Scarlet Takes Intrasquad Meet, 61-51

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The Scarlet used wins from five different individuals and also won the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays to defeat the Cream, 56-51, in the 15-event meet. The Scarlet squad was then awarded an additional five “spirit points” to wrap up a week that included laser tag and game show competitions.

 

“I was very encouraged by the competitiveness that both teams came out with today,” assistant coach Doug Humphrey said. “They have been training very hard and for them to put it all there for an intrasquad meet is hopefully a sign of good things to come this season.”

 

The Scarlet tried to pull away in the final five events when freshman Kaitlin Arntz won the 100-yard breaststroke, before teammates, junior Dani Millis and sophomore Courtney Jolly, won the one-meter diving competition. But with Cream wins by senior Bailey Ingles in the swimmer’s one-meter dive and senior Danielle Stansbury in the diver’s 50-yard freestyle, the final margin wasn’t decided until the Scarlet won the final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay with the team of junior Lynn Siemert, senior Michelle Criss, sophomore Jenny Toler and senior Kate Wheeler.

 

The Scarlet won four of the first seven events with individual wins coming from Siemert (50-yard freestyle), Criss (100-yard freestyle) and freshman Kelsey Ida (100-yard backstroke), while Cream team member, senior Lauren Bailey, won three events on the day (200-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and 500-yard freestyle) to keep the two teams neck-and-neck. Freshman Mariah Hutchinson also won the 100-yard butterfly for the Cream.

 

The Huskers open the season next Friday, Oct. 6, when they travel to Missouri State for a match-up with the Bears at 6:30 p.m. Nebraska returns home the following week to host a trio of events, including nationally-ranked Texas (Thursday, Oct. 12) and Texas A&M (Saturday, Oct. 14). The Big 12 Relays take place at the Devaney Natatorium on Friday, Oct. 13.

 

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