2023 NC State/GAC Invitational
- November 16-18, 2023
- Greensboro Aquatic Heart, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Brief Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims Finals
- Prelims begin at 9:30 AM Japanese, Finals at 5:30 PM Japanese
- Taking part groups: #1M/#15W Arizona State, #4M/#7w NC State, #8M/#18W Virginia Tech, Military, #16W Duke
- Meet Outcomes
Girls’s 1650-Yard Freestyle – Quickest Warmth
- NCAA Report: 15:03.31 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 15:52.41
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 16:13.73
Podium:
- Deniz Ertan (ASU), 15:53.23
- Alexa Reyna (ASU), 16:07.25
- Emma Hastings (NCS), 16:11.18
- Yara Hierath (NCS), 16:15:71
- Chase Travis (VT), 16:16.74
- Lia Csulak (ASU), 16:23.38
- Brooke Travis (NCS), 16:25.60
- Emily Gjertsen (DUKE), 16:40.91
ASU’s Deniz Ertan took 2.5 seconds off her lifetime greatest from final 12 months’s ACC Championships (when she swam for Georgia Tech) to win the 1650 free in 15:53.23. Teammate Alexa Reyna improved by 13.5 seconds to put 2nd in 16:07.25. Ertan was fifteenth at NCAAs final 12 months.
NC State’s Emma Hastings got here with 2.2 seconds of her greatest time, coming to the wall Third with 16:11.18. She certified for NCAAs final 12 months and completed twenty fifth.
Yara Hierath from NC State (16:15.71) edged Virginia Tech’s Chase Travis (16:16.74) by 1 second to say 4th place, whereas ASU’s Lia Csulak obtained to the wall 2.2 seconds forward of Chase’s older sister, Brooke Travis, swimming in the identical warmth.
Duke’s Emily Gjertsen took the eighth slot on the rostrum. She had the quickest time from the morning heats and (16:40.91) displaced ASU’s Katherine Randall (16:41.16), who was eighth within the night warmth.
Males’s 1650-Yard Freestyle – Quickest Warmth
- NCAA Report: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 14:37.31
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 14:53.84
Podium:
- Owen Lloyd (NCS), 14:41.32
- Ross Dant (NCS), 14:43.85
- Daniel Matheson (ASU), 14:45.52
- Lance Norris (NCS), 14:54.60
- Sam Flack (NCS), 15:03.09
- James Plage (NCS), 15:03.49
- Ian Tansill (AWP), 15:13.82
- Brice Barrieault (AWP), 15:17.72
NC State’s Owen Lloyd chopped 4.8 seconds off his lifetime greatest to get his hand to the wall simply forward of teammate Ross Dant, 14:41.32 to 14:43.85. Dant was runner-up on the 2023 NCAA Championships (14:30.32), whereas Lloyd positioned eleventh (14:46.16).
ASU’s Daniel Matheson, who scored in 14th place at NCAAs (14:48.21), beat his PB by 2.7 seconds to rob the Wolfpack of a 1-2-3-4-5 sweep of the occasion right here in Greensboro.
Military West Level’s Ian Tansill and Brice Barrieault, who had the quickest occasions out of the sooner warmth, completed seventh and eighth general with 15:13.82 and 15:17.72, respectively.
Girls’s 200-Yard Backstroke – Finals
- NCAA Report: 1:47.24 – Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 1:50.50
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:53.34
Podium:
- Caroline Bentz (VT), 1:52.43
- Ali Pfaff (DUKE), 1:53.48
- Charli Brown (ASU), 1:55.23
- Molly Donlan (DUKE), 1:55.86
- Meghan Donald (NCS), 1:55.87
- Layne Peterson (AWP), 1:58.00
- Carmen Weiler Sastre (VT), 1:58.32
- Katey Lewicki (NCS), 1:59.86
Virginia Tech’s Caroline Bentz downed her PB of 1:52.76 from 2023 NCAAs (14th place) to win the A remaining in 1:52.43. She was almost a full physique size forward of Duke’s Ali Pfaff, who took one other 1.2 seconds off the model new PB she had established in prelims. Her 1:53.48 is simply .14 off what it took to be invited to NCAAs final season.
