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Wolfpack Dominates Dual Meet at Princeton
1/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
PRINCETON, N.J.- After recording the fastest time and highest score in 30 of 32 events, the NC State swimming and diving team defeated Princeton in its first dual meet in the 2015 portion of its season.
The men's team earned a 180-113 triumph while the women's squad recorded a 190-105 victory.
Holloway's Statement
"It was a great meet tonight for the Wolfpack, competing against a good team from the Ivy League. They have been gracious hosts and we've really enjoyed our time here.
"Our overall team performance tonight was great; I was really encouraged by it. A lot of new people stepped up and made a statement in the water. I was curious to see how the team would do coming off of the big training camp we had over the break. They were really eager to compete which resulted in a great team effort in all areas."- Braden Holloway, head coach
Wolfpack Relays
NC State recorded the top time in each of the four relays swum tonight; the Wolfpack claimed the top two spots in the women's 200 medley relay while the men finished first and third in the men's portion of the event.
Freestyle Watch
In the women's 1000 free, Rachel Muller swam a time of 10:00.49 to claim first place honors by more than 18 seconds. Freshman Anton Ipsen also claimed the title in the men's 1000 by more than 18 seconds with a time of 9:01.99.
Muller and Ipsen also won the 500 free in their respective events- Muller swam a time of 4:55.50 while Ipsen touched the wall with a 4:24.86.
In the 50 free, the women took the top four spots while the men claimed first through fourth place in the 100 free. Riki Bonnema won the women's 50 free with a time of 22.99 while Ryan Held swam a time of 44.58 to finish first in the men's 100 free.
The men also took first, second and third in the 50 free, as Andreas Scheillerup recorded a time of 20.37 to take the top honor.
Back It Up
The Wolfpack women claimed the top four spots in the 100 backstroke and the three spots in the 200 back. Alexia Zevnik took first place honors in both events touching the wall with a 54.21 in the 100 and a 1:46.14 in the 200.
The men finished in a one, two fashion in both backstroke events, as Hennessey Stuart placed first in each race with times of 47.94 in the 100 back and 1:46.14 in the 200 back.
Fly Into the Sky
In both the women's 100 and 200 butterfly, NC State took the top two spots in each event. Freshman Krista Duffield claimed the honor in the 100 fly with a time of 55.19, while Lydia Jones captured the first place honor in the 200 fly touching the wall with a 2:01.42.
Christian McCurdy won the men's 200 fly with a time of 1:46.18, while Soren Dahl took the top honor in the 100 fly with a time of 48.55.
Breastroke Action
Kayla Brumbaum won both the women's 100 and 200 breast with times of 1:02.36 (100 breast) and 2:15.93 (200 breast), while Derek Hren claimed the title in both breastroke events swimming a time of 55.48 in the 100 and a time of 2:02.72 in the 200.
Springboard Action
Junior Rachel Mumma took first place titles in both the women's one-meter and three-meter events. She recorded a score of 324.22 in the one-meter dive and a score of 326.25 in the three-meter competition.
Wolfpack Improvement
15 swimmers and two relay groups recorded new top times for the 2014-15 season. The 'Wolfpack Top Times' consists of the top five times in a given season for each individual event, and the top three times in relay events.
Postseason Focus
In addition to the Pack's first-place finishes, NC State recorded two more NCAA `B' standard marks in its dual meet at Princeton.
Soren Dahl, 200 free, 1:37.24
Kayla Brumbaum, 200 breast, 2:15.93
Up Next
NC State will compete Saturday as it travels to Villanova for its second straight dual meet. Competition is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
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