Haebig Earns All-America Honor

Greensboro, N.C. - Autumn Haebig became the first Nebraska swimmer to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships since 2006, racing to a 14th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Haebig, a senior from Grafton, Wis., captured an honorable-mention All-America award by posting a time of 4:42.32 in the consolation final. She earned a spot in the finals with a season-best time a 4:42.28 in the 500 free prelims on Thursday morning. Haebig's performance earned Nebraska three teams points to put the Huskers on the board early in the competition.

The Husker's head coach, Pablo Morales, honored Autumn Haebig's finish in Thursday's race.

"It was a very good first day for us," Morales said. "Autumn had a great race in the preliminaries and earned her a spot in the consolation finals and finished 14th. She moved up 18 spots, which is just s testament of how hard she works."

In other action on Thursday, Abigail Knapton and Sara Troyer competed for the Huskers in the prelims of the one-meter diving event. Knapton just missed out on a spot in the consolation final, posting a score of 277.00 to finish 19th. Knapton, a fifth-year senior from Omaha and a four-time All-American, finished just 1.60 points behind 16th-place Ashley McCool from Florida in the prelims.

Troyer, a junior from Goshen, Ind., added a 25th-place finish with a score of 265.70. A two-time CSCAA All-American for the Huskers last season, Troyer will join Knapton back in the diving well for the three-meter competition on Friday.

It's just been a great year and these girls continue to show the benefits of fully dedicating themselves," Morales said. "Even in an odd year like this, it's really showing how much of a concerted effort they've made to really perform at the top of their game."

Haebig, the 2021 Big Ten champion in the 200 free, will be back in the water to compete in the event at nationals on Friday as well. Preliminary action begins at 9 a.m. in Greensboro with live video coverage by ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.