Arizona State’s Charli Brown shaved one other tenth off her PB from this morning’s heats to positioned Third with 1:55.23.
Duke’s Molly Donlan, who had dropped 2.1 seconds from her earlier lifetime greatest this morning, added 1 second within the remaining however got here in 4th place, simply edging out NC State’s Meghan Donald by .01 with 1:55.86. That was a PB by 3-tenths for Donald.
Males’s 200-Yard Backstroke – Finals
- NCAA Report: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 1:39.13
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:40.62
Podium:
- Hubert Kos (ASU), 1:36.54
- Owen McDonald (ASU), 1:39.31
- Jack Wadsworth (ASU), 1:41.28
- Nico Garcia (VT), 1:42.41
- Hunter Tapp (NCS), 1:42.44
- Quinlan Gould (ASU), 1:43.62
- JT Ewing (NCS), 1:43.86
- Chase Mueller (NCS), 1:44.00
The Arizona State 200 again coaching group placed on a show within the remaining, led by Hubert Kos who broke the ASU college document by 1.42 seconds with 1:36.54. He had set this system mark in March at NCAAs along with his Third-place end of 1:37.96. His new time would have positioned 2nd final 12 months forward of Hugo Gonzalez, simply 8-tenths behind NCAA champion Destin Lasco.
That wasn’t all for the Solar Devils. Owen McDonald, who positioned fifth at NCAAs final 12 months, took .03 off his PB from that remaining, to go 1:39.31 for 2nd place. Teammate Jack Wadsworth was .38 off his greatest time however beat his 2023 Pac-12s efficiency by 2-tenths to complete Third with 1:41.28.
Virginia Tech’s Nico Garcia was the quickest of the remainder of the sector, edging NC State’s Hunter Tapp, 1:42.41 to 1:42.44, for 4th place. Tapp and Garcia completed nineteenth and twenty second, respectively, at NCAAs with 1:41-lows.
Girls’s 100-Yard Freestyle – Finals
- NCAA Report: 45.56 – Simone Manuel, Stanford (2017)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 47.18
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 48.37
Podium:
- Katharine Berkoff (NCS), 47.18
- Tyler Driscoll (NCS), 48.82
- Erin Milligan (ASU), 48.84
- Annabel Crush (NCS), 49.15
- Katherine Helms (NCS), 49.20
- Ieva Maluka (ASU), 49.30
- Tatum Wall (DUKE), 49.50
- Miriam Sheehan (NCS), 49.54
NC State’s Katharine Berkoff smoked the sector with 47.18 to win the 100 free by properly over a physique size. Whereas 3-tenths wanting her PB of 46.87, she was by 8-tenths the quickest she has even been at this level within the season.
Teammate Tyler Driscoll, a freshman, who dropped .5 this morning to notch a brand new lifetime greatest, improved one other half-second to the touch 2nd with 48.82. Driscoll edged ASU’s Erin Milligan by .02. Milligan got here inside .09 of her lifetime greatest with 48.84 for Third place.
NC State’s Annabel Crush (49.15) and Katherine Helms (49.20) got here to the wall simply forward of ASU’s Ieva Maluka (49.30), Duke’s Tatum Wall (49.50), and their NCSU teammate Miriam Sheehan (49.54).
Males’s 100-Yard Freestyle – Finals
- NCAA Report: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 41.50
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 42.32
Podium:
- Jonny Kulow (ASU), 41.44
- Jack Dolan (ASU), 41.53
- Quintin McCarty (NCS), 41.95
- Patrick Sammon (ASU) 42.28
- Youssef Ramadan (VT), 42.31
- Luke Miller (NCS), 42.49
- Tiago Behar (ASU), 42.66
- Drew Salls (NCS), 43.15
The Solar Devils swept 3 of the highest 4 slots within the males’s remaining, foretelling good issues for the 400 free relay. Jonny Kulow obtained the win by .09 over teammate Jack Dolan, 41.44 to 41.53. Kulow (eleventh) and Dolan (sixteenth) each scored within the B remaining at NCAAs final 12 months.
