NC State vs. Arizona State
Ilya Kharun continued to carry out properly on Day 2 of Arizona State’s twin with NC State, breaking 44 seconds for the primary time within the 100 fly whereas contributing a pair of blistering relay splits for the Solar Devils as they took down the Wolfpack males on the highway.
On the ladies’s facet, freshman swimmers Erika Pelaez and Leah Shackley helped lead NC State to a giant win over ASU.
WOMEN’S RECAP
After setting a brand new NC State File within the 200 free on Friday, Pelaez adopted up by profitable two extra occasions on Saturday, claiming the 200 again and 100 free.
Within the 200 again, Pelaez put up a time of 1:50.71 to set a brand new Pool File and decrease her private finest time of 1:51.54 set this previous December. Her teammate Kennedy Noble was the runner-up in 1:52.04, considerably quicker than she was in late October final season (1:56s).
Pelaez adopted up by dominating the 100 free in a time of 47.98, simply two-tenths shy of her lifetime finest
The 18-year-old now ranks 1st within the NCAA this season within the 200 again and 2nd within the 100 free (not together with SCM conversions), whereas Noble is tied for 2nd within the 200 again.
Pelaez additionally performed an important function within the meet-ending 200 free relay, anchoring in 21.63 to steer the Wolfpack to victory in a time of 1:28.15, having been joined by Lily Christianson (22.48), Tyler Driscoll (21.93) and Casaundra Moses (22.11).
After profitable the 100 again and 200 fly on Day 1, NC State’s Shackley continued to carry out properly on Saturday with a giant win within the 100 fly, clocking 51.47 to maneuver into 2nd within the NCAA this season. Shackley owns a finest of fifty.29 set in March.
She additionally delivered a difference-making cut up within the 400 medley relay, as Noble (51.71), Grace Sheble (1:00.73), Shackley (51.00) and Christianson (48.74) mixed for a Pool File time of three:32.18, topping Arizona State (3:33.56) which had a sub-1:00 breast cut up from Iza Adame (59.94).
ASU junior Deniz Ertan capped off a standout meet with two wins on Day 2, claiming the 1000 free (9:37.96) and 400 IM (4:10.83) in a pair of tight races.
Kicking issues off within the 400 IM, Ertan got here from behind on the final 50 to op NC State’s Lisa Nystrand, 4:10.83 to 4:11.06, rating the 2 of them 3-4 within the nation this season.
The 1000 free noticed Ertan maintain off teammate Alexa Reyna (9:41.43) and NC State’s Chase Travis (9:42.86), with Ertan transferring into fifth within the nation this season.
The opposite occasion of the day, the 200 breast, noticed a reversal of the 100 breast, with ASU’s Emma Gehlert (2:10.66) pulling out the win over Nystand (2:10.75) after Nystrand obtained the higher of her within the shorter occasion on Day 1.
MEN’S RECAP
Ilya Kharun was the story of the opening day, hitting a nation-leading time within the 200 fly and a private finest within the 100 free main off the relay, and that was the case as soon as once more on Day 2.
Kharun joined the unique listing of swimmers who’ve damaged 44 seconds within the 100 fly, producing a time of 43.95 to develop into simply the tenth man to dip beneath the 44-second threshold.
Having already gone 44.57 earlier this month towards UNLV, Kharun’s time lowers his earlier PB of 44.26 set on the 2024 NCAAs.
Break up Comparability
| Kharun, 2024 NCAAs | Kharun, 2024 v. NC State |
| 20.50 | 20.07 |
| 44.26 (23.76) | 43.95 (23.88) |
NC State’s Luke Miller was the runner-up within the 100 fly, clocking 45.20 to rank 4th within the nation. Kharun, who’s #1 within the nation, additionally broke Miller’s Pool File of 44.17 set final November.
That swim within the 100 fly for Kharun got here after he cut up 43.99 on ASU’s 400 medley relay, combining with Lucien Vergnes (45.79), Andy Dobrzanski (51.49) and Jonny Kulow (40.77) for a time of three:02.04, obliterating the Pool File by 9 seconds.
Miller cut up 44.50 on fly for NC State’s squad, which was greater than three seconds again in 3:05.51.
As is on show in evaluating Kharun’s 100 fly splits, he’s obtained extra pace early on this season, and that was on show as soon as once more within the 200 free relay, as he led off in 18.59 to tie Jack Dolan‘s ASU File within the 50 free.
Kharun’s earlier finest stood at 18.82, set on the 2024 Pac-12s. He now ranks 1st within the NCAA this season by greater than three-tenths, with NC State’s Quintin McCarty sitting 2nd at 18.91, a time he dropped on Day 1 within the particular person race.
Kharun was adopted by Patrick Sammon (19.06), Tommy Palmer (18.94) and Kulow (18.52) within the 200 free relay, giving ASU a closing time of 1:15.11 to outpace NC State by one second precisely. McCarty led the Wolfpack off in 19.07.
*Outcomes present Sam Hoover splitting 17.87 for NC State within the 200 free relay, although it seems to be a timing error. Jerry Fox is listed with a 20.11 cut up, and he was 18.98 on Day 1 within the 200 medley relay.
Different wins for the Solar Devils got here from Dobrzanski within the 200 breast and Sammon within the 100 free.
Within the 200 breast, Dobrzanksi and Vergnes went 1-2 for ASU, posting respective occasions of 1:54.14 and 1:54.31 to each go properly beneath the Pool File, whereas the freshman Vergnes additionally set a brand new finest time.
Sammon sizzled within the 100 free, touching in 41.80 to carry off Kulow (41.96) as each males set season-best occasions and rank 2-3 within the nation behind Kharun, who went 41.56 on Friday’s 400 free relay.
Sammon, like Kharun, additionally cut up sub-41 on the anchor leg of the 400 medley relay at the start of the session, going 40.94 on ASU’s ‘B’ crew.
For NC State, that they had some spectacular showings come from Kyle Ponsler, Daniel Diehl and David Betlehem.
Ponsler received a razor-thin battle within the 400 IM, setting a brand new Pool File of three:46.23 to edge out ASU’s Michael Hochwalt (3:46.57) and Cale Martter (3:46.90).
Diehl went 1-2 with teammate JT Ewing within the 200 again, as they put up respective occasions of 1:40.68 and 1:41.04 for the Wolfpack.
Betlehem, a freshman, paced the 1000 free in a Pool File time of 8:47.17, utilizing a blistering 23.66 closing 50 to tug forward of teammate Lance Norris (8:48.91).
