NC State Sending Nine Swimmers to NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

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The NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Committee announced its selection of swimmers to compete at the 2024 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday with nine swimmers representing the Wolfpack women at this year's national meet.

Taking place at the Jack Bauerle Pool in Athens, Ga. on the campus of the University of Georgia, the Women's Championship will run from Wednesday, March 20, through Saturday, March 23.

NC State will also have the opportunity to send divers after next week's Zone B diving Championships through qualification.

Highlighting the individual events is Katharine Berkoff, who will swim in three events and go for her third NCAA championship in 100 backstroke after winning in 2021 and 2022.

Abby Arens and Kennedy Noble return to the NCAA Championships after finishing 12th and 14th in last year's 200 IM. Arens will swim in the 100 butterfly again, where she finished ninth last season. Noble took 11th place in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 200 backstroke last year and will appear in both events again this season.

Grace Sheble will look to build on her 5th-place finish in the 400 IM.

Below is a list of the selected swimmers and the events in which they qualified. All five of the Wolfpack's relays qualified to race at the NCAA Championships.

Abigail Arens 100 Fly & 200 Breaststroke

Katharine Berkoff 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle & 100 Backstroke

Annabel Crush - Relays

Tyler Driscoll - Relays

Meghan Donald- Relays

Emma Hastings 1650 freestyle

Kennedy Noble 100/200 Backstroke & 200 IM

Grace Sheble 400 IM

Miriam Sheehan 100 Backstroke

400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay.

Brooke Travis has made the alternate list in the 1650 freestyle.

A total of 322 participants (281 swimmers and 41 divers) will compete in the championships. Swimmers qualified for the championships by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. Divers will be determined by performances achieved at the Zone Diving Championships held March 10-16. ESPN+ will provide live digital coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/6/nc-state-to-send-nine-swimmers-to-ncaa-womens-swimming-and-diving-championships
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10 Wolfpack women are set to begin competition at the 2024 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships this week to conclude the 2023-2024 season. The meet will be held at Jack Bauerle Pool in Athens, Ga. on the campus of the University of Georgia, from Wednesday, March 20, through Saturday, March 23.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/19/to-begin-2024-ncaa-swimming-and-diving-championships-wednesday

EVENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday- 6:00 PM, STREAM
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
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Thursday- 10:00 AM Prelims , 6:00 PM Finals
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
1M Diving
200 Freestyle Relay
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The Wolfpack made the most of night two, as two program records were set, and Katharine Berkoff claimed second in the 50 YD freestyle to give NC State its first podium finish of the week.

Berkoff had already held the Wolfpack 50 freestyle record at 21.14 coming into the night. With the finish, Berkoff earned her 26th overall All-American status and fifth straight year as an All-American in the 50 freestyle.

Berkoff breezed to the championship final, placing second overall and first in her heat in the 50-yard freestyle with a 21.23. Abby Arens, who also swam in the event, finished 18th with a new best time of 21.94.

Three personal bests were set to start day two, with Emma Hastings, Kennedy Noble, and Arens all recording top times in their respective events.

Hastings started the day with a top-25 finish in the women's 500 YD freestyle. Finishing first in heat three, Hastings posted a 4:40.67 for a new best by nearly a second. Her time gave her 23rd place and is the sixth fastest time in program history.

The first final appearance of the week was secured by Noble, who booked her spot in the consolation final with a fourth-place finish in heat nine and was 12th overall with a personal best of 1:54.62 in the 200 IM.

Her personal best didn't last long as Noble came out and won the B-final, but she did so by setting a program record in the 200 YD IM. Noble finished ninth with a time of 1:53.72, the fastest time ever by Wolfpack women.

The night ended with the Wolfpack on the podium with a seventh-place finish in the 200-freestyle relay. Led by Berkoff and a 21.32 split, Arens (21.54), followed by Meghan Donald (21.98) and Sheehan (21.91), closing it out.