NC State freshman Quintin McCarty dipped beneath 42 seconds for the primary time, taking .8 off his earlier PB to clock in with 41.95 for Third place. That’s a time that may have scored within the B remaining at 2023 NCAAs.
ASU’s Patrick Sammon (42.28) eked out the win for 4th place over Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan (42.31) and NC State’s Luke Miller (42.49).
Girls’s 200-Yard Breaststroke – Finals
- NCAA Report: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 2:05.73
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 2:09.68
Podium:
- Kaelyn Gridley (DUKE), 2:06.92
- Abby Arens (NCS), 2:07.57
- Zoe Summar (ASU), 2:09.41
- Aurelie Migault (AWP), 2:10.86
- Emma Gehlert (ASU), 2:11.50
- Catherine Belyakov (DUKE), 2:12.87
- Sonia Vaishnani (ASU) 2:15.12
- Ginger McMahon (ASU), 2:16.87
Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley got here inside 7-tenths of her PB from final 12 months’s NCAA Championship (the place she positioned fifth), profitable the A remaining in 2:06.92. Simply behind her was NC State’s Abby Arens in 2:07.57, simply .01 off her lifetime greatest. Arens scored within the B remaining of the 200 fly on Day 3 at NCAAs final 12 months. Her greatest time comes from 2021 ACCs, the place, as a freshman, she got here in fifth with 2:07.56.
ASU’s Zoe Summar took one other couple of tenths off her PB, which she has been chipping away in any respect season. Summar’s Third-place 2:09.41 makes her simply over 2.7 seconds quicker than her PB from final season’s Pac-12 Championships.
Military West Level’s Aurelie Migault broke the two:11 barrier for the primary time, taking 3-tenths off her greatest time to complete 4th with 2:10.86. Her time would have gained the Patriot League title by over a second, and would have been 3-tenths off the meet document, as well.
Duke’s Sally Foley and NC State’s Grace Sheble scratched the ultimate after having certified within the high 8.
Males’s 200-Yard Breaststroke – Finals
- NCAA Report: 1:46.91 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 1:51.09
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:52.94
Podium:
- David Schlicht (ASU), 1:51.55
- Carles Coll Marti (VT), 1:53.56
- Cale Martter (ASU), 1:54.05
- Andy Dobrzanski (ASU), 1:54.93
- AJ Pouch (VT), 1:54.98
- John Heaphy (ASU), 1:56.16
- Joseph Hong (VT), 1:56.50
- Kohen Rankin (AWP), 1:56.64
ASU’s David Schlicht notched a lifetime greatest and gained the boys’s 200 breast A remaining by 2 full seconds, stopping the clock at 1:51.55. That’s .26 quicker than his efficiency at NCAAs final 12 months, the place he positioned eleventh with 1:51.81.
Carles Coll Marti of Virginia Tech went a season-best 1:53.56 for 2nd place. He completed seventh at NCAAs final 12 months with 1:51.20.
ASU’s Cale Martter (1:54.05) and Andy Dobrzanski (1:54.83) touched out Virginia Tech’s AJ Pouch (1:54.98) for Third and 4th.
Girls’s 200-Yard Butterfly – Finals
- NCAA Report: 1:49.51 – Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 1:52.86
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:55.92
Podium:
- Lindsay Looney (ASU), 1:54.02
- Martina Peroni (DUKE), 1:55.80
- Kennedy Noble (NCS), 1:56.26
- Caroline Sheble (NCS), 1:58.31
- Keelan Cotter (NCS), 1:58.36
- Catherine Purnell (DUKE), 1:58.44
- Jade Foelske (ASU), 1:58.88
- Katrina Marty (ASU), 1:59.48
Lindsay Looney of ASU gained by greater than a physique size with 1:54.02, leaving Duke’s Martina Peroni (1:55.80) and NC State’s Kennedy Noble (1:56.26) in her wake. Looney was 4th at NCAAs final 12 months with 1:52.25.
