NC State
NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
Wolfpack Secure Top-10 Finish for Tenth Consecutive Season
3/29/2025 10:00:00 PM | Swimming
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. – For the tenth consecutive year, Head Coach Braden Holloway has led the NC State men's swimming and diving team to a top-10 finish. The Wolfpack capped off their 2024-2025 season finishing 9th place at the 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, scoring 178 points at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center.
On the final day of competition, the men's 400 medley relay team secured a sixth-place finish. Three-time All-American Owen Lloyd claimed a podium spot, finishing fifth in the 1650 freestyle. Lloyd shaved two seconds off his personal best, previously set at the ACC Championships, clocking in at 14:29.13. Lloyd slashed nearly seven more seconds off his previous best. His time of 14:29.13 not only earned him a top finish but also secured the third-fastest mile time in program history.
In the final morning session, Kyle Ponsler and JT Ewing set personal bests. Ponsler won his heat with a time of 1:41.15 in the 200 backstroke, while Ewing also posted a strong performance, touching the wall at 1:40.06 in the same event.
Sophomore Daniel Diehl made a strong showing in prelims, advancing to the B-final of the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 1:39.39.
ACC Champion Owen Lloyd, swimming in the A-final of the 1650 freestyle for the final time as a Wolfpack member, was determined to make his mark. After setting a monumental personal best at the ACC Championships in February, Lloyd slashed nearly seven more seconds off his previous best. His time of 14:29.13 not only earned him a top finish but also secured the third-fastest mile time in program history.
Juniors Lance Norris and Will Gallant also delivered strong swims in the mile. Gallant, a senior and National Champion in the 1650 freestyle, recorded a season-best 14:38.69 in the prelims. Norris, placing 13th, also set a personal best in the event, finishing with a time of 14:48.31.
The championships concluded with the Wolfpack finishing 5th in the 400 freestyle relay, marking the third time they put a relay on the podium. The team's time of 2:45.09, driven by Miller, Fox, Hoover, and McCarty, remains the third-fastest in NC State's history.
In the final event of the evening, the men's 400 freestyle relay team comprising Jerry Fox, Sam Hoover, Luke Miller, and Quintin McCarty gave it their all in pursuit of another podium finish. Their unforgettable performance resulted in the third-fastest 400 freestyle relay time in program history, with a time of 2:45.09.
All-American Counter (29)
- Quintin McCarty: 200 medley relay
- Jerry Fox: 200 medley relay
- Luke Miller: 200 medley relay
- Sam Hoover: 200 medley relay
- Daniel Diehl: 800 freestyle relay
- Kaii Winkler: 800 freestyle relay
- Sam Hoover: 800 freestyle relay
- Luke Miller: 800 freestyle relay
- Quintin McCarty: 50 freestyle
- Drew Salls: 50 freestyle
- Quintin McCarty: 200 freestyle relay
- Luke Miller: 200 freestyle relay
- Jerry Fox: 200 freestyle relay
- Drew Salls: 200 freestyle relay
- Luke Miller: 100 butterfly
- Kyle Ponsler: 400 IM
- Quintin McCarty: 100 backstroke
- Quintin McCarty: 400 medley relay
- Sam Hoover: 400 medley relay
- Luke Miller: 400 medley relay
- Jerry Fox: 400 medley relay
- Daniel Diehl: 200 backstroke
- Lance Norris: 1650 freestyle
- Will Gallant: 1650 freestyle
- Owen Lloyd: 1650 freestyle
- Quintin McCarty: 400 freestyle relay
- Sam Hoover: 400 freestyle relay
- Luke Miller: 400 freestyle relay
- Jerry Fox: 400 freestyle relay
American Record Holders
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400 medley relay: McCarty, Hoover, Miller, Fox
School Records:
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Kyle Ponsler: 400 IM
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