N.C. State’s Sprint Group Dominates ACCs

Photo Courtesy: Kenneth Martin

ATLANTA – Sprint day was very kind to the N.C. State Wolfpack as the squad dominated the ACC Men’s Championships all night long.

NC State’s Anton Ipsen raced his way to an NCAA A cut time in the men’s 500-yard free relay with a time of 4:13.87. He won the finale by more than two seconds.

Louisville’s Trevor Carroll placed second in 4:16.03 with North Carolina’s Henry Campbell touching third in 4:17.27.

Virginia Tech managed to add to its diving-built lead with Michal Szuba (4:20.41) and Jake Ores (4:20.69) finishing fourth and fifth.

Brandon Fiala of Virginia Tech did what he could to hold off a bit of an N.C. State onslaught in the 200-yard IM with a winning time of 1:43.97.

N.C. State, however, ran off the next three finishers with Stephen Coetzer (1:44.04), Soeren Dahl (1:44.06) and Christian McCurdy (1:44.75) going 2-3-4.

N.C. State unleashed an incredible 50 free finale with a 1-2-4-5 effort.

Simonas Bilis led the way way with an NCAA A cut 19.07 while David Williams took second in an A cut 19.12.

Georgia Tech’s Andrew Kosic picked up third-place honors with an A cut 19.23, while N.C. State’s Andreas Schiellerup (19.55) and Ryan Held (19.58) placed fourth and fifth.

At diving last week, Miami’s Briadan Herrera won the one-meter event with 453.85 points. Miami’s Samuel Dorman (404.80) and Virginia’s JB Kolod (372.90) took second and third.

N.C. State’s vaunted sprint group then demolished the meet record in the 200-yard free relay. Simonas Bilis (18.98), Ryan Held (18.96), Andreas Schiellerup (19.11) and David Williams (18.57) uncorked a smoking 1:15.62.

That swim beat the previous record of 1:16.16 set by N.C. State last year, while Bilis became the first man in the ACC to break 19 second with his leadoff leg.

North Carolina’s Sam Lewis (19.36), Nic Graesser (19.07), Ben Colley (19.41) and Logan Heck (19.19) took second in 1:17.03 with Louisville’s Thomas Dahlia (19.76), Trevor Carroll (19.25), Rudy Edelen (19.61) and Caryle Blondell (19.34) finishing third in 1:17.96.

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2015 ACC Men’s Championships, Day Two – Results

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