Session 4: Grushecky Sets School Record in 100 Fly

Columbia, Mo. - Kelsey Grushecky set a school record in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 54.32, swimming the fifth-fastest time in the field and earning a spot in the A Finals on Friday night. Nebraska qualified 14 total finalists, including three A Finalists, during the Friday morning preliminary session at the Big 12 Championships in Columbia, Mo.

1-8 Finalists (A), 9-16 Consolation Finalists (B), 17-24 Bonus Finalists (C)

400 IM
Blaine Hoppenrath beat her career-best time in the 400 IM by nearly seven seconds as she swam it in a time of 4:23.72, qualifying her for the B Finals race that will take place Friday night. Christina Yemm also set a season-best time of 4:28.42, as she qualified for the C Finals. Freshmen Riley Seidel and Bobbi Balogh also swam career-best times in the event.

13. Blaine Hoppenrath (4:23.72)*
18. Christina Yemm (4:28.42)#
25. Riley Seidel (4:41.68)*
27. Bobbi Balogh (4:50.72)*
Qualifiers: Blaine Hoppenrath (B), Christina Yemm (C)

100 Butterfly
Kelsey Grushecky set a school record with her time of 54.32 in the 100 Fly, and earner herself a spot in the A Finals Friday night, as she swam the fifth-fastest time in the field. Mariah Hutchinson also set a new career-best time of 55.03 and qualified for the B Finals. Jess Andrews beat her career-best by over a second as she qualified for the C Finals and Meredith Matthies also set a new career-best time, finishing just outside the qualifying times.

5. Kelsey Grushecky (54.32)* --1st all-time
13. Mariah Hutchinson (55.03)* --4th all-time
21. Jess Andrews (56.46)*
26. Meredith Matthies (57.62)*
Qualifiers: Kelsey Grushecky (A), Mariah Hutchinson (B), Jess Andrews (C)

200 Freestyle
Jenny Toler narrowly missed a spot in the B Finals, but instead took the first spot in the C Finals in the 200 Free after swimming a career-best 1:50.47. Five of the six other Huskers who swam 200 Free also set new career-best times.

17. Jenny Toler (1:50.47)* --9th all-time
26. Caroline Shea (1:52.83)*
29. Mailene Leslie (1:53.59)*
30. Claire Desormey (1:53.81)*
32. Julie Giehl (1:55.71)
Bobbi Balogh (1:58.93 - exhibition)*
Riley Seidel (1:59.27 - exhibition*
Qualifiers: Jenny Toler (C)

100 Breaststroke
Kaitlin Arntz and Hailey Dean both qualified for the A Finals of the 100 Breaststroke, as each swam career-best times. Arntz was the third-fastest in the field with a 1:02.29, while Dean came in seventh with a 1:02.76. Colleen Criss and Sarah Ziegelmann each qualified for the C Finals, and Bailey Bolinske finished one spot outside the top 24.

3. Kaitlin Arntz (1:02.29)* --4th all-time
7. Hailey Dean (1:02.76)* --5th all-time
21. Colleen Criss (1:06.39)*
22. Sarah Ziegelmann (1:06.72)*
25. Bailey Bolinske (1:07.35)*
Qualifiers: Kaitlin Arntz (A), Hailey Dean (A), Colleen Criss (C), Sarah Ziegelmann (C)

100 Backstroke
C.J. Bray qualified for the B Finals with her time of 56.45, a career-best and ninth on the all-time NU list. Three other Huskers, including Rachell McClain, Karen Criss and Jenna Stroud, qualified for the C Finals, as all three swam season-best times.

15. C.J. Bray (56.45)* --9th all-time
18. Rachell McClain (57.15)*
21. Karen Criss (57.39)#
23. Jenna Stroud (57.85)*
Brandie Kavalec (57.93 - exhibition)*
Qualifiers: C.J. Bray (B), Rachell McClain (C), Karen Criss (C), Jenna Stoud (C)

#season-best time
*career-best time

Friday's Finals (6 p.m.)
200 Freestyle Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Three Meter Diving