Huskers Head Out To Dual UNO and Iowa State

Nebraska at University of Nebraska-Omaha

Friday, January 28

4 p.m. | HPER Swimming Pool

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Nebraska at Iowa State

Saturday, January 29

1 p.m. | Beyer Hall Pool

The Nebraska swimming and diving team is hitting the road for back-to-back duals against in-state foe UNO and Big 12 conference foe Iowa State on Jan. 28 and 29, respectively. The Huskers (4-3, 0-1) are looking for their fifth dual win of the season after dropping their last dual to Kansas on Jan. 15.  The short road trip marks the second time the Huskers have made such a trip on the season, with the first trip being a successful sweep of South Dakota and South Dakota State back in November.

The Huskers head to Omaha on the first leg of the trip to take on UNO (2-1-1). Nebraska is unblemished against UNO as Big Red sports an all-time 13-0 record against the Mavericks. The Huskers defeated UNO last year at the Devaney Natatorium 188.5-107.5.  

Following the competition in Omaha, the Huskers will make their second stop of the trip in Ames, Iowa. The Huskers will be competing in their second Big 12 conference competition of the year, and final conference dual against Iowa State (5-3, 0-1) as Nebraska transitions into the Big Ten. The Huskers have an all-time record 29-4 against the Cyclones and defeated them last year 177-123 at the Devaney Natatorium on senior day.

Following the brief trip, the Huskers will return to action for their final dual of the year and senior day against the Missouri Tigers. The dual will kick off from the Devaney Natatorium at 2 p.m. on Feb. 5. The seniors that will be honored include Claire Desormey, Julie Giehl, Kelsey Grushecky, Blaine Hoppenrath, Brandie Kavalec, Meredith Matthies and Rachell McClain.

+Pool Points:

Diving Their Way To Victory:

The Nebraska divers swept both the 1-meter diving event and the 3-meter event against Kansas on Jan. 15. Payton Michaud earned the win in each event. Alyson Ramsey finished in second-place in the 3-meter dive and a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive. Kaitlan Walker earned a second-place finish on the day in the 1-meter dive, along with Amy Herman capturing third-place at the 3-meter dive.

+Review: Kansas

The Nebraska swimming & diving team fell to Kansas 180.5-114.5 on Feb. 15 at the Devaney Natatorium. Nebraska drops to 4-3 this season in dual competition while Kansas improved its record to 7-1. Kansas won 12 of the 16 events on the way to defeating the Huskers by 66 points. 

Nebraska had a tough time gaining any sort of momentum, dropping the first six events of the day until Ariel Weech won the 50-yard freestyle event. Hayley Martin finished third in the event.

The Husker divers proved to be the high-point of the team on Saturday. The diving squad swept the 1-meter event with Payton Michaud, Kaitlan Walker and Alyson Ramsey finishing first to third, respectively. The divers also swept the 3-meter diving event with Payton Michaud winning her second diving event of the day. Alyson Ramsey finished in second-place, while Amy Herman captured third-place.

The Huskers also swept the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Hayley Martin, Ariel Weech, Lexie Halberstadt and Kelsey Grushecky finished in first-place.