NC State Athletics | March 22, 2017 NC State opens champs with new NCAA/U.S. Open relay record The 2017 championships opened with a record-setting performance in the 800-meter free relay. Share INDIANAPOLIS — The North Carolina State men's swimming and diving team had a blistering start to the 2017 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday night, taking the title in the 800 freestyle relay after dominating the race. The Championships, co-hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and Indiana Sports Corp., will run inside the IU Natatorium through Saturday. The team of Ryan Held, Andreas Vazaios, Justin Ress and Soren Dahl finished nearly three seconds ahead of the competition with a time of 6:06.53 to break the NCAA and U.S. Open records. The performance also breaks the ACC, pool, meet and school records. WOLFPACK WINS! NC State dominates the 800 free relay with a new U.S. Open, NCAA, school and pool record of 6:06.53! pic.twitter.com/VmvO81DIVy — NC State Swim / Dive (@packswimdive) March 22, 2017 This marks the second relay NC State has won historically--the first was won at last year's Championships in the 400 free relay. Additionally, Held's lead-off split of 1:31.37 stands as a new ACC and school record in the 200 free. RELATED: Day 1 championships recap | Results After the first night of competition NC State leads the team standings with 40 points, Texas sits in second with 34 points and Florida rounds out the top three teams with 32 points. 2022 MLB All-Stars' best NCAA baseball postseason highlights, moments Here are some of the best highlights and notable college baseball moments from the 2022 MLB All-Stars. READ MORE These are the college stars to watch at the 2022 men’s U23 world team trials Here’s everything you need know about the top collegiate competitors in this event and the key storylines to follow for those athletes. READ MORE College baseball scores: NC State's Tommy White breaks program home run record, Wolfpack advance to ACC Championship semifinals Tommy White hit three home runs on Wednesday night to break the NC State Baseball single season home run record as the Wolfpack clinched its third-straight ACC Championship semifinal. READ MORE