Strong Finish Propels Huskers to Victory

Ames, Iowa - The Nebraska swimming and diving team earned its second dual win in as many days as it defeated Iowa State 156-144 in Ames. The Huskers improved to 3-3 in duals this season with the win.

 

The Cyclones got off to a fast start, winning five of the first seven events on the day to take an early lead into the first diving break. Courtney Jolly got the Huskers back on track with a win in the one meter dive, while D’Arcy Schmidt took third.

 

Nebraska continued to swim well after the diving break, taking three of the next four races after the intermission, including Mariah Hutchinson’s second win of the day in the 500-yard freestyle. Hutchinson had already won the 200 Free earlier in the day.

 

Despite swimming well after the diving break, the Huskers were still down 137-127 going into the final two events, the 200-yard IM and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Nebraska stepped up to the challenge, taking the top three spots (Christina Yemm, Hailey Dean, Brandie Kavalec) in the IM and the top spot in the 400 Free relay to secure the win.

 

Jess Andrews set a new career best time on the day with her 51.53 time in the 100 Free, while Hutchinson nearly broke her career-best time in the 200 Free with a time of 1:52.18, just three one-hundredths of a second behind her previous career best.

 

The Huskers will wrap up their regular season next weekend with a home dual against Missouri on Feb. 7. The team will be holding a special promotion during the meet, as the Huskers will be raffling off a signed swim cap by Head Coach Pablo Morales, a football by Bo Pelini and Tom Osborne and various other signed items. Five seniors will also be honored during the meet, as C.J. Bray, Courtney Jolly, Jenna Stroud, Jenny Toler and Christina Yemm will all be participating in their final home meet as a Husker.