2024 Wolfpack Elite Invite
It is time for the final day of the Gamecock Invite. The NC State and ASU women will be battling it out for the title tonight. NC State is currently in the lead by just 19 points going into tonight’s final events.
The ASU men are in the lead by a little over 100 points coming into tonight, and that is with their DQ in their 800 free relay last night. NC State is in second, and Virginia Tech is in 3rd.
Tonight’s action includes the women’s 200 backstroke final which is a race between 3 NC State swimmers including last year’s NCAA runner-up Kennedy Noble.
Also swimming tonight is Ilya Kharun, who had a fast finals session last night, in the 200 butterfly. Kharun won this event at NCAAs last yeark and is the top seed in this evening’s final.
WOMEN’S 1650 FREE – FASTEST HEAT
- NCAA Record: 15:03.31, Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 15:52.41
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 16:14.03
- Alexa Reyna (ASU)- 16:00.40
- Chase Travis (NCS)- 16:13.83
- Emma Hastings (NCS)- 16:23.68
- Kate Anderson (VT)- 16:34.33
- Luiza Comini Lima (NU)- 16:37.34
- Ava Sutphin (UA)- 16:41.06
- Malia Rausch (UA)- 16:44.61
- Maddy Grafmiller (VT)- 16:51.61
ASU sophomore Alexa Reyna got out first, and stayed in that position through her whole race. Her final time of 16:00.40 was a 7 second best time, dropping from the 16:07.25 she went at this meet last year. Reyna was in the 29 low range for most of the race, excluding the 4 50s from 1350 to 1500 where she jumped up to 29 mid-high. Reyna won the event for by 13 seconds, almost a full 25 ahead of 2nd place.
2nd and 3rd both went to NC State swimmers. Chase Travis took 2nd at 16:13.83. This was an add from her best time of 16:00.54. Travis settled in at the 29 mid-range and stayed there for the whole race.
Emma Hastings took 3rd almost 10 seconds back from Travis at 16:23.33. Hastings has the fastest recorded best time of the 3 podium finishers of 15:59.69 from this year’s NCAA Championships. She split mostly 29.9s with a few 30.0s mixed in.
MEN’S 1650 FREE – FASTEST HEAT
- NCAA Record: 14:12.08, Bobby Finke (Florida) – 2020
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 14:37.31
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 14:54.92
- Owen Lloyd (NCS)- 14:37.23
- Lance Norris (NCS)- 14:38.69
- Daniel Matheson (ASU)- 14:43.46
- Will Gallant (NCS)- 14:49.40
- Reece Grady (ASU)- 14:55.22
- Jacob Pins (ASU)- 15:02.71
- Matt Marsteiner (NCS)- 15:03.66
- Isaac Fleig (ASU)- 15:05.26
WOMEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:46.87, Claire Curzan (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.50
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:54.01
MEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:35.37, Destin Lasco (Cal) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:38.80
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:40.62
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 44.83, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 47.10
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 48.34
MEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 39.90, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 41.34
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass (Virginia) – 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:05.73
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 2:09.55
MEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:46.35, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.65
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:53.12
WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:49.16, Alex Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:52.47
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:55.88
MEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS
- NCAA Record: 1:37.35, Jack Conger (Texas) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.05
- 2024 NCAA Cutline: 1:42.10
WOMEN’S 400 FREE RELAY – FINAL
- NCAA Record: 3:05.84, Virginia – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 3:13.74
- 2025 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 3:15.28
MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY – FINAL
- NCAA Record: 2:43.40, Arizona St. – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:49.79
- 2025 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 2:51.01
