The Nebraska swimming and diving team will travel to Lawrence, Kan., on Friday, Nov. 6 to take on Kansas. That meet will begin at 5 p.m. and will take place in the University of Kansas’ Robinson Natatorium.
Nebraska enters Friday’s meet with a 3-1 record coming off of three straight victories, including wins over Iowa State, Northern Iowa and South Dakota State. Nebraska last competed on Saturday, Oct. 31, defeating South Dakota State by a score of 180-109. Against the Jackrabbits ten different Huskers claimed individual titles while winning 15 of 16 events overall. The previous evening Nebraska earned its first road victory of the season defeating Northern Iowa, 150-88.
Kansas boasts a 2-1 record with victories coming against Missouri State and TCU, with the Jayhawks’ lone defeat coming to Denver. Kansas last competed Saturday, Oct. 31, against TCU downing the Horned Frogs, 178-119. Kansas leads the all-time series with the Huskers, capturing 23 victories in 34 meetings.
Nebraska will have nearly two weeks off before it returns to competitive action on Thursday, Nov. 19, when Nebraska’s divers travel to College Station, Texas to compete at the Art Adamson Invite. That meet is an all day event and will take place Nov. 19-21. That same weekend Nebraska’s swimmers will travel to Topeka, Kan., to compete at the Kansas Classic. That meet will begin on Friday, Nov. 20 and wrap up Sunday, Nov. 22. Check back into Huskers.com for any and all updates regarding the Nebraska swimming and diving team.
Last Time Out: NU Tops SDSU to Complete Weekend Sweep
The Nebraska swimming and diving team earned their second victory of the weekend and third of the season, defeating South Dakota State 180-109. Ten different Huskers earned individual titles, while claiming 15 of 16 events against the Jackrabbits.
Katt Sickle captured Nebraska’s first victory of the day in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Sickle raced to a first place time of 10:32.87, while teammate Brooke Holmes finished in the second spot swimming a time of 10:39.51.
Nebraska continued its dominance in the freestyle events earning first and second in the 50-yard freestyle. Taryn Collura finished in first with a time of 23.59, while Lindsay Helferich finished in second place swimming a time of 24.63.
Helferich and Alexandra Bilunas led the Huskers in the 100-yard freestyle. Helferich raced to a first place finish with a time of 53.95, while Bilunas finished just behind Helferich with a time of 53.96.
Kaylyn Flatt earned two victories on the day for Nebraska. Flatt’s first victory came in the 200-yard freestyle finishing in a time of 1:56.04. Flatt’s second victory of the afternoon came in the 500-yard freestyle posting a time of 5:11.52. Julia Roller finished right behind Flatt earning second place with a time of 5:14.31.
Nebraska secured the top two spots in the 100-yard backstroke. The duo of Jacqueline Juffer and Erin Oeltjen finished first and second, respectively. Juffer posted a time of 56.24, while Oeltjen finished in a time of 58.13. The Huskers were dominant in the 200-yard backstroke, as well. Morgan McCafferty led the way with a first place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.21), while McDonald finished in second (2:07.23).
Two freshmen teamed up notching first and second in the 200-yard butterfly. Dana Posthuma led Nebraska with a time of 2:06.82, while Jacqueline Jeschke finished right behind Posthuma with a time of 2:09.35. Collura and Ehly took the top two spots in the 100-yard butterfly swimming times of 56.59 and 59.76, respectively.
In the breaststroke events, Jordan Ehly led Nebraska capturing a first place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke racing to a time of 1:04.73. Katie Ditter finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke swimming a time of 2:26.47.
Nebraska was dominant in the diving well with Anna Filipcic capturing first in both the one- and three-meter dives. Filipcic posted a score of 310.80 in the one-meter dive and a score of 322.05 in the three-meter dive. Nicole Schwery earned second place finishes in both the one- and three-meter dives posting scores of 266.40 and 288.82, respectively.
Nebraska capped off its impressive performance by claiming first and second in the 400-yard individual medley. Sickle earned her second victory of the day finishing in a time of 4:34.62, while Roller finished right behind Sickle with a time of 4:36.09.
Nebraska swept the relay events against South Dakota State. The 400-yard medley relay team of Morgan McCafferty, Ehly, Deveaux and Collura finished first in a time of 3:53.13, while the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Collura, Bilunas, Oeltjen and Helferich posted a time of 1:35.88.
Swimming news courtesy of Nebraska Swimming & Diving.