Nebraska vs Kansas
- November 3, 2023
- Lincoln, Neb.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Nebraska Athletics
Nebraska swimming and diving dominated Kansas on Friday, taking home 12 wins out of 16 events.
Eight different Huskers claimed individual titles in the 187-113 team victory. Gena Jorgenson earned the first win of the night for Nebraska, swimming the 1000 freestyle in 10:07.89. The sophomore from Aberdeen, S.D. completed a perfect meet, taking first in the 500 freestyle (4:57.16) and the 400 IM (4:27.40).
Emily Haimes contributed strong performances with back-to-back individual victories in the 50 freestyle (23.97) and the 100 freestyle (51.76). She joined Lexi Kucera, Giulia Marchi and Beatrix Tanko in the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:26.87) to close the meet and contributed to the second-place 200 medley relay (1:45.21) with Gabby Donahue, JoJo Randby and Kucera.
Maia Hall swept the breaststroke events, clocking a strong 1:04.29 in the 100 breaststroke and a 2:18.63 in the 200 breaststroke. Randby pitched in a 1:04.52 in the 100 breaststroke to place second and a 2:23.10 in the 200 breaststroke to take third.
In the 200 freestyle, the Big Red notched a 1-2-3 finish led by Marchi (1:51.52). Anna Vlachou finished as runner-up in 1:53.58 and Kucera placed third with a time of 1:53.82.
Sarah Barton and Tanko each grabbed a butterfly win, with Barton swimming a 2:03.67 in the 200 butterfly and Tanko clocking a 55.87 in the 100 butterfly.
Barton added a hard-fought second-place finish in the 400 IM (4:30.62) and a third-place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:05.59).
In the 100 freestyle, Marchi took second with a 52.21 and Kucera placed third with a 52.41. Caterina Bisiacchi had two solid distance swims with a 10:26.20 in the 1000 freestyle and a 5:07.37, taking second and third.
On the boards, Antonina Harned secured first on the three meter with a score of 331.50. Abby Baxter placed second on the one meter with a 285.53 and third on the three meter with a 315:23. Kelsey Clairmont added a third-place finish on the one meter, scoring a 284.03.
The Huskers continue their home slate on Friday, Nov. 10, hosting Iowa. Events will begin at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Devaney Natatorium.
Nebraska 187, Kansas 113
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Natatorium)
Nebraska Champions
1000 Freestyle – Gena Jorgenson (10:07.89)
200 Freestyle – Giulia Marchi (1:51.52)
100 Breaststroke – Maia Hall (1:04.29)
200 Butterfly – Sarah Barton (2:03.67)
50 Freestyle – Emily Haimes (23.97)
Three-Meter Dive – Antonina Harned (331.50)
100 Freestyle – Emily Haimes (51.76)
200 Breaststroke – Maia Hall (2:18.63)
500 Freestyle – Gena Jorgenson (4:57.16)
100 Butterfly – Beatrix Tanko (55.87)
400 IM – Gena Jorgenson (4:27.40)
400 Freestyle Relay – Nebraska – Haimes, Kucera, Marchi, Tanko (3:26.87)
Courtesy: KU Athletics
LINCOLN, Neb. – Despite four first-place finishes, the Kansas women’s swimming and diving team fell to Nebraska 187-113 in a Friday dual meet at Devaney Natatorium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The event kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay, which was won by the team of Lezli Sisung, Molly Robinson, Lydia Lafferty and Caroline Blake. The team raced to a time of 1:44.12 to finish in first place. Next up was the 1,000-yard freestyle, with Kansas’ top finisher Gracyn O’Mara claiming third with a time of 10:37.20.
In the 200-yard freestyle, Eleni Kotzamanis finished fourth with a time of 1:54.19 and Claudia Dougan finished fifth at 1:55.22.
Sisung was next to finish in first for Kansas, as she raced to a time of 56.49 in the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Bradie Ward followed closely behind with a time of 58.43 on her way to a second-place finish in the event.
Kansas took third in the next three events of the meet. Aidan Howze swam a time of 1:05.45 to finish third in the 100-yard breaststroke. In the 200-yard butterfly, Amelie Lessing finished third at 2:05.03, while Blake finished third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.05).
The action shifted over to the three-meter diving event, where Shiyun Lai finished second with a total score of 328.28. Lize van Leeuwen finished fifth with 296.55 points.
After a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, Ward picked up her first collegiate win with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke. Ward raced to a time of 2:03.52, followed by Sisung (2:04.63) who finished second in the event.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Howze picked up a second-place finish with a time of 2:21.43, followed up by a second-place finish from Hailey Farrell in the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.29). Next up was the 100-yard butterfly, resulting in a second-place finish from Lessing with a time of 56.52.
Lai picked up steam during the one-meter diving event, totaling 293.18 points which resulted in a first-place finish. Lai’s win marked her fourth of the season in the one-meter event.
Howze notched another third-place finish, this one coming in the 400-yard individual medley, swimming to a time of 4:30.64. The 400-yard freestyle relay was the closing act of the event, led by a second-place finish from the relay team of Dougan, Keyla Brown, Claire Hyatt and Kotzamanis.
“Today was tough. It was a planned challenge that definitely took us out of our comfort zone. We had a few solid events but as a whole not quite at our standards. We’ll bounce back, learn from the experience and start focusing on our mid season invite.”
HEAD COACH CLARK CAMPBELL
UP NEXT
Kansas will continue its stretch on the road with a rekindling of the Border Showdown against Missouri, Nov. 15-17 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri.