In its final competition of 2025, NC State swim secured two team victories to end the first semester of the season. The Pack closed the meet with a final score of 3546.50, over 500 points clear of second place Auburn, which finished with a score of 2946.50.
It was a complete steamroll of the seven-team field as the women finished with a score of 1781.50, routing second-place Auburn by over 200 points. The men followed suit, closing with a score of 1765 and earning another first place finish. Building up to the team wins, the Wolfpack stacked 23 individual first-place finishes.
Day One
The stomping was evident from day one. In Thursday’s prelims, junior Tyler Driscoll flew through the women’s 100 butterfly, speeding along with a 52.19 final time – the seventh-fastest time in school history. Senior Drew Salls grew the gap, recording a 20.90 on his opening leg of the men’s 100 butterfly, the tenth-fastest 50 butterfly time in school history.
The women swept the 200 medley relay and, after competing in the relay herself, sophomore Leah Shackley commanded a first place finish in the 100 fly.
Through just the first day alone, 21 athletes advanced to the A-finals, with five of them qualifying for top-seeds.
Day Two
On Friday, junior Hudson Williams claimed the top seed in the 100 backstroke with a time of 44.65 — fifth-fastest in school history. Shackley showed she’s a jack of all trades by taking the top seed in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.78. Freshman Ian Stutts took the No. 2 seed in the 200 breaststroke while senior Cassie Moses posted a 21.95 in the 50 freestyle sprint.
NC State took all three top spots in the men’s 50 freestyle behind redshirt junior Quintin McCarty’s time of 18.97, spurring momentum for the distance events where senior Lance Norris headlined another Wolfpack domination of the top three spots, this time in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:16:12.
Day Three
Far ahead of the competition, the Wolfpack just needed decent finishes to seal a victory, but the red-and-white went above and beyond. It swept the podium in the 1650 freestyle, led by freshman Max Carlsen’s career-best time of 14:44.52. Junior Jerry Fox recorded the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 100 freestyle with a 41.31, while junior Daniel Diehl led a podium sweep in the 200 IM.
And as if all of that wasn’t enough, the Pack closed the meet with back-to-back victories in the 400 freestyle relay.
Select Wolfpack swimmers will look to carry the momentum into the U.S. Open from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6.
