Ryan Held: NC State's Newest... Breaststroker?

Ryan Held: NC State's Newest... Breaststroker?

The NC State women and men took care of business against Wisconsin during their two-day dual in Madison, WI, this weekend.

Oct 28, 2017 by Maclin Simpson
Ryan Held: NC State's Newest... Breaststroker?

It's official: Ryan Held is extremely versatile.

The NC State senior has swum every stroke for the Wolfpack in their first two dual meets of the year.

In their first meet on Oct. 20 against Penn State and Duke, Held split a 20.45 butterfly leg and turned around to throw down a 47.77 in the 100 backstroke (just behind teammate Justin Ress in 47.36).

On the road against Wisconsin this weekend, Held popped a 19.59 on the third leg of the 200 freestyle relay and a ...wait for it... 24.62 breaststroke split on the 200 medley relay. Huh? We all knew Held was a strong sprint freestyler and flier, but adding this versatility to his resume is going to be huge for the Wolfpack as they look to finally crack into the top three at NCAAs this year.

Wisconsin vs. NC State (Oct. 27-28)

Scores

Women -- NC State (202) def. Wisconsin (149)

Men -- NC State (216) def. Wisconsin (126)

RESULTS

Day 1

Top 5 Performances (Women)

  1. Hannah Moore (NC State), 1000 Free -- 9:40.71
  2. Julia Poole (NC State), 200 IM -- 1:58.99
  3. Ky-lee Perry (NC State), 50 Free -- 22.48
  4. Elise Haan (NC State), 100 Back -- 43.47
  5. Hannah Moore (NC State), 200 Fly -- 2:00.59

Top 5 Performances (Men)

  1. Anton Ipsen (NC State), 1000 Free -- 8:52.87
  2. Andreas Vazaios (NC State), 200 IM -- 1:45.90
  3. Ryan Held (NC State), 200 Free -- 1:36.22
  4. Coleman Stewart (NC State), 100 Back - 47.39
  5. Andreas Vazaios (NC State), 200 Fly -- 1:45.25

Day 2

Top 5 Performances (Women)

  1. Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 200 Back -- 1:54.97
  2. Ky-lee Perry (NC State), 100 Free -- 49.25
  3. Hannah Moore (NC State), 500 Free -- 4:47.81
  4. Hannah Moore (NC State), 400 IM -- 4:15.80
  5. Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 100 Fly -- 54.17

Top 5 Performances (Men)

  1. Anton Ipsen (NC State), 500 Free -- 4:21.12
  2. Coleman Stewart (NC State), 200 Back -- 1:44.79
  3. Ryan Held (NC State), 100 Fly -- 47.79
  4. Anton Ipsen (NC State), 400 IM -- 3:52.92
  5. Andreas Vazaios (NC State), 100 Free -- 44.58