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NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
Wolfpack Men Earns Fifth Place Finish at NCAA Swim and Dive Championships
3/30/2024 9:49:00 PM | Swimming
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the ninth consecutive year, head coach Braden Holloway has led the Wolfpack to a top-10 finish as NC State concluded the NCAA Swim and Dive Championships in fifth place on Saturday Night after four days of competition at the Indiana University Natatorium.
As they had done all week, the Wolfpack put three more swimmers and a relay team on the podium, Saturday night and had three swims in the B-final to help the Pack put up a total of 318 points over the course of the week.
Defending national champion in the 200 butterfly, Aiden Hayes reached the podium for the third time this week with a third-place finish swimming a 1:39.16. Noah Bowers was also in the final and finished sixth at 1:39.94, giving him his second straight year with All-American status in the event.
Kacper Stokowski found himself among the top eight in the country once again after finishing fifth in the 200 backstroke, clocking a 1:38.15. Stokowski set a personal best during preliminaries at 1:37.90, the second fastest time in program history.
Kyle Ponsler started the day in the first heat of the 200 backstroke, finishing first with a new personal best of 1:42.50. Hunter Tapp, in lane one of the sixth and final heat of the event, finished seventh in 1:40.81.
Luke Miller, Daniel Diehl, and Arsenio Bustos made it to the B-final on Saturday night. Diehl, who set a personal best in the 200 backstroke at 1:39.01 during preliminaries, finished 15th overall, giving the freshman three top-16 finishes in his first NCAA Championships appearance.
In the 100 freestyle, Miller managed a personal best in the preliminaries, going 41.37 to place 11th overall. He followed that up with a ninth-place finish in the nightcap to win the B-final with a time of 41.27. He remains the third-fastest swimmer in the event in program history.
Seven Wolfpack swimmers competed in the 100 freestyle, setting new personal bests throughout. Freshman Jerry Fox won heat six with a personal best of 41.81, placing him 17th and just missing the B-final cut. Sam Hoover went 41.98 in that same heat, also setting a new personal best.
Drew Salls (42.69), Noah Henderson (42.49), Quintin McCarty, and Hudson Williams (42.11) all swam in the 100 freestyle as well.
Arsenio Bustos was the lone Wolfpack in the 200 breaststroke and made sure to let everyone know. He won the consolation final with the fastest time in program history, 1:50.49. It was Bustos' third honorable mention honor of the week.
In the 1650 freestyle, four NC State swimmers turned out strong performances, led by Owen Lloyd in fifth place as he swam a personal best of 14:39.18. Lance Norris and Ross Dant followed Lloyd with honorable mention All-American honors, with Norris setting a personal best in 13th place with a time of 14:44.85 and Dant in 15th at 14:46.76.
The Championships came to a close after the Wolfpack placed fourth in the 400 Freestyle relay. It was the fourth relay the Wolfpack had put on the podium, finishing with a time of 2:45.29 from Miller, Fox, Sam Hoover, and Quintin McCarty for the third fastest time in program history.
All-American Recipients
Aiden Hayes- 200 Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly
Sam Hoover- 200 Medley 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Quintin McCarty- 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Luke Miller- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Arsenio Bustos- 200 IM
Jerry Fox- 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Noah Henderson- 200 Freestyle Relay
Kacper Stokowski- 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Backstroke
Noah Bowers- 200 Butterfly
Owen Lloyd- 1650 Freestyle
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
200 Butterfly: 3rd Aiden Hayes, 6th Noah Bowers
200 Backstroke: 5th Kacper Stokowski
1650 Freestyle: 5th Owen Lloyd
400 Freestyle Relay: 4th Place Luke Miller, Sam Hoover, Jerry Fox, 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)
200 Backstroke: Daniel Diehl (15th Place)
100 Freestyle: Luke Miller (9th Place)
200 Breaststroke: Arsenio Bustos (9th Place)
1650 Freestyle: Lance Norris (13th Place) Ross Dant (15th Place)
As they had done all week, the Wolfpack put three more swimmers and a relay team on the podium, Saturday night and had three swims in the B-final to help the Pack put up a total of 318 points over the course of the week.
Defending national champion in the 200 butterfly, Aiden Hayes reached the podium for the third time this week with a third-place finish swimming a 1:39.16. Noah Bowers was also in the final and finished sixth at 1:39.94, giving him his second straight year with All-American status in the event.
Kacper Stokowski found himself among the top eight in the country once again after finishing fifth in the 200 backstroke, clocking a 1:38.15. Stokowski set a personal best during preliminaries at 1:37.90, the second fastest time in program history.
Kyle Ponsler started the day in the first heat of the 200 backstroke, finishing first with a new personal best of 1:42.50. Hunter Tapp, in lane one of the sixth and final heat of the event, finished seventh in 1:40.81.
Luke Miller, Daniel Diehl, and Arsenio Bustos made it to the B-final on Saturday night. Diehl, who set a personal best in the 200 backstroke at 1:39.01 during preliminaries, finished 15th overall, giving the freshman three top-16 finishes in his first NCAA Championships appearance.
In the 100 freestyle, Miller managed a personal best in the preliminaries, going 41.37 to place 11th overall. He followed that up with a ninth-place finish in the nightcap to win the B-final with a time of 41.27. He remains the third-fastest swimmer in the event in program history.
Seven Wolfpack swimmers competed in the 100 freestyle, setting new personal bests throughout. Freshman Jerry Fox won heat six with a personal best of 41.81, placing him 17th and just missing the B-final cut. Sam Hoover went 41.98 in that same heat, also setting a new personal best.
Drew Salls (42.69), Noah Henderson (42.49), Quintin McCarty, and Hudson Williams (42.11) all swam in the 100 freestyle as well.
Arsenio Bustos was the lone Wolfpack in the 200 breaststroke and made sure to let everyone know. He won the consolation final with the fastest time in program history, 1:50.49. It was Bustos' third honorable mention honor of the week.
In the 1650 freestyle, four NC State swimmers turned out strong performances, led by Owen Lloyd in fifth place as he swam a personal best of 14:39.18. Lance Norris and Ross Dant followed Lloyd with honorable mention All-American honors, with Norris setting a personal best in 13th place with a time of 14:44.85 and Dant in 15th at 14:46.76.
The Championships came to a close after the Wolfpack placed fourth in the 400 Freestyle relay. It was the fourth relay the Wolfpack had put on the podium, finishing with a time of 2:45.29 from Miller, Fox, Sam Hoover, and Quintin McCarty for the third fastest time in program history.
All-American Recipients
Aiden Hayes- 200 Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly
Sam Hoover- 200 Medley 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Quintin McCarty- 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Luke Miller- 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Arsenio Bustos- 200 IM
Jerry Fox- 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
Noah Henderson- 200 Freestyle Relay
Kacper Stokowski- 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Backstroke
Noah Bowers- 200 Butterfly
Owen Lloyd- 1650 Freestyle
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
200 Butterfly: 3rd Aiden Hayes, 6th Noah Bowers
200 Backstroke: 5th Kacper Stokowski
1650 Freestyle: 5th Owen Lloyd
400 Freestyle Relay: 4th Place Luke Miller, Sam Hoover, Jerry Fox, 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)
200 Backstroke: Daniel Diehl (15th Place)
100 Freestyle: Luke Miller (9th Place)
200 Breaststroke: Arsenio Bustos (9th Place)
1650 Freestyle: Lance Norris (13th Place) Ross Dant (15th Place)
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