{"id":636139,"date":"2026-01-30T21:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=636139"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:42:19","slug":"nc-state-swimming-cruises-to-wins-over-unc-wilmington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-swimming-cruises-to-wins-over-unc-wilmington\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Swimming Cruises to Wins Over UNC-Wilmington"},"content":{"rendered":"

NC State Swimming Cruises to Wins Over UNC-Wilmington<\/strong><\/p>\n

The North Carolina State Wolfpack played host to UNC-Wilmington Friday. Many of NC State’s top swimmers competed in a limited slate of events, but the home team still won every event and both meets, 186-91 for the women and 162-107 for the men.<\/p>\n

The NC State team of\u00a0Meghan Donald<\/strong>,\u00a0Eneli Jefimova<\/strong>,\u00a0Tyler Driscoll<\/strong> and\u00a0Olivia Nel<\/strong> captured first place in the 200 medley relay in 1:35.72. Later on, Nel took down the field in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.09 while Donald earned a win in a tight 200 backstroke (1:55.85). Jefimova sat out the 100 breaststroke but cruised to first place in the 200, touching in 2:10.90.<\/p>\n

Katherine Helms<\/strong> topped the 200 free in 1:45.23, with\u00a0Cassie Moses<\/strong> first in the 100 back (52.73) and Aubree Brouwer<\/strong> winning the 100 breast (1:00.80). Grace Monahan<\/strong> got first place by 5.40 seconds in the 200 fly with her time of 1:57.38. Moses picked up a second victory in the 100 free (48.27).\u00a0Emma Hastings<\/strong> pulled away for first in the 500 free (4:42.88), and veteran Kennedy Noble<\/strong>, sitting out the butterfly events, won the 100 fly in 52.27.<\/p>\n

In diving,\u00a0Grace Hurley<\/strong> won 1-meter (281.10) and 3-meter (288.90).\u00a0Lisa Nystrand<\/strong> was the winner of the 400 IM by 10 seconds (4:09.09), and the 200 free relay went to\u00a0Lily King<\/strong>, Nel,\u00a0Erika Pelaez<\/strong> and Moses in 1:27.68.<\/p>\n