Photo Credit: North Carolina State Athletics<\/p>\n
ATLANTA – The North Carolina State swimming and diving teams swept ACC opponents Florida State and Georgia Tech on Saturday, picking up wins in 19 of the 34 events to remain undefeated in conference meets this season on both the men’s and women’s sides.<\/p>\n
The NC State swimming & diving team completed a sweep of Georgia Tech and Florida State in the squad\u2019s first tri-meet of the season and ACC season opener Saturday afternoon at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n
The 19th-ranked women\u2019s team earned a 164-131 victory over No. 25 Florida State, while capturing the win against Georgia Tech, 189-106. The Wolfpack women improve to 2-1 on the season, as well as 2-0 in ACC action.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the NC State men captured the victory over the Seminoles, 173-115, while defeating the Yellow Jackets, 161-122. The men\u2019s team improves to 3-0 on the season, including a 2-0 mark in the conference.<\/p>\n
On the day, the Pack finished first in one of the two relays it competed in and captured first-place honors in 18 individual events.<\/p>\n
Wolfpack Relays<\/strong><\/p>\n – The men\u2019s squad finished first overall in the 200-medley relay to begin the meet, as the quartet of Andreas Schiellerup, Derek Hren, Soren Dahl and David Williams combined to finish the event with a time of 1:28.56. Distance Notables<\/strong><\/p>\n – The men\u2019s squad took home first, second and third overall in the 1000 freestyle. Freshman Anton Ipsen clocked a 9:07.47 to place first overall, while Adam Linker [9:18.28] finished second and Austin Snyder [9:20.78] placed third overall. – Ipsen recorded his second victory of the afternoon in the 500 free with a 4:25.36 clocking.<\/p>\n Wolfpack Sprints<\/strong><\/p>\n – For the second consecutive meet, Simonas Bilis swept the sprint freestyle events. Bilis clocked a 1:36.52 in the 200 free, before finishing the 50 free in 20.00. In addition, the sophomore completed the sweep with a time of 44.35. Springboard Action<\/strong><\/p>\n – Redshirt-junior Rachel Mumma took home top honors in the women\u2019s one-meter competition with a total score of 302.00. Mumma also posted a second-place finish in the three-meter competition with a 271.60.<\/p>\n Noting Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n – Ashlyn Koletic and Zevnik posted a first and second-place finish in the women\u2019s 100 back. Koletic won the event with a 55.49 clocking while Zevnik posted a time of 55.78. In addition, Zevnik also placed first in the 200 back with a time of 1:59.32. Wolfpack Fly<\/strong><\/p>\n – Christian McCurdy earned the win in the men\u2019s 200 fly with a time of 1:47.01, while Dahl touched the wall first in the 100 fly with a 48.01.<\/p>\n Breaststroke Notables<\/strong><\/p>\n Kayla Brumbaum swept the women\u2019s breaststroke events for the day. The sophomore clocked a 1:02.55 in the women\u2019s 100 breast to place first, before completing the sweep with a 2:17.32.<\/p>\n Up Next<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wolfpack divers will return to action on Nov. 1 in a diving quad meet with UNC-Chapel Hill, Clemson and James Madison. The meet is scheduled to take place at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n The Georgia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams posted impressive ACC victories over Florida State on Saturday at the GT Aquatic Center, with the women edging the No. 25 Seminoles, 152-148, and the men winning convincingly, 183-116.<\/p>\n The double-dual meet also featured NC State, and the 19th-ranked Wolfpack women defeated the Yellow Jackets, 189-106, while the NC State men beat Tech, 161-122. The Tech men are now 4-2 overall, 2-1 in the ACC, while the women’s record moved to 4-4, 2-2.<\/p>\n The women’s win over the Seminoles marks the Yellow Jackets’ first against their ACC rival (1-12), while it was just the second in program history for the men (2-35).<\/p>\n Men’s Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Senior Andrew Kosic and NC State’s Simons Billis highlighted the meet, with each sprinter coming in ranked in the NCAA’s top-10 in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free and the duo did not disappoint.
\n– In the women\u2019s 200 medley relay, the team of Alexia Zevnik, Lauren Poli, Yuri Nakano and Krista Duffield combined for a time of 1:43.53 to finish second overall.<\/p>\n
\n– On the women\u2019s side in the 1000 free, Rachel Muller [10:10.05] touched the first before Kristin Connors [10:15.98] placed second overall.
\n– Muller and Conners also placed first and second overall in the women\u2019s 500 freestyle. Muller finished first overall with a time of 4:55.70, while Connors stopped the clock in 5:00.75. In addition, Kendall Pena placed third overall with a time of 5:04.26.<\/p>\n
\n– Riki Bonnema placed first overall in the women\u2019s 50 free, as she touched the wall in 22.68.<\/p>\n
\n– The Wolfpack men swept the 100 and 200 backstroke events. Schiellerup touched the wall first in the 100 back with a time of 48.33, while Stephen Coetzer won the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:48.53.<\/p>\nGeorgia Tech Press Release<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\u2022 The pair tangled first in the 200 free, with Billis winning, followed by Kosic in second in a time of 1:38.18.
\n\u2022 The 50 free and 100 free were classics, with Billis (20.00) nipping Kosic (20.01) by .01 to win the 50 and by Billis (44.35) out-touching Kosic (44.44) at the wall by .09 to take the 100.
\n\u2022 Sophomore Ben Southern enjoyed a strong meet, posting a pair of second-place finishes in both the 100 fly (48.44) and the 200 fly (1:48.06).
\n\u2022 Southern teamed with Mark Sarman, Brian Woodbury and Nico van Duijn to finished second in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:30.53.
\n\u2022 Sarman was second in the 200 IM, leading three Jackets in the top four spots.
\n\u2022 Woodbury was second for the Jackets in the 100 back (50.32).
\n\u2022 Yuval Safra and Elliott Brockelbank finished second and third, respectively, in the 500 free.
\n\u2022 Omar Eteiba finished third on the 3-meter board with a score of 321.85.<\/p>\n