Pack men finished strong in Durham! pic.twitter.com/ZogoqWvSLc

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 14, 2023

Wolfpack women checked off the first ACC win of the season! ❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/stRA3hTw1f

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 14, 2023

Swimming in the first of three consecutive weekends of competition, NC State's men's and women's swimming and diving teams began the season's ACC competition with wins over Duke in the Saturday dual.

The fourth-ranked Wolfpack women ended Duke's 4-0 winning streak with a 168-130 win over the Blue Devils, while the fifth-ranked NC State men overcame unranked Duke to win 199-96.

NC State swept the podium in ten events, putting up the top time in all but six of the 32 events contested. Four members of the squad picked up wins in both of their individual events, respectively.


INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Junior Abby Arens posted two wins during the session, picking up the top time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.67) and 100-yard freestyle (49.90). Her finish in the freestyle event led one of three 1-2-3 sweeps for the Wolfpack women.

During the first season of her collegiate career, freshman Kennedy Noble put together two winning times, leading two 1-2-3 sweeps for the squad. In the 100-yard backstroke, her time of 52.96 seconds led the trio of the Pack in the top three, with Emma Muzzy (55.79) and Maddy Flickinger (55.79) finishing second and third. Noble's second win occurred just a handful of events later in the 200-yard backstroke (1:56.35), where she once again led the women of NC State to a 1-2-3 finish with Muzzy (1:59.35) and Hefner (1:59.50) right behind.

On the men's side, graduate student Giovanni Izzo and junior Michael Moore led the way for the Pack. Both men put together top finishes in their individual events with Izzo winning the 100-yard backstroke (48.46) and 100-yard butterfly (47.79) and Moore claiming the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.15) and 200-yard backstroke (1:47.65). Both of Izzo's swims led the Pack to sweep the podium.

NC State secured 1-2-3 finishes in ten total events, with the additional sweeps occurring in the men's 1000-yard freestyle, men's 100-yard breaststroke, men's 100-yard freestyle, and the men's 400-yard individual medley (exhibition).

RELAYS:
Kennedy Noble (24.98), Heather MacCausland (27.55), Kylee Alons (23.69) and Abby Arens (22.33) kicked off the Wolfpack winning streak with a win in the 200-yard medley relay (1:38.55), beating second-place Duke by a second and a half.

For the men, Giovanni Izzo (22.13), Mason Hunter (24.62), Nyls Korstanje (20.53), and Noah Henderson (19.22) set the tone for the rest of the session by winning the medley relay event by over two full seconds (1:26.50).

NC State opted to compete in the 400-freestyle relay as exhibition swims, though both the A and B relays for the women and men finished ahead of Duke's fastest relays on each side. The women's A relay (3:21.69) consisted of Cassie Moses, Kylee Alons, Sarah Watson, and Katherine Helms, while the men were led by Noah Henderson, Nyls Korstanje, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, and Austin Winchester (2:56.48).

DIVING:
NC State's divers picked up a couple of wins and had several top-three finishes on the baords.

Senior Helene Synnott secured second place finishes on both the 1-meter (292.95) and 3-meter (303.98) boards, with freshman Ren Watt following closely behind on the 3-meter in 3rd place (283.50).

On the men's side, Bayne Bennett and Renato Calderaro added wins for the Pack. Bennett's 336.38 points on the 1-meter and Calderaro's 350.70 points on the 3-meter


UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack's ACC competition resumes next weekend (Jan. 20-21) as it faces North Carolina and Virginia in Chapel Hill Friday, and then is set to host both teams in Raleigh on Saturday morning to resume the tri-meet competition.


WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Synnott (second place - 292.95)
3-meter diving: Synnott (second place - 303.98)
200 medley relay: Noble, MacCausland, Alons, Arens (first place - 1:38.55)
1000 freestyle: Travis (first place -9:58.37)
200 freestyle: Helms (first place - 1:48.31)
100 backstroke: Noble (first place - 52.96)
100 breaststroke: Arens (first place - 1:00.67)
200 butterfly: G. Sheble (first place - 1:58.61)
50 freestyle: Alons (first place - 22.90)
100 freestyle: Arens (first place - 49.90)
200 backstroke: Noble (first place - 1:56.35)
200 breaststroke: Podmanikova (fourth place - 2:16.00)
500 freestyle: Travis (second place - 4:54.14)
100 butterfly: Alons (first place - 53.62)
400 IM: Hierath (third place - 4:22.65)
400 freestyle relay: Moses, Alons, Watson, Helms (EXH - 3:21.69)


MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Bennett (first place - 336.38)
3-meter diving: Calderaro (first place - 350.70)
200 medley relay: Izzo, Hunter, Korstanje, Henderson (first place - 1:26.50)
1000 freestyle: Gallant (first place - 9:06.77)
200 freestyle: Bowers (first place - 1:37.78)
100 backstroke: Izzo (first place - 48.46)
100 breaststroke: Hunter (first place - 55.24)
200 butterfly: Moore (first place - 1:49.15)
50 freestyle: Korstanje (first place - 19.87)
100 freestyle: Hoover (first place - 44.42)
200 backstroke: Moore (first place - 1:47.65)
200 breaststroke: (second place - 2:02.32)
500 freestyle: Dant (first place -4:27.02)
100 butterfly: Izzo (first place - 47.79)
400 IM: Ponsler (EXH - 3:54.54)
400 freestyle relay: Henderson, Korstanje, Piszczorowicz, Winchester (EXH - 2:56.48)

https://gopack.com/news/2023/1/14/swimming-pack-opens-acc-competition-with-wins-over-blue-devils.aspx

NC State freshman Kennedy Noble was recognized by the ACC league office Tuesday as the conference's Women's Swimmer of the Week for her dominating performance in Saturday's dual meet win over Duke.

