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Sophomore Lauren Bailey and junior Amie Buoy will compete as Nebraska’s largest represention at the NCAA Championships since 2001, when they compete in college swimming’s marquee event this Thursday-Saturday, March 17-19.
The 2005 NCAA Championships is hosted by Purdue University and will take place in West Lafayette, Ind., beginning at 11 a.m. on Thursday, with Finals starting at 7 p.m. that night. Friday and Saturday will follow the same schedule. ESPN will telecast the event on a 90-minute show on Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m. CST. Semi-live stats will be available for each day of competition on www.ncaasports.com.
Bailey will compete in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday, the 400-yard individual medley on Friday and the 1,650-yard freestyle on the final day of competition. Buoy dives on the one meter on Thursday and the three meter on Friday.
Nebraska’s NCAA qualifiers were top performers for the team in the program’s best dual season since 1997-98.
Buoy led the diving squad with six victories this season, including 11 NCAA qualifying standards. The Canadian had a stellar conference meet, placing second on the one and three meter, and third on the platform. Buoy delivered another round of solid dives at the NCAA Zone D Diving meet in College Station March 11-13 that qualified her for the NCAA Championships.
Bailey qualifed for this year’s NCAA Championships after being the first Husker to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2001 as a freshman last season. Bailey set 14 NCAA provisional qualifying marks this regular season, and capped the year with a strong showing at the Big 12 Championships that included runner- up finishes in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle.
Nebraska enters the NCAA Championships with hopes of scoring points for the first time since 2001, when NU finished 23rd with 38 points.
2004-05 Season Review
Lauren Bailey returned to the NCAA Championships for the second time in as many years in her college swimming career. Bailey capped a very impressive year with two second-place finishes at the Big 12 Championships (500- and 1,650-yard freestyles), and a sixth-place showing in the 400-yard individual medley. Bailey set provisional marks in three events this season (400 IM, 500-free, 1,650-free), helping her qualify for this week’s national event. The San Mateo, Calif., native also set a Devaney Center pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:57.84) versus Truman State on Nov. 13, in addition to capturing 12 individual wins throughout the season, second on the team. On the year, Bailey went a perfect 4-0 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, winning by an average of 11.25 seconds per race. Her time of 9:57.84 led the Big 12 Conference throughout the season.
2004-05 Season Review
Junior Amie Buoy qualified for her first NCAA Championships after narrowly missing out during her first two years as a Husker. Buoy used fourth-place finishes at the NCAA Zone D Diving meet March 11-13 in College Station, Texas to become the second Husker to compete at the 2005 national event. During the regular season, Buoy qualified for her third-straight NCAA Zone Diving meet with NCAA qualifying marks in the one- and three-meter on six occasions. Buoy’s career-high score of 500.45 at the Minnesota Invitational helped her capture the November Big 12 Diver-of-the-Month award, and placed her fifth on NU’s all-time charts. In dual action, Buoy won the three-meter four times and the one-meter twice.
Notes
-Lauren Bailey’s 12 individual victories this season was one more than her total as a freshman.
-Amie Buoy’s six victories led the diving squad this season.
-Buoy’s score of 500.45 placed her No. 5 on NU’s all-time list.
-Bailey moved into second on NU’s all-time list in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle.
-Buoy set career bests on the three meter and platform this season, while Bailey set career bests in the 500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle.
-Bailey’s time of 9:57.84 in the 1,000-yard freestyle versus Truman State on Nov. 13, 2004 is a Devaney Center Pool record.
-Buoy placed third on the platform at the Big 12 Championships after competing in the event only once during the regular season.
-Bailey competed in more events than any other Husker this season.