Columbus, Ohio- Nicole Schwery earned ninth in the platform dive, Julia Roller finished 10th in the 200-yard butterfly and the Nebraska swimming and diving team wrapped up competition at the 2015 Big Ten Championships on Saturday evening at Ohio State's McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
Nebraska finished in ninth place, overall, scoring 143 points. The squad also finished ninth in 2014 and 2013 following an 11th-place finish in 2012.
Saturday evening's session began with Katt Sickle swimming a career-best 16:51.41 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, earning 30th-place. Aimee Fischer also swam a career-best 17:14.69, earning a 38th-place finish.
Taryn Collura continued her strong meet, racing to a time of 49.75 in the 100-yard freestyle, earning a 14th-place finish. Collura earned an NCAA B cut in both the preliminary and final rounds Saturday.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Nebraska had two top-20 finishers. Jordan Ehly swam a career-best 2:14.58 capturing a 16th-place finish. Samantha Hardewig raced to a time of 2:15.87, earning 20th-place. Hardewig's performance in the finals was a season-best time.
Julia Roller and Natalie Morris both earned top-20 finishes in the 200-yard butterfly. Roller posted a career-best time of 1:58.54, earning 10th-place. Morris also swam a career-best time of 1:59.70, securing a 20th-place finish.
In the diving well, Nicole Schwery posted a career-best score of 310.80 in the platform dive, earning a ninth-place finish.
In the final event of the meet, the team of Taryn Collura, Bria Deveaux, Erin Oeltjen and Alex Bilunas earned a ninth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team posted a time of 3:20.91.
Overall, Nebraska had nine individual top-16 finishers and 18 top-24 performances over the seven sessions of the meet. Anna Filipcic led Nebraska, capturing top-three finishes in the one- and three-meter dives.
Women - Final Team Results
1. Minnesota, 618.5
2. Indiana, 591
3. Michigan, 478.5
4. Wisconsin, 448
5. Purdue, 388
6. Ohio State, 350
7. Penn State, 334
8. Iowa, 223
9. Nebraska, 143
10. Northwestern, 138
11. Rutgers, 112
12. Illinois, 73
13. Michigan State, 65