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NC State Swimming & Diving Head To ACC Championship

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 26

February 12th, 2017 ACC, College

After wrapping up its regular season two weeks ago, the NC State women’s swimming and diving team and the men’s diving team will travel to Atlanta, Ga., to compete at the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship, which will run Feb. 13-16. The meet will be held inside the McAuley Aquatic Center on Georgia Tech’s campus.

The four-day championship meet will feature preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. each day, with women’s and men’s diving competitions also scheduled for each day. Finals sessions on Tuesday through Thursday will be available on ACC Network Extra.

Season Rewind
The Wolfpack will head into the championship with a 3-0 conference record. In its first road dual of the season, NC State women’s program went head-to-head with the Duke Blue Devils. The team walked away with wins in 12 of 16 events and nine pool records en route to its victory. In January, NC State earned back-to-back wins at home, defeating North Carolina and Virginia on consecutive days. The Wolfpack kicked off the weekend by topping the Tar Heels in dominate fashion, winning 13 of 16 events. The next day, the team defeated the defending ACC Champion, the Virginia Cavaliers, with just a six-point margin.

The team was consistently ranked among the top-10 nationally throughout the season, peaking at No. 4.

Scouting the Competition
NC State is the top-ranked ACC program in the latest CSCAA poll, coming in at No. 7. Trailing close behind is Virginia, taking the No. 8 rank, while Louisville sits at No. 10.

Duke, North Carolina and Notre Dame complete the list of schools that are featured among the rankings, earning the No. 18, No. 23 and No. T24 ranks, respectively. Florida State and Virginia Tech both received votes in the coaches’ poll.

2016 ACC Championship Recap
At last year’s championship meet, the Wolfpack finished as runner-up behind Virginia, who won its ninth consecutive championship.

The team captured three event titles, winning the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and one-meter diving.

Over four days of competition, 17 school records were broken and the Pack earned podium finishes in 15 events.

This Time Out
The team will enter the meet with 37 top-16 times, 23 of which are in the seeded in the top-8 of competition. All five of the Wolfpack’s relays are seeded in the top four, with the team holding the fastest time this season in the 400 free relay.

In diving, the Wolfpack will send Madeline Kline and Rachel Burston on the women’s side and Harrison Mitchell and James Brady for the men. Kline will enter the championship with season-best scores of 298.35, 301.05 and 182.60 in one-meter, three-meter and platform, respectively. Burston recorded best scores of 282.30, 274.50 and 154.95. Mitchell, a senior, enters his final ACC championship with season-high scores of 347.00, 326.85 and 295.15 while Brady garners scores of 315.30, 360.85 and 321.00.

Schedule of Events

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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

Follow Along
A live video stream of event finals will be available on ACC Network Extra on Tuesday through Thursday, starting at 6 p.m.

Veteran ESPN announcer Sam Gore will handle play-by-play, where he will be joined by swimming analyst Brendan Hansen – a six-time Olympic medalist – and diving analyst Jason Baumann, a former collegiate coach and USA Diving Staff member who is now regarded as one of the sport’s top judges.

Live results will also be available for all eight sessions. Links to the live coverage can be found on the swimming and diving schedule page. Admission is free.

Stay up to date with the latest on NC State swimming and diving:
Twitter: @packswimdive
Facebook: NC State Swimming and Diving
Instagram: @packswimdive

News courtesy of NC State Athletics.

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Sean
7 years ago

Not that I think it’s a bad idea but any idea why this meet is being run Monday to Thursday?

Eddie Rowe
Reply to  Sean
7 years ago

The meet recently moved venue and had to take what dates were available.

bobo gigi
7 years ago

All these NC State trolls are so funny to read.

Mustard stain on my trousers
7 years ago

The stain is almost gone

Caeleb dressel\'s braces
7 years ago

Hannah Moore is cool:)

Wolfpack dad
7 years ago

The only thing that’s going to be better than nc state beating uva is watching those crazy coaches jump around and yell like monkeys. Although I’m scared for the bleachers, trashcans, and clipboards they beat to a pulp at these meets when they get mad. My daughter is scared for her life 24/7

Swimfan
Reply to  Wolfpack dad
7 years ago

Yell like monkeys… what do you call your daughter?

PACK Animal
7 years ago

Swimswam did not write this article, they simply posted it which is a service to the swimming community. I’m sure all acc sports information departments made similar releases but didn’t think to send it to swimswam. Just another thing NCSU does better than UVA, Duke, Louisville, etc.

Gator swim mom
Reply to  PACK Animal
7 years ago

Fascinating point! I guess the Wild Life and Fisheries major includes a basic email course as well! Good for Nc State! #STATEMENT #WhatsYourMavisBeaconTypingSchoolScore #RedRevolution #EmailsAreCool #SwimSwimArticlePostingMakesThemAGoodSchool

bobo gigi
Reply to  Gator swim mom
7 years ago

Are people of the present time able to talk or write without ###############? 😯

WolfPack
Reply to  Gator swim mom
7 years ago

I applaud you’re ignorance and stupidity. I will have you know that the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology degree is a well renowned and is one of the top ranked programs in the US. Did you know that 27,000 trees are felled each day for toilet paper? or that paper can only be recycled 6 times before the fibers are too weak to hold together? Or that elephants are the only animal with chins? I bet you feel dumb now. #STATEment

WolfPack
Reply to  PACK Animal
7 years ago

I applaud you’re ignorance and stupidity. I will have you know that the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology degree is a well renowned and is one of the top ranked programs in the US. Did you know that 27,000 trees are felled each day for toilet paper? or that paper can only be recycled 6 times before the fibers are too weak to hold together? Or that elephants are the only animal with chins? I bet you feel dumb now. #STATEment

flower mom
Reply to  WolfPack
7 years ago

haha, “you’re” … go pack i guess

Ronald
7 years ago

Elise Haan better watch her back because Hellen Moffit is coming for her!!

WolfPack
7 years ago

What is with all the hate? Do people not like NC State because they we know we are better than them? Is America not a place where greatness is admired? You could say NC State is the Tom Brady of college swimming. #STATEment

Statement
Reply to  WolfPack
7 years ago

We know they know we better than everyone. #STATEment

About Braden Keith

Braden Keith

Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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