Duke Men Top Northwestern, Women Fall to NC State

Courtesy: Duke AthleticsDURHAM, N.C. – The Blue Devil swimming and diving teams split a pair of dual meets in Saturday’s home opener, with the men defeating Northwestern, 185-110, and the women falling to fourth-ranked NC State, 177-123.

Following Saturday’s action, the Duke men improved to 3-1 overall and the women slipped to 3-1 and 1-1 in ACC competition.

The Blue Devil divers started off the morning on a high note at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion, sweeping all four springboard events. Senior Kirby Quinn won the women’s 1-meter competition for the second consecutive week, besting the field with an award of 277.05. Freshman Nathaniel Hernandez turned in a similar result at the 1-meter height,…