Nebraska (Divers) at Hawkeye Invitational
Date: Dec. 4-6
Location: Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium, Iowa City, Iowa
Time: 1 p.m./6 p.m.
The Nebraska swimmers travel to Federal Way, Wash., to begin competition at the 2015 AT&T Winter National Championships. The Winter National Championships will run from Thursday, Dec. 3 until Saturday, Dec. 5. Competition will begin at 11 a.m. each day with finals following at 8 p.m. and will take place at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
Thursday’s competition will feature the 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and the 50-yard freestyle. Day two, on Friday, will showcase swimmers competing in the 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard backstroke. The meet will conclude on Saturday with the 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard butterfly.
The Nebraska divers begin competition at the Hawkeye Invitational Friday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeye Invitational will span three days, wrapping up on Sunday evening. The meet will take place at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium. Friday, Nebraska’s divers will compete in the one-meter dive, with the three-meter dive following on Saturday and the platform dive wrapping up competition on Sunday.
Following this weekend’s competition Nebraska’s swimmers will not be back in action until Friday, Jan. 15, when the Huskers travel to Omaha, Neb., to battle Omaha. The divers will be back in action Dec. 15-20 as they compete at the Winter Diving National Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. Check back into Huskers.com for any and all updates regarding the Nebraska swimming and diving team.
Last Time Out: Huskers Win Big Challenge
The Nebraska swimming team capped of an impressive weekend by claiming first-place at the Big Challenge. In total, Nebraska set three meet relay records as well as two records set individually by Taryn Collura. Nebraska finished in first-place with 969 points. Kansas followed in second with 892 points, while Illinois finished in third with 763.5 points.
Nebraska kicked off Sunday afternoon’s final session with a strong showing in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Katt Sickle led the Huskers earning a third-place finish after swimming a time of 16:47.23. Kaylyn Flatt was outstanding for Nebraska as well. The freshman earned a sixth-place finish racing to a time of 17:02.85.
Erin Oeltjen and Anna McDonald led the way for Nebraska in the 200-yard backstroke. Oeltjen finished in a tie for second-place swimming a career-best time of 1:58.68. McDonald finished right behind Oeltjen in fourth after swimming a career-best time of 1:59.99.
Collura continued her dominant weekend adding a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Collura’s career-best time of 49.00 was fast enough to set a new meet record. Bria Deveaux was Nebraska’s next top performer in the event finishing in 10th-place with a time of 51.32.
Jordan Ehly continued her strong weekend earning a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, racing to a time of 2:15.16. Katie Ditter was also a strong performer in the event finishing in fifth-place after posting a time of 2:17.69.
Dana Posthuma and Julia Roller were Nebraska’s top performers in the 200-yard butterfly. Posthuma led the way with a fifth-place finish posting a career-best time of 2:01.95. Roller finished in sixth-place racing to a time of 2:02.41.
Nebraska capped off the weekend in dominating fashion earning a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Collura, Oeltjen, Deveaux and Helferich raced to a time of 3:22.17 setting a new meet record.
Collura and Oeltjen were both named to the Big Challenge All-Star team. Collura racked up three-first place finishes and set two meet records in individual events. Collura was also part of three meet-record setting relay teams. Oeltjen racked up three top-five finishes, including a second-place finish in today’s 200-yard backstroke. Oeltjen was also a part of two meet-record setting relay teams.
Last Time Out: Husker Divers Wrap up Invite
The Nebraska diving team wrapped up competition at the Art Adamson Invite Saturday afternoon. A trio of divers finished in the top-six in the platform dive for Nebraska.
Nicole Schwery was Nebraska’s top finisher earning a fourth-place finish posting a score of 244.45. Katrina Voge finished right behind Schwery in fifth-place with a score of 219.65, while Francesca Giganti rounded at the top-six with a score of 213.10.
Swimming news courtesy of Nebraska Swimming & Diving.
