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NC State Falls To Texas In Weekend Dual
11/14/2015 3:02:00 PM | Swimming
The Pack won 14 events and set three pool records
RALEIGH, N.C.- Despite winning 14 events and setting three pool records on the day, the NC State swimming and diving team fell to Texas in a dual Saturday inside Casey Aquatic Center.
The top-ranked Longhorn men defeated the No. 8 Wolfpack, 154-136, while the No. 6 Texas women topped the seventh-ranked NC State, 160-140. Texas' men improve to 6-0 on its season and its women to 6-1, while NC State's men move to 1-3 and its women to 3-1 on the dual season.
Holloway's Statement
"Today was a great meet on both sides. It was a close race for most of the meet," said head coach Braden Holloway. "The high point for the women was that it was a team effort. It was a battle for the women right until the final few events. A lot of the ladies stepped up today and really helped as far as adding depth to each race.
"Our top swimmers had great days as well- Riki Bonnema had a strong day for us in the sprint events. Kayla Brumbaum winning both breaststroke events and Rachel Mumma winning both diving events were also huge points for us.
"For the guys, we got out touched a lot which stung because those points really add up at the end of the day. In saying that, we could have been a little better with our finishes today. I think that Simonas Bilis walking away with a few more individual wins against Texas was a big positive and a confidence booster for him.
"Anton Ipsen was challenged today was well, he was very strong in the 1,000 free and was out touched in the 500. I felt like we were better in certain areas and that we could have been better in others, and will work on some things to get ready for the Nike Cup Invite that's coming up next weekend."
Wolfpack Relays
The Wolfpack women got off to a strong start in the contest after taking first in the 200 medley relay. The team of Ashlyn Koletic, Kayla Brumbaum, Krista Duffield and Riki Bonnema posted a time of 1:40.14.
The women finished in strong fashion as well, as the group of Bonnema, Duffield, Lotta Nevalainen and Natalie Labonge won the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:19.83.
In the men's 200 medley relay, despite a powerful comeback from Simonas Bilis in the freestyle leg of the event the Pack finished .04 seconds behind Texas to finish second. Andreas Schiellerup, Derek Hren, Ryan Held and Bilis stopped the clock at 1:27.62 to tab the fastest time of the season for the Pack in the event.
The team of Held, Joe Bonk, Scheillerup and Bilis posted the second-fastest mark in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:19.20. The event was a tight race that came down to the last leg where the Pack was out touched by Texas in .16 seconds.
Freestyle
Rachel Muller placed second in both distance free events. She posted a mark of 10:01.33 in the 1,000 and stopped the clock at 4:51.89 in the 500 after coming back in the final laps to edge out the Longhorns' Joanna Evans.
Anton Ipsen demolished his previous time in the 1,000 free by just under five seconds to win the men's event. He posted a mark of 8:55.99 which stands as the fastest time in the nation. He placed second in the 500 free with a time of 4:22.66, less than two seconds behind Texas' Clark Smith.
In the 200 free Held placed second in the men's race with a season-best mark of 1:36.30, while Muller finished third in the women's event after touching the wall in 1:49.57.
In the women's 50 free Bonnema edged out Texas' Rebecca Millard to take first in the event after touching the wall in 22.82. Ashlyn Koletic managed to place third with a mark of 23.08 behind her teammate to grab valuable points for the Pack.
The Wolfpack men also finished third in its respective heat of the 50 free. Bilis took first with a time of 19.89 by nearly half of a body length, while Schiellerup took third with a mark of 20.61.
Bonnema placed second in the women's 100 free with a mark of 50.03, while Bilis and Held earned a one, two finish in the men's race. Bilis posted a time of 43.58 to sweep the sprint free events and post a pool record while Held stopped the clock at 43.64.
Backstroke
Alexia Zevnik won the 100 back with a time of 53.56 while Yuri Nakano placed third in the event with a mark of 54.78. Zevnik also earned a top-three finish in the 200 back as she stopped the clock at 1:57.06 to finish third.
Hennessey Stuart placed second in the men's 100 and 200 back after stopping the clock at 47.64 in the 100 and touched the wall in 1:44.49 in the 200.
Breaststroke
Brumbaum swept the women's breaststroke events, taking a win in the 100 after posting a time of 1:01.74 to mark a Casey Aquatic Center record. In the 200 she came from behind in the second half of the race to stop the clock at 2:14.32.
NC State took a sweep in the second-place spot in the men's breaststroke events. Hren finished second in the 100 breast with a mark of 54.98 while Patrik Schwarzenbach touched the wall in 2:01.78.
Butterfly
Christian McCurdy posted a season-best mark of 1:44.53 to place second in the 200 butterfly, breaking the previously set pool record of 1:44.68. His time stands as the No. 3 time in the country.
Soren Dahl posted the second-fastest time in the men's 100 fly after stopping the clock at 47.84, and Jason Deana narrowly finished behind him with a mark of 49.44.
NC State took a one, two finish in the women's 100 fly as Nakano won the event with a mark of 54.63 while Koletic finished behind her teammate in 55.18.
Individual Medley
Zevnik earned a second-place finish in the women's 200 individual medley after posting a time of 2:01.77, while McCurdy placed third in the men's event with a mark of 1:50.13.
Springboard Action
Rachel Mumma swept the women's diving events as she posted a score of 332.40 in the three-meter competition and a mark of 325.95 on the one-meter dive.
Up Next
The Pack will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to compete in the Nike Cup Invitational Nov. 19-21, hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill.
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