Houston - The Nebraska swimming and diving team finished fourth at the Holiday Inn and Suites Med Center Invitational in Houston, Texas on Saturday afternoon. The event's third session ended with Arkansas winning comfortably with 1,135 points. The Razorbacks finished above Boise State and Rice, respectively.
Hayley Martin finished third in the 200-yard freestyle for Nebraska. It was the Huskers' best finish on the day, along with Alyson Ramsey's third-place finish in the one-meter dive. Martin's time of 1:52.77 was less than a second off of first place (1:51.81). The Nebraska 400-yard freestyle relay team finished fourth in the 18th event of the invitational. Bailey Pons finished sixth in the 1,650-freestyle relay.
The Huskers placed in the top ten in fourteen different events on Saturday. Alyson Ramsey finished third in the one-meter dive at 273.90 to tie for the best finish of the invite for the Huskers. She was one of two Huskers to finish an event third individually. Payton Michaud finished sixth in the three-meter dive event (269.35), while Kaitlan Walker finished tenth. Michaud also placed eighth in the one-meter dive.
Kristin Strecker notched two top-ten finishes on the day, along with Hayley Martin and Katie Davis.
The Huskers will have two weeks off before hosting the University of Nebraska-Omaha at the Devaney Natatorium. The dual will take place on November 11th.
Final Invitational Results:
1. Arkansas 1,135 2. Boise St. 838 3. Rice 656 4. Nebraska 575 5. Houston 459