College Notebook
Twichell wins Silver at FINA World Championships
Duke alumna Ashley Twichell took home a silver medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle Thursday at the FINA World Championships (25m) at the WFCU Centre in Windsor.
Twichell and Leah Smith earned a one-two finish for the United States, going stroke-for-stroke until the final 400 meters of the race. Smith clocked 8:10.17 in a first-place showing while Twichell touched in a personal-best 8:11.95 for second. Kiah Melverton of Australia claimed bronze with a time of 8:16.51. Twichell also competed in Friday’s 400m freestyle preliminaries, placing ninth at 4:05.27.
A 2011 graduate of Duke, Twichell was an All-American and ACC champion in the 1,650-yard freestyle. She has gone on to excel in open water swimming, winning the RCP Tiburon Mile this fall for the third straight time. The former Blue Devil volunteer assistant coach also put together a strong season in the pool recently, making a finals appearance in the 800m freestyle at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Men’s Basketball
N.C. State: The Wolfpack is set to return to its former home, Reynolds Coliseum, on Saturday afternoon to host Tennessee State. The team has played 15 games in Reynolds since moving to PNC Arena for the start of the 1999-2000 basketball season, missing only last year’s visit due to a building renovation. Saturday’s tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
Elon: The Phoenix hits the road on Saturday to face the Radford Highlanders inside the Donald N. Dedmon Center. It’s the first time the two sides have faced off since 2003. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. Fans can listen to the action on the Elon IMG Sports Network on 104.5 FM or 1200 AM.
St. Aug’s: There will be no admission charge for Saturday’s game against Claflin University inside Emery Gymnasium. Donations will be accepted for the 4 p.m. contest, with all proceeds going to the St. Augustine’s University athletic department.
Volleyball
N.C. Central: First-year head coach Jody Brown has announced the signing of three student-athletes to national letter of intent to play volleyball for the Eagles during the 2017-18 year. The trio of front-court commitments are all North Carolina products. Christine Alcox and Diana Alcox are twin sisters from Carrboro and Diamond Williams will be joining the squad from Clemmons.
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This story was originally published December 9, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "College Notebook."