Huskers Add Two in Fall Signing Period

With the loss of two seniors at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season, the Husker coaching staff has added a pair of athletes during the fall signing period, head coach Pablo Morales announced Monday afternoon.

 

New members to the Nebraska swimming and diving program will be Caroline Shea of Denver, Colo., and D’arcy Schmidt of Phoenix, Ariz. The duo will help replace outgoing seniors Lynn Siemert and Adrienne Goodman, with the NU coaching staff looking to sign additional student-athletes during the spring signing period in May 2008.

 

Caroline Shea attends Mullen High School in Denver, Colo., and is a four-time Colorado Class 4A state champion. Shea most recently won the 2007 100 freestyle state title after claiming the 200 freestyle as a sophomore in 2006. In her first of three-straight state appearances, Shea led off the Mustangs’ 2005 state championship 400 freestyle relay that set a Colorado Class 4A state record in a time of 3:36.36. In 2007, she anchored Mullen’s 200 freestyle relay title team, helping her earn Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post All-Colorado swimming team honorable mention honors. During her career, Shea regularly swam against Husker freshman Brandie Kavalec, who attended Mountain View High School in Loveland, Colo.

 

D’arcy Schmidt of Arcadia High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., will be a unique addition to the Husker swimming and diving program, as she competes as a dual swimmer and diver in the Arizona high school ranks. Schmidt has been one of the state’s best performers in recent history, winning four-straight Arizona Class 4A Division II diving titles. At the 2007 state meet, she proved her versatility by anchoring Arcadia’s 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay state championship teams en route to the Titans’ Class 4A Division II team title. Individually, she finished runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle. Schmidt will give immediate depth and talent to a NU diving squad that currently consists of four divers.