Heather MacCausland

Hall of Fame 2026 Beth Emery

Tuesday, April 28

Braden Holloway Reflects on Olympic Experience

Monday, October 28

The Moore Swimming Siblings

Tuesday, January 24

Wolfpack Women Top Moments - Swimming

Tuesday, May 03

16 Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

Wednesday, April 22

Wolfpack Close NCAA Championships with Silver in 400 Freestyle Relay

Saturday, March 28

McCarty Continues Record-Setting Run at NCAA Championships

Friday, March 27

McCarty, Hayes, and Winkler Lead Record-Setting Charge for NC State on Day Two

Thursday, March 26

The 2021 N.C. State GAC Fall Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Lynn Hey photo)

Photo by: Lynn Hey photo

Photo by: Chris Baird

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Downington, Penn.
High School:
Downington STEM Academy

5x All-American
- 2023: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
- 2020: 200 freestyle relay

Academic All-ACC Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021)
CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2021)

2022-23 (SENIOR):

Named All-American in two individual events and two Wolfpack relays at the 2023 NCAA Championship
Qualified for her first ever national A final in the 100-yard breaststroke placing fifth (57.74) and going a lifetime best time. Also swam in the B final of the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.14) finishing 16th over all
Ranks in the programs top ten third overall in the 100-yard breaststroke and sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke
Part of two national relays; Split a 25.69 on the breaststroke leg on the 200-yard medley relay placing 2nd (1:32.42) and breaking the program record. Her split was the fifth-fastest 50-yard breaststroke split in NCAA history. Also swam on the 400-yard medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg (57.39) finishing 2nd overall (3:24.66)
Made two A finals at the ACC championship, taking home silver in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.22) and seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.22)
ACC silver medalist in the 400-yard medley relay and and 200-yard medley relay
Named ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Jan.31; honors followed her performances in the Pack’s dual meet against Texas during which she posted the fastest 50-yard breaststroke split (25.76) in the 200-yard medley relay and took placed third in both the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke, lowering her personal best time in the 200-yard event in the process.
Claimed a win in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.56) at the NC State Invite

2021-22 (JUNIOR):

Competed individually at the NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle (62nd - 22.80), the 100 breaststroke (19th - 59.46) and the 200 breaststroke (43rd - 2:11.24)
Earned an ACC Championships silver medal as she anchored the Pack’s 200 freestyle relay squad (1:26.51)
Finalist in all three of her individual events at ACCs, competing in the 100 breaststroke (5th - 59.47), 200 breaststroke (8th - 2:12.22) and 50 freestyle (14th - 22.55); times of 59.15 and 2:09.20 in the breaststroke prelims were both career-best marks
Clocked season-best times in the 50 (22.37) and 100 (49.51r) freestyles at the NC State Invite

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):

Earned silver medals in 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay at 2021 ACC Championships
Placed sixth in the 50 freestyle (22.32) at the conference meet. Also a B finalist in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.03) and 200 breaststroke (2:10.56), with her mark in the 100 ranking sixth in program history
Qualified for NCAA Championships in three events (50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke) but was unable to compete due to an illness
Won 100 breaststroke in season-opening dual meet at UNC

2019-20 (FRESHMAN):

Qualified for the B final in all three of her individual events at the ACC Championships
Finished 10th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.23 that ranks ninth in program history
Also posted top-10 program marks in the 100 breaststroke (5th - 1:00.93) and the 200 breaststroke (6th - 2:11.13) with her B finals times
Finished on the podium as part of the Pack's 200 freestyle relay squad. Swam the anchor leg in 22.04 as the women placed third in an NCAA A cut of 1:27.50
Garnered All-America status in the 200 freestyle relay in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected after being part of the Wolfpack's A cut relay squad at ACCs

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