After picking up wins in both of her individual events during Saturday's meet on the road, the Goodyear, Ariz. native claims the first ACC Women's Swimmer of the Week honor of her career. Noble started the meet with a 24.98 split on the backstroke leg of the Wolfpack women's 200-yard medley relay and just six events later, went 52.96 in the 100-yard backstroke to secure the top spot. The winning time led the Pack to a 1-2-3 finish in the event, with Emma Muzzy and Maddy Flickinger finishing second and third.

Noble continued to prove her dominance by winning the 200-yard backstroke in 1:56.35, an event in which she is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation. The freshman rounded out the day by leading off NC State's 'C' relay in the 400-yard freestyle relay, splitting 51.53 for the second-fastest leadoff split in the field.

Both individual swims mark NCAA B cuts, Noble being the only swimmer of the session to achieve the mark in both individual events.

The NC State squads will return to action Friday for a tri meet against North Carolina and Virginia in Chapel Hill and competition will resume Saturday morning at the Casey Natatorium in Raleigh for the Wolfpack's Senior Day.

https://gopack.com/news/2023/1/17/swimming-noble-honored-as-acc-womens-swimmer-of-the-week.aspx

The top-5 ranked men and women of @packswimdive will celebrate senior day on Saturday and face off against Virginia and UNC at Casey Aquatic Center.

Diving is set to begin at 10 a.m. with swimming events to follow at 11 a.m. Admission is free to the public 🐺#GoPack pic.twitter.com/QXz5mwZetR

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) January 19, 2023

The No. 4/No. 5 NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will face No. 17/NR North Carolina and No. 1/No. 11 Virginia this weekend in a two-day tri meet. Friday's events will take place at the Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, with NC State hosting the remaining events and the Wolfpack's Senior Day in Raleigh on Saturday.
The weekend's competition kicks off Friday with diving starting at 2 p.m. and swimming at 4 p.m. in Chapel Hill and will resume with diving at 10 a.m. and swimming beginning at 11 a.m. at the Casey Aquatic Center Saturday. NC State will recognize 27 graduates for Senior Day at the pool following competition.

MEET INFO

• Opponents: North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers
• Friday: 2 p.m. diving, 4 p.m. swim, Koury Natatorium
• Saturday: 10 a.m. diving, 11 a.m. swim, Casey Aquatic Center
• Live results: MeetMobile
• TV: ACC Network Extra - Friday | Saturday

FAN INFO

• Spectators attending Friday's meet in Chapel Hill can park in the Rams Head Deck.
• The Coliseum Parking Deck (free) will be available for spectators attending Saturday's meet on NC State's campus.
• Rally towels will be given to fans on a first come, first serve basis upon arrival to the Casey Aquatic Center Saturday morning. Doors open at 9 a.m.
• UNC fans are asked to sit in the stands behind the start end of the pool, with Virginia fans asked to sit along the turn end.
• NC State parents will sit center-pool, with Wolfpack fans in the adjoining corner sections.

MEET NOTEBOOK

• Both the men and women of NC State come into the meet with 3-0 winning records on the season after winning dual meets over Tennessee, Kentucky, and Duke. The meet marks the second of ACC competition this season.
• The Wolfpack will travel to Texas for dual meet competition next weekend, while other members of the NC State squads are set to face UNC-Wilmington at home on Friday the 27th.
• NC State will recognize 27 graduates following the conclusion of competition on Saturday
  
  • Women: Kylee Alons, Katharine Berkoff, Katelyn Cook, Maddy Flickinger, Kay Foley, Elle Giesler, Faith Hefner, Heather MacCausland, Emma Muzzy, Andrea Podmanikova, Helene Synnott, Parker Timken, Brooke Travis, Sarah Watson
  • Men: Bayne Bennett, Noah Bowers, Zachary Cram, Ross Dant, Noah Henderson, Mason Hunter, Giovanni Izzo, Nyls Korstanje, Patrick O'Brien, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Kacper Stokowski, Hunter Tapp, Markus Wennborg

SCOUTING OPPONENTS

• Coming off of a win over Virginia Tech last weekend, the No. 1 Virginia women enter the meet with a 2-1 dual meet record on the season. After falling to Virginia Tech, Texas, and Florida, the No. 11 Cavalier men have a 0-3 record thus far this season.
• The unranked Tar Heel men and No. 17 Carolina women remain undefeated this season with both squads holding a 3-0 winning record

FRIDAY SCHEDULE (2PM DIVE/4PM SWIM)
3-meter diving
400 medley relay
500 freestyle
200 breaststroke
15 minute break
200 butterfly
50 freestyle
200 backstroke
15 minute break
400 individual medley
200 freestyle relay

SATURDAY SCHEDULE (10AM DIVE/11AM SWIM)
1-meter diving
200 medley relay
1000 freestyle
200 freestyle
100 backstroke
15 minute break
100 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 butterfly
15 minute break
200 individual medley
400 freestyle relay
#GoPack | @packswimdive

https://gopack.com/news/2023/1/19/swimming-pack-to-face-tar-heels-cavaliers-in-weekend-tri-meet.aspx

The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams kicked off the first of two days of competition against North Carolina and Virginia Friday night. The meet, held at the Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, consisted of nine events, with the remainder to be contested at home Saturday morning (10 a.m. dive, 11 a.m. swim) for the Wolfpack's Senior Day.


INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

500-yard freestyle
Freshman Emma Hastings claimed third, going 4:49.68. Teammates Yara Hierath and Kay Foley were right behind taking the fourth and fifth places, respectively.

