Thursday, November 21
Greensboro, N.C.
9:30 a.m. | 5:30 p.m.
NC State
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Wolfpack Elite GAC Invite
Women Win at Wolfpack Elite GAC Invite, Men Take Second
11/24/2024 9:14:00 AM | Swimming
GREENSBORO, N.C.- The Wolfpack men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up a thrilling weekend of competition at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Saturday evening. The No. 5 Wolfpack women claim its third consecutive invite win Saturday night, after placing first with 1769 points. The No. 6 men placed second behind Arizona State with 1846 total points.
The Wolfpack women lead the way ahead of Arizona State (1678 points), Virginia Tech (1338 points), Duke (1287 points), Northwestern (1017.50 points), Arizona (815.50 points), and Army (305 points). The men took second, behind Arizona State who led with 1956.50 points. Virginia Tech finished third (1352.50), with Arizona (1028 points), Duke (787 points), Northwestern (771 points), and Army (399 points) finishing out the end of the competition. NC State dominated claiming a combined 15 first-place finishes, 13 second-place finishes, and nine third-place finishes.
Freshman Leah Shackley had a strong performance totaling three first-place finishes. On the third day of competition, Shackley led the field in the 200 back finishing first with a time of 1:49.71, qualifying her for the NCAA A cut. Shackley currently is the third-ranked female swimmer in the 100 back and 200 back, and fifth in the 100 fly. Shackley was part of the two Wolfpack relay teams which placed first in the 400 free relay team, and second in the 200 medley relay which both qualified for NCAA's with an A cut time.
The Wolfpack kicked things off on a high Thursday, with the women's 400 medley relay. Kennedy Noble, Aubree Brouwer, Leah Shackley, and Erika Pelaez delivered an outstanding performance, finishing first with a time of 3:29.08. On the men's side, Sam Hoover, Jerry Fox, Luke Miller, and Hudson Williams, came in second right behind Arizona State, with a time of 3:03.74. Both relay teams qualified with an A cut time and recorded the fastest times of the season.
The men's 500 free saw six NC State top ten finishers with Chase Mueller, Lance Norris, and Kyle Ponsler all sweeping the top three times. Will Gallant, Owen Llyod, and Matt Marsteiner were all members of the Pack's top finishers.
The Wolfpack went five for eight in the men's 400 IM. Kyle Ponsler took first with a time of 3:41.61. Ponsler still remains the NC State school record holder in the 400 IM. Diehl placed third right behind for a best time of 3:44.64. Charlie Bufton placed fifth, and Simon Bermudez placed sixth. Bermudez, and Bufton both saw the best times in preliminaries Friday morning.
Arsen Kozhakhmetov saw two personal bests this weekend in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Kozhakhmetov placed fifth in the 200 breast and fourth in the 100 breast behind senior Sam Hoover.
Kennedy Noble 1:56.37 dominated the competition in the 200 IM, clinching first. Lisa Nystrand followed closely with a second-place finish with a time of 1:57.22.
Freshman, Erika Pelaez (51.81), Lily Christianson (53.10), and Sophie Scadron (54.36) all earned personal bests in the 100 butterfly. Pelaez took third, Christianson took fifth, and Scadron with a 17th-place finish.
NC State Wolfpack women Leah Shackley(1:49.71-A), Erika Pelaez(1:50.64), and Kennedy Noble(1:51.22) all earned podium finishes in the 200 back Saturday evening. Showing the depth Shackley and Pelaez both clocked personal bests, with Shackley breaking 1:50.00 earning her the second fastest 200 back time in school history.
Diver Calvin Leblanc competed in the A final in the men's 1 meter after placing eighth in the field. Leblanc placed sixth in his performance on the platform on the last day of competition breaking a score of 260.75.
Ashton Zuburg competed in the A final on all three days of competition, Zuburg finished seventh in the one-meter and three-meter events, and eighth on platform. Celia Bidwell started competition in the B final on day one, quickly earning her spot in the A final for the three-meter, and platform events. Bidwell placed sixth on platform, and eighth in the three-meter.
