North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Reaches Podium Four Times, Sees Second, Third, and Sixth Place Finishes
3/29/2024 10:01:00 PM | Swimming
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Wolfpack packed the finals on night three of the NCAA Championships, bringing home four podium finishes, five swimmers earning individual All-American honors and setting four program records.
After setting the program record in the 100 butterfly preliminaries at 44.06, Luke Miller took home third place in the Friday night finals, beating his record, which he set in the morning of the event, with a time of 43.90. Aiden Hayes joined him on the podium with a sixth-place finish, clocking a personal best of 44.39. It was Hayes's third straight All-American honor and Millers' first in the event.
The B-final of the 100 butterfly saw Wolfpack finish back-to-back, with Arsenio Bustos putting up a personal best, winning the consolation final with a 44.49 and ninth place overall finish. Kacper Stokowski followed right behind him in 44.57 for 10th place.
Stokowski, the 2022 100 YD backstroke national champion and 2023 national runner-up, was in the finals for the fourth time in his career and came away with a second-place finish in the A-final, going 43.89. He had the second-fastest preliminary time, 44.08.
Owen Lloyd and Kyle Ponsler had a strong showing in the 400 IM preliminaries to start day three of action. Lloyd took the top spot in his heat, going 3:43.21. Ponsler finished fourth in heat three at 3:41.91 and 16th overall to secure a place in the B-final.
In that B-final, Ponsler, who won the ACC Championship earlier this year in his first national championship appearance, set a program record and finished 10th overall in 3:39.28.
The 400-yard medley relay closed the night, with the Wolfpack in lane seven in the fourth and final heat. Stokowski, Sam Hoover, Miller, and Quintin McCarty set the program record at 2:59.71 for a third-place finish.
The Wolfpack are now in fifth place overall, with 206 points heading into the final day of competition.
All-America Recipients
Aiden Hayes- 200 Medley, 100 Butterfly
Sam Hoover- 200 Medley 400 Medley Relay
Quintin McCarty- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay
Luke Miller- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay
Arsenio Bustos- 200 IM
Jerry Fox- 200 Freestyle Relay
Noah Henderson- 200 Freestyle Relay
Kacper Stokowski- 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
Sam Hoover- 400 Medley Relay
Podium finishes
200 Medley Relay: 3rd Place Aiden Hayes, Luke Miller, Sam Hoover, Quintin McCarty
200 IM: 4th Place Arsenio Bustos
200 Freestyle Relay: 4th Place Noah Henderson, Luke Miller, Jerry Fox, Quintin McCarty
100 Butterfly: 3rd Place Luke Miller, 6th Place Aiden Hayes
100 Backstroke: 2nd Kacper Stokowski
400 Medley Relay: 3rd Kacper Stokowski, Sam Hoover, Luke Miller, Quintin McCarty
Honorable Mention All-Americans
800 Freestyle Relay: Stokowski, Miller, Bustos, Diehl (9th Place)
500 Freestyle: James Plage (16th Place)
200 IM: Daniel Diehl(16th Place)
50 Freestyle: Quintin McCarty(16th Place)
400 IM: Kyle Ponsler (10th Place)
100 Butterfly: Arsenio Bustos (9th Place) Kacper Stokowski (10th Place)
100 Backstroke: Aiden Hayes (10th Place)
The NCAA Championships conclude tomorrow, Saturday, March 30, with the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 1650 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay completing the week.
After setting the program record in the 100 butterfly preliminaries at 44.06, Luke Miller took home third place in the Friday night finals, beating his record, which he set in the morning of the event, with a time of 43.90. Aiden Hayes joined him on the podium with a sixth-place finish, clocking a personal best of 44.39. It was Hayes's third straight All-American honor and Millers' first in the event.
The B-final of the 100 butterfly saw Wolfpack finish back-to-back, with Arsenio Bustos putting up a personal best, winning the consolation final with a 44.49 and ninth place overall finish. Kacper Stokowski followed right behind him in 44.57 for 10th place.
Stokowski, the 2022 100 YD backstroke national champion and 2023 national runner-up, was in the finals for the fourth time in his career and came away with a second-place finish in the A-final, going 43.89. He had the second-fastest preliminary time, 44.08.
Owen Lloyd and Kyle Ponsler had a strong showing in the 400 IM preliminaries to start day three of action. Lloyd took the top spot in his heat, going 3:43.21. Ponsler finished fourth in heat three at 3:41.91 and 16th overall to secure a place in the B-final.
In that B-final, Ponsler, who won the ACC Championship earlier this year in his first national championship appearance, set a program record and finished 10th overall in 3:39.28.
The 400-yard medley relay closed the night, with the Wolfpack in lane seven in the fourth and final heat. Stokowski, Sam Hoover, Miller, and Quintin McCarty set the program record at 2:59.71 for a third-place finish.
The Wolfpack are now in fifth place overall, with 206 points heading into the final day of competition.
All-America Recipients
Aiden Hayes- 200 Medley, 100 Butterfly
Sam Hoover- 200 Medley 400 Medley Relay
Quintin McCarty- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay
Luke Miller- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay
Arsenio Bustos- 200 IM
Jerry Fox- 200 Freestyle Relay
Noah Henderson- 200 Freestyle Relay
Kacper Stokowski- 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
Sam Hoover- 400 Medley Relay
Podium finishes
200 Medley Relay: 3rd Place Aiden Hayes, Luke Miller, Sam Hoover, Quintin McCarty
200 IM: 4th Place Arsenio Bustos
200 Freestyle Relay: 4th Place Noah Henderson, Luke Miller, Jerry Fox, Quintin McCarty
100 Butterfly: 3rd Place Luke Miller, 6th Place Aiden Hayes
100 Backstroke: 2nd Kacper Stokowski
400 Medley Relay: 3rd Kacper Stokowski, Sam Hoover, Luke Miller, Quintin McCarty
Honorable Mention All-Americans
800 Freestyle Relay: Stokowski, Miller, Bustos, Diehl (9th Place)
500 Freestyle: James Plage (16th Place)
200 IM: Daniel Diehl(16th Place)
50 Freestyle: Quintin McCarty(16th Place)
400 IM: Kyle Ponsler (10th Place)
100 Butterfly: Arsenio Bustos (9th Place) Kacper Stokowski (10th Place)
100 Backstroke: Aiden Hayes (10th Place)
The NCAA Championships conclude tomorrow, Saturday, March 30, with the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 1650 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay completing the week.
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