All-America Recipients
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay
Abby Arens- 200 Freestyle Relay
Mirim Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay
Meghan Donald- 200 Freestyle Relay
Kennedy Noble -200 IM (Honorable Mention)

Podium finishes
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle (2nd Place)
Berkoff, Arens, Donald, Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay (7th Place)
The Wolfpack women return to the pool tomorrow to continue the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. They will compete in the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and 3-meter diving.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/21/swimming-programs-record-fall-wolfpack-reach-podium-twice-on-night-two-of-championships
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 7

1. Virginia 210.5 2. Florida 163
3. Texas 141 4. Stanford 105
5. Tennessee 104 6. Louisville 99
7. Southern California 94 8. Indiana 87
9. Michigan 80.5 10. Georgia 75
11. Ohio St 61 12. California 59
13. NC State 50 14. Wisconsin 40
15. UNC 34 16. Duke 33
17. Texas A&M 26 18. Utah 14
19. Minnesota 13 20. Auburn 12
20. Alabama 12 22. Arizona St 11
23. Rutgers 6 23. Virginia Tech 6
23. Lsu 6 26. Northwestern 4
27. Kansas 3 28. Akron 1
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For the third time in her career, Katharine Berkoff is a national champion as the fifth year from Missoula, Mont., took home first in the 100 YD backstroke with a time of 48.55, setting a program record and led the Wolfpack on night three of the championships.

Berkoff advanced to the finals after setting the Georgia pool record in the prelims, swimming a 49.34 to finish first overall in seven heats. She bested that time in the finals to set the records once again. The win gives Berkoff the title in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Joining Berkoff in the 100 YD backstroke, earning All-American status, was Kennedy Noble. Noble finished in third, giving her back-to-back years with a top-eight finish. Noble touched the wall in the finals with a time of 50.55.

Abby Arens just missed out on the A-final of the 100 YD butterfly by .03 hundredths of a second, but her time of 51.10 during preliminaries gave her the ninth-best time in the event. In that B-final, Arens finished 15th with a time of 51.55, earning her All-American honorable mentions.

The night ended with the Wolfpack earning sixth place and a spot on the podium in the 400-meter relay. The relay team of Berkoff, Arens, Noble, and Annabel Crush combined to swim a 3:27.12 to secure valuable points for the team.

The Wolfpack Women sit in ninth place with 114 points heading into the final day.

All-America Recipients
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 YD Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay
Abby Arens- 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 butterfly (Honorable Mention), 400 Medley Relay
Miriam Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay
Meghan Donald- 200 Freestyle Relay
[url=https://gopack.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/kennedy-noble/12630][/url]Kennedy Noble -200 IM (Honorable Mention), 100 YD Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay
Annabel Crush - 400 Medley Relay

Podium finishes
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle (2nd Place)
Berkoff, Arens, Donald, Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay (7th Place)
Katharine Berkoff- 100 YD Backstroke (1st Place)
Kennedy Noble 100 YD Backstroke (3rd Palce)
Berkoff, Arens, Noble, Crush 400 Medley Relay (6th Place)

The Championships come to a close tomorrow, Saturday, March 23. On the final day, NC State will swim in the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 1650 freestyle, 400 free relay, and platform diving.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/22/swimming-berkoff-claims-third-100-backstroke-title-to-lift-pack-on-day-three-of-championships
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 14

1. Virginia 360.5 2. Texas 319
3. Florida 267 4. Tennessee 185
5. Stanford 177 6. Southern California 157
7. Indiana 138 8. Louisville 136
9. NC State 114 10. California 110
11. Ohio St 104 12. Michigan 102.5
13. Georgia 83 14. Texas A&M 79
15. UNC 76 16. Wisconsin 58
17. Duke 57 18. Auburn 49
19. Minnesota 27 20. UCLA 26
21. Lsu 19 21. Purdue 19
21. Utah 19 21. Alabama 19
25. Siu 12 26. Arizona St 11
27. Northwestern 8 28. Kansas 6
28. Notre Dame 6 28. Virginia Tech 6
28. Rutgers 6 28. Miami (Ohio) 6
33. Cincinnati 4 33. Florida St 4
35. Houston 3 35. Miami (Fl) 3
37. Akron 2 38. Arkansas 1
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The Wolfpack women wrapped up the NCAA Swim and Dive Championships with a strong showing on the fourth and final day, finishing on the podium twice and moving their team score to 162 points, closing out the week in ninth place.

