Filipcic, Schwery Lead Huskers on Day Two

Columbia, Mo.- Anna Filipcic dove her way to a second-place finish in the one-meter dive, Nicole Schwery finished fourth in the one-meter dive and Julia Roller raced her way to a sixth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley as Nebraska finished day two of the Mizzou Invitational.

The evening session of day two began with the 200-yard medley relay team racing to an eighth-place finish.  The team of Jacqueline Juffer, Jordan Ehly, Bria Deveaux and Taryn Collura finished in a time of 1:43.12.

The session's second event saw Roller swim to sixth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley.  The sophomore posted a time of 4:25.13.  Aimee Fischer and Michaela Cunningham also qualified for the finals.  Fischer placed 16th with a time of 4:36.11, while Cunningham placed 21st with a time of 4:46.09.

400-Yard Individual Medley

6th- Julia Roller, 4:25.13

16th- Aimee Fischer, 4:36.11

21st- Michaela Cunningham, 4:46.09

Katt Sickle led the Huskers in the 200-yard freestyle.  Sickle earned a 15th-place finish swimming to a time of 1:51.17.  Kelly Dunn (24th),  Deveaux (28th) and Natalie Morris (31st) all earned trips to the finals.

200-Yard Freestyle

15th- Katt Sickle, 1:51.17

24th- Kelly Dunn, 1:53.91

28th- Bria Deveaux, 1:53.38

31st- Natalie Morris, 1:54.52

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Katie Ditter swam to a seventh-place finish posting a time of 1:03.98.  Sam Hardewig and Ehly finished shortly after Ditter earning ninth-place and 11th-place respectively.  Krista Van Wie (20th) and Ciara Jenkins (28th) also earned spots in the finals.

100-Yard Breaststroke

7th- Katie Ditter, 1:03.98

9th- Sam Hardewig, 1:04.05

11th- Jordan Ehly, 1:04.12

20th- Krista Van Wie, 1:05.56

28th- Ciara Jenkins, 1:08.12

Cassie Brassard placed seventh in the 100-yard backstroke finishing with a time of 55.75.  The Huskers sent four other swimmers to the finals.  Juffer (11th), Erin Oeltjen (13th), Rebekah Land (14th) and Amanda Moran (22nd) all earned trips to the finals.

100-Yard Backstroke

7th- Cassie Brassard, 55.75

11th- Jacqueline Juffer, 56.74

13th- Erin Oeltjen, 56.78

14th- Rebekah Land, 56.79

22nd- Amanda Moran, 57.89

In the diving well Nebraska continued its success.  Filipcic dove her way to a second-place finish (304.75), while Schwery finished fourth and posted a score 281.90.  Francesca Giganti finished in 19th-place with a score of 216.00.

One-Meter Dive

2nd- Anna Filipcic, 304.75

4th- Nicole Schwery, 304.75

19th- Francesca Giganti, 216.00

In the final event of the night, the Huskers' 800-yard freestyle relay team swam to a ninth-place finish.  The team of Sickle, Dunn, Brassard and Deveaux swam to a time of 7:41.12.

Nebraska will be back in action tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. for preliminaries and at 4 p.m. for finals.  Check back in to Huskers.com for any and all updates regarding the Nebraska swimming and diving team.