state, Abbey Webb captured the top spot of the 200 free (1:46.48). Freshman Katherine Helms took third (1:48.14).
- On the men's side, Luke Miller set a new pool record with his 1:34.41 first-place finish in the event. Noah Bowers followed closely, taking second (1:37.34).
- 100-yard backstroke
- Katharine Berkoff tied the pool record to go 51.63 for the win. Rookie Kennedy Noble secured the top 2 finish for the Pack, going 52.72 for second.
- The duo of Kacper Stokowski (46.48) and Hunter Tapp (48.30) led the men to another sweep of the top two spots.
- 100-yard freestyle
- Back just 20 minutes later, Katharine Berkoff claimed second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.14). Abbey Webb snagged fourth (50.65), with Lindsey Immel (51.70) rounding out the top-eight with her sixth place finish.
- Noah Henderson brought the energy from heat one to grab the win going 43.41. Also from heat one was David Curtiss' 43.55 for second. Piszczorowicz was fourth (44.30) and Hoover seventh (44.49).
- 100-yard breaststroke
- Swimming to second place, Slovakia native Andrea Podmanikova went 1:01.33.
- Mason Hunter edged out Virginia's second place finisher by 13. to take the win (53.27). Izzo wasn't far behind in third (55.77).
- 100-yard butterfly
- In her final individual race in the Casey Aquatics Center, Kylee Alons went 52.40 from heat two to capture second, with Abby Arens soon behind for third (52.62).
- Senior Nyls Korstanje posted a 46.31 in the 100-yard fly to lead the 1-2-3 sweep for the Pack. Luke Miller was second (46.51) and Aiden Hayes third (46.83).
- 200-yard individual medley
- In the last individual event of the weekend, Abby Arens brought home the win for the Pack in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.71), with Kennedy Noble taking third (2:00.66).
- Graduate student Giovanni Izzo claimed fourth in the event (1:50.55), with Bustos and Moore joining him in the top eight.
RELAYS:
The NC State women's 'A' relay, consisting of Katharine Berkoff (23.94), Andrea Podmanikova (27.86), Kylee Alons (23.28), and Abby Arens (22.31) took second in the 200-yard medley relay to start off the morning. NC State's 'B' relay secured fourth place (Noble, Brouwer, Giesler, Moses - 1:40.33).
The Pack men proved their depth and dominance by taking both first and second place in the 200-yard medley relay. Kacper Stokowski led off the Pack men going 21.19, followed by Mason Hunter (23.97), Nyls Korstanje (20.31), and David Curtiss (18.87). The quartet's finishing time of 1:24.34 broke the previous pool record in the process.Â
Snagging second place from the rivals in the field, the Pack's 'B' relay (Hayes, Izzo, Bowers, and Henderson) finished in 1:26.94).
In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Cassie Moses, Katherine Helms, Abbey Webb, and Annabel Crush went 3:21.21 for fourth place.
To finish out the meet, the men's 'A' relay squad of Noah Henderson, David Curtiss, Luke Miller, and Hunter Tapp secured one last win for the Pack on senior day, posting a time of 2:52.29 for a new pool record.
DIVING:
Helene Synnott (291.15) and Ashton Zuburg (269.60) led the way for the Wolfpack women on the 1-meter, finishing in fifth and seventh, respectively.
Senior Bayne Bennett claimed a win in the event with his 368.70 points. Bloom (fourth, 317.90), Calderaro (fifth, 299.80), O'Brien (seventh, 293.05), and Dykema (eighth, 284.95) rounded out the top eight.
UP NEXT:
NC State returns to dual meet competition on Friday the 27th with meets in Austin, Tex. and at home in Raleigh. Some of the team will make the trek to Austin to face the Longhorns on both Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, while other members of the Pack will remain at home to take on the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington Friday evening.
WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Synnott (fifth place - 291.15)
200 medley relay: Berkoff, Podmanikova, Alons, Arens (second place - 1:37.39)
1000 freestyle: Hastings (second place - 10:00.55)
200 freestyle: Webb (first place - 1:46.48)
100 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 51.63)
100 freestyle: Berkoff (second place - 49.14)
100 breaststroke: Podmanikova (second place - 1:01.33)
100 butterfly: Alons (second place - 52.40)
200 individual medley: Arens (first place - 1:58.71)
400 freestyle relay: Moses, Helms, Webb, Crush (fourth place - 3:21.21)
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MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Bennett (first place -Â 368.70)
200 medley relay: Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Curtiss (first place - 1:23.34)
1000 freestyle: Gallant (first place - 8:59.86)
200 freestyle: Miller (first place - 1:34.41)
100 backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 46.48)
100 freestyle: Henderson (first place - 43.41)
100 breaststroke: Hunter (first place - 53.27)
100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 46.31)
200 individual medley: Izzo (fourth place - 1:50.55)
400 freestyle relay: Henderson, Curtiss, Miller, Tapp (first place - 2:52.29)
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