ACC Saturday Recap: NC State Completes Win; Florida State Falls in the Desert

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Hannah Moore -- Photo Courtesy: NC State Athletics

In Saturday’s ACC swimming and diving action, the NC State Wolfpack finished off their dominant win over Wisconsin, while Florida State could not quite keep pace with Arizona State and Georgia Tech dominated Delta State. Read more about the three meets below.

NC State at Wisconsin (day two)

After NC State took a big lead over Wisconsin in day one of the dual meet between the teams, the Wolfpack remained dominant on day two. The women won the meet 202-149, and the men finished ahead by a score of 216-126, with both teams swimming exhibition in several events towards the end of the meet.

In the entire weekend of swimming, an NC State swimmer or relay team touched first in all but six events.

NC State senior Hannah Moore, who won both the 500 free and 200 fly on day one, added two more individual victories, as she took first in the 500 free (4:47.81) and 400 IM (4:15.80). Younger sister and NC State freshman Kate Moore was second behind Hannah in the 400 IM at 4:18.35.

Also for the NC State women, Ky-Lee Perry completed the sprint sweep with a win in the 100 free (49.25). Perry also won the 50 free Friday. Julia Poole, the 200 free winner from Friday, won the 200 breast for NC State in 2:17.85.

For the Wolfpack men, Anton Ipsen won his second and third races of the meet Saturday, in the 500 free (4:21.12) and 400 IM (3:52.92). Andreas Vazaios added a win in the 100 free (44.58) to his earlier wins in the 200 IM and 200 fly, and Coleman Stewart completed the backstroke sweep, winning the 200-yard event in 1:44.79.

Ryan Held still has not competed in an individual 50 or 100 free this season, but he won the 100 fly Saturday in 47.79. He also swam a 24.62 breaststroke leg on NC State’s victorious 200 medley relay and split 43.31 on the winning 400 free relay.

Florida State at Arizona State

In a western swing to Tempe, Ariz., the Florida State Seminoles fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils Saturday. The FSU women came up just short of a win, falling 152.5 to 147.5, while the Seminole men lost to the quickly-improving Sun Devils 176-124.

Sprinter Alexi Smith led the way for the FSU women, taking first in both the 50 (23.37) and 100 free (50.67). She also joined with teammates Madeline Cohen, Natalie Pierce and Elise Olsen to win the 400 medley relay in 3:41.03. Smith was also a part of the Seminoles’ victorious 200 free relay, anchoring the team of Nika Blank, Leila Johnston and Emma Terebo and finishing in 1:32.07.

Other winners included Cohen in the 100 back (55.20), Shelly Drozda in the 200 back (1:59.61) and Olsen in the 100 fly (54.38). In diving, Blaire Mulka won the one-meter event with a score of 313.73.

The FSU men posted less individual success. Their only wins came from Chad Mylin in the 50 free (20.04) and Julio Horrego in the 200 IM (1:51.47). Will Pisani, Joe Plechy, Emir Muratovic and Mylin took first in the 200 free relay in 1:19.96.

Delta State at Georgia Tech

The Yellow Jackets were dominant in a home sweep over Delta State Saturday, winning the women’s meet 201-90 and the men’s by a score of 198-96.

On the women’s side, diver Cami Hidalgo set program records in winning both the one-meter (331.35) and three-meter (353.63) events, and in the swimming events, teammates Kaitlin Kitchens and Emily Ilgenfritz each won two individual events.

Kitchens won the 200 free (1:51.16) and 100 free (51.22), and Ilgenfritz swept the distance races, the 1650 (17:26.07) and 500 free (5:01.82).

In the men’s meet, freshman Caio Pumputis and Albert Zhi were two of the five GT multiple winners. Pumputis actually won three individual events, the 200 fly (1:49.12), 200 breast (1:58.16) and 400 IM (3:57.36), while Zhi took top honors in the 200 (1:40.99) and 100 free (45.51).

Moises Loschi won the 100 breast (55.03) and 500 free (4:35.95), while Rodrigo Correia swept the backstroke events (47.88 in the 100 back, 1:46.56 in the 100 back). Matt Casillas took first in one-meter (359.40) and three-meter (404.25) diving.

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