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Pullman, Wash.- The Nebraska swimming wrapped up their regular season schedule Saturday afternoon against Washington State. Despite a victory from Jordan Ehly and five runner-up finishes by NU, the Huskers fell to Washington State, 266-106.
Jordan Ehly earned Nebraska’s only victory of the day notching a first-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke. Ehly raced to a time of 30.32, fast enough to secure the top-spot in the race. Katie Ditter finished in fourth-place in the 50-yard breaststroke posting a time of 30.62. Ehly and Ditter also led Nebraska in the 100-yard breaststroke, with Ehly finishing in third-place (1:05.11), while Ditter finished shortly after in fourth-place (1:05.89). Ehly also added a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley (4:34.69).
Katt Sickle and Taryn Collura had strong days in the pool for Nebraska. Sickle earned a pair of runner-up finishes and a fourth place finish, while Collura notched a second-place touch and a third-place touch. Sickle earned her second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.00) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.94). Sickle also earned a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley (4:35.75). Collura earned second-place in the 100-yard freestyle (51.76) and third-place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.09).
In the backstroke events, Jacqueline Juffer and Morgan McCafferty were Nebraska’s top performers against Washington State. Juffer secured a third-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke (27.51), while McCafferty finished in third-place in the 100-yard backstroke (58.20).
Erin Oeltjen and Dana Posthuma led Nebraska in the butterfly events Saturday afternoon. In the 50-yard butterfly, Oeltjen finished in second-place (25.68), while Posthuma rounded at the top-four (26.16). In the 100-yard butterfly, Oeltjen finished in third-place (57.11), while Posthuma followed in fourth-place (57.31).
Nebraska’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Collura, Alexandra Bilunas, Lindsay Helferich and Oeltjen earned a second-place finish racing to a time of 1:36.24. In the 200-yard medley relay, Nebraska’s team of Juffer, Ehly, Oeltjen and Collura earned third-place finishing in a time of 1:45.98.
Nebraska will have nearly three weeks off before beginning competition at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. The Big Ten Championships will take place in Ann Arbor, Mich., and will run from Feb. 17-20. Check back in to Huskers.com for any and all updates regarding the Nebraska swimming and diving team.