Top finishers:
200 free relay: Christianson, Driscoll, Shackley, Pelaez (1st- 1:27.34)
500 free: Chase Travis (2nd-4:43.16)
200 IM: Kennedy Noble (1st- 1:56.37)
200 IM: Lisa Nystrand (1:57.22)
50 free: Lily Christianson (3rd- 21.89)
400 medley relay: Noble, Brouwer, Shackley, Pelaez (1st- 3:29.08)
400 IM: Lisa Nystrand (1st- 4:12.33)
100 fly: Leah Shackley (1st- 51.42)
100 fly: Erika Pelaez (2nd-52.25)
200 free: Annabel Crush (1st-1:44.79)
100 breast: Aubree Brouwer (2nd- 59.87)
100 back: Leah Shackley (1st- 50.85)
100 back: Kennedy Noble (2nd- 51.21)
200 medley relay: Pelaez, Brouwer, Shackley, Driscoll (2nd- 1:36.22)
1650 free: Chase Travis (2nd- 16:13.83)
1650 free: Emma Hastings (3rd- 16:23.68)
200 back: Leah Shackley(1st- 1:49.71)
200 back: Erika Pelaez (2nd- 1:50.64)
200 back: Kennedy Noble(3rd-1:51.22)
100 free: Lily Christianson (3rd- 48.54)
200 breast: Lisa Nystrand (2:09.83)
200 fly: Caroline Sheble(1:56.76)
400 free relay: Christianson, Crush, Shackley, Pelaez(1st-3:12.66)
200 free relay: Salls, Fox, Winkler, Hoover (2nd- 1:16.02)
500 free: Chase Mueller (1st-4:14.16)
500 free: Lance Norris (2nd-4:14.22)
500 free: Kyle Ponsler (3rd-4:16.47)
200 IM: Daniel Diehl (1st- 1:41.68)
200 IM: Charlie Bufton (3rd- 1:45.32)
50 free: Drew Salls (2nd- 19:14)
50 free: Jerry Fox (3rd- 19.23)
400 medley relay: H.Williams, Hoover, Miller, Fox (2nd- 3:03.74)
200 medley relay: H.Williams, Hoover, Miller, Fox (2nd- 1:23.12)
400 IM: Kyle Ponsler (1st- 3:41.51)
400 IM: Daniel Diehl (3rd- 3:44.64)
100 fly: Luke Miller (2nd- 44.86)
200 free: Kaii Winkler (1st- 1:32.79)
100 breast: Sam Hoover (3rd- 52.40)
100 back: Hudson Williams (3rd-46.15)
1650 free: Owen Llyod (1st-14.37.23)
1650 free: Lance Norris (2nd-14:38.69)
200 back: Daniel Diehl (1st-1:40.37)
100 free: Jerry Fox (2nd- 41.65)
100 free: Kaii Winkler (3rd-42.04)
400 free relay: Winkler, Fox, Miller, Hoover(1st-2:47.28)
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The Wolfpack women lead the way ahead of Arizona State (1678 points), Virginia Tech (1338 points), Duke (1287 points), Northwestern (1017.50 points), Arizona (815.50 points), and Army (305 points). The men took second, behind Arizona State who led with 1956.50 points. Virginia Tech finished third (1352.50), with Arizona (1028 points), Duke (787 points), Northwestern (771 points), and Army (399 points) finishing out the end of the competition. NC State dominated claiming a combined 15 first-place finishes, 13 second-place finishes, and nine third-place finishes.
Freshman Leah Shackley had a strong performance totaling three first-place finishes. On the third day of competition, Shackley led the field in the 200 back finishing first with a time of 1:49.71, qualifying her for the NCAA A cut. Shackley currently is the third-ranked female swimmer in the 100 back and 200 back, and fifth in the 100 fly. Shackley was part of the two Wolfpack relay teams which placed first in the 400 free relay team, and second in the 200 medley relay which both qualified for NCAA's with an A cut time.
The Wolfpack kicked things off on a high Thursday, with the women's 400 medley relay. Kennedy Noble, Aubree Brouwer, Leah Shackley, and Erika Pelaez delivered an outstanding performance, finishing first with a time of 3:29.08. On the men's side, Sam Hoover, Jerry Fox, Luke Miller, and Hudson Williams, came in second right behind Arizona State, with a time of 3:03.74. Both relay teams qualified with an A cut time and recorded the fastest times of the season.
The men's 500 free saw six NC State top ten finishers with Chase Mueller, Lance Norris, and Kyle Ponsler all sweeping the top three times. Will Gallant, Owen Llyod, and Matt Marsteiner were all members of the Pack's top finishers.
The Wolfpack went five for eight in the men's 400 IM. Kyle Ponsler took first with a time of 3:41.61. Ponsler still remains the NC State school record holder in the 400 IM. Diehl placed third right behind for a best time of 3:44.64. Charlie Bufton placed fifth, and Simon Bermudez placed sixth. Bermudez, and Bufton both saw the best times in preliminaries Friday morning.
