NC State vs UNC Wilmington
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Raleigh, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: NC State 186, UNCW 105
- Men: NC State 160, uNCW 125
Courtesy: NC State Athletics
RALEIGH, N.C. // AUSTIN, TEXAS — With the squads split between two locations for weekend dual meet competition, the NC State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each add a win and loss to the season record.
Swimming at home for the last time this season, the Wolfpack men and women defeated the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington 160-126 (men) and 186-105 (women). The session was highlighted by NC State winning all but two of the swimming events contested.
In the night’s competition with No. 2/No. 5 Texas, the Pack men narrowly lost to the Longhorns 88-98, while the Wolfpack women fell with their 62 points to Texas’ 124. Though the night came with a pair of team losses, NC State’s evening was highlighted by five wins on the men’s side and a nation-leading time on the women’s side.
VS UNCW HIGHLIGHTS:
- Elle Giesler, Kaylee Hamblin, and Lindsey Immel led the scoring for the Wolfpack women, each winning two individual events.
- Giesler claimed the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.95) and 100-yard butterfly (54.42), both marking season-bests for the senior in her last home meet.
- Hamblin claimed both breaststroke events, going 1:01.48 in the 100 and 2:13.50 in the 200-yard events.
- Immel’s wins came in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. The Colorado Springs, Colo. native went 22.95 in the 50 and 50.47 in the 100 to claim the first collegiate wins of her career.
- On the men’s side, Zachary Cram, Michael Moore, Markus Wennborg, and Austin Winchester each picked up a pair of wins to assist in the Pack’s victory over the Seahawks.
- Cram finished in first place in both the 100-yard (47.71) and 200-yard (1:44.54) backstroke events. Both times mark as season-bests.
- Moore claimed the top spot in the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.02) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:46.33).
- Wennborg and Winchester, both North Carolina natives, won both the 100 and 200-yard distances of their respective stroke. Wennborg swam breaststroke (54.01, 1:58.98) and Winchester competed in the freestyle events (44.57, 1:36.45).
UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack returns to action Saturday for one more day of competition against the Texas Longhorns. Competition is set for a 10 AM start in Austin (CST).
WOMEN’S TOP FINISHERS VS. UNCW
- 200-yard medley relay: Cusano, Hamblin, Giesler, Donald (first place – 1:38.75)
- 1000-yard freestyle: Hefner (first place – 10:09.85)
- 200-yard freestyle: Giesler (first place – 1:48.95)
- 100-yard backstroke: Cusano (first place – 53.26)
- 100-yard breaststroke: Hamblin (first place – 1:01.48)
- 200-yard butterfly: C. Sheble (1:58.64)
- 50-yard freestyle: Immel (first place – 22.95)
- 100-yard freestyle: Immel (first place – 50.47)
- 200-yard backstroke: Lewicki (first place – 1:55.39)
- 200-yard breaststroke: Hamblin (first place – 2:13.50)
- 500-yard freestyle: Hefner (second place – 4:59.97)
- 100-yard butterfly: Giesler (first place – 54.42)
- 200-yard individual medley: Monahan (first place – 2:01.38)
- 200-yard freestyle relay: Donald, Flickinger, Giesler, Immel (first place – 1:31.01)
MEN’S TOP FINISHERS VS. UNCW
- 200-yard medley relay: Cram, Winchester, Conrad, Sales (first place – 1:27.37)
- 1000-yard freestyle: Norris (first place – 9:08.01)
- 200-yard freestyle: Winchester (first place – 1:36.45)
- 100-yard backstroke: Cram (first place – 47.71)
- 100-yard breaststroke: Wennborg (first place – 54.01)
- 200-yard butterfly: Moore (first place – 1:44.02)
- 50-yard freestyle: Salls (first place – 20.00)
- 100-yard freestyle: Winchester (first place – 44.57)
- 200-yard backstroke: Cram (first place – 1:44.54)
- 200-yard breaststroke: Wennborg (first place – 1:58.98)
- 500-yard freestyle: Fuller (first place – 4:29.47)
- 100-yard butterfly: Conrad (second place – 48.77)
- 200-yard individual medley: Moore (first place – 1:46.33)
- 200-yard freestyle relay: Salls, Winchester, Weaver, Conrad (first place – 1:21.07)
Courtesy: UNCW Sports
RALEIGH, N.C. – Sam O’Brien and Jacob Duracinsky broke school records as UNCW closed out its dual meet season at nationally-ranked NC State on Friday at the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center.
The Wolfpack swept both meets with the seventh-ranked men earning a 160-125 win over the Seahawks while the fourth-ranked women topped UNCW, 186-105.
O’Brien, a sophomore, clocked in with a time of 9:08.27 in the 1000 Free, smashing the previous record of 9:21.04 set in 2009 by Luke Murphy.
Duracinsky, also a sophomore, eclipsed his own 200-Free record of 1:36.89, set earlier this season when he posted a time of 1:36.55.
On the boards, freshman Ethan Badrian swept the 1 and 3-meter events while Tatum Church and Courtney Klausen earned wins on the 1 and 3-meter boards, respectively.
Badrian continued his strong season when he scored a season-high 314.45 points on the 1-meter. On the 3-meter, though, he scored 365.55 points, setting a personal best and moving into second all-time in the UNCW records book.
Church also set a career-high with 295 points on the 1-meter, which elevated her to second all-time at UNCW and Klausen’s 303.65 points were also a career-best and ranks third all-time.
The Seahawks next compete at the CAA Championships in late February when the event will be held at the Hampton Aquaplex for the first time. The championship meet opens on Feb. 22 and runs through the 25th. The UNCW men look to defend their title from a year ago while the women look to make that next step following an impressive runner-up finish in 2022.
