Mountaineers Set for NC State Invite

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After a three-week hiatus, the West Virginia University swimming and diving team heads to Greensboro, North Carolina, to compete at the NC State GAC Invitational from Nov.17-19 at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

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NC State hosts nine teams at the three-day invite in championship format. Each day begins with prelims at 9:30 a.m. and commences with finals at 5:30 p.m.

Live results for swimming events will be available at GreensboroAquaticCenter.com, and live stats for diving can be found at divemeets.com. Fans can also follow @WVUSwimDive for additional updates and information.

"The teams had a good three weeks of training, and they are excited to get back to racing,” said coach Vic Riggs. “The NC State Invite will offer a very high level of competition, with several top-20 teams that will make competing well in prelims a priority to earn, what will be very difficult, spots in the finals. Team energy, staying focused on our race plans and improving on the small details is what I'm looking for this weekend. If we can accomplish those along with our strong fall, we should leave with some very fine swims for this time of year.”

Five women’s and three men’s teams competing are ranked in the latest top 25 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Rankings. The women’s teams are No. 6 NC State, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 15 Duke, No. 19 Notre Dame, No. 20 UNC – Chapel Hill, Marshall, Miami and West Virginia. Representing the men are No. 1 NC State, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 21 Notre Dame, UNC (receiving votes), Air Force and West Virginia.

The Mountaineers last competed in a quad meet at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Oct. 21-22. The WVU women were edged by William & Mary (176-164), Duke (281-71) and Virginia Tech (286-66). The men fell to William & Mary (223-123), Duke (288-64) and Virginia Tech (277-69).

Looking ahead after this weekend, West Virginia will have six weeks off before traveling to compete against Pitt on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. ET.

Event Schedule

Thursday:
200 Freestyle Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
Women's 3-Meter Dive
Men's 1-Meter Dive
400 Medley Relay

Friday:
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Women's 1-Meter Dive
Men's 3-Meter Dive
800 Freestyle Relay

Saturday:
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
10-Meter Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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