Arsen Kozhakhmetov saw two personal bests this weekend in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Kozhakhmetov placed fifth in the 200 breast and fourth in the 100 breast behind senior Sam Hoover.
Kennedy Noble 1:56.37 dominated the competition in the 200 IM, clinching first. Lisa Nystrand followed closely with a second-place finish with a time of 1:57.22.
Freshman, Erika Pelaez (51.81), Lily Christianson (53.10), and Sophie Scadron (54.36) all earned personal bests in the 100 butterfly. Pelaez took third, Christianson took fifth, and Scadron with a 17th-place finish.
NC State Wolfpack women Leah Shackley(1:49.71-A), Erika Pelaez(1:50.64), and Kennedy Noble(1:51.22) all earned podium finishes in the 200 back Saturday evening. Showing the depth Shackley and Pelaez both clocked personal bests, with Shackley breaking 1:50.00 earning her the second fastest 200 back time in school history.
Diver Calvin Leblanc competed in the A final in the men's 1 meter after placing eighth in the field. Leblanc placed sixth in his performance on the platform on the last day of competition breaking a score of 260.75.
Ashton Zuburg competed in the A final on all three days of competition, Zuburg finished seventh in the one-meter and three-meter events, and eighth on platform. Celia Bidwell started competition in the B final on day one, quickly earning her spot in the A final for the three-meter, and platform events. Bidwell placed sixth on platform, and eighth in the three-meter.
Top finishers:
200 free relay: Christianson, Driscoll, Shackley, Pelaez (1st- 1:27.34)
500 free: Chase Travis (2nd-4:43.16)
200 IM: Kennedy Noble (1st- 1:56.37)
200 IM: Lisa Nystrand (1:57.22)
50 free: Lily Christianson (3rd- 21.89)
400 medley relay: Noble, Brouwer, Shackley, Pelaez (1st- 3:29.08)
400 IM: Lisa Nystrand (1st- 4:12.33)
100 fly: Leah Shackley (1st- 51.42)
100 fly: Erika Pelaez (2nd-52.25)
200 free: Annabel Crush (1st-1:44.79)
100 breast: Aubree Brouwer (2nd- 59.87)
100 back: Leah Shackley (1st- 50.85)
100 back: Kennedy Noble (2nd- 51.21)
200 medley relay: Pelaez, Brouwer, Shackley, Driscoll (2nd- 1:36.22)
1650 free: Chase Travis (2nd- 16:13.83)
1650 free: Emma Hastings (3rd- 16:23.68)
200 back: Leah Shackley(1st- 1:49.71)
200 back: Erika Pelaez (2nd- 1:50.64)
200 back: Kennedy Noble(3rd-1:51.22)
100 free: Lily Christianson (3rd- 48.54)
200 breast: Lisa Nystrand (2:09.83)
200 fly: Caroline Sheble(1:56.76)
400 free relay: Christianson, Crush, Shackley, Pelaez(1st-3:12.66)
200 free relay: Salls, Fox, Winkler, Hoover (2nd- 1:16.02)
500 free: Chase Mueller (1st-4:14.16)
500 free: Lance Norris (2nd-4:14.22)
500 free: Kyle Ponsler (3rd-4:16.47)
200 IM: Daniel Diehl (1st- 1:41.68)
200 IM: Charlie Bufton (3rd- 1:45.32)
50 free: Drew Salls (2nd- 19:14)
50 free: Jerry Fox (3rd- 19.23)
400 medley relay: H.Williams, Hoover, Miller, Fox (2nd- 3:03.74)
200 medley relay: H.Williams, Hoover, Miller, Fox (2nd- 1:23.12)
400 IM: Kyle Ponsler (1st- 3:41.51)
400 IM: Daniel Diehl (3rd- 3:44.64)
100 fly: Luke Miller (2nd- 44.86)
200 free: Kaii Winkler (1st- 1:32.79)
100 breast: Sam Hoover (3rd- 52.40)
100 back: Hudson Williams (3rd-46.15)
1650 free: Owen Llyod (1st-14.37.23)
1650 free: Lance Norris (2nd-14:38.69)
200 back: Daniel Diehl (1st-1:40.37)
100 free: Jerry Fox (2nd- 41.65)
100 free: Kaii Winkler (3rd-42.04)
400 free relay: Winkler, Fox, Miller, Hoover(1st-2:47.28)
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