The Pack men's distance trio of James Plage (4:21.02), Ross Dant (4:22.71), and Will Gallant (4:24.47) took the podium with their first, second, and third place finishes, marking the first of three Wolfpack sweeps of the night.
200-yard breaststroke
Graduate student Andrea Podmanikova claimed third in the event (2:13.31), with Aubree Brouwer (2:14.26) and Kaylee Hamblin (2:16.29) finishing fifth and sixth.
On the men's side, four Pack men followed one another, taking the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places. Conall Monahan led the squad (1:59.91), with Arsenio Bustos (2:00.32), Markus Wennborg (2:00.76), and Sam Hoover (2:01.22) behind him.
200-yard butterfly
Following a fifteen-minute break in Chapel Hill, Abby Arens and Grace Sheble took second and third in the event, with Arens going 1:57.34 and Sheble finishing with a time of 1:57.78.
On the men's side, Luke Miller easily took the first heat, going 1:44.97 for second place overall. Noah Bowers snagged a win to lead the 1-2-3 sweep for the Pack (1:44.70). Aiden Hayes claimed third (1:47.58).
50-yard freestyle
Katharine Berkoff stood as the Wolfpack's highest finisher with her fifth place finish (22.57), followed by Kylee Alons just .03 of a second later for sixth (22.60).
The Pack men proved their dominance in the 50-yard freestyle by claiming three of the top four spots. David Curtiss led the effort with his winning time of 19.28 seconds. Noah Henderson took second (19.58), with Nyls Korstanje swimming to fourth (19.73) and Giovanni Izzo taking sixth (20.02).
200-yard backstroke
Emma Muzzy narrowly edged out the second place finisher to win the Wolfpack women's only event of the night in 1:54.54, with Kennedy Noble just .12 behind for third (1:54.66).
Hunter Tapp easily won the event by over a second, going 1:43.33. Senior Zach Cram took the third spot (1:45.71), with Mikey Moore (1:46.01) and Stephen Conrad (1:47.60) taking fifth and sixth, respectively.
400-yard individual medley
Freshman Katherine Helms led the way for the Wolfpack, taking fourth place overall (4:13.85). Yara Hierath went 4:14.87 to finish fifth.
Freshman Kyle Ponsler took the win, going 3:44.23 for the fifteenth-fastest time in the country this year. Owen Lloyd placed 2nd (3:47.82) and Conall Monahan secured third (3:49.54).

RELAYS:
The quartet of Kennedy Noble (52.21), Abby Arens (59.66), Kylee Alons (51.69), and Katharine Berkoff (48.38) combined efforts in the 400-yard medley relay to secure a second place finish at the start of the session (3:31.94).

The men's kicked off the evening with their first win of the day in the 400-yard medley relay, setting a pool record in the process. Leading off was Kacper Stokowski (46.15), followed by Mason Hunter (53.22), Nyls Korstanje (45.62), and Luke Miller (42.28) for a time of 3:07.27.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Berkoff, Alons, Crush, and Arens went 1:29.83 for second, with the fourth place finish going to Moses, Donald, Watson, and Webb (1:31.65).

Between the A, B, and C relays, the Wolfpack men saw ten men break the 20-second barrier in their portion of the sprint freestyle relay. Curtiss led off the 'A' relay, going 19.33, with Henderson (19.05), Miller (19.04), and Korstanje (18.89) rounding out the squad (1:16.31)

Third place went to Izzo (20.12), Hoover (19.62), Piszczorowicz (19.54), and Tapp (19.57) for a time of 1:18.85.


DIVING:
NC State's divers kicked off the weekend of competition on the three-meter board, highlighted by personal best scores by Renato Calderaro (fourth, 388.55), Bayne Bennett (fifth, 372.25), and Patrick O'Brien (sixth, 348.15).

The Wolfpack women were led by Ashton Zuburg's fifth-place finish (309.05), followed by Helene Synnott (sixth, 300.45), Ren Watt (ninth, 262.75), Mary O'Neill (eleventh, 253.95), and Clara Tate (thirteenth, 252.90).


UP NEXT:
Join the Wolfpack at the Casey Aquatic Center in Raleigh Saturday morning (10am diving, 11am swimming) for the remaining events of the tri meet on NC State's Senior Day.


WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
3-meter diving: Zuburg (fifth place - 309.05)
400 medley relay: Noble, Arens, Alons, Berkoff (second place - 3:31.94)
500 freestyle: Hastings (third place - 4:49.68)
200 breaststroke: Podmanikova (third place - 2:13.31)
200 butterfly: Arens (second place - 1:57.34)
50 freestyle: Berkoff (fifth place - 22.57)
200 backstroke: Muzzy (first place - 1:54.54)
400 individual medley: Helms (fourth place - 4:13.85)
200 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Crush, Arens (second place - 1:29.83)

MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
3-meter diving: Calderaro (third place - 388.55)
400 medley relay: Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Miller (first place - 3:07.27)
500 freestyle: Plage (first place - 4:21.02)
200 breaststroke: Monahan (third place - 1:59.91)
200 butterfly: Bowers (first place - 1:44.70)
50 freestyle: Curtiss (first place - 19.28)
200 backstroke: Tapp (first place - 1:43.33)
400 individual medley: Ponsler (first place - 3:44.23)
200 freestyle relay: Curtiss, Henderson, Miller, Korstanje (first place - 1:16.31)


#GoPack | @packswimdive
https://gopack.com/news/2023/1/20/swimming-pack-wins-eight-events-in-day-one-of-tri-meet-with-uva-and-unc.aspx

What an honor to have these men representing the #PBG family at home one last time.♦️ pic.twitter.com/MkaSnQH8WK

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 21, 2023

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Wolfpack women. ❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/sJc53x5OgO

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 21, 2023

men
NC State 285
unc-ch 68

NC State 264
Virginia 89

Caught some dubs today. ♦️🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZWqJ8ygkxO

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 21, 2023

Men destroyed Uva and unc

Women wrecked unc

Uva women. They good.

women

NC State 243
unc-ch 110

Virginia 223
NC State 130

Senior day split for the #WW 🫶🏻❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/XCFbncOJG0

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 21, 2023

The No. 4/No. 4 NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the weekend tri meet against North Carolina and Virginia Saturday with wins in twelve events. The Pack men defeated Virginia 264-89 and North Carolina 285-68, while the Wolfpack women beat North Carolina 243-110, while falling to No. 1 Virginia 130-223.

