On the back of 15 first-place finishes, 13 second-place finishes and nine third-place finishes, the NC State women’s and men’s swimming teams took first and second place respectively. This marks the third straight year that the women’s team took home first place.

Freshman Leah Shackley finished the event with three first-place finishes in the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 back. Shackley also found success in a few relays, being part of a group that took first place in the 400 medley relay, 400 free relay and 200 free relay.

Shackley’s freshman year has been off to a rocket of a start. Her time of 1:49.71 in the 200 back qualified her for the NCAA A cut. She is also the third-ranked female swimmer in the 100 and 200 back while ranking fifth in the 100 fly.

Another freshman who was a key part of those relay teams was Erika Pelaez, who had quite the showing at the event. Along with three first-place finishes and a second in the relays, Pelaez took home two second-place individual finishes in the 100 fly and 200 back. In both individual events, Pelaez set personal bests with times of 51.81 and 1:50.64 respectively.

Sweeping the podium in the 200 back, junior Kennedy Noble took home third at 1:51.22. The eight-time All-American also took home first in the 200 individual medley finishing with a time 1:56.37, just under a second faster than freshman Lisa Nystrand with a time of 1:57.22.

Strong performances across the board from the women earned them a score of 1769 points, outscoring No. 13 Arizona State who finished in second by 91 points.

The No. 6 men had their hands full taking on the No. 2 team in the country in Arizona State. Despite scoring 1846 total points, it wasn’t enough to take down the Sun Devils who swam away with the victory scoring 1956.50.

Three out of the four relay teams for the Wolfpack took second place with the lone first coming in the 400 free. In the 400 medley relay, the men finished with a time of 3:03.74, their fastest of the season and enough to earn an A cut time.

As an entire team, the men placed well in the 500 free and 400 IM. In the 500 free, the Pack placed six out of the top ten as sophomore Chase Mueller and juniors Lance Norris and Kyle Ponsler swept the podium, finishing in that order.

In the 400 IM, NC State took five of the top eight with Ponsler leading the field with a time of 3:41.61. Sophomore Daniel Diehl took third with a personal best of 3:44.64.

The Wolfpack don’t resume action until after the Thanksgiving break where they will swim at the U.S. Open in Greensboro from Dec. 4 through Dec. 7.