Huskers Start Strong at Big Ten Championships

Ann Arbor, Mich.- The Nebraska swimming and diving team kicked off the 2016 Big Ten Championships with two strong relay performances, Wednesday evening, at the University of Michigan’s Canham Natatorium.

Nebraska began competition with the 200-yard medley relay.  The team of Jacqueline Juffer, Jordan Ehly, Erin Oeltjen and Alexandra Bilunas earned a 12th-place finish, posting a time of 1:42.25.

In the final event of session one, Nebraska earned a top-three time in school history.  The team of Taryn Collura, Cassandra Brassard, Bria Deveaux and Katt Sickle posted a fifth-place time of 7:12.50 in the 800-yard freestyle relay.  That time was the third fastest in school history and fastest time since 2000 in the event for the Huskers.

After two events, Nebraska is tied for seventh-place with Northwestern.  The Huskers earned 80 points Wednesday evening and trail sixth-place Minnesota by only 10 points.

Competition will resume Thursday morning at 10 a.m. with the preliminary rounds of the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle and one-meter diving.  Finals for those events will follow at 5:30 p.m., Thursday evening. Check back in to Huskers.com following each session, as the Huskers continue competition at the 2016 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships.

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2

1. Indiana, 120
2. Michigan, 116
3. Penn State, 100
3. Ohio State, 100
5. Wisconsin, 98
6. Minnesota, 90
7. Northwestern, 80
7. Nebraska, 80
9. Iowa, 78
10. Illinois, 76
11. Rutgers, 74
12. Michigan State, 62
13. Purdue, 54