North Carolina vs. Duke
Jan. 26, 2024
Durham, North Carolina
SCY (25 yards)
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Crew scores
Males: North Carolina 219, Duke 80
Girls: No. 15 North Carolina 152.5, No. 18 Duke 147.5
Elizabeth Sowards erased a half-second deficit on the ultimate leg of North Carolina’s 400-yard freestyle relay, lifting the Tar Heel girls to a decent victory over Duke on Friday night time, 152.5-147.5, due to an exhilarating closing race of the meet.
UNC’s 400 free relay group of junior Greer Pattison, fifth-year Delaney Carlton, sophomore Madeline Smith, and Sowards reached the wall in complete time of three:19.80, simply .67 seconds forward of the Blue Devils (3:20.47). It was the Tar Heels’ third consecutive win within the rivalry collection.
“We knew the ladies’s meet can be shut and would possibly come all the way down to the final relay,” UNC head coach Mark Gangloff stated. “We knew we had a group that might come right here and beat them, however you must execute, they usually did that. I’m tremendous pleased with them.
“I’m unsure that quartet has ever been up in a relay, however they’ve all had a scorching hand recently, and we let it experience,” Gangloff added. “I’m extraordinarily completely satisfied for Elizabeth. She’s such a tough employee and has been an amazing chief for our group.”
Individually, Pattison earned runner-up finishes within the 100 again (54.23) and 100 free (50.78). Carlton triumphed within the 100 free (50.61) after inserting 2nd within the 50 free (23.18). Madeline Smith earned a pair of podium finishes within the 200 free (1:49.56, 2nd place) and 100 free (50.94, third place whereas Sowards, a junior, additionally positioned third within the 100 fly (54.35) and 4th within the 100 again (54.44).
Pattison and Carlton teamed up with junior Skyler Smith and senior Ellie VanNote to safe a 200 medley relay win that received the Tar Heels began on the correct foot. VanNote additionally picked up a victory within the 100 fly (53.51) after developing brief within the 200 fly (1:59.86) behind Duke sophomore Martina Peroni (1:55.97).
UNC sophomore Lily Reader led the Tar Heels within the distance occasions, dominating the 1000 free (9:59.17) by greater than seven seconds earlier than taking 2nd within the 500 free (4:52.28) simply .02 seconds shy of Duke junior Yi Xuan Chang (4:52.26). Impressively, Chang pulled off the win regardless of trailing behind Reader by .61 seconds with 50 yards remaining.
On the boards, UNC senior Aranza Vazquez swept the diving occasions for fifth time in six meets this season, scoring 349.95 on the 1-meter and 368.78 on the 3-meter. The Mexican Olympian captured NCAA crowns in each springboard occasions final yr.
The Blue Devils received a number of particular person wins out of each sophomore Kaelyn Gridley (100 breast – 1:00.31, 200 breast – 2:13.03) and freshman Ali Pfaff (100 again – 53.26, 200 again – 1:55.91) of their defeat. Gridley needed to maintain off senior teammate Sarah Foley within the 200 breast, outdueling her by lower than half a second. In the meantime, Pfaff continued a stellar rookie marketing campaign that has seen her climb the NCAA rankings to fifteenth within the 200 again (season-best 1:53.48) and twenty fourth within the 100 again (52.12).
Foley did her typical harm with a victory within the 200 IM (1:59.61) together with a runner-up end within the 200 breast (2:13.47). Sophomore Tatum Wall took the 50 free title for the Blue Devils in 23.07, inside a second of her personal-best 22.32 from November that ranks forty fifth within the NCAA this season.
Males’s Recap
The North Carolina males received 14 of 16 occasions in opposition to Duke of their 219-80 rout — their most lopsided victory over the Blue Devils since 2001.
The Tar Heels set the tone with a 1st-place end within the 200 medley relay (1:28.11) courtesy of junior Walker Davis (21.96 backstroke), senior Kendall Ewing (25.02 breaststroke), senior Boyd Poelke (21.34), and senior Patrick Hussey (19.79). Davis (100 again – 48.27), Poelke (100 fly – 47.83), and Hussey (200 fly – 1:48.48) additionally claimed particular person crowns for UNC.
A pair of Tar Heels freshmen stepped up with a number of particular person victories, placing the long run on full show for UNC. Ben Delmar swept the breaststroke occasions (54.29/1:56.90) whereas classmate Keith Williams took each distance freestyle titles (4:38.96/9:34.86). Louis Dramm (200 free – 1:38.58), Tyler Robertson (50 free – 20.49), Matthew Van Deusen (100 free – 44.92), and Colin Whelehan (200 again – 1:47.28) additionally topped the rostrum for the Tar Heels.
“I’m actually pleased with our males’s group for taking management of the meet from the get-go,” Gangloff stated. “We put some individuals in numerous occasions, they usually stepped up, and that’s precisely what I’ve requested them to be all semester – a group of nice racers.”
