Wolfpack Women Crowned ACC Champions
The NC State women's swimming and diving program won its second conference championship in three years as it powered its way to the team title at the 2019 ACC Championships.
After four days of competition, NC State finished with 1,353 team points. Virginia placed second with 1,282 points, and Louisville rounded out the top three of the team standings with 1,146 points.
The Pack heads back to Raleigh with a total of 11 event titles from the conference meet, setting the program record for most single-season conference titles. The 11 wins topped the previous mark of 10 titles won in 1980.
ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S MEDAL RECAP:
NC State tallied a total of 20 podium finishes as 12 different swimmers and divers medaled across those finishes to take home All-ACC honors this season.
Gold (11)
200-yard medley relay: Haan, Hansson, Rowe, Perry (1:34.52 – program record, ACC record, meet record)
200-yard individual medley: Julia Poole (1:55.13)
200-yard freestyle relay: Perry, Alons, Rowe, Hansson (1:26.15 – program record, ACC record, meet record, pool record)
400-yard individual medley: Kate Moore (4:05.24 – program record, NC State's first ever ACC title in the event)
100-yard breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (57.74 – program record, ACC record, meet record, pool record)
100-yard backstroke: Elise Haan (51.43)
Platform dive: Madeline Kline (271.60)
400-yard medley relay: Haan, Hansson, Alons, Perry (3:27.81 – program record, meet record)
1650-yard freestyle: Tamila Holub (15:56.91)
200-yard backstroke: Emma Muzzy (1:53.18)
200-yard breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (2:06.73)
Silver (4)
50-yard freestyle: Ky-lee Perry (21.69)
400-yard individual medley: Makayla Sargent (4:06.19)
1650-yard freestyle: Anna Jahns (15:56.96)
400-yard freestyle relay: Perry, Alons, Hansson, Haan (3:12.80)
Bronze (5)
50-yard freestyle: Kylee Alons (21.81)
500-yard freestyle: Kate Moore (4:39.10)
400-yard individual medley: Emma Muzzy (4:06.89)
1650-yard freestyle: Makayla Sargent (16:06.58)
100-yard freestyle: Ky-lee Perry (47.50)
1650 FREE:
The Wolfpack women took a sweep of the podium for the second time during this conference meet as its distance swimmers dominated the 1650-yard freestyle final. The gold medal in the event marked the second season in a row that the Wolfpack has won the event.
Tamila Holub led the way as she touched the wall in 15:56.91 for first place, and Anna Jahns followed right behind her for second place in 15:56.96. Makayla Sargent picked up her second podium finish of the ACC Championships as she finished third in 16:06.58.
Summer Finke also impressed in the event, placing fifth overall with an NCAA B cut time of 16:13.39 that was 26 seconds better than her previous season best.
200 BACK:
Emma Muzzy picked up the first ACC title of her Wolfpack career in dramatic fashion as she won a gold medal in the 200-yard backstroke. Muzzy trailed slightly headed into the final 25 yards but came from behind down the stretch to out touch a pair of Virginia swimmers to win in 1:51.66.
Kate Moore and Elise Haan joined Muzzy in the A final. Moore took fifth place in 1:53.26, and Haan placed sixth in 1:53.71.
Danika Huizinga swam in the B final, where she posted a 1:55.37 to place in a tie for 14th overall.
200 BREASTSTROKE:
Sophie Hansson continued to make a statement at her first conference championship as she took first place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a season-best mark of 2:06.73 to secure a sweep of the breaststroke events. She became the first Wolfpack woman since 1982 to win both breaststroke events at the conference meet.
Julia Poole touched sixth in 2:10.15, and Olivia Calegan rounded out the A finalists for the Pack with a 2:12.17 mark for eighth place.
Olivia Fisher (2:11.94) and Anna Shumate (2:14.67) both dropped time to score points in the B and C finals.
400 FREE RELAY:
The Wolfpack women capped off a solid weekend of relays with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Ky-lee Perry, Hansson, Kylee Alons and Haan touched the wall in an NCAA A cut time of 3:12.80.
100 FREE:
Perry added a medal to her count as she took third place with an NCAA A cut of 47.50 in the A final. Sirena Rowe also raced in the evening session, clocking a 49.39 in the C final.
200 BUTTERFLY:
Three NC State swimmers secured spots in the A and B finals in the 200-yard butterfly. Program record holder Alons took fifth place overall in 1:55.33, a time that was just off of her personal best.
Swimming in the B final, Makayla Sargent took 13th overall with a 1:59.36 mark, and Jessica Horomanski placed 16th in 2:01.03.
ONE-METER:
The Wolfpack women put together a solid final day of competition on the boards as all three divers scored points for NC State with their top-24 finishes. Madeline Kline secured a spot in the final for the second day in a row after placing fourth in the prelims with a 275.30 mark. The Wolfpack junior finished eighth in the final.
NC State's freshman completed solid outings in the prelims and added valuable points for the Pack as Taylor Bennett (228.50) tied for 19th, and Hailey Fisher (225.65) finished 22nd.
MEN'S PLATFORM:
NC State's men also wrapped up diving action Saturday as they competed on the platform. James Brady reached a diving final for the second straight year as he finished third in the prelims with a score of 354.80. The Wolfpack junior, who placed third on three-meter at the ACC Championships in 2018, went on to earn a podium finish for the second season in a row. He bested the program record that he already held and tallied a 376.60 for third place.
Holt Gray (12th, 280.10) and Stewart Spanbauer (18th, 245.65) both secured top-24 finishes as well.
UP NEXT:
NC State's divers will begin preparation for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, which will be hosted by Auburn and will run March 11-13. The women's swimmers will wrap up their seasons with the 2019 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, held March 20-23 in Austin, Texas.
