Another American Record Falls; Wolfpack Secures Two ACC Titles on Second Night of Championships

Another American Record Falls; Wolfpack Secures Two ACC Titles on Second Night of Championships

2/21/2024 10:00:00 PM | Swimming

GREENSBORO, N.C. – It was a successful night two from the ACC Championships for NC Swim and Dive as the Wolfpack brought home another American record on their way to two ACC titles and six podium finishes.

After their American record in the 200-medley relay was broken shortly after setting it, the Wolfpack men returned to the pool and set the American record in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Luke Miller and Quintin McCarty were a part of both relays, with Drew Salls and Noah Henderson joining the freestyle relay.

With a time of 1:14.44 to set the American best time, the Wolfpack also matched their conference record set last season, which both Miller and Henderson were a part of, and it beat the meet record set in 2022 by Virginia.

Arsenio Bustos took home gold in the men's 200-yard IM for the second consecutive year with a 1:40.75.

The successful night helped the Wolfpack men surge to first place with 531.5 points, 196 points ahead of Notre Dame.

Women 500 Freestyle: The Wolfpack had swimmers in all three final heats. First in the C final, Keelan Cotter went 4:45.98 to finish first. In the B final, Grace Monahan also came in first place with a personal best of 4:45.42. The A final saw three NC State swimmers in the top eight; Emma Hastings finished fifth with a time of 4:42.77, Brooke Travis was right behind her at 4:43.99, and Yara Hierath placed seventh at 4:44.70.

Men 500 Freestyle: Four of the top eight swimmers were from NC State. Led by James Plage, who earned the silver medal with a 4:14.72, he was followed by Owen Lloyd and a personal best, who took home the bronze with a 4:14.87. Fourth and fifth place were also occupied by the Wolfpack, with Ross Dant going 4:15.05 and a personal best of 4:15.11 from Kyle Ponsler.

Women 200 Yard IM: Kennedy Noble represented the Wolfpack in the A final and earned a fourth-place finish and a personal best of 1:55.29. Grace Sheble and Katherine Helms appeared in the B final. Sheble finished 10^th overall at 1:57.61, and Helms finished 16th at 1:59.86.

Men 200 Yard IM: Bustos's time of 1:40.75 automatically qualifies him for NCAAs with A standard time. With a time of 1:42.77 in prelims, Diehl finished with a personal best of 1:41.97 for fourth place in the finals. Sam Hoover came in sixth place with a time of 1:43.60

Women 50 Yard Freestyle: Berkoff found herself on the podium again with a bronze in the women's 50 freestyle, clocking a 21.23. Meghan Donald finished in 16th with a time of 22.56, and Casandra Moses in 18^th at 22.33.

Men 50 Yard Freestyle: The top eight had three Wolfpack securing spots, led by McCarty at 18.89 and in fourth. Salls in sixth and 18.99 and Aiden Hayes at 19.30. The B final was won by Noah Henderson, who turned in a 19.24. Miller finished in 12^th at 19.38, followed by a personal best from Jerry Fox at 19.41.

Women 1 Meter Diving: Bayleigh Cranford, Helene Synnott, and Ashton Zuburg all competed in the women's 1-meter dive. Cranford just missed out on the top eight and a spot in the finals with a 255.00. Synnott scored 229.20, and Zuburg a 200.15

Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: The night started on the podium as the women took home third place in the 200-freestyle relay. Katharine Berkoff led things off with a 21.14 split, which set a school record. Abby Arens followed (21.60), with Meghan Donald (21.89) and Miriam Sheehan (21.61) rounding out the four.

Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: McCarty got the relay started with an 18.93 leadoff, Salls followed with his first 18-second split, going 18.53, and Henderson clocked an 18.45 with Miller closing it out with an 18.53 to bring home the American record

UP NEXT:
The Pack returns to the pool on Thursday for the third day of competition at the ACC Championships. Prelims are set for a 9:30 a.m. start, with finals beginning at 5:30 p.m. The ACC Network Extra will be live all day.