Perroni’s and Noble’s occasions had been their second-best ever.
Caroline Sheble (1:58.31) touched out NC State teammate Keelan Cotter (1:58.36) and Duke’s Catherine Purnell (1:58.44) for 4th place.
Males’s 200-Yard Butterfly – Finals
- NCAA Report: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 1:40.16
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:42.57
Podium:
- Ilya Kharun (ASU), 1:39.10
- Alexander Colson (ASU), 1:41.32
- Noah Bowers (NCS), 1:42.11
- Mikey Moore (NCS), 1:46.74
- Nathan Jao (AWP) 1:47.70
- Alex Neff (VT), 1:49.16
- Mitchell Ledford (NCS), 1:50.10
- Carl Bloebaum (VT), 1:50.23
ASU freshman Ilya Kharun cracked the 1:40 barrier for the primary time, and almost went beneath 1:39, as he gained by 2 physique lengths with 1:39.10. Teammate Alexander Colson, who went 1:39.55 at Pac-12s final 12 months, was second to the wall in 1:41.32.
NC State’s Noah Bowers (1:42.11) and Mikey Moore (1:46.74) positioned Third and 4th in a moderately spaced-out warmth, the place 11 seconds separated the first and eighth finishers.
Military West Level’s Nathan Jao took 2 seconds off his lifetime greatest to complete fifth with 1:47.70. That point would have positioned Third ultimately 12 months’s Patriot League Championships, the place the Black Knights’ solely finalist was Jack Pogue, who gained the B remaining tonight in a PB of 1:47.93.
Girls’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
- NCAA Report: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) – 2023
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 3:14.10
- 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Normal: 3:16.25
Podium:
- NC State “A” 3:13.05
- Arizona State “A” 3:15.04
- NC State “B” 3:17.13
- Virginia Tech “A” 3:17.71
- Duke “A” 3:19.78
- Duke “B” 3:20.32
- Arizona State “B” 3:20.61
- NC State “C” 3:21.12
NC State gained the 400 free relay by 2 physique lengths as Abby Arens (48.89), Annabel Crush (48.74), Tyler Driscoll (48.56), and Katharine Berkoff (46.86) mixed for 3:13.05 to say the ultimate occasion of the evening. Berkoff (47.18), Driscoll (48.82), and Crush (49.15) completed 1-2-4 within the 100 free. The Wolfpack got here in 4th at NCAAs final season with 3:10.51 from Berkoff (47.06), Kylee Alons (47.59), Abbey Webb (48.13), and Arens (47.59).
Arizona State completed 2nd with 3:15.04, coming to the wall 2 physique lengths forward of NC State’s B squad. Erin Milligan (48.71), Ieva Maluka (48.77), Lindsay Looney (48.49), and Molly Batchelor (49.07) contributed to the hassle.
Males’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
- NCAA Report: 2:44.07 – Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff) – 2023
- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Normal: 2:50.44
- 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Normal: 2:51.86
Podium:
- Arizona State “A” 2:46.57
- NC State “A” 2:48.65
- Arizona State “B” 2:49.80
- Arizona State “C” 2:54.18
- NC State “C” 2:55.17
- NC State “B” 2:55.63
- Virginia Tech “B” 2:56.77
- Military West Level “A” 2:58.60
Like within the ladies’s race, the boys’s relay winner featured the first, 2nd, and 4th-place finishers within the particular person occasion. Jack Dolan (42.02), Ilya Kharun (41.74), Patrick Sammon (41.91), and Jonny Kulow (40.90) mixed to present Arizona State a 2:46.57 victory over NC State (2:48.65). The Solar Devils (with Kulow, Leon Marchand, Grant Home, and Dolan) got here in Third at NCAAs final 12 months.
Second place went to NC State’s Quintin McCarty (41.90), Luke Miler (42.38), Jerry Fox (41.85), and Hunter Tapp (42.52) with 2:48.65.
