Huskers Tie for Fifth at Big 12 Relays

Lincoln ? The Nebraska swimming and diving team tied for fifth place with 41 points as the host of the 2006 Big 12 Relays at the Devaney Natatorium on Friday.

 

The Huskers had a meet-high third-place finish in the 150-yard breaststroke relay in the final half of the meet that helped NU overcome a five-point deficit to tie the Iowa State Cyclones for fifth. More impressive was that the relay team consisted of two freshman in Kaitlin Arntz and Hailey Dean. Junior Adrienne Goodman was the anchor leg on the three-person team that finished in 1:33.22.

 

Aside from the third-place finish, the Huskers also had six fourth-place finishes, five of which Arntz was a part of. The freshman from Omaha, Neb., also placed second on Thursday night against Texas in the 200-yard breaststroke.

 

Nebraska’s remaining fourth-place finish came in the 1,500-yard freestyle relay, an event that the Huskers won at last year’s Big 12 Relays. The same team of seniors Kate Wheeler, Lauren Bailey and Casey Schnack turned in a time of 15:06.52 in Friday’s race.

 

The Huskers are now two-thirds of the way through a busy week as they take on Texas A&M Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the Devaney Natatorium. The Missouri women will also compete but will not be scored head-to-head against NU due to a later dual meet between the two programs later this season. The Texas A&M and Missouri men will also compete in a dual meet.

 

Women's Team Results

1. TexasA&MUniversity-115

2. University of Texas-87

3. University of Missouri-60

4. University of Kansas-51

5. University Of Nebraska-41

5. IowaStateUniversity-41

 

Men's Team Results

1. University of Texas-119

2. TexasA&M University-91

3. University of Missouri-74