Huskers Win 13 Events, Top Mavericks

The Huskers claimed victories in 13 events Friday night, powering them to a 197-103 win over Omaha.

"Any time we get the intrastate duel with Omaha is fun," Nebraska head coach Pablo Morales said. "They have brought a certain energy to their program that I think is definitely moving in a really positive direction. They have always been a very well-coached program."

The distance corps started Nebraska out strong with a top three sweep in the 1,000 free. Junior Molly Rosenthal led the charge, winning the event with a 10:24.99. Senior Rachel Powers finished as runner-up (10:31.30) and senior Maggie Berning swam to third (10:38.00).

Seniors Autumn Haebig and Sara Troyer along with freshman Milica Opacic each provided two individual titles on the night. Haebig (Grafton, Wis.) dominated the backstroke events, winning the 50 back (26.50) and 100 back (56.66). Sophomore Gabby Donahue finished right behind Haebig in the 100 back to notch a runner-up finish.

On the boards, Troyer (Goshen, Ind.) won both diving events, with a 304.88 on the one-meter and a 336.23 on the three-meter. Fellow senior Hallie Roman took second on the three-meter (270.68) and third on the one-meter (262.58).

Opacic (Novi Sad, Serbia) made big contributions in the short sprints, winning the 50 free (24.48) and 50 fly (25.68). Sophomore Lexi Kucera finished as runner-up in the 50 fly to give the BIg Red the top two spots.

The Huskers recorded another top-three sweep in the 200 freestyle with freshman Ilaria Murzilli claiming the title (1:54.06), freshman Beatriz Padron taking second (1:57.83) and senior Audrey Coffey finishing third (1:58.45).

Senior Shannon Stott and junior Berkeley Livingston swam to the top two spots in the 100 butterfly with Stott (St. Albans, Great Britain) swimming a 57.10 and Livingston recording a 57.60.

Lincoln-native, Livingston also swam to a victory in the 500 freestyle (5:06.97), with sophomore Sarah Barton notching a runner-up finish in the event and senior Katelyn Kilpatrick taking third.

Junior Emily Haimes in the 100 free (52.86), sophomore Ella Stein in the 100 breast (1:04.98) and freshman JoJo Randby in the 200 IM (2:07.54) rounded out the Husker victories on the night.

Senior Madesyn Ronquillio finished right behind Randby to provide a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a 2:09.24.

Randby (Omaha, Neb.) added a runner-up finish in the 50 breaststroke with a 30.14 and freshman Sydney McCracken took third with a 31.03.

On the relays, four Nebraska freshmen (Opacic, Randby, Madison Lloyd, Maia Hall) teamed up to finish second in the 200 medley relay. To cap off the meet, sophomore Caitlin Cairns and junior Kaitlyn Barth joined Haebig and Murzilli to swim to a runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle relay.

The next time the team will compete together will be on Jan. 22 at Illinois with an 11 a.m. start time.
 
Nebraska 197, Omaha 103
Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Omaha, Neb. (H&K Pool)

Nebraska Champions
1,000 Freestyle - Molly Rosenthal (10:24.99)
200 Freestyle  - Ilaria Murzilli (1:54.06)
50 Backstroke - Autumn Haebig (26.50)
100 Butterfly - Shannon Stott (57.10)
50 Freestyle - Milica Opacic (24.48)
1-Meter Diving - Sara Troyer (304.88)
100 Freestyle - Emily Haimes (52.86)
100 Backstroke - Autumn Haebig (56.66)
100 Breaststroke - Ella Stein (1:04.98)
500 Freestyle - Berkeley Livingston (5:06.97)
50 Butterfly - Milica Opacic (25.68)
3-Meter Diving - Sara Troyer (336.23)
200 IM - JoJo Randby (2:07.54)