The Nebraska swimming and diving team will take on Iowa State, Friday, Oct. 9, at the Devaney Natatorium. That meet is set to begin at 5 p.m. and will be a pink out. Following the meet there will be a Student Pool Party hosted by the team.
Friday will mark Nebraska’s second meet of the season. The Huskers welcome the Cyclones to Lincoln after dropping last week’s season opener to Arkansas. The Huskers fought hard but fell 174-125 to the Razorbacks.
Nebraska is 33-4-1 all-time against Iowa State. The last time the two programs met was a year ago in Ames, Iowa, where the Huskers defeated the Cyclones, 153-147. Nebraska clinched the victory by winning the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Anna Filipcic and Jordan Ehly both won two events last year against Iowa State.
Friday’s meet will be Iowa State’s first competition of the year, following their Instrasquad dual held on Oct. 2. The Cyclones are coming off of a record-breaking season that included a second-place finish at the 2015 Big 12 Championships.
Live stats will be available for Friday’s meet and can be found at the following link.
Following Friday’s meet, the Huskers will have nearly two weeks off before the Alumni Meet on Saturday, Oct. 24. That meet will be in the Devaney Natatorium and the start time is still to be announced.
Last Time Out: Huskers Fall to Razorbacks in Opener
Despite victories from Taryn Collura, Anna Filipcic and the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relay teams, the Nebraska swimming and diving team dropped its non-conference battle with Arkansas on Saturday 174-125.
Nebraska started the meet off strong with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Jacqueline Juffer, Jordan Ehly, Erin Oeltjen and Taryn Collura finished in first with a time of 1:44.53. The Huskers swept the relay events with the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Juffer, Alexandra Bilunas, Oeltjen and Collura racing to a first-place time of 1:35.38.
Collura led the Huskers today with victories in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Collura captured the 50-yard title with a time of 23.35; teammate Bilunas finished behind Collura with a time of 23.95, good enough for third-place. Collura notched her second victory of the day in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.26.
Filipcic swept the diving events winning both the one- and three-meter dives. Filipcic captured the one-meter event with a score of 303.90 and finished with a score of 310.73 in the three-meter.
Nebraska had a strong showing in the 100-yard butterfly with Bria Deveaux finishing second in a time of 58.33 and Dana Posthuma finishing third with a time of 58.46.
Katt Sickle had a strong meet for the Huskers earning a second place finish and a pair of third place finishes against the Razorbacks. Sickle captured second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.59 and secured third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.10 and the 400-yard individual medley posting a time of 4:32.30.
Three other Huskers earned second place finishes on Saturday. Kaylyn Flatt secured a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle finishing in a time of 10:38.07. Juffer earned her second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.53, while Ehly notched a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke racing to a time of 2:21.30. Julia Roller earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly finishing in a time of 2:08.28.
Swimming news courtesy of Nebraska Swimming & Diving.