RALEIGH- The NC State swimming and diving team is set to make its first of two trips to Greensboro, N.C., this month, as Wolfpack will compete in the 2016 ACC Women’s Swimming/Men’s and Women’s Diving Championships Wednesday through Saturday.
Held inside Greensboro Aquatic Center, prelims each day will start at 10 a.m. Wednesday’s finals will begin at 4 p.m., while the evening sessions of the final three days are set for a 6 p.m. start.
Holloway’s Statement
“Our ladies are excited to head to Greensboro and represent NC State at our conference championship. Anytime you can represent your school at this level and put your best foot forward on behalf of the program and university is a great opportunity,” said head coach Braden Holloway.
“The women have trained pretty hard this year in the hopes of having an excellent showing this week. There are a lot of ladies striving for personal goals but at the same time we have big team goals that we want to achieve this weekend. It’s going to be a lot of fun and a great environment since we’re not far from Greensboro, and we’ll look to take each session one at a time and progress forward every time we have a chance to.”
Wolfpack Women Versus The ACC
NC State is one of four teams in the conference that rank among the top 25. In the final CSCAA poll of the season Virginia sits at the highest spot, listed at No. 5, while the Pack is No. 10, UNC-Chapel Hill is 15th and Louisville is 17th.
The Pack holds wins over Florida State and UNC in dual meet action, and narrowly fell to Virginia in a tight match up when the two faced each other.
2015 ACC Championship Recap
At last year’s ACC Championships the Wolfpack women finished fifth of 11 teams with 874 points. Riki Bonnema won the 50 freestyle, breaking the ACC meet and conference records in the event.
Additionally, last year’s 200 and 400 free relay teams captured event titles which currently stand as conference records. The 400 free relay mark also stands as an ACC Championship meet record.
Key Championship Notes
-Senior diver Rachel Mumma completed the regular season of her senior year in #STATEment fashion. She collected 18 top-3 finishes, including 13 wins and four ACC Diver of the Week mentions.
-The Wolfpack women finished its regular season with a 9-2 (2-1 ACC) record, highlighted by wins over two top 25 teams.
-The Pack finished the season listed at No. 10 in the CSCAA polls. Their highest ranking in the season was No. 8, as the squad never dropped out of the top 20 throughout the entire year.
-The team returns six individual event/relay champions from last season to the 2016 ACC Championships.
Schedule Of Events
| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Women’s 1M Dive Men’s 3M Dive 200 Medley Relay 800 Freestyle Relay |
500 Freestyle 200 IM 50 Freestyle Men’s 1M Dive 200 Freestyle Relay |
400 IM 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke Women’s 3M Dive 400 Medley Relay |
1,650 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly Men’s and Women’s Platform Dive 400 Freestyle Relay |
Fan Information
Extensive coverage via ESPN3 will be available for the final three days of the championship. Coverage will be from 6-8 p.m.each evening.
Dean Linke will handle play-by-play, and former UNC swimming standout Warren Perry will serve as analyst during the week of competition.
Live results will also be available for all eight sessions. Admission is free.
Swimming news courtesy of NC State Swimming & Diving.