The session was highlighted by two pool records set by the men of NC State in both the 200-medley relay and 400-freestyle relay. The Wolfpack women won three events, while the men won all but one event.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

1000-yard freestyle
Emma Hastings led the Wolfpack women with her second place finish, going 10:00.55. Brooke Travis finished fourth overall with her 10:06.12 from heat one. Yara Hierath ended in 5th (10:07.78).

The Wolfpack distance squad was out to prove their dominance. James Plage (9:07.12) and Owen Lloyd (9:18.96) went 1-2 in heat 1, while Will Gallant (8:59.86) and Ross Dant (9:02.24) made a 1-2 punch in the second heat of the 1000 for first and second overall.

200-yard freestyle
Celebrating her birthday in a fashionable state, Abbey Webb captured the top spot of the 200 free (1:46.48). Freshman Katherine Helms took third (1:48.14).
On the men's side, Luke Miller set a new pool record with his 1:34.41 first-place finish in the event. Noah Bowers followed closely, taking second (1:37.34).

100-yard backstroke
Katharine Berkoff tied the pool record to go 51.63 for the win. Rookie Kennedy Noble secured the top 2 finish for the Pack, going 52.72 for second.
The duo of Kacper Stokowski (46.48) and Hunter Tapp (48.30) led the men to another sweep of the top two spots.

100-yard freestyle
Back just 20 minutes later, Katharine Berkoff claimed second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.14). Abbey Webb snagged fourth (50.65), with Lindsey Immel (51.70) rounding out the top-eight with her sixth place finish.

Noah Henderson brought the energy from heat one to grab the win going 43.41. Also from heat one was David Curtiss' 43.55 for second. Piszczorowicz was fourth (44.30) and Hoover seventh (44.49).

100-yard breaststroke
Swimming to second place, Slovakia native Andrea Podmanikova went 1:01.33.
Mason Hunter edged out Virginia's second place finisher by 13. to take the win (53.27). Izzo wasn't far behind in third (55.77).

100-yard butterfly
In her final individual race in the Casey Aquatics Center, Kylee Alons went 52.40 from heat two to capture second, with Abby Arens soon behind for third (52.62).
Senior Nyls Korstanje posted a 46.31 in the 100-yard fly to lead the 1-2-3 sweep for the Pack. Luke Miller was second (46.51) and Aiden Hayes third (46.83).

200-yard individual medley
In the last individual event of the weekend, Abby Arens brought home the win for the Pack in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.71), with Kennedy Noble taking third (2:00.66).
Graduate student Giovanni Izzo claimed fourth in the event (1:50.55), with Bustos and Moore joining him in the top eight.

RELAYS:
The NC State women's 'A' relay, consisting of Katharine Berkoff (23.94), Andrea Podmanikova (27.86), Kylee Alons (23.28), and Abby Arens (22.31) took second in the 200-yard medley relay to start off the morning. NC State's 'B' relay secured fourth place (Noble, Brouwer, Giesler, Moses - 1:40.33).

The Pack men proved their depth and dominance by taking both first and second place in the 200-yard medley relay. Kacper Stokowski led off the Pack men going 21.19, followed by Mason Hunter (23.97), Nyls Korstanje (20.31), and David Curtiss (18.87). The quartet's finishing time of 1:24.34 broke the previous pool record in the process.

Snagging second place from the rivals in the field, the Pack's 'B' relay (Hayes, Izzo, Bowers, and Henderson) finished in 1:26.94).

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Cassie Moses, Katherine Helms, Abbey Webb, and Annabel Crush went 3:21.21 for fourth place.

To finish out the meet, the men's 'A' relay squad of Noah Henderson, David Curtiss, Luke Miller, and Hunter Tapp secured one last win for the Pack on senior day, posting a time of 2:52.29 for a new pool record.

DIVING:
Helene Synnott (291.15) and Ashton Zuburg (269.60) led the way for the Wolfpack women on the 1-meter, finishing in fifth and seventh, respectively.

Senior Bayne Bennett claimed a win in the event with his 368.70 points. Bloom (fourth, 317.90), Calderaro (fifth, 299.80), O'Brien (seventh, 293.05), and Dykema (eighth, 284.95) rounded out the top eight.

UP NEXT:
NC State returns to dual meet competition on Friday the 27th with meets in Austin, Tex. and at home in Raleigh. Some of the team will make the trek to Austin to face the Longhorns on both Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, while other members of the Pack will remain at home to take on the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington Friday evening.


WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Synnott (fifth place - 291.15)
200 medley relay: Berkoff, Podmanikova, Alons, Arens (second place - 1:37.39)
1000 freestyle: Hastings (second place - 10:00.55)
200 freestyle: Webb (first place - 1:46.48)
100 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 51.63)
100 freestyle: Berkoff (second place - 49.14)
100 breaststroke: Podmanikova (second place - 1:01.33)
100 butterfly: Alons (second place - 52.40)
200 individual medley: Arens (first place - 1:58.71)
400 freestyle relay: Moses, Helms, Webb, Crush (fourth place - 3:21.21)


MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
1-meter diving: Bennett (first place - 368.70)
200 medley relay: Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Curtiss (first place - 1:23.34)
1000 freestyle: Gallant (first place - 8:59.86)
200 freestyle: Miller (first place - 1:34.41)
100 backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 46.48)
100 freestyle: Henderson (first place - 43.41)
100 breaststroke: Hunter (first place - 53.27)
100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 46.31)
200 individual medley: Izzo (fourth place - 1:50.55)
400 freestyle relay: Henderson, Curtiss, Miller, Tapp (first place - 2:52.29)

https://gopack.com/news/2023/1/21/swimming-pack-men-win-women-split-in-tri-meet-against-unc-and-uva.aspx

How about that #PBG dominance this weekend?!? ♦️ pic.twitter.com/4JWhO75fXl

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 21, 2023

Grateful for this group. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tO0PXxRaep

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 22, 2023

See you on FRIDAY, Wolfpack Nation! pic.twitter.com/xNU8Br2wLM

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 23, 2023

Looking good with 6⃣ in the Top 25 and that #1 spot 🤩 pic.twitter.com/hiju1dG5V8

— The ACC (@theACC) January 23, 2023

That's a whole lot of ACC in the Top 25 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sc3cwEgNuk

— The ACC (@theACC) January 23, 2023

The Pack just keeps reppin’ the ACC honors! pic.twitter.com/x28n1bC9a2

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 24, 2023

Swim and Dive Performers of the Week 🤩

📰 https://t.co/cmZjqswqyl pic.twitter.com/rfw4NO21GR

— The ACC (@theACC) January 24, 2023

The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be split between two locations of competition over the weekend to round out the 2022-2023 regular season.

The squads are set to face the No. 5 Longhorn men and No. 2 Texas women in a two-day dual meet in Austin at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Friday's diving events will begin at 3:15 p.m. CST, with swimming starting at 5:30 p.m. CST. Saturday's competition will commence at 10 a.m. CST.

Back in Raleigh, the Wolfpack will host the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington and East Carolina University's women's diving team. Competition will begin Friday at 4 p.m. in the Casey Aquatic Center. Admission is free and free parking permits can be claimed here.

Live results from both meets can be found on MeetMobile. Though the meet at home with UNCW and ECU won't be streamed, fans can tune-in to a livestream of Friday's meet against Texas at TexasSports.com. A direct link will be added as it becomes available.


SCOUTING OPPONENTS

On the women's side, the No. 2 Longhorns enter the weekend with a 6-0 dual meet record, while the No. 5 men stand at 5-1 after falling to No. 13 Ohio State.
The UNC Wilmington women stand 4-5 overall this season with the men holding a 2-6 record.
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FRIDAY VS. UNCW/ECU SCHEDULE

200-yard medley relay
1000-yard freestyle
200-yard freestyle
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
50-yard freestyle
break (diving)
100-yard freestyle
200-yard backstroke
200-yard breaststroke
500-yard freestyle
100-yard butterfly
break (diving)
200-yard individual medley
200-yard freestyle relay

FRIDAY VS. TEXAS SCHEDULE
1-meter diving (women)
3-meter diving (men)
200-yard medley relay
Diving exhibition (3m/platform)
200-yard freestyle
100-yard butterfly
500-yard freestyle (women)
200-yard individual medley (men)
50-yard freestyle
200-yard individual medley (women)
500-yard freestyle (men)
200-yard backstroke
400-yard freestyle relay

SATURDAY VS. TEXAS SCHEDULE
1-meter diving (men)
200-yard freestyle relay
1000-yard freestyle (men)
100-yard backstroke
break
3-meter diving (women)
100-yard freestyle
200-yard breaststroke
break
200-yard butterfly
1000-yard freestyle (women)
400-yard medley relay

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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 Aiden Hayes, 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.
• Korstanje led the Pack men to sweep the top three spots in the 100-yard butterfly (45.83). Hayes finished in second (45.89) and Kacper 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: Hayes, 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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The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the 2022-2023 regular season in dual meet action with the Texas Longhorns.
The Pack men finished day two's competition with 68 points, while the Longhorns secured the win with 80 points. On the women's side, NC State finished with 53 points to Texas' 93.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Will Gallant posted the second-fastest time in the country with his performance in the 1000-yard freestyle. The Collinsville, Conn. native finished second in the field (8:44.48).
• The Wolfpack women picked up quite a few points in the 100-yard backstroke, where Kylee Alons (52.03), led NC State to finish in the second, third, fourth, and fifth places. Emma Muzzy was second (52.06), Cassie Moses finished fourth (53.56), and Abbey Webb placed fifth (53.61).

• NC State's dominance in the backstroke continued into the next event, with the Pack men finishing first, second, fourth, and sixth in the 100-yard event. Kacper Stokowski secured the win with his 45.63 finish. Aiden Hayes went 46.66 for second, with Giovanni Izzo (47.06) and Hunter Tapp (47.93) finishing fourth and sixth, respectively.
• Katharine Berkoff picked up her second individual win of the weekend with her performance in the 100-yard freestyle. Her time of 47.87 won by just .02 of a second.
• Korstanje (42.68), Henderson (43.15), Piszczorowicz (43.44), and Curtiss (44.10) added more points for NC State with their 2-3-4-6 finishes in the men's 100-yard freestyle.
• On the one-meter board for the men, Bayne Bennett (361.20) finished second in the field, with Renato Calderaro (343.35) adding a season-best for fifth.
• Senior Heather MacCausland set a new personal-best time in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.82). The third place finishing time lowered her own No. 6 time in program history, set at the 2022 ACC Championships last season.
• Graduate student Mason Hunter added his name to the NC State record book with his fourth place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. His time of 1:57.28 stands tenth all-time in program history.
• To close out the meet for the men, senior Noah Bowers posted a quick time of 1:42.21 in the 200-yard fly to put him eighth in the nation this season. The time was just off of his best time(1:41.91), set at ACCs last season.

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Wolfpack women started off the morning by going 1:27.98 in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing second in the field. Arens put the Pack out front after the first 50-yards (22.22), with Berkoff (21.69), MacCausland (22.33), and Alons (21.74) rounding out the squad.
• Curtiss led off the 200-yard freestyle relay for the men, splitting 19.37 for the second-fastest leadoff leg in the field. Henderson split 19.12, Miller went 18.86, and Korstanje secured the victory for the Pack with his 18.95 anchor split (1:16.30).
• NC State's women closed out the regular season with a win in the 400-yard medley relay (3:29.55). Katharine Berkoff led the field on the backstroke leg (50.86), with MacCausalnd (59.12), Alons (50.88), and Arens (48.69) contributing to the team's finish.
• • Kacper Stokowski went 44.79 on the first 100 of the 400-yard medley relay, a time that now marks No. 1 in the nation. Following the reigning National Champion's performance on the backstroke leg, Hunter went 52.00 on the breaststroke leg, with Korstanje (44.83) and Tapp (42.60) bringing home the easy win for the Pack. Second-place Texas finished almost a full three seconds behind.
  
  WOMEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
  200-yard freestyle relay: Arens, Berkoff, MacCausland, Alons (second place - 1:27.98)
  100-yard backstroke: Alons (second place - 52.03)
  100-yard freestyle: Berkoff (first place - 47.87)
  200-yard breaststroke: MacCausland (third place - 2:08.82)
  200-yard butterfly: G. Sheble (third place - 1:55.34)
  1000-yard freestyle: Travis (fourth place - 9:48.49)
  400-yard medley relay: Berkoff, MacCausland, Alons, Arens (first place - 3:29.55)
  3-meter diving: Zuburg (fifth place - 312.60)
  
  MEN'S TOP FINISHERS:
  200-yard freestyle relay: Curtiss, Henderson, Miller, Korstanje (first place - 1:16.30)
  1000-yard freestyle: Gallant (second place - 8:44.48)
  100-yard backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 45.63)
  100-yard freestyle: Korstanje (second place - 42.68)
  200-yard breaststroke: Hunter (fourth place - 1:57.28)
  200-yard butterfly: Bowers (second place - 1:42.21)
  400-yard medley relay: Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Tapp (first place - 3:04.22)
  1-meter diving: Bennett (second place - 361.20)

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NC State's swim and dive teams picked up a pair of wins and losses between Jan. 27-28. In a top-five showdown over two days at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center in Austin, Texas, the No. 4 men lost to No. 5 Texas by a combined score of 178-156, while the No. 4 women fell to the No. 2 Longhorns by a combined 217-115.
Back in Raleigh, however, the men easily handled UNCW in a 160-126 victory, and the women followed suit to finish the last home meet with a 186-105 win over the Seahawks.
Friday evening UNCW

In NC State's last home meet of the season, both the men and women easily defeated UNCW. With most of the team's top swimmers competing in Austin, other members of NC State's talented roster got the chance to shine against a well-trained squad of Seahawks.
Senior Elle Giesler and sophomores Kaylee Hamblin and Lindsey Immel picked up two individual wins each on the women's side. Giesler took first place in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, notching two season-best times in the process. Hamblin won both breaststroke events on Friday evening, and Immel claimed her first regular-season collegiate wins in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle.
The men performed just as well seniors Zachary Cram and Markus Wennborg and juniors Michael Moore and Austin Winchester also picked up two individual wins each. Cram, Wennborg and Winchester won the 100 and 200-yard distances of their respective strokes backstroke for Cram, breaststroke for Wennborg and freestyle for Winchester. Moore picked up a pair of wins in the 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley events.
Friday evening Texas

Over 1,000 miles away, the Wolfpack women cracked open their session after finishing the 200-yard medley relay in 1:33.49, the fastest time in the nation this season. Senior Katharine Berkoff outsplit Texas' Olivia Bray in leadoff by over a second, and junior Abby Arens brought the relay home in 21.74 to give NC State the win by 0.21 seconds.
The men swept two events during Friday's session, dominating Texas in the 100-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle. Senior Nyls Korstanje, sophomore Aiden Hayes and senior Kacper Stokowski finished 1-2-3, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly. Sophomore David Curtiss posted a blazing-fast 19.06 to take first place in the 50-yard freestyle, followed closely by senior Noah Henderson.
The women's sole individual win came from Berkoff, who dipped under 22 seconds for the first time this season to take first place in the 50-yard freestyle. Her time of 21.90 is 14th-fastest in the nation this season.
Saturday morning Texas
Although the men didn't rack up quite as many first-place finishes as they did the previous evening, the Wolfpack won two relays in dominating fashion. In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, Curtiss cracked a 19.37 on the leadoff to give Hayes half a body-length lead heading into the second 50. Korstanje and junior Luke Miller, who won the 200-yard freestyle the night prior, brought NC State home with sub-19 splits. The men crushed their season-best in the 400-yard medley relay to beat Texas by almost three seconds.
In lieu of the women's 100-yard backstroke, Berkoff took home the women's only individual win of the morning with a blistering 47.87 in the 100-yard freestyle. She beat Texas' Kelly Pash by a mere 0.02 seconds, giving the Wolfpack some crucial points heading into the end of the meet.
NC State will return to Greensboro for the ACC Swimming & Diving Championships Feb. 14-18.

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The swim & dive regular season has officially come to an end, and now NC State's nationally ranked teams look toward ACCs and NCAAs for a chance to pick up some hardware. Here's a breakdown after four months of dual meets and competitive swims.

Women wrap up difficult slate of regular-season meets

Sure, the No. 4 women lost twice this year an irregular occurrence as of late, thanks to Braden Holloway's ferocious tenure as head coach but after looking at the schedule, can you blame them? There wasn't much the Wolfpack women could do against the best two women's programs in the country, and it's impressive enough that they pulled off a victory against No. 3 Stanford.

It's unlikely that they'll bring home their first conference title since 2019 in February Virginia is just that good but don't count the women out of a strong showing at NCAAs. Given their incredible depth and tendency to pull off an important swim where it counts, I can see a third-place finish in NC State's future. Since the women's team is losing a talented slate of athletes this May, now's the time for the Wolfpack to send off its seniors with an incredible championship season.

Who's bringing home a conference championship?

Like I said, it won't be the women. Virginia's on track to pick up its 19th ACC title, and there's little Holloway and the rest of the team can do to stop the likes of Olympians Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass from racking up meet-winning points for the Cavaliers.

However, it's almost certain that the No. 4 men will see a second-straight conference title in their future. The next ACC team in the rankings is No. 13 Virginia Tech, and 2022 runner-up Louisville sits at No. 18. Given that the men have sat atop the rankings for the entirety of the regular season and that they currently hold six of the top times in the ACC so far this season, we're more than likely going to watch the Wolfpack nab its 32nd conference title.

