Husker Divers Travel to Trojan Diving Invite

Head Diving Coach Natasha Chikina and the Nebraska divers will travel to its first of three team invitationals this week, as they head to USC for the Trojan Diving Invite, Friday and Saturday Nov. 11-12.

The events will run simultaneously beginning with the men’s one meter, following by the women’s three meter at 10 a.m. The platform dive will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Chikina is in her first year as the head diving coach for the Huskers after bringing an impressive resume to Lincoln. The two-time Olympian was a 1997 and 1998 All-American at USC and placed as high as fourth at the 1998 NCA A Championships after winning two individual Pac-10 championships.

Chikina has coached senior Amie Buoy to a perfect 8-0 record on the one and three-meter boards through the first five meets.

Buoy owns the top score in the Big 12 Conference this season on the three-meter dive with a score of 337.50 against Northern Iowa on Oct. 22, and her 269.02 on the one meter also against Northern Iowa is second. Senior Becky Johnson is fourth on the one meter with a score of 253.94, while redshirt freshman Courtney Jolly has given the Husker diving squad a pleasant surprise, as she is third on the three meter with a score of 297.97.

Following the Trojan Diving Invite, both the Husker swimmers and divers, who are 5-0 this season, will return travel to the Minnesota Invitational Nov. 18-Nov. 20 in Minneapolis, Minn.