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Lawrence, Kan. ? Despite numerous strong performances, the Nebraska swimming and diving team fell to Kansas, 178-122, in Saturday’s Big 12 dual meet, dropping its dual record to 5-2.
Head Coach Pablo Morales remained optimistic despite the setback.
"I think today is a good indicator of where we are in training," said Morales, "We’re obviously hoping to peak in the next five weeks, but I don’t think the score today is reflective of how close our program is to Kansas’s program."
The Huskers placed second in the first event of the afternoon, the 200-yard medley relay, finishing in a time of 1:48.13, before dominating the distance events. NU took the top three slots in the 1,650-yard freestyle, with sophomore Mackenzie Clark taking the win with a time of 17:12.20. Freshmen Kate Wheeler (17:20.14) placed second and Casey Schnack took third in a time of 17:27.47.
Sophomore Esmie Holderman also put points on the board for the Huskers taking first place in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:59.11, 19 seconds better than Kansas' Ashley Andreas, who finished second in a time of 2:18.12. Holderman also took the title in the 500-yard free, finishing in a time of 5:10.87.
In addition, freshman Lauren Bailey took home first in the 200-yard butterfly after touching the wall in 2:05.83 and sophomore Courtney Petersen finished first in the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 4:28.42.
NU also scored points in the diving well, as sophomore Laura Lunn took first on both the three- (268.42) and one-meter (257.32) springboard contests followed closely by fellow sophomore Amie Buoy who took third place in the three-meter contest with 234.15 points and finished second in the one-meter springboard contest with 244.65 points.
The Huskers finished the meet strong, taking first and third in the final event of the day, the 800-yard freestyle relay. McCauley, Wheeler, sophomore Alex King and Bailey led NU to a win, touching the wall in 7:43.46, a conference-best mark. NU’s third-place relay touched the wall in 7:49.08.
The Huskers return to action next Saturday, Jan. 24, when they will host a dual with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, beginning at 1 p.m.