Pack Splits in Duals with Texas and UNCW

RALEIGH, N.C. // AUSTIN, TEXAS — With the squads split between two locations for weekend dual meet competition, the NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams each add a win and loss to the season record.

Swimming at home for the last time this season, the Wolfpack men and women defeated the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington 160-126 (men) and 186-105 (women). The session was highlighted by NC State winning all but two of the swimming events contested.

In the night's competition with No. 2/No. 5 Texas, the Pack men narrowly lost to the Longhorns 88-98, while the Wolfpack women fell with their 62 points to Texas' 124. Though the night came with a pair of team losses, NC State's evening was highlighted by five wins on the men's side and a nation-leading time on the women's side.

VS UNCW HIGHLIGHTS:

Elle Giesler, Kaylee Hamblin, and Lindsey Immel led the scoring for the Wolfpack women, each winning two individual events.
Giesler claimed the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.95) and 100-yard butterfly (54.42), both marking season-bests for the senior in her last home meet.
Hamblin claimed both breaststroke events, going 1:01.48 in the 100 and 2:13.50 in the 200-yard events.
Immel's wins came in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. The Colorado Springs, Colo. native went 22.95 in the 50 and 50.47 in the 100 to claim the first collegiate wins of her career.
On the men's side, Zachary Cram, Michael Moore, Markus Wennborg, and Austin Winchester each picked up a pair of wins to assist in the Pack's victory over the Seahawks.
Cram finished in first place in both the 100-yard (47.71) and 200-yard (1:44.54) backstroke events. Both times mark as season-bests.
Moore claimed the top spot in the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.02) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:46.33).
Wennborg and Winchester, both North Carolina natives, won both the 100 and 200-yard distances of their respective stroke. Wennborg swam breaststroke (54.01, 1:58.98) and Winchester competed in the freestyle events (44.57, 1:36.45).

VS. TEXAS HIGHLIGHTS:

The NC State women and men opened the meet by adding the names of both gender's A' relays of the 200-yard medley relay to the No. 3 spot in NC State's record book. Katharine Berkoff, Heather MacCasuland, Kylee Alons, and Abby Arens brought home a win with their time of 1:33.49, which stands as the fastest time in the nation this season. The quartet of Kacper Stokowski, Mason Hunter, Nyls Korstanje, and David Curtiss went 1:22.73, both squads bettering the third-fastest times in program history.
The 2022 ACC Champion in the event, Luke Miller won the 200-yard freestyle by .02 over the second place finisher, going 1:31.87. The time is just off of his program record set last year and marks the second-fastest time in the country this season.
Korstanje led the Pack men to sweep the top three spots in the 100-yard butterfly (45.83). Aiden Hayes finished in second (45.89) and Stokowski posted a 46.20 second swim for third.
Mason Hunter moved up on the record book in the 100-yard breaststroke. His time of 52.41 seconds, good for third place in the dual meet, moves him to the third-fastest in program history.
The Wolfpack women's only individual win of the session was earned by Katharine Berkoff's performance in the 50-yard freestyle. Her time of 21.90 seconds is a season-best by .32 of a second.
NC State racked up quite a few points in the 50-yard freestyle, with all four of the Pack men entered in the event finishing ahead of the Longhorns. Curtiss, as a sophomore, went 19.06 for the win, with Noah Henderson just behind him for second place (19.09). Korstanje and Miller tied for third (19.59).

UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack returns to action Saturday for one more day of competition against the Texas Longhorns. Competition is set for a 10 AM start in Austin (CST).

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS VS. UNCW

200-yard medley relay: Cusano, Hamblin, Giesler, Donald (first place - 1:38.75)
1000-yard freestyle: Hefner (first place - 10:09.85)
200-yard freestyle: Giesler (first place - 1:48.95)
100-yard backstroke: Cusano (first place - 53.26)
100-yard breaststroke: Hamblin (first place - 1:01.48)
200-yard butterfly: C. Sheble (1:58.64)
50-yard freestyle: Immel (first place - 22.95)
100-yard freestyle: Immel (first place - 50.47)
200-yard backstroke: Lewicki (first place - 1:55.39)
200-yard breaststroke: Hamblin (first place - 2:13.50)
500-yard freestyle: Hefner (second place - 4:59.97)
100-yard butterfly: Giesler (first place - 54.42)
200-yard individual medley: Monahan (first place - 2:01.38)
200-yard freestyle relay: Donald, Flickinger, Giesler, Immel (first place - 1:31.01)

MEN'S TOP FINISHERS VS. UNCW

200-yard medley relay: Cram, Winchester, Conrad, Sales (first place - 1:27.37)
1000-yard freestyle: Norris (first place - 9:08.01)
200-yard freestyle: Winchester (first place - 1:36.45)
100-yard backstroke: Cram (first place - 47.71)
100-yard breaststroke: Wennborg (first place - 54.01)
200-yard butterfly: Moore (first place - 1:44.02)
50-yard freestyle: Salls (first place - 20.00)
100-yard freestyle: Winchester (first place - 44.57)
200-yard backstroke: Cram (first place - 1:44.54)
200-yard breaststroke: Wennborg (first place - 1:58.98)
500-yard freestyle: Fuller (first place - 4:29.47)
100-yard butterfly: Conrad (second place - 48.77)
200-yard individual medley: Moore (first place - 1:46.33)
200-yard freestyle relay: Salls, Winchester, Weaver, Conrad (first place - 1:21.07)

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS VS. TEXAS

1-meter diving (women): Zuburg (fifth place - 278.63)
200-yard medley relay: Berkoff, MacCausland, Alons, Arens (first place - 1:33.49)
200-yard freestyle: Webb (third place - 1:45.01)
100-yard butterfly: Alons (second place - 50.64)
100-yard breaststroke: MacCausland (third place - 58.29)
500-yard freestyle: Hierath (third place - 4:44.42)
50-yard freestyle: Berkoff (first place - 21.90)
200-yard individual medley: G. Sheble (third place - 1:56.23)
200-yard backstroke: Muzzy (second place - 1:51.34)
400-yard freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Webb, Helms (second place - 3:11.78)

MEN'S TOP FINISHERS VS. TEXAS:

3-meter diving: Calderaro (third place - 375.90)
200-yard medley relay: Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Curtiss (first place - 1:22.73)
200-yard freestyle: Miller (first place - 1:31.87)
100-yard butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 45.83)
100-yard breaststroke: Hunter (third place - 52.41)
200-yard individual medley: Bowers (fourth place - 1:45.14)
50-yard freestyle: Curtiss (first place - 19.06)
500-yard freestyle: Plage (third place - 4:15.44)
200-yard backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 1:41.39)
400-yard freestyle relay: Curtiss, Henderson, Piszczorowicz, Miller (second place - 2:49.20)

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Players Mentioned

Kylee Alons

Abby Arens

Katharine Berkoff

Zachary Cram

David Curtiss

Elle Giesler

Kaylee Hamblin

Aiden Hayes

Noah Henderson

Mason Hunter

Lindsey Immel

Nyls Korstanje

Luke Miller

Michael Moore

Kacper Stokowski

Markus Wennborg

Austin Winchester