Despite being the smallest team seeded to score within the top 15 the Wolfpack women went on to finish among the top 10 for the fifth straight year.

As she had done all week, Katharine Berkoff continued to break her own records, with the latest coming in the 100 YD freestyle when she did it in both the preliminaries and the finals. Finishing first in her heat at 46.65 to start the day she went on to secure her spot on the podium with a second-place finish, breaking the record she set in prelims going 46.23 and securing her fifth All-American honor of the meet.

Kennedy Noble found herself in the final once again this week, swimming in the final heat, this time in the 200 backstroke. With a 1:49.78, Noble finished second overall in the preliminary races, setting a personal best and becoming just the second Wolfpack women swimmer in program history to go sub 1:50.50. She followed it up with a school record of 1:48.43 and placing second on the podium.

Emma Hastings swam a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in program history in the 1650 freestyle final. Hastings went 15.59.69, dropping 9.57 from her previous best, and finished 13th overall for honorable All-American honors.

In her first National Championship appearance, freshman Bayleigh Cranford competed in the 3m and platform diving competition. She placed 38th in the platform and 44th in the 3m.

The night ended with the 400 freestyle relay team of Berkoff, Noble, Abby Arens, and Annabel Crush going 3:11.77, dropping 0.63 from their entry time they placed 12th and once again brought honorable mentions All-American status for the Wolfpack.

Five program records were set over the course of the week, including the 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstroke, all broken by either Berkoff or Noble.

With 30 All-American Awards, Berkoff is one of the most decorated Wolfpack women swimmers in history finishing her career just shy of Kylee Alons (31) for most All-American recognitions in program history.

Grace Sheble performed well over the week, swimming in the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 Butterfly.

Freshman Miriam Sheehan got a taste of swimming in a national championship, participating in the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, 200 free relay, and the 100 backstroke.

All-America Recipients
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay, 100 YD Freestyle
Abby Arens- 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 butterfly (Honorable Mention), 400 Medley Relay
Miriam Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay
Meghan Donald- 200 Freestyle Relay
[url=https://gopack.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/kennedy-noble/12630][/url]Kennedy Noble -200 IM (Honorable Mention), 100 YD Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 200 YD Backstroke
[url=https://gopack.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/annabel-crush/12607][/url]Annabel Crush - 400 Medley Relay
Emma Hastings 1650 Freestyle (Honorable Mention)

Podium finishes
Katharine Berkoff- 50 YD Freestyle (2nd Place)
Berkoff, Arens, Donald, Sheehan- 200 Freestyle Relay (7th Place)
Katharine Berkoff- 100 YD Backstroke (1st Place)
[url=https://gopack.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/kennedy-noble/12630][/url]Kennedy Noble 100 YD Backstroke (3rd Place)
Berkoff, Arens, Noble, Crush 400 Medley Relay (6th Place)
Katharine Berkoff 100 YD Freestyle (2nd Place)
Kennedy Noble 200 YD Backstroke (2nd Place)

As the women's season comes to an end, the men now prepare for their national championships in Indianapolis, Ind. Wednesday March 27 through Saturday March 30.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/23/swimming-wolfpack-women-conclude-championships-finishes-in-ninth-place-nationally
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 21

1. Virginia 527.5 2. Texas 441
3. Florida 364 4. Tennessee 277
5. Stanford 250 6. Louisville 212
7. Indiana 206 8. Southern California 200
9. Ohio St 162 9. NC State 162
11. California 153 12. Michigan 147.5
13. Georgia 116 14. Texas A&M 104
15. Wisconsin 95 16. Duke 80
17. UNC 77 18. Purdue 57
19. Auburn 54 20. Minnesota 47
21. Lsu 44 22. UCLA 36
23. Alabama 25 24. Arizona St 23
25. Utah 22 26. Virginia Tech 18
27. Northwestern 17 28. Siu 16
29. Penn 15 30. Nebraska 11
31. South Carolina 9 32. Notre Dame 6
32. Kansas 6 32. Miami (Ohio) 6
32. Rutgers 6 36. Akron 5
36. Arkansas 5 38. Florida St 4
38. Cincinnati 4 40. Houston 3
40. Washington St. 3 40. Miami (Fl) 3
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