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NC State Swimming & Diving Teams Down Tar Heels
January 28, 2017 | Swimming & Diving
RALEIGH, N.C. - The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell in dual meet competition Friday night against nationally-ranked teams from North Carolina State University at the Willis R. Casey Natatorium.
The third-ranked Wolfpack men defeated the Tar Heels 192-105 and the ninth-ranked NC State women defeated the Tar Heels 185-112.
On the women's side, UNC got individual victories from junior diver Elissa Dawson and senior co-captain Hellen Moffitt. Dawson, a junior from Durham, N.C., won the one-meter event with a score of 300.98 in a contest decided by less than three points. She won the three-meter event handily with a score of 327.30. Moffitt took first place in the 100-yard butterfly at 52.64. She also had runner-up finishes in two other events.
Senior diver Jack Nyquist, junior Michael McBryan and freshman diver Andrew Owsiany tallied individual victories on the men's side. Nyquist, a senior from Alpharetta, Ga., won the one-meter diving competition with a score of 347.55, easily outpacing the rest of the field. In a tight three-meter diving competition where four divers were within six points of each other, Owsiany, a freshman, earned his first-ever collegiate dual meet win, with 327.15, just .40 points ahead of NC State's Harrison Mitchell.
The other win from the UNC men came from junior Michael McBryan, who took home first place with a time of 2:00.27.
The Tar Heel women also received second place finishes from Caty Hulsey in the 200 free and 200 IM, from Moffitt in the 100 back and 200 back, Sarah Koucheki in the 200 fly, Sarah Hitchens in the 50 free and Abby Fisher in the 200 breast.
On the men's side, Carolina benefitted from runner-up finishes by Jorden Merrilees in the 200 free, Craig Emslie in the 100 breast, Lucas Popp in the 100 free, Christian Caveness in the 100 fly and Henry Campbell in the 200 IM.
Caveness swam the 100 fly in 47.66, his career best time, eclipsing his previous personal best time of 48.73. It was a time that moved Caveness into ninth place all-time amongst UNC performers in the 100-yard butterfly.
The Tar Heels also earned victories in both 400-yard freestyle relay events.
The Tar Heels will return to action Saturday at Maurice J. Koury Natatorium when they play host to the Duke Blue Devils on Senior Day. Nineteen UNC swimmers and divers will be honored in pre-meet ceremonies as they compete in their final home dual meets of their careers. Senior Day ceremonies begin at 12:20 p.m. while meet action starts promptly at 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE: #9 NC STATE 185, NORTH CAROLINA 112
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT—WOMEN
200-Yard Medley Relay – 3rd Place, Hellen Moffitt, Katie Munch, Sarah Koucheki, Sarah Hitchens, 1:41.72
1000-Yd. Freestyle – Macey Arnold, 4th Place, 10:10.65
200-Yd. Freestyle – Caty Hulsey, 2nd Place, 1:50.45
100-Yd. Backstroke – Hellen Moffitt, 2nd Place, 53.26
100-Yd. Breaststroke – Abby Fisher, 4th Place, 1:04.13
200-Yd. Butterfly – Sarah Koucheki, 2nd Place, 1:59.08
50-Yd. Freestyle – Sarah Hitchens, 2nd Place, 22.77
Three-Meter Diving – Elissa Dawson, 1st Place, 337.20
100-Yd. Freestyle – Sarah Hitchens, 3rd Place, 50.57
200-Yd. Backstroke – Hellen Moffitt, 2nd Place, 1:57.24
200-Yd. Breaststroke – Abby Fisher, 2nd Place, 2:16.87
500-Yd. Freestyle – Macey Arnold, 3rd Place, 4:56.67
100-Yd. Butterfly – Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 52.64
One-Meter Diving – Elissa Dawson, 1st Place, 300.98
200-Yd. Individual Medley – Caty Hulsey, 2nd Place, 2:03.58
400-Yd. Freestyle Relay – 2nd Place, Sarah Koucheki, Kylie Mihok, Brooke Bauer, Sarah Hitchens, 3:23.84
Records: NC State 3-1, ACC 2-0; North Carolina 1-5, ACC 0-3
MEN'S TEAM SCORE: #3 NC STATE 192, NORTH CAROLINA 105
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT—MEN
200-Yard Medley Relay – 3rd Place, Michael Meyer, Craig Emslie, Christian Caveness, J.T. Casey, 1:29.671000-Yd. Freestyle – Eugene Tee, 5th Place, 9:30.55
200-Yd. Freestyle – Jorden Merrilees, 2nd Place, 1:38.20
100-Yd. Backstroke – Christian Caveness, 4th Place, 48.49
100-Yd. Breaststroke – Craig Emslie, 2nd Place, 54.57
200-Yd. Butterfly – Michael Meyer, 3rd Place, 1:49.37
50-Yd. Freestyle – J.T. Casey, 5th Place, 21.03
One-Meter Diving – Jack Nyquist, 1st Place, 347.55
100-Yd. Freestyle – Lucas Popp, 2nd Place, 45.28
200-Yd. Backstroke – Michael Meyer, 4th Place, 1:47.35
200-Yd. Breaststroke – Michael McBryan, 1st Place, 2:00.27
500-Yd. Freestyle – Henry Campbell, 4th Place, 4:29.48
100-Yd. Butterfly – Christian Caveness, 2nd Place, 47.66
Three-Meter Diving – Andrew Owsiany, 1st Place, 327.15
200-Yd. Individual Medley – Henry Campbell, 2nd Place, 1:52.10
400-Yd. Freestyle Relay – 1st Place, Christian Caveness, Lucas Popp, J.T. Casey, Jorden Merrilees, 2:59.72
Records: NC State 4-0, ACC 1-0; North Carolina 1-5, ACC 0-3
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