Friday, January 27
Austin, TX
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Pack Splits in Duals with Texas and UNCW
1/27/2023 10:14:00 PM | Swimming
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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