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Swimming and Diving

Huskers Travel to Columbia for Mizzou Invite


Nebraska at Mizzou Invitational
Date: Nov. 20-22
Location: Columbia, Mo.
TIme: 10 a.m. start all days


Lincoln-- The Nebraska swimming and diving team will travel to Columbia, Mo., on Wednesday, Nov. 20 to take part in the three-day Mizzou Invitational. The squad will compete starting Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Host Missouri, currently ranked No. 18, owns a 4-1 overall record this season. The Tigers suffered a season-opening loss to Florida but have since won four straight duals. The schools that will be competing this weekend are Missouri, Arkansas, Boise State, BYU, Drury, Nebraska, San Diego State, Truman State and Wyoming.

Following the Mizzou Invitational, Nebraska will have less than two weeks off before beginning a busy winter period. The Huskers will continue their dual season January 18 when they face the Omaha Mavericks at the Devaney Natatorium.

Order of events:
Wednesday, Nov. 20:
10 a.m.: 100 yard fly
500 yard free
200 yard IM
50 yard free
6 p.m.: 200 yard free relay
500 yard free
100 yard fly
200 yard IM
50 yard free
400 yard medley relay

Thursday, Nov. 21:
10 a.m.: 400 yard IM
200 yard free
100 yard breast
100 yard back
6 p.m.: 200 yard medley relay
400 yard IM
200 yard free
100 yard breast
800 yard free relay

Friday, Nov. 22:
10 a.m.: 200 yard back
100 yard free
200 yard breast
200 yard fly
1650 free
6 p.m.: 1650 yard free
200 yard back
100 yard free
200 yard breast
200 yard fly
400 yard free relay

Last time out: Huskers Drop First Road Dual to Kansas

The Huskers couldn't get the job done in Lawrence, falling to the unbeaten Kansas Jayhawks 198-107. The Jayhawks started hot early and never looked back, as they improve to 4-0 on the year, while the Huskers drop to 3-1.

Nebraska's distance races were the strongpoint day, as they have been much of the season. Sophomore Audrey Coffey took first place in the 1000 yard free (10:12.86) to achieve another collegiate career best in the category. Rachel Powers followed closely behind, earning herself a runner-up finish (10:17.17) in the race.

In the 500 free, it was junior co-captain Autumn Haebig who came out on top (4:57.84), grabbing herself another first-place finish on the season. Haebig added a second place finish (1:51.17) in the 200 free to round out her afternoon.

In the sprint freestyle races 50 junior Sutton Marvin and freshman Kaitlyn Barth earned themselves top-five finishes, landing in fourth and fifth respectively in the 50 free.
In the 100 free, senior Carla Gonzalez grabbed a third place finish (53.06), and teammate Savannah Savitt coming in fifth (54.06)

Sophomore divers Sara Troyer and Hallie Roman both gave solid performances on the road trip. Troyer took second place in both the one meter dive (291.00) and the three meter dive (320.70), giving her a pair of runner-up finishes. Roman landed in third place in the one meter (233.55) and in 4th in the three meter (227.93).

In the fly, junior Madison Coughlen took first place in the 200 butterfly (2:02.17), while sophomore Maggie Berning grabbed third place (2:04.20) in the race. Madison Coughlen also finished in 4th place in the 100 fly (57.54).

Senior Tori Beeler gave the Husker's their fourth victory of the afternoon (2:04.94) with a win in the 200 IM. Freshman Berkeley Livingston swam to a solid fourth place finish (2:08.69), earning herself another top-five finish.

Carla Gonzalez got on the podium again, finishing in third place (57.89) in the 100 backstroke. Jessica Pentlarge grabbed fourth place for Nebraska (2:07.68) in the 200 backstroke, and Berkeley Livingston knotched a fifth place finish (2:08.95) to her day.

In the breaststroke, Tori Beeler landed in fourth place in the 100 breast (1:05.34), adding to a solid day. Gwen Worlton followed her up, finishing in fifth in the 100 breast (1:05.82) and fourth (2:22.81) in the 200 breast.

In relay action, the Husker's earned third place in both the 200 medley relay (14:46.51) with Haebig, Worlton, Murray, Beeler and the 400 freestyle relay (3:32.10) with swimmers Haebig, Gonzalez, Savitt, Beeler.

The Huskers drop to 3-1 on the season and 12-27 against the Kansas Jayhawks all-time. Nebraska will battle the 4-1 Missouri Tigers in the Mizzou Invitational from Nov. 20 through Nov. 22.