Kinney, Runge lead charge against NC State

Friday, October 21

Raleigh, NC

3:00 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

NC State

Kinney, Runge lead charge against NC State

October 21, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Badgers open two-day competition with Wolfpack

MADISON, Wis. — Senior Chase Kinney and sophomore Cierra Runge led the way for Wisconsin Friday on the first day of the Badgers' dual meet with NC State.

The Wolfpack lead the women's team race 102.5-83.5 halfway through the two-day competition and hold a 136-50 advantage on the men's side.

Kinney came out on top of the field in the 50-yard freestyle, earning UW's first win of the day in an NCAA "B" cut time of 22.82 seconds.

Sophomore Emmy Sehmann also posted a strong performance in the event, placing third in 23.29.

Runge garnered the other win of the day in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:48.24.

Junior Abby Jagdfeld and Sehmann contributed to the 1-2-3 sweep in the event, taking second (1:48.98) and third (1:49.30), respectively.

Runge also found success in the 1650-yard freestyle, her first time competing in the event this season, earning runner-up accolades with a "B" cut time of 16:30.52.

Also earning "B" cuts on the day were freshman Beata Nelson and sophomore Jess Unicomb who took third (54.21) and fourth (54.63), respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke.

Unicomb also took second in the 200-yard IM in 2:03.28.

Also contributing strong swims for the Badgers women were Grace Wold, who took second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.25) followed by Dana Grindall, who took third (2:01.65), and Megan Doty who was fourth (2:02.72).

Additionally, senior Maria Carlson was runner-up in the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.89 while Berg was third in 1:04.50.

In the relays, the 200 freestyle relay team of Kinney, Unicomb, Sehmann and Berg boasted a runner-up finish in 1:31.42 while the 400 medley relay team of Nelson, Carlson, Grindall and Kinney took third in 3:40.75.

Despite having an 86-point disadvantage after the first day of competition, the Wisconsin men touted some impressive performances.

Cannon Clifton notched a second-place finish (20.26) in a stacked field in the 50 free, only finishing behind NC State's Ryan Held, who won a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay at this summer's Olympics.

Also picking up individual runner-up finishes were seniors Harrison Tran in the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.74), Brett Pinfold in the 200-yard free (1:40.01).

Both of the men's relays also earned second-place finishes, with the 400 medley relay team of Pinfold, Cooper Hodge, Tran and Clifton finishing in 3:16.75 and the 200 freestyle relay team of Clifton, Griffin Back, Ryan Barsanti and Ryan Stack touching the wall in 1:22.49.

On the boards, the divers had plenty to celebrate, with all six Wisconsin competitors earning NCAA zone qualifying marks.

The women took the top-three places on the 3-meter springboard, with senior Ashley Peterson leading the way with 565.06 points.

Sophomores Alexandra Hafey and Hazel Hertting followed, with Hafey placing second (500.55) and Hertting tying for third (496.05).

The men were led by freshman Kevin Pomeroy, who was runner-up on the 1-meter board, posting a score of 595.88.

Sophomore Andrew Peace took fourth with a score of 584.71 and Matthew Aronson finished fifth with 540.90 points.

Dual-meet action against NC State continues tomorrow at 9 a.m. with the men's and women's 200-yard medley relay.