Way too early: national championship picks

Since senior Kacper Stokowski currently holds the top time in the nation this season in the 100-yard backstroke, I'm expecting a repeat championship from one of NC State's best and brightest. Senior Katharine Berkoff has a good shot at doing the same, although she'll face tough competition from a number of phenomenal backstrokers at NCAAs. Granted, none of them have come close to touching her American record in the event at 58.74, but expect the women's 100-yard backstroke to be the one to watch at this year's national championships.

My sleeper pick for an individual national title is sophomore David Curtiss, who's 18.95 in the 50-yard freestyle currently sits at seventh in the country. One year after winning the ACC title but missing A-finals at NCAAs, Curtiss is in an extremely good position to pull off a top-three finish. He's been working hard, and dipping under 19 seconds during the regular season is no small feat in fact, he's only 0.12 behind the second-best performance in the country this season.

Some NCAA hardware in the men's future

The age-old question remains: will the men be able to pull off a top-three finish at NCAAs this year? The highest they've ever finished is fourth place, and they've done so six times. They certainly have the depth to perform with the talent of a top-three squad but have been shut out of the podium for years by the likes of California and Texas the latter of which being their only dual meet loss of the season. No. 1 Arizona State also poses a sizable threat this season, and it's likely that the Sun Devils will take the national championship in March.

That being said, I think the men have it in them to beat the odds and finally nab bronze. They certainly have individual national titles in their future Stokowski at the very least, and Curtiss or even junior Luke Miller in the 200-yard freestyle if we're lucky and thanks to Holloway's elite recruiting tactics, the depth is there. It'll just come down to A-final performances and a wealth of points from the consolation finalists.

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Huge news for the Pack Women's swim team. Katharine Berkoff has announced she will return to NC State next year, taking advantage of the extra "Covid" year rule. Berkoff is the NCAA record holder in thr 100 backstroke.

The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams are set to begin postseason competition at the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships. The five-day meet is set to run Feb. 14-18 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Live video coverage of the event will be available on the ACC Network Extra. Streaming will cover both prelims and finals during each day of competition.

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The NC State Wolfpack began the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships Tuesday with top three finishes in five events. The Pack men claimed Champion status in both relays and picked up another medal on the men's 1-meter with Renato Calderaro's third place finish. The Wolfpack women brought home medals in both relays, finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay and third in the 800-yard freestyle relay.

Women's 200-yard medley relay:
To open the swimming portion of the meet, Katharine Berkoff (23.22), Heather MacCausland (26.40), Kylee Alons (21.99), and Abby Arens (21.41) teamed up for the Wolfpack's first podium finish of the week. Finishing with a time of 1:33.02, the team swam the second-fastest time in NC State history.

Men's 200-yard medley relay:
The quartet of Kacper Stokowski, Mason Hunter, Nyls Korstanje, and David Curtiss combined efforts to secure the team's first ACC Championship title of 2023. Stokowski led off going 20.70 on the backstroke leg, Hunter split a 23.07 breaststroke leg, Korstanje went 18.72 swimming butterfly, and David Curtiss brought the team home going 18.76.

Women's 3-meter:
All diving in prelims, Helene Synnott, Clara Tate, and Ashton Zuburg competed on the 3-meter springboard. Synnott scored 285.05 points, finishing in 11th place, with Tate finishing 17th (268.25) and Zuburg in 20th (261.90).

Women's 800-yard freestyle relay:
Leading off for the squad, Abbey Webb set the pace by setting a school record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.12). In her first conference championship meet, freshman Katherine Helms swam the second leg going 1:45.62. Sarah Watson swam third (1:45.41) and Annabel Crush (1:44.07) brought the team home for the third place finish (6:59.22).

Men's 800-yard freestyle relay:
Coming back to win by less than a second, the quartet of Noah Bowers, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Luke Miller, and Hunter Tapp second the second ACC Championship title of the night going 6:10.65. Bowers led off going 1:34.46 followed by Piszczorowicz (1:31.98). Miller went 1:31.65 on the third leg with Tapp (1:32.56) securing the win.

Men's 1-meter:
Coming into finals as the seventh seed, freshman Renato Calderaro moved up four spots to claim a bronze medal on the 1-meter springboard. His 348.20 points mark a new personal best. Bayne Bennett finished in fifth place with 357.10 points and Patrick O'Brien narrowly missed qualifying for the final finishing in 11th place (306.00).

Up next:
NC State will continue action at the ACC Championships on Wednesday, with prelims scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m. The entire day of action can be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

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NC State Swimming and Diving picked up a significant amount of points on the second night of the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships. The Pack men brought home a bronze medal and ACC Championship titles in three events, while the Wolfpack women claimed a bronze medal in the 200-yard freestyle relay.


Women's 200-yard freestyle relay:
The Wolfpack women squad of Katharine Berkoff, Kylee Alons, Annabel Crush, and Abby Arens swam to third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Combing for a time of 1:26.54 to secure the bronze medal, Berkoff led off going 21.66, Alons swam the second leg (21.31), Crush went third (22.13), and Abby Arens anchored going 21.44.

Men's 200-yard freestyle relay:
Marking the first of three wins for the Pack during the finals session, David Curtiss, Noah Henderson, Luke Miller, and Nyls Korstanje posted a time of 1:15.10 to bring home the gold. With all four men swimming sub-19 second times, Curtiss went 18.99 leading off, Henderson split 18.79, Miller posted a time of 18.77 seconds, and Korstanje brought the squad home with a quick 18.55 anchor split.

Women's 500-yard freestyle:
Freshman Emma Hastings earned the No. 6 spot on the NC State record book after dropping five seconds from her previous best time. Her time of 4:41.26 seconds secured sixth place in the field. Yara Hierath (4:43.28) grabbed the top spot of the B final to take 9th place with a lifetime best time and Kay Foley, also earning a best time, finished 10th (4:44.08). Brooke Travis took 14th to round out the field for the Wolfpack women (4:47.16).

Men's 500-yard freestyle:
Finishing with a silver medal in the event at last year's meet, junior James Plage brought home the 2023 ACC title in the event with a time of 4:12.33. Will Gallant was just off of his best time, going 4:13.85 for fourth. Ross Dant finished sixth (4:16.57) and after dropping eight seconds for a best time during prelims, Owen Lloyd finished in eighth place (4:19.75).

Women's 200-yard individual medley:
Dropping .23 of a second from her best time, junior Abby Arens claimed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:54.93). Also setting a personal best time, freshman Kennedy Noble finished sixth (1:55.92), with Grace Sheble right behind her for seventh (1:57.43).

Men's 200-yard individual medley:
Sophomore Arsenio Bustos secured the first conference win of his career, finishing the event in meet record fashion. His time of 1:40.31 seconds marks the second-fastest time in program history by almost two full seconds. Also joining him on the podium, graduate student Giovanni Izzo earned the first NCAA 'A' cut of his career, finishing with a bronze medal for the third-fastest time in program history (1:41.31).

Michael Moore finished the event in sixth place (1:43.71) with Noah Bowers taking eighth (1:44.52). Freshman Kyle Ponsler dropped a second from his previous best time to take 16th (1:45.40).

Women's 50-yard freestyle:
Senior Katharine Berkoff (21.73) and graduate student Kylee Alons (22.09) finished in the fourth and eighth places, respectively. Abbey Webb posted a best time from the C final for 18th (22.50) and Heather MacCausland went 22.63 for 21st.

Men's 50-yard freestyle:
All three men swimming in the championship final, David Curtiss finished fourth (18.99), Nyls Korstanje was right behind him for fifth (19.12), and Noah Henderson went 19.30 for eighth. Aiden Hayes claimed the top spot of the B final (19.09) and Bartosz Piszczorowicz (19.74) finished in 15th.

Women's 1-meter diving:
All posting points for the Pack, Helene Synnott finished in 14th (253.05), Ashton Zuburg scored 247.05 for 17th and Clara Tate finished 20th (238.25).


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.


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Women's Standings (through 8 events)
1. Virginia, 551
2. Louisville, 473.5
3. NC State, 427
4. North Carolina, 386
5. Virginia Tech, 274
6. Duke, 257
7. Notre Dame, 216
8. Florida State, 213
9. Miami, 211
10. Pitt, 163.5
11. Georgia Tech, 158
12. Boston College, 100

Men's Standings (through 7 events)
1. NC State, 585
2. Louisville, 332.5
3. Virginia, 317
4. Virginia Tech, 308.5
5. Notre Dame, 286
6. Florida State, 263.5
7. North Carolina, 216
8. Pitt, 209.5
9. Georgia Tech, 187
10. Duke, 133
11. Miami, 74
12. Boston College, 64

Day 3 of #ACCSD Championships ✅

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• The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams saw another exciting day of competition at the 2023 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday. The Pack had five members of the squads on the podium and looks to continue its success with two days of competition remaining.

Women's 400-yard individual medley:
Sophomore Grace Sheble fought all the way to the finish to earn a silver medal in the 400-yard individual medley. Her time of 4:04.98 seconds marks the second-fastest time in program history and a personal best time for the Richmond, Va. native. Swimming in the B final, Yara Hierath placed tenth with a personal best time (4:11.36). Caroline Sheble (4:17.10) and Brooke Travis (4:17.39) finished 21st and 22nd in the event, respectively.

Men's 400-yard individual medley:
Following the excitement built by Sheble in the previous event, Owen Lloyd took third place on the men's side, narrowly securing the spot on the podium. His finishing time (3:42.16) was a best time by three seconds and now stands as the fourth-fastest time in program history. Freshman Kyle Ponsler also posted a lifetime best (3:42.72), adding his name to the No. 16 spot on the all-time 18 & under records in the event. Will Gallant finished 12th (3:46.90) and James Plage took 18th (3:48.72).

Women's 100-yard butterfly:
Earning the first NCAA 'A' cut of her career, junior Abby Arens finished just off of the podium for fourth place (50.84), followed closely by graduate student Kylee Alons' 50.93 second race (fifth place). Sarah Watson went 53.02 for 16th, while Emma Muzzy swam the fastest time of her career for 21st (53.20).

Men's 100-yard butterfly:
With four members of the Wolfpack swimming in the championship final, NC State claimed a majority of the heat's points. Aiden Hayes led the way with a second place finish (44.66) and Nyls Korstanje joined him on the podium to claim the bronze medal (44.70). More known for his success in the backstroke events, Kacper Stokowski posted a best time to finish just off the podium in fourth (45.12). Swimming in the consolation final, Arsenio Bustos destroyed his competition to win the heat with a time (44.97) that would have placed fourth in the championship final.

Women's 200-yard freestyle:
Lowering her own program record set in the 800-yard freestyle relay on Tuesday, Abbey Webb landed just off the podium to take fourth place (1:43.84). The time marks the first time a Wolfpack woman has broken the 1:44 barrier. Joining Webb in the A final, Annabel Crush posted a time of 1:46.30 to take 8th place. Katherine Helms finished in 11th place (1:46.30) and Kay Foley finished 23rd (1:47.91) after setting a personal best time in prelims to win the first heat.

Men's 200-yard freestyle:
Bartosz Piszczorowicz, the 2019 conference champion in the event while competing for Louisville, claimed the silver medal with a personal best time of 1:32.47. In same heat, Luke Miller (1:32.89) and Noah Bowers (1:33.67) finished fourth and seventh, respectively. Hunter Tapp rounded out the night with a tenth place finish (1:33.45) to knock two seconds off of his morning time.

Men's 3-meter diving:
All diving in prelims, Renato Calderaro finished 10th (346.50), Patrick O'Brien placed 20th (294.65) and Bayne Bennett scored 280.25 points for 24th.

Up next:
The Wolfpack men and women return to competition in the morning, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals starting at 5:30 p.m. The ACC Network Extra is set to cover both sessions.


https://gopack.com/news/2023/2/16/swimming-nc-state-secures-five-medals-thursday-night-at-acc